Long COVID with worsening relapses, daily life disrupted and depression
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 17 months
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
My kids and I got Covid February 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I’ve traveled around 10 times for work and I’ve had a relapse after each trip and it’s getting worse/lasting longer each time.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I’ve had a relapse after each trip and it’s getting worse/lasting longer each time.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
My kids and I got Covid February 2020.
In context ↗
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Summary
A person who got COVID in February 2020 had bad symptoms for two to three weeks, then frequent on-and-off symptoms for months. From summer 2020 the symptoms became vaguer, but in 2021 about ten work trips each brought a relapse that got worse and lasted longer. By July 2021 symptoms disrupted daily life and depression had set in, though they were less severe than during the initial illness.
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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 chart starts 5 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | got COVID; symptoms bad for first 2-3 weeksMy kids and I got Covid February 2020. Symptoms were bad the first 2-3 weeksIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| summer 2020 | symptoms became vague and on and offFrom summer to the end of the year — very vague symptoms on and off. Not enough to consider myself having a relapse.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021 | relapse after each work trip, getting worse and lasting longerSince 2021, I’ve traveled around 10 times for work and I’ve had a relapse after each trip and it’s getting worse/lasting longer each time.In context ↗ | Mild |
| July 2021 | symptoms disrupt life and depression; still having relapses after travelMy symptoms are no way as bad as I felt during Covid but they are enough to disrupt my life. I am getting so depressed on top of feeling like crap everyday.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I’ve had a relapse after each trip
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I am getting so depressed on top of feeling like crap everyday.
In context ↗