Long COVID fatigue and throat pain, recovered then relapsed to low energy after a cold
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 11 months
- Last post
- Sep 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Am i a long covid hauler?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
11 months later still having low energy, and need to clear my throat daily.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Recovered around mid November waking up feeling great and fully energized. ... 11 months later still having low energy
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Mother got covid in October 2020, and i became sick at the same time (didn’t test).
In context ↗
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Summary
A 19-year-old man fell ill in October 2020 when his mother caught COVID-19, with fatigue and throat pain but no fever. He exercised hard soon after, then rested and felt fully energized and recovered by mid-November 2020. Three days later he caught a cold and eleven months on still had low energy and needed to clear his throat daily.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- exercising too intensive · Worse
Started exercising too intensive immediately after coming out quarantaine
In context ↗ - more rest · Helped
i took some more rest because my body kept feeling tired
In context ↗
Approaches: Pacing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | became ill with fatigue and throat pain when mother had COVID-19Mother got covid in October 2020, and i became sick at the same time (didn’t test).In context ↗ | Mild |
| mid November 2020 | felt fully energized and recovered after restingRecovered around mid November waking up feeling great and fully energized.In context ↗ | Recovered |
| mid November 2020, three days later | caught a cold three days after recoveringAround 3 days later i catched a cold again.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-09-17 | still low energy and needing to clear his throat daily11 months later still having low energy, and need to clear my throat daily.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
No fever, fatigue and throat pain nothing more.
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