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I had my first Coronavirus symptom about seven weeks ago. Whilst I have improved from the initial 2-3 week mark, I’m still feeling really unwell, struggling with symptoms including shortness of breath and chest/rib pain as well as weakness/exhaustion.
Here in the UK, the official message at the beginning of the Covid crisis was that, for the vast majority of people who catch it, they will feel mildly ill for a few days to a week or so (and perhaps won’t even realise they have it at all) while a small number of people (generally those who fall into the vulnerable category) will fall seriously ill and require hospital treatment.
But over the past few days, I’ve read a few pieces about the thousands of other people who are having a much longer Covid experience - ‘long haulers’ as they seem to be being called. Most of whom, like me, were not in the vulnerable category and who are still considered ‘mild’ cases as most of them didn’t end up in hospital.
In my seven weeks, I’ve had two occasions where I thought I was getting better. The improvement lasted a few days each time. Then I slid back.
The latest backslide started three days ago. I have been feeling very low this weekend as a result.
Wondering whether anyone else here is (or was - now recovered) a ‘Covid long hauler’? And, if so, would you be interested in posting here to share your experience and how you’re doing, to swap ideas around things that have been helping (or not), to ask for/offer support, to post stories of improvement and recovery too...?
I’m feeling very alone with this at the moment and it feels difficult emotionally as well as physically. But I know there are many more people having this kind of experience and I wonder whether a thread on this could help us?
Happy to share more about my experience - just wanted to check whether there was any interest first before I started saying more!
Here in the UK, the official message at the beginning of the Covid crisis was that, for the vast majority of people who catch it, they will feel mildly ill for a few days to a week or so (and perhaps won’t even realise they have it at all) while a small number of people (generally those who fall into the vulnerable category) will fall seriously ill and require hospital treatment.
But over the past few days, I’ve read a few pieces about the thousands of other people who are having a much longer Covid experience - ‘long haulers’ as they seem to be being called. Most of whom, like me, were not in the vulnerable category and who are still considered ‘mild’ cases as most of them didn’t end up in hospital.
In my seven weeks, I’ve had two occasions where I thought I was getting better. The improvement lasted a few days each time. Then I slid back.
The latest backslide started three days ago. I have been feeling very low this weekend as a result.
Wondering whether anyone else here is (or was - now recovered) a ‘Covid long hauler’? And, if so, would you be interested in posting here to share your experience and how you’re doing, to swap ideas around things that have been helping (or not), to ask for/offer support, to post stories of improvement and recovery too...?
I’m feeling very alone with this at the moment and it feels difficult emotionally as well as physically. But I know there are many more people having this kind of experience and I wonder whether a thread on this could help us?
Happy to share more about my experience - just wanted to check whether there was any interest first before I started saying more!