Connect
← Return to This is so confusing. Long COVID? Parkinson's?
Discussion
This is so confusing. Long COVID? Parkinson's?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Aug 2 2:52pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
I have been ill for a couple of years with the myriad of doctors having no idea. Obviously I am giving it all a good deal of thought now that one just finally suggested Long Covid. If having Covid (twice for me) AND/OR getting the vaccine (I got them all) kills the germs and immunity in your body, isn't it possible that is what is really going on is merely no protection from other illnesses/germs? Our symptoms are so diverse. So if we treat the symptoms, it is the most we can do to help ourselves? Personally, the biggest problem I have is no strength in my legs; I can barely stand up for a minute or two but I can walk a little before having to sit down. Does it follow that if I really attempt to build muscle by eating more protein and exercising that I will get back to normal at least until the next illness comes along? I am very interested in your thoughts. Please comment.
Replies to "I have been ill for a couple of years with the myriad of doctors having no..."
Can you describe your symptoms more? They may seem minor, but they paint a whole picture. I am not a doctor, but I don't accept they have no idea. I only know PD, since that is what I have. Do you think you have PD?
Connect
@truwomandi I am a believe that it is all about the immune system and inflammation. I did not get the vaccine. I have never gotten a flu shot, and I have never had the flu. I have been exposed to the flu though. This is a new virus, as you know. This virus, our bodies do not know how to fight. In fact, I believe it tricks our immune systems into fighting our immune system. That sounds crazy, but I have been reading about this since I got nailed in June of 2022. I had the virus in Jan. of 2022 and then in March 2022. So, I went 3 months and I was good...then I was smacked down one morning when I woke up. It has never left. Treating the symptoms is the only thing I have found that helps. I also fast for a day or two and that seems to help some of the symptoms. If you can exercise, build muscle, without the post-exertion malaise or fatigue, do it. I really try to keep myself living one day at a time. I do what I feel like that day...I also pay for it the next. Have you had your legs checked? Pulse in your ankles? Is it joint pain? Can you do leg exercises and not have symptoms? Just curious. Thank you for posting.