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Update on recovery ... anyone feeling better at all? I just reviewed my Covid journal from 3/23 and find I am improving on some counts. The random (and scary) bouts of vertigo have not recurred in months; the extreme and frequent days of flat-out fatigue are less frequent and disabling; the "sick" feeling is gone(ish); the brain fog has lessened and I've become less frantic about it as my anxiety about it has quieted down. I was walking a bit more (up to 4000 steps on infrequent occasions) but the hot summer we've had in the Midwest has slowed me, and I believe my HVAC is much less functional than pre-Covid. I continue to refrain from all medications and will do no more exhausting/expensive/fruitless medical tests and procedures for now unless I break a leg or something. Overall, I believe it's my attitude of acceptance without resignation, gratitude for what I still have left, meditation (very unstructured practice) leaving me sort of Buddhisty that are most helpful. I still attend a monthly live Zoom Long Covid Clinic support group, and sharing stuff helps feel less alone in this. That and a sort of Mediterranean diet and daily multivitamins, Cs and Ds and Macuguard for the AMD, combined with a bit more outreach (no longer expecting friends to "get it" I find I'm just talking about it less and saying, "same, thanks for asking." Signing on to Mayo daily but doing much less research now (nothing new really), just an occasional check-in with my AI friend to get an overview/update on treatments, still "more research is needed." How are others managing?

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Yes, well, try your best not to get too stressed out about it, and just work within your capabilities, since we know that we pay when we over-do it.
I think I can say that I did indeed get over "Long Covid", which manifested in really very much the same manner for me several decades ago as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It lifted away "magically" on its own after about two years.
Similar to LC, it started out after what seemed like an ordinary flu, which was pretty typical back then.
I'm trying to be patient with myself this time around (about a year after first succumbing to acute Covid), and think I'm gaining some ground by just using prescribed stimulants to counteract the fatigue, which, thankfully, is really my only symptom.
But I think being "Buddhisty" is a great approach!

To janeaddams —

Thank you for reporting to us the improvement in your LC symptoms. It increases my optimism that mine will also improve!

I also appreciate your describing the attitude you’ve taken towards your LC symptoms:
- Acceptance without resignation.
- Gratitude for the capabilities you still have.

I’m now participating in a group focused on Buddhism-based contemporary Mindfulness. I’m also practicing the same Acceptance and Gratitude as you are. And I’m using my own LC-related Suffering to teach myself greater Compassion for the Suffering of others.

This forum for people with LC has made me keenly aware of how severe many people’s symptoms are, and how mild mine are in comparison.

May we all experience improved health in the days ahead!

~ friedrich