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Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Mar 15 5:02pm | Replies (58)

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Thank you for that important clarification. My single covid infection at 52 attacked my brain. It was like I had instant dementia. I got lost in my own neighborhood where I’ve lived since 1996. I couldn’t remember what floor I lived on for nearly a year. I have pre-covid memories that seem to be forever erased. I could not tell my left side from my right. I couldn’t tell time. I could not read at all - not even a Tweet. My first instinct was to hide it all, like a dementia patient. This lasted about 16 months. I’m very lucky that I recovered my everyday brain function, although I am told I am not at the level I was before Covid. The brain is fascinating. I love Oliver Sacks’ writings. And the book The Brain That Changes Itself, which I bet you’ve read. I hope I never have to go through those 16 months of instant dementia again. I still get flareups/relapses, but nothing like it was before. And of course, I still have other long Covid symptoms, but they are also slowly improving. Anyhow, thanks again for your clarification. I’ll be more careful choosing my words in the future.

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I had a moderate traumatic brain injury 30 years ago, a not-fun learning experience on the brain and rewiring. It is easy to lose onself with a brain injury, and the path back is hard work and time. I'm glad that you covid-associated brain injury is improving. My head injury took about 2 years to get to ~80% and some years after that to approach 100% (still a few loose marbles). The brain is like a muscle in that if you don't use it, you lose ...parts. My rewiring was helped by concurrently writing my PhD dissertation, neither of which helped my social skills.