Thank you Colleen, no he has no underlying health issues. He is ultra sensitive to some drugs - one benadryl will wipe him out for the day (for example). He has been a very fit, healthy individual - 2 yrs ago he biked across WI in a day (234 miles, ave 17 mph) and he struggles with 15-20 min on the elliptical now and can do about 10 miles on the bike. Breathing issues continue - SOB, coughing, etc. He has tried to get into Mayo to be seen but doesn't fit the protocol due to no positive covid test as he was sick so early (friends went to NYC and he was exposed through them when they returned). Initial illness lasted about 3 weeks and didn't really see the long covid issues until the following winter (early 2021). He has been through a myriad of tests this summer at UW and luckily all have ruled out anything major but the system wide symptoms align with long covid and no one here at UW has been able to provide anything for a protocol for improvement. I have seen a recommendation for asthma inhalers on this list - perhaps that is something we can ask for via our PCP - would you recommend this or any other exercises (he is doing breathing exercises he learned via years in martial arts)? Many thanks, Ellen & Ric

I have commented before about my post icu symptoms and the very strong history of autoimmunue disease in my immediate family. 2 weeks after her second Pfizer vaccination my daughter developed a rare muco-cutaneous autoimmune disease called pemphigus. Luckily it is so far mild and may possibly disappear with time. The association with immunization is not coincidental.
Charles Merwarth.