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

I sure hope this helps and I'm making a very long story short. I have written on this blog previously if you would like to look back, a few times. It is been a year this month that I have been dealing with long covid. I have been in the hospital six times due to heart palpitations, chest pain, lightheadedness, confusion, my face tingling and going numb, and many other issues. I'm 63 years old and have always been very healthy active competitive tennis player. After a year of being frightened, worrying that that was going to be my life feeling like I was never going to be back to myself. I am now feeling much better. Back on the court, less palpitations if any, less lightheadedness. I have a few things here and there that from me back but I count my blessings everyday. I refuse to accept this as my life . I don't want to get anybody's hopes up and this may not be for everybody. I had read something about mango tea leaves. It was an ingredient in a form of a capsule but the main ingredient for autoimmune was the mango tea leaves. Instead of taking the capsule with otherherbs etc in it, I decided to go right to the mango tea leaves. This may sound crazy but I am drinking three glasses of mango tea leaves, as well as probiotics twice a day. Over a four month period, I am feeling so much better. I don't think it's a coincidence, because I stopped the mango tea leaves for 2 weeks thinking that I was better I started going right back to where I was, heart palpitations, stomach issues, tired, lightheadedness. My husband is the one that brought up the mango tea leaves. He asked me if I stopped drinking the tea. Oddly, yes I did. Since then I am back to drinking my tea leaves 3x a day and I I'm feeling so much better. My thoughts are, long covid messes with your autoimmune system. Probiotics helps your gut, the mango tea leaves also help with your autoimmune. I am not a doctor or a nurse but it may not help to try this . Please do some research on the mango tea leaves to see if it may work for you. I hope this helps somebody. Amazon has the mango tea leaves in a powder form, or tea bags which is what I use. I also get the Florastor (probiotics) on Amazon.

Law59, I’ve been doing the box breathing exercise and it does help. I find stress plays a major role in acting up my physical symptoms of pain. Or pain acts up the stress. —what come first chicken or egg? However looking back on myself when younger I do see the pain came first . I don’t know if it’s possible to have pain w/o stress or anxiety. Then comes the worries. Will it go away or at least get under control for awhile, what will I do if I can’t go to that wedding or a friend’s birthday party? I even missed my grandmothers funeral and some of my family has never forgiven me …still. Pain changed my life. The saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Yes, in some cases but not all. Anyway, just wanted to thank you for explaining the simple method of breathing. It does help!

Oh @poppy67. Im literally trying to get medical records for confusion of Social Security Disability and so hear and relate to what you’re saying as my body crashing and have no idea what to expect physically, mentally, financially. Hope you know you have my utmost regard and empathy and wish you only the best maneuvering these challenges🌈

Just my 2cents worth, so leave it or take it or etc.
I wish I had an answer. I got Covid in 3/20 and was severely ill and quarantined until 6/20. I’ve seen numerous specialists, been told “there’s nothing wrong”, “I’m so sorry but can’t do anything”, “it’s in your head”, and “etc”! . I’ve gone thru a long Covid clinic: all labs all normal. I hesitated writing, because this may not help ANYONE at all… but I just found an immunologist who tested me and my labs came back w/ a zillion red arrows. I have been thrilled— bad news, but answers and validation. It’s so hard: everyone has different pre-existing, length and degree of illness w/ Covid, symptoms, etc. My point is that I think— heavy on the think— I will finally improve. You may want to see an immunologist; however, doctors are like dentists. Some are great and do great work, an few are sadistic money grubbers, and then there are the.vast majority who do a B average job and are invested a bit— but do not feel responsible to provide “the care” in medical care.
I so so hope you improve. All of us!!!

So sad you weren’t supported! To punish you for not attending her funeral?!? Yikes.

Just my 2cents worth, so leave it or take it or etc.
I wish I had an answer. I got Covid in 3/20 and was severely ill and quarantined until 6/20. I’ve seen numerous specialists, been told “there’s nothing wrong”, “I’m so sorry but can’t do anything”, “it’s in your head”, and “etc”! . I’ve gone thru a long Covid clinic: all labs all normal. I hesitated writing, because this may not help ANYONE at all… but I just found an immunologist who tested me and my labs came back w/ a zillion red arrows. I have been thrilled— bad news, but answers and validation. It’s so hard: everyone has different pre-existing, length and degree of illness w/ Covid, symptoms, etc. My point is that I think— heavy on the think— I will finally improve. You may want to see an immunologist; however, doctors are like dentists. Some are great and do great work, an few are sadistic money grubbers, and then there are the.vast majority who do a B average job and are invested a bit— but do not feel responsible to provide “the care” in medical care.
I so so hope you improve. All of us!!!

Thank you so much! Its funny that you just wrote this. I just had an episode yesterday. I again went to the emergency room. I just bruised a rib playing tennis, I thought maybe it had something to do with my injury. My doctor told me to go to the ER. The rib may have punctured an organ. My once again crazy symptoms, rapid hearbeat, feeling like I was falling sideways, breaking out in a sweat etc. Many testd not a thing to do with my rib. Unfortunately it was my long covid again, I know the drill by now. The doctors in the ER looked at me like I was crazy once again. They also told me once again if it gets worse just come back. I think my neighbors which are also my friends are even starting to think I'm crazy they keep telling me I have anxiety. Unless you know someone with long covid or you were dealing with it you have no idea what we go through. I will take your advice as much as I want to hear the results it may help in the long run. Thank you so much for writing back I hope other people reading take the advice also. Take care of yourself.