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I was an athlete for years. I did fitness competitions, trail running, mountain running, obstacle course races, interprovincial bicycling, hiking, and martial arts. I was a professional dancer, an aerialist, a model, and a LARPer. These days, I spend the vast majority of my time sitting down. I go to the gym a couple of times a week and try to go for walks every day, but if I exert too much or think too hard for too long, I'm exhausted.
This is not the normal feeling of being tired after a grueling workout. It's not a mind over matter thing. It's the kind of fatigue you feel when you're sick or dealing with a nasty injury. #LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #PostExertionalMalaise #ChronicIllness
As far as I know, I've only had COVID once. It was a "mild" case. It didn't feel any worse than a cold and a bit of a sore throat for me. And even though I was fully vaccinated, took Paxlovid right away, and rested very very hard for three months (going to bed whenever I felt even the slightest bit tired), I still ended up with long COVID. I was strong and healthy before. I trained five days a week at the gym and yoga studio and hiked on weekends.
I'm scared shitless about getting COVID again. I'm one of the very few people I know who still masks regularly. #LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #Covid #MaskUp
I have a much harder time thinking these days. There are times I'm so tired that when I go to talk, I speak gibberish. I forget words all the time. Trying to find the word is like dragging my brain through a glue trap. I have a hard time reading any one thing for very long. I'm glad I can still write coherently, but I don't seem able to write much after supper. I'm also finding that I have an extremely hard time concentrating on much of anything after supper. I'm afraid I'll have to stop signing up for online evening classes because I can barely stay alert during them. It feels an awful lot like when I had mono back in 1989. #LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #Covid #BrainFog
@Shanmonster I’ve been continually masking from the first. I’ve had every vaccine I could get (another scheduled for next week). I have never had Covid. (Thank Gaia) I have “underlying conditions” that would make getting it a really bad idea. What happened to you is pretty much exactly what I’m afraid could happen to me. I am genuinely sorry to know of your plight and hope a solution is discovered soon.
@MizeDesigner thanks. I have underlying conditions, too and have been masking all along. i caught COVID at a dentist office where masking was impossible for me.
I will be traveling next month and hope I'll be able to get a booster shot before I go. I'm worried that I won't be able to. When I last checked, it looks like they might only be allowing one booster per year, even for people in high risk groups. Considering vaccines lose efficacy in six months, I don't understand why these limits are in place.
@Shanmonster #COVID left me with peripheral neuropathy. I still mask anytime I have to be in crowded, indoor spaces.
@Shanmonster Sounds like your EBV reactivated when you got Covid, and now you're into ME-CFS territory.