Breathless with long COVID, improved after vaccines then symptoms returned
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 5 years
- Last post
- Feb 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I am still LC symptoms are not that bad but I still have to plan my days around my LC.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
taking showers getting dressed up or brushing my teeth were a massive effort.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
It has been five years for me and the general trend is not good at any given time it could get a little better only to get worse.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My actual COVID infection period I had very mild symptoms.
In context ↗
Read from 8 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
After mild COVID-19 in December 2020, George became so ill that showering, dressing or brushing their teeth took massive effort, and they could walk only 10-20 feet before losing their breath. They improved around six months in and felt best after each COVID vaccination, yet symptoms kept returning in cycles of a few good days then days or weeks of breathlessness. Five years on, in February 2026, they said the general trend was not good.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vaccine shot · Helped
the best I have ever felt was after each vaccine shot
In context ↗ - CBD · Helped
CBD for day THC for sleep and some fun. They do help with muscle pain
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | COVID-19 with mild acute symptomsMy actual COVID infection period I had very mild symptoms.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| early 2021 | after COVID: showering, dressing and brushing teeth took massive efforttaking showers getting dressed up or brushing my teeth were a massive effortIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2021-02-20 | some improvement, but breathless after 10 to 20 feetI have improved somewhat and now standing still does not kill me anymore.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| mid-2021 | started getting better around six months after the positive resultMine started getting better around six months post positive result.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2021-11-28 | felt best they ever had after each vaccine shotthe best I have ever felt was after each vaccine shotIn context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2021-11-28 | symptoms came back, worse than recently but better than the startRecently some of my symptoms have comeback not as bad as the beginning but still worse than I have been recently.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| September 2022 | four days of minimal symptoms after fourth boosterI had four days of minimal symptoms and on the fifth day back to normal (sic)In context ↗ | Mild | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2023-04-20 | symptoms not that bad but still plans days around long COVIDI guess I can say it got better for me but not I have changed since the before times.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2026-02-16 | five years in, general trend not good, winded by the suggestion of effortIt has been five years for me and the general trend is not goodIn context ↗ | Moderate |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
days/weeks of being winded with the suggestion of effort
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I effort limit now is moving about 10 to twenty feet without loosing my breath.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
The muscle aches and fatigue is still there.
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
taking showers getting dressed up or brushing my teeth were a massive effort
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
CBD for day THC for sleep and some fun
In context ↗
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