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@yinzerific

I just realized that the smoke from the Canadian wildfires are likely triggering my symptoms today. (I live in the greater NYC area.) It's crazy. So sad for those affected by the fires...

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Hi - I agree with law59 but the resting/patience routine is easier said than done. When I'm feeling relatively well, I have a hard time not overdoing. I know that moderate exercise leads to symptom triggers. My triggers include shortness of breath, weak/tingling legs, unbalanced, ringing in the ears, blurry vision, headache, feelings of disorientation. I guess I've decided that I'm going to do some of the things I love in moderation and suffer the consequences. For instance, playing 9 holes of golf with a cart - used to walk 18 holes or gardening with much less vigor but doing it.
I am 99% sure I suffer from PEM - post exertional malaise. I've been Long Covid symptomatic since my onset August 2020. Best to both of you!!

I'm in Brooklyn, and my brain fog and fatigue have significantly increased with the smoke (today was especially bad). On the news they're saying that one of the major effects on people is an increase in inflammation, and not just in the lungs.