Long COVID chest pain and pericarditis, now recovered after mind-body work
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Vax injury here. Chest pain my main symptom too.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
went on disability for 5 months
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
Hey! I’m great. Working out 6 days a week and getting ready for a half marathon.
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
Got my Pfizer booster on 12/28/21 and started having chest pain a few hours later
In context ↗
Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
They developed chest pain hours after a Pfizer booster in December 2021, were diagnosed with pericarditis and spent five months on disability with pain bouts lasting one to three months. After two years they began nervous-system/TMS mind-body work in January 2024, improved progressively, and by mid-2024 were largely symptom-free, though exercise could trigger mild symptoms. By late 2024 they had run a 10k race, and by early 2025 were training for a half marathon; hyperbaric oxygen had not helped.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- HBOT · No change
I did about 30 sessions. 10 softshell and 20 hard. It didn’t help me.
In context ↗ - All of the supplements · No change
All of the supplements – too many to list or remember – (60 pills per day ish)
In context ↗ - Blood letting · No change
Blood letting (500 ml taken per week for 20+ weeks)
In context ↗ - Triple anticoagulation therapy (Eloquis, Plavix, Asprin) · No change
After 8 months of anticoagulants my microclots came down to 2/4 (normal) … but my symptoms remained.
In context ↗ - Vegan Diet · No change
the list of things I tried, including the diet, didn’t do anything for me
In context ↗ - Medical Medium – Celery Juice · No change
I did the celery juice for several months. I did not notice any improvement, so I didn’t continue.
In context ↗ - Daily Ice baths · No change
Daily Ice baths
In context ↗ - Red light therapy · No change
Red light therapy
In context ↗ - Daily Sauna · No change
Sauna 4-5x per week – to induce autophagy and general ongoing detox
In context ↗ - Fasting - intermittent · No change
Fasting - intermittent and longer 24-72hrs
In context ↗ - Polyvagal breathing · No change
Polyvagal breathing
In context ↗ - Robin Rose’s Spike detox protocol · Not said
The only one that I cant say that 100% for is the Robin Rose spike detox protocol.
In context ↗ - nervous system work · Helped a lot
I began working on my nervous system in January of this year. And ever since then I have progressively improved.
In context ↗ - exercise reintroduction · Helped
I started some short jogs .. half walk half jogging
In context ↗ - NAC · Helped
NAC – I like the brain boost this gives me
In context ↗ - Nattokinase · Not said
Nattokinase – to keep possible microclots under control
In context ↗ - Daily 64 oz green smoothie · Not said
Daily 64 oz green smoothie – half fruit half green veggies with beet root powder, seeds, ginger, cardio miracle, baobob powder, and spirulina.
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. The first step with a time is 2 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. The dashed part: the story doesn’t say when. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-28 | Pfizer booster; chest pain started hours laterGot my Pfizer booster on 12/28/21 and started having chest pain a few hours laterIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2022 | five months on disability; pain bouts of one to three monthswent on disability for 5 monthsIn context ↗ | Moderate | |
| January 2024 | began nervous system work and improved steadilyI began working on my nervous system in January of this year. And ever since then I have progressively improved.In context ↗ | Mild | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
| 2024-06-07 | third month of no symptoms, working out daily, running 3 milesI am on my 3rd month of no symptoms and I am working out daily.In context ↗ | Near normal | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
| 2025-01-28 | working out six days a week, training for a half marathonI’m great. Working out 6 days a week and getting ready for a half marathon.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Adverse events
- Everyday exercise and activity“as I introduce exercise, they come back a little bit. But I expect it.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
started having chest pain a few hours later and its been on and off ever since
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Too much physical activity or stress would usually trigger symptoms.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Other symptoms included hair loss, anxiety, gut issues, tinnitus, leg pain, and muscle twitches.
In context ↗
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