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Has anyone gotten back to normal after one complication after another?

Posted by britelite @britelite, Apr 25, 2023

I’m 78 yr old female in good health. Able to swim 2 K and walk 1 mile 3 X week.
I tested positive for COVID on Feb. 10, 2023. I just had a cough - no other symptoms. Took a course of Paxlovid. After about a week, tested negative and was able to go back to short spurts of exercise - swimming and walking. After another week, noticed severe exercise intolerance. I’d get short of breath and my pulse would slow to 48 and become irregular. Saw cardiologist and EKG was essentially normal. Wore a 24 hr. Holter monitor which showed some irregularities but doc did not feel they were significant. In the meantime, chest congestion was getting worse so my internist put me on a course of prednisone. Then my blood pressure shot up to 210/110 and I landed in the ER. I was trending toward hypertension so I was put on Amlodipine. I’ve gotten my BP under control and have days when the shortness of breath is not too bad. (I use an Albuterol inhaler which helps). Then today (3/25) I woke up really lightheaded and had what I think was an anxiety attack. I was afraid I was going to die. I’m feeling better as the day goes on but still lightheaded. It’s just one thing after another. I wonder if I’m ever going to get back to normal.
I’m retired and don’t have to worry about work but my heart goes out to the younger ones who are experiencing similar post COVID symptoms and are unable to get back to work or a semblance of a normal life. I’m grateful to be able participate in this forum and read about other’s experiences and know that I’m not alone in all this. Thank you.

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britelite | @britelite | May 10, 2023
In reply to @leaannhowardhughes "Something weird has happened! I woke up this morning feeling NORMAL! No coughing, no arrhythmia, no..." + (show)
@leaannhowardhughes

Something weird has happened! I woke up this morning feeling NORMAL! No coughing, no arrhythmia, no pvcs, no tachycardia, no brain fog, no extreme fatigue . . . just NORMAL. I took 3 ECGs 2 hours apart, all NORMAL! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I don’t know how or why or if this is permanent or just another temporary cycle, but for now I am basking in the feeling and filled to overflowing with gratitude! I will keep doing what I’m doing and keep my upcoming appointments but right now, this minute, I feel like myself again. It’s like a switch flipped on or off. 🎉🎊❤️🙏🏻✝️

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That’s so wonderful! Now that’s the kind of news I’m happy to hear. I’m in my 4 month of post covid and just had to have a pacemaker implanted for heart block. I hope everyday that I’ll get back to some semblance of normalcy. I will pray that your turnaround is permanent. Good luck!

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dawniepoo | @dawniepoo | May 11, 2023
In reply to @leaannhowardhughes "Something weird has happened! I woke up this morning feeling NORMAL! No coughing, no arrhythmia, no..." + (show)
@leaannhowardhughes

Something weird has happened! I woke up this morning feeling NORMAL! No coughing, no arrhythmia, no pvcs, no tachycardia, no brain fog, no extreme fatigue . . . just NORMAL. I took 3 ECGs 2 hours apart, all NORMAL! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I don’t know how or why or if this is permanent or just another temporary cycle, but for now I am basking in the feeling and filled to overflowing with gratitude! I will keep doing what I’m doing and keep my upcoming appointments but right now, this minute, I feel like myself again. It’s like a switch flipped on or off. 🎉🎊❤️🙏🏻✝️

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Wonderful news !!

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Postcovidblues | @bmspector | May 15, 2023
In reply to @leaannhowardhughes "Something weird has happened! I woke up this morning feeling NORMAL! No coughing, no arrhythmia, no..." + (show)
@leaannhowardhughes

Something weird has happened! I woke up this morning feeling NORMAL! No coughing, no arrhythmia, no pvcs, no tachycardia, no brain fog, no extreme fatigue . . . just NORMAL. I took 3 ECGs 2 hours apart, all NORMAL! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I don’t know how or why or if this is permanent or just another temporary cycle, but for now I am basking in the feeling and filled to overflowing with gratitude! I will keep doing what I’m doing and keep my upcoming appointments but right now, this minute, I feel like myself again. It’s like a switch flipped on or off. 🎉🎊❤️🙏🏻✝️

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That’s great news! How long did you have symptoms? I have heard folks can spontaneously get better, but is there anything you did that you think was particularly helpful?

