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What type of doctor could evaluate Post Exertional Malaise? I've had symptoms of Long Covid for 23 months. Yesterday, I bought some flowers and spent about 1.5 hours planting and moving things around. By the time I was done, I was sweating like I never remember doing – wet hair, etc. It was warm but not that warm. Anyway, I did pretty well while planting, resting as needed, babying my bad knee and shoulder. I was breathing heavily but after all, I’m out of shape. I came in to rinse off and by the time I was done, I was breathing hard (SOB), dizzy, legs shaking, had to sit down before I fell down. Took me an hour to recover. Still SOB today. PEM (Post Exertional Malaise)? Felt like a perfect description and has happened to me previously. Thank you for any pointers.

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Lucy

I know how you feel. I was diagnosed in December of 2020 and feel blessed that I did not pass it along to my wife or daughter. Thankfully my daughter moved back to our house to work virtually and her company provide a discount and she wanted a Peleton. It probably saved my life as I was able to work out for 8 months before catching covid and dropped about 15lbs . The other 20 lbs disappeared over the next 3 weeks and all 35 lbs have stayed away.

I have to be supper careful walking down stairs, standing up from chairs or after doing andy stretching or core exercising

I few weeks back at the suggestion of my wife I decided to visit Rochester and get checked out. I’m tired of the dizziness , sleeping issues and the lack energy.

All tge best to hiu