Long COVID: somewhat better on steroids, unsure if improvement would hold
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
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In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I’ve been feeling better but haven’t really left my house all weekend. Only tomorrow will tell once I start work back up.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
She decided not to do labs but started me on a round of steroids. I’ve been feeling better but haven’t really left my house all weekend.
In context ↗
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Summary
In April 2021 the person reported that a doctor skipped labs and started them on a round of steroids. They had been feeling better but had not really left the house all weekend, and said only the next day, once work resumed, would show whether the improvement held. The steroids were the only treatment they described.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- a round of steroids · Helped
started me on a round of steroids. I’ve been feeling better
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Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
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