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kstar077 | @kstar077 | May 16, 2023

I hope I get back to normal. Cough is gone but clear mucous in sinuses still here
Having MRI of brain upcoming but don't want dye. It adds to Racey immune system and stays in body for years. It can't be good. My doc wants because she says shows more detail MRI. I think I am going to refuse it. I will just have MRI without dye on 3T Tesla machine.

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craig007 | @craig007 | May 17, 2023

For me, going on a couple years now so nope.

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lbyrd02 | @lbyrd02 | May 17, 2023
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@kstar077

I hope I get back to normal. Cough is gone but clear mucous in sinuses still here
Having MRI of brain upcoming but don't want dye. It adds to Racey immune system and stays in body for years. It can't be good. My doc wants because she says shows more detail MRI. I think I am going to refuse it. I will just have MRI without dye on 3T Tesla machine.

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Just passed my 1-year anniversary of Covid (Long Covid) and conditions - symptoms only get worse as time passes. I would love a heart, brain and lung scan (with dye or nuclear medicine) as I want to know right now where my vital organs stand. I'm guessing my age (75) prevents such investigative research as I have bought and paid for premium insurance for over 50 years and now that I need it - I only get aspirins. My guess is doctors think I'm stupid and will go along with the placebo treatment little do they know with so few future years - that's not an option for us still functioning senior citizens. So I wouldn't fight the dye or radio-active medicine if it gets you a chance for the truth, because that is something I haven't seen in my care over the last 12 months.

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aldersage | @aldersage | May 17, 2023
In reply to @kstar077 "I hope I get back to normal. Cough is gone but clear mucous in sinuses still..." + (show)
@kstar077

I hope I get back to normal. Cough is gone but clear mucous in sinuses still here
Having MRI of brain upcoming but don't want dye. It adds to Racey immune system and stays in body for years. It can't be good. My doc wants because she says shows more detail MRI. I think I am going to refuse it. I will just have MRI without dye on 3T Tesla machine.

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I would get the dye. I did mine without contrast and I really regret it as it actually shows very little without it. If the whole point is to get help you want them to have as much information as they can get, definitely worth it. Much better to have to detox from that then not get the care you need. Hope my mistake can help you, good luck, hope you get better

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klittr3637 | @klittr3637 | Jun 4, 2023
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@ripley

I'm a 72 year old female and these stories sound exactly like what I'm going through. My health was good until I got Covid in late January 2022 with diarrhea as my only symptom. Since then I've had one health problem after another: severe insomnia, several body aches, digestive issues, headaches, acid reflux, constipation or diarrhea, anxiety. Most have resolved except for the insomnia. I tried sleep-restriction therapy and had a sleep study that ruled out apnea and restless legs. I take 2.5 mg of melatonin and 100-150 mg Trazodone at night, which only gets me around 4 hrs of sleep a night. My sleep Dr won't prescribe anything else "due to my age". I am so tired during the day it's hard to function normally. Last January-February my sleep started to improve, but now my insomnia is back full-force. Wondering if I'll ever get back to the health I enjoyed before Covid.

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Try 3 CBD gummies for sleep at night and drink tart cherry juice NOT from concentrate before bedtime…works pretty good for me

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mitfit | @mitfit | Jun 5, 2023

Nope, haven not gotten "back to normal" 1.5 years after total hip replacement. I suspect I never will be my former "normal" again. But I am learning, working hard, on acceptance and trying to focus only on what I am able to do, not what is no longer a part of my life. Also trying to practice non-resistance, to find peace. I have learned a lot in this journey and I suspect you have as well ...

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siam | @siam | Jun 9, 2023
In reply to @klittr3637 "Try 3 CBD gummies for sleep at night and drink tart cherry juice NOT from concentrate..." + (show)
@klittr3637

Try 3 CBD gummies for sleep at night and drink tart cherry juice NOT from concentrate before bedtime…works pretty good for me

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Medical marijuana from 1 gram extract mixed with 30 ml avocado oil gets me a night's sleep - finding the right strain is trial and error. I never use it during day - too sleepy if I do.

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