Bless You. I have long covid and am scheduled to be seen in a long covid recovery clinic next month. My symptoms are excessive sticky saliva 24/7 with a white tongue (It is not thrush), uptick in GERD and inflammation. I am being treated for lupus since having COVID. I never had borderline Lupus until having COVID. I am convinced that COVID attacks areas where you tend to be weaker. There is still so much we do not know about COVID. I think there are people who probably are longhaulers and do not make a connection with it being from COVID. I wish you the very best. Hugs & Prayers....