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Anyone have severe fatigue then next day sooo ugh!
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: May 17 10:39am | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
I am in the same boat. The post exertion malaise (PEM) is terrible. I read some research regarding this. They say that the virus effects the muscles and metabolism. I am glad they are doing research, but I am waiting on a way to treat this. The times I feel like doing things, I just go ahead as I may not feel like it tomorrow. It is important, for me, to stay really present. Today is all I have. If I project, I can start feeling really hopeless. The mornings are the worst. Medication has helped, but I used to run and workout and now, if I even walk a half mile, the next morning I have PEM. Although I have improved in the two years of battling this sh&t, I am really ready to be normal again. I feel for all of you and myself. Hang in there.
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I have found that dealing with PEM peripheral neuropathy and brain fog to be a horrible part of long covid. After a 30 year nursing career and being healthy I got COVID in 2020 when there were no vaccines had a moderate case and had every symptom with it but was then hit with long covid. I have continually tried to push myself to work and recondition my body but get set back each time. I am fortunate enough that my husband can provide for us so I can be home or I would be living with my mother as my symptoms are too bad to work. I hope research gets better as I would like a better quality of life after giving 30 years of my life to help others. I wish you and everyone who reads this recovery and healing as this disease is so very complex and the mindset now is to push aside those that have any lingering issues and it’s like covid is being forgotten but people are still dying every day and to their loved ones it’s very real
And to those of us with long covid we are reminded every day
Thank you for sharing...I have run for years and try, then out for a couple days sleeping. I have started again this week and making that my main activity for the day. I am on 2 different inhalers and hanging in there. So glad you are feeling normal 🙂...it is very encouraging.
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