Long COVID body aches for over two years, somewhat better after waiting it out
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Aug 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
When I had Covid last year (July 2022)
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
started to exercise again and do everything I could to make sure they didn’t come back
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It hasn’t been as severe as the beginning but it’s annoying as heck
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
When I had Covid last year (July 2022) I experienced sharp stinging body aches for 5-6 days
- Says they never had: Sleep problems
I have no issues sleeping
Summary
They developed long COVID after COVID-19 in July 2022, with sharp stinging body aches that flared on and off for over two years. A possible Covid exposure, a cold and later Covid infections brought the pains back; strep throat came after one bout and they recovered. Doctors found low vitamin D, B12 and ferritin plus some other abnormal results but no clear cause. They waited it out and had a seven-month stretch of only mild aches, then caught Covid again around August 2024 and the pains returned, though milder than at first.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- penicillin · Helped
I then got strep throat and was on penicillin for a week, and felt recovered.
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
I’ve started supplements and am eating a healthy diet (lots of fruits and veggies) to help my immune system.
In context ↗ - healthy diet · Not said
am eating a healthy diet (lots of fruits and veggies) to help my immune system
In context ↗
Approaches: Antibiotics
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | COVID-19 with sharp stinging body aches, a rough three weeksWhen I had Covid last year (July 2022) I experienced sharp stinging body aches for 5-6 days that absolutely killed me, but they went away after the initial infectionIn context ↗ | Mild |
| May 2023 | body aches returned after being around someone with Covid, lasting two weeksBack in May I was around someone who had Covid and I started having these body aches again ... They lasted for two weeksIn context ↗ | Mild |
| July 2023 | cold caught at a wedding brought the body aches back for 19 daysFive weeks later I got sick with a cold at a wedding ... the body aches came back with a vengeance and lasted for 19 daysIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-08-17 | upset stomach and body aches back with a vengeance, day 20 at the time of writingAs of July 28, my stomach got upset (not sure if a stomach bug) and they have been back with a vengeance. I am on day 20.In context ↗ | Mild |
| early 2024 | a good seven-month stretch when the aches came back only mildlyI did have a pretty good 7 months where it only came back mildlyIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-08-06 | Covid reinfection reignited the body aches, but milder than at the startI got Covid last week and tested positive and it’s driving me nuts ... It hasn’t been as severe as the beginning but it’s annoying as heckIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
Sharp stinging body aches - long Covid flare ups?
In context ↗ - Gut problems
my stomach got upset (not sure if a stomach bug)
In context ↗
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