COVID pneumonia and delirium, long COVID improved then returned after reinfection
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I’m still dealing with long Covid symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
Even vacuuming was hard as hell.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
All my progress down the drain.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Yes I got covid in the first wave in 2020 and almost lost my life.
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
Jenny caught COVID in the first wave in 2020 and was severely ill with pneumonia, high fevers and delirium, then left with brain fog, fatigue and numb skin. An omicron reinfection in December 2021 brought all her long-haul symptoms back and set her progress back. By late 2022 she was walking her dogs up to 5,000 steps a day and focusing on nutrition, but still battled brain fog, extreme fatigue and new migraines.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vegan diet · Helped
I went vegan this year to help my body and I just feel great
In context ↗ - vitamins · Not said
I’m taking my vitamins went vegan and even walking up to 3 miles now
In context ↗ - walking · Helped
I’m finally able to walk up to 3 miles without losing my breath. ... I went from doing 2000 steps per day to now I’m at 5000 steps per day
- breathing exercises · Not said
I did breathing exercises to keep my anxiety down and sat in silence just breathing and to help clear up my pneumonia.
In context ↗ - giving it to God · Helped
I allowed myself 5 min to panic but then I personally gave it to God and he took it all away
In context ↗ - 10 day antibiotic · Not said
I’m currently on a 10 day antibiotic
In context ↗ - Antidepressants (unspecified) · Worse
I do suffer from Depression but I don’t take meds they recommend. They make me feel worse.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Exercise and activity
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | COVID-19 in the first wave; pneumonia, 104 fever, deliriumI got covid in the first wave in 2020 and almost lost my life.In context ↗ | |
| mid-2021 | adjusted to the damage but still unable to do muchTook me a year just to adjust to the damage.In context ↗ | |
| December 2021 | omicron reinfection brought back all symptomsAll my progress down the drain. I only got a little sick but it brought back ALL MY SYMPTOMS backIn context ↗ | |
| January 2022 | walking up to 3 miles without losing her breathI’m finally able to walk up to 3 miles without losing my breath.In context ↗ | Walking |
| December 2022 | walking dogs, building up steps; still brain fog and fatigueI went from doing 2000 steps per day to now I’m at 5000 steps per day.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Antidepressants (unspecified)“I do suffer from Depression but I don’t take meds they recommend. They make me feel worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
Brain fog and extreme fatigue is what I have never stopped battling with since getting covid.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Wanting to sleep all the time and some brain fog returned to a more consistent.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
Now migraines after second infection.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I am having or feeling heart issue ugh.
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
Numbness all over the body Nerve damage possibly she said.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I do suffer from Depression but I don’t take meds they recommend.
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
I lost my smell this time around and taste.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
These last few months have been a little rough on my breathing
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I am seeing some flashing lights underneath my left eye
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
low grade fevers aches in my body and ribs from coughing
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
day 4,5 high fevers and congestion with chest distress
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I was delirious, lost control of my bladder and was throwing up
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
However, it was like having low grade flu I was down 3 days
In context ↗
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