Long COVID: Accepting my new normal

Yes. I feel the same way. I try to work but it wipes me out for hours/days

@danver certainly a symptom of Long COVID. That's either PEM and/or Exercise Intolerance. Best advice Mayo gave me was "treat yourself like an injured athlete, you can't just go back out and perform at the same level". I am practicing moderation and that means no more than 10 minutes on the elliptical focused on muscle and not aerobic strength. I wish you the best in your recovery.

Yes. Very much the same, although my strongest symptoms are brain fog and fatigue. Still working, but much less capable at work now. Pacing is my best remedy although very hard with three kids and job. I have had this since March 2020. Reached acceptance about 6 months ago when I ran out of treatments and therapies to try. Currently maintaining with a mix of duloxotene, meloxicam, and buproprion. I, too, hope for more research and advancements!

How is npinner04 doing today?

I am doing ok today. Just been resting all day. How are you doing today @cropdoc ?

Your bodies immune system (inflamatory is part of immune system) was very busy during the infection. It could be from two different impacts: 1) less inflamation in hip and knee during the Covid or 2) pain was masked by other more significant pain or symptoms of Covid.

I have Covid (viral) reactive arthritis. I was still in occurence of the flares and in December 2023 had covid again. All the flares subsided during the active infection period and for several more days following. The Covid was a significant episode and lasted near two weeks. I was thankful the flares stopped as the had been ongoing since February 2023. But, when they started again it was very rough (frequency, overlapping, and duration) and is still ongoong with only slight imprvement.

I immeditely noted the remission of CReA in the first day of significant Covid symptoms.

A suggestion that has helped me. Remove all types of sugar, all the carbs you can (all, but natural in lentils, beans, peas, nuts, or other vegetables for sure), limit fruits to morning or by lunch, and keep liquid intake optimal (water, but also coffee or tea with no additives). Increase vegetables and fruits that have known significant anti-inflamatory properties such as: broccoli, garlic, asparagus, black sative seed, oil, or extract, green tomatoes, peppers, brussel sprouts, eggplant, cilantro, spinish, black lettuce, beet, turnip, green from peior two same, anise, cinnamon, tumeric, blueberries, and so on. Parsley is also very good as is watercress. Use olive oil for cooking and salad dressing (make your own oil and vinegar and season to taste). Consume brussel sprouts, asparagus, or broccoli daily if not two of these and then add in the other. Fish is best, but chicken or pork next. I still consume beef, but usually only twice per week.

If you do not have allergies and take daily antihistamines, then start taking them (generic Allegra or Zyrtec plus as needed with headache that persists, generic chlorotab). These are all different modes of action. I have to overlap the Zyrtec with Allegra so that the 24 hour periods are offset. If your heaches are pressure related this will stop them, most likely. If they are partial from pressure this will stop them. If they are constriction of blood flow, then you need to have a glass of wine or glass and a half. This thins the blood. Red or white. Dry is better because less alcohol sugar. Take this when the headache is present if the antihistamines have not eliminated the headache. Disregard time of day. This is acting as medicine.

Your food is your medicine or your Achilles.

Jt

Good enough. Covid flares in my wrist and knee which I am mitigating with tools I have had success with, but my head is clear and this is good. I chose not to take the prednisone this morning when the knee flare hit. Rough, but I got through. That one is better now, but a new on in my same wrist has flared midmorning. It is a little tough right now, but the hemp cream, hot water, cold packs, and codeine should have it under "management" in a few hours. Hard to type one finger 🙂

I can only imagine. I do hope it eases up on you. I know it won't go away that would be too much like right. Question? The help pull helps with joint pain?

Thank you. One day it will be gone. Lots of prayer and singing praises to the Lord now.

....the help pull helps with joint pain...?