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Long COVID: Accepting my new normal
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Feb 26 10:31pm | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
@da69 I have a similar story to tell. All of my symptoms are pretty much gone with exception of what I call a 'unique head sensation'. My mental and physical energy has returned, I don't suffer from brain fog. I do need to be careful not to exert too much or my Exercise Intolerance and/or PEM rears its ugly head. My 'unique head sensation' feels like dizzy, but not quite like that, feels like dropping on a roller coaster, but not quite that, feels like light headedness, but not quite that. Weird description huh?! If that would go away I'd be dancing, singing , and screaming hallelujah!
Through all this I would say I have learned to cope and if this is the best I can be, so be it. At least I know where my boundaries are.
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Hello,
How long did it take you (months or years?) please and what were your main symptoms? Was it a gradual recovery or you woke up with everything almost gone?
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Thank you. With any movement of substance (take a walk around the house ot to the barn, lift a 5 lb dumbell three sets of ten, or anything along those line) in an hour to half day my symptoms are all much worse. These lasted weeks or months. The monkey and the hammer test (monkey does something.... hammer wacks the hand) has trained me to not even try, which is exactly opposite what should be done.
I was unaware of PEM. It explains everything with the attempting to build some strength and stamina.
Thank you.
Jt