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Ref. the rashes. Most of them appeared right after covid did. I already had psoriasis, but they were not psoriasis. They were mainly on my arms and legs. Usually, one limb at a time. Sometimes it itched and was very red. Other times it looked like a big bruise that appeared abruptly. And, I don’t bruise easy. I also got covid toe twice with an oval plum colored spot on my big toe. I had no trauma to the toe. It didn’t hurt at all. I didn’t have swelling like you did, All of that left after about 10 months. I can’t be sure it was due to covid. It’s my belief though.
My ENT diagnosed my post covid syndrome due to smell/taste disorder. I also had Vitamin B12 deficiency that I continue to treat. I also had nasal congestion, hair loss, insomnia and some nerve/sensation issues. Most have improved. I would say it’s difficult to know the cause of my ailments. I consider it could be anxiety, post covid, vitamin deficiency or something else. I just try to use good nutrition, exercise and treat the symptoms. It can be frustrating. I read some people are seeking treatment at post covid treatment centers.
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Thank you so much for details. What's fascinating, if I were a scientist and not living with this, @celia16 , is how our symptoms can be similar and dissimilar at the same time. My rash also appeared when about the middle of COVID (I was "+" for 10 days) but I couldn't go to ER or my doc til I was negative. I have lovely photos of stages. And the swelling. It's all my right side tho' in 2020 I had a rash on both upper arms which has lead the ID specialist to believe that I had COVID contracted on a trip March 9-12 2020, and that the second time in 2023 exacerbated whatever caused it. Now it won't leave.
I was already on D and B supplements. My blood work shows Epstein Barr that was recently active and now is "in remission" - tho' no one has bothered to explain it all. It is simply exhausting!
Other than 6-8 different salves for the rash (none of which changed it), compression wraps (ditto - no change), antibiotic for what the ENT said was sinus congestion (it didn't change anything) and hearing loss (have hearing aids - and if I'm repeating myself, apologies - and various mouth rinses for the 'rash' in my mouth that comes and goes w/ no obvious cause and my dentist and others have no clue... I guess I'm fortunate to be alive tho' at home. Able to work til Dec. 2024 (I have a consultancy and have had it for almost 44 years) I've had to give up work bec I just don't have energy.
I want someone to study me! No trials around this area.
Here's to us!
JE