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Long COVID: What helps other than rest and more rest?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Sep 9, 2022 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
I had Covid in November. A mild case at that. Then April my right foot started slipping and I couldn’t walk right. Week later I started having numbness in my right lip and right side of face. Long story short I now have numbnes in my arms, legs and entire face that comes and goes. My walk is better but still off. I’ve had two MRI. three CT tons of blood work and everything is normal. The fatigue is horrible. Can’t make it through the day without napping. Some days can’t even make it to work. Neurologist says it’s not long Covid. My reg Dr thinks it is. So far you are the only one I’ve found that also is experiencing numbness. Does your come and go and does it just happen in certain areas? I use to work out and walk every day. Now I can barely get through 20 minutes of yoga.
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I was having numbness on my left side. It started in November 2021 right after I got home from the hospital. Mostly my arm and face. I kept thinking it was from the IVs. It would come and go. Started seeing a neurologist in July for dizziness/numbness. He put me on a low dose of Verapamil. Finally this week the numbness has gotten better. Hoping it doesn’t come back like in the past. Hoping you find relief soon lynn32!
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I'm hearing more diagnosis or symptoms being associated with "long covid", but what does that mean? What is it tied to? I generally associate long covid with being a continuation of symptoms after having initial (acute) covid. I can relate to your situation where some very unusual symptoms well past the time of initial covid come up.
How many situations/symptoms were like this before covid? How many after? And again does it matter if that doesn't lead to better treatment? Will doctors start asking if someone had covid in the past so to have a "go to" diagnosis when all else comes up negative. Ultimately I think people are interested in feeling better and wanting to know they have a chance to maintain a quality of living.