Any Long Covid sufferers on here?

Bill Walker said:
I think I've got this..

Thousands of people who had Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic are still finding that certain foods, toiletries and even their loved ones smell repulsive. All the food and socialising that Christmas brings can make this time of year particularly isolating and tough for those with the condition, known as parosmia.
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Had it for decades.
 
Not sure if it's long covid, but had a bad chest in September (negative on home tests), ended up on antibiotics,steroids, inhalers and eventually in a&e. Chest x-ray/CT scan clear but still struggling for breath, coughing all the time and using inhalers nearly four months later. Bloods showed platelet clotting which they think is post-covid - Dr confirmed home tests are wank so negatives mean nothing :-/
 
Felt like shit the last 3 days and needed up leaving work early yesterday. Woke this morning even worse and I’ve tested positive for covid for the 3rd time.

Thank fuck I’ve had 3 jabs because without them and knowing how rough I feel right now, I’d hate to think how bad it might have been this time around.
 
Manchester la la la la said:
I've had covid three times and after each time I seem to have months of random joint aches. At first it was in my shoulder blades and elbows then it gradually escalated to swollen knees and fingers too

The weird thing is though that the pain is in say my left shoulder blade one day, the next day that pain has gone but I'll have a swollen or sore wrist.



It's not dehabilitating enough for me to go to the docs about as the joints and muscles don't ache that much to limit my day to day activity and I can pretty much guarantee that if it flares up in one spot it'll be gone the next day. Just wears you down gradually as it's now coming up to two and a half months of this since I last had covid but it's gradually getting better and from reading this thread I'm one of the lucky ones

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same as me?
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I had time off work in April I think for ligament damage in knee. Over the following weeks I couldn't even get upstairs. Pain then started in shoulders,elbows feet etc. After months I could then walk but pain went to other knee. I cannot stand up easily from lying or sitting down . I drive alot and I'm in agony after. I have lost alot of strength as I do a physical job and I can't even get to kneel as it hurts so.much.
 
kaz7 said:
I suspect you have post viral illness , it is called ME and fibromyalgia , i have had it for a long time ,of course there is additional things specific to covid , the good thing is that nearly everyone makes a recovery with time , pacing yourself and stopping just before you reach your limit is what to do , takes practice and patience , take care x
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I did ask about that but my GP said he's pretty sure it's down to my weakened immune system.

Not getting as much muscle aches now but still getting bouts of extreme triedness.

Back at The GP's next Friday for more blood tests and a consultation so I'll ask again
 
BLUEYESTU said:
Yes I have exactly this - pain will flare up in a hand and it will feel like someone has twatted my hand with a hammer. It might last a day or two, sometimes longer, it will get swollen or puffy then it will just go. Next thing it’s in my feet!
I take a lot (probably too much) anti inflammatories but they are the only thing that helps.
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Sounds very much like symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. My Mrs has it and had hell of a job getting diagnosed. Had to keep on at GP to get referred to rheumatology where they gave her special blood test to detect rheumy. Luckily caught it in time, think there's about a 2 year window. She has to take methotrexate now, not particularly pleasant, but has put her in remission and completely changed her life. Try your best to pester your GP for proper rheumy diagnosis. Careful overdoing the ibrufen, pain killers etc, so bad for your stomach, kidneys, liver etc. Ask your GP about a stomach protector like lanzopradol or similar. Best of luck
 
Bill Walker said:
I think I've got this..

Thousands of people who had Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic are still finding that certain foods, toiletries and even their loved ones smell repulsive. All the food and socialising that Christmas brings can make this time of year particularly isolating and tough for those with the condition, known as parosmia.
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Funnily enough, not a patch on the suffering other people have mentioned but ever since I had it back in February my sense of taste and smell have been pretty much non existent.
 
Have now had 3 appointments at the Long COVID clinic. I like the people...very helpful. I've been on at the housing to fit a shower for years now...they said they don't do them (even though all the other houses in the area have them)...my COVID nurse got in touch with them and the next day the housing gave me a call: "when do you want us to fit your new shower?"
The help feels like it's endless...like i won't just be forgotten about. Everything I mention gets looked into. Even why I'm getting brain zaps!
I'm no better, though. Good days and bad days. Some days I'm what I call 'Zombified'. Weed helps me snap out of that for some reason.
The advice from the clinic is to have a five-minute walk here and there. The bookies is TEN minutes away!
 
Marklr said:
Have now had 3 appointments at the Long COVID clinic. I like the people...very helpful. I've been on at the housing to fit a shower for years now...they said they don't do them (even though all the other houses in the area have them)...my COVID nurse got in touch with them and the next day the housing gave me a call: "when do you want us to fit your new shower?"
The help feels like it's endless...like i won't just be forgotten about. Everything I mention gets looked into. Even why I'm getting brain zaps!
I'm no better, though. Good days and bad days. Some days I'm what I call 'Zombified'. Weed helps me snap out of that for some reason.
The advice from the clinic is to have a five-minute walk here and there. The bookies is TEN minutes away!
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Not sure if serious?
 
I am not sure about 'long-covid'. I had covid-19 in October 2021 and it wiped me out, I was very sleepy every day, for about 3 weeks, but I got over it, I was appreciative of having had the vaccine, what would have happened had I not? (I am in my 50s).

However, in November 2022 I was called for my booster (I think it was my 4th jab all told). I had just been in hospital with a blood pressure issue and when I went to the vaccination centre & I told them that, but the nurse said it won't be a factor (that I had been put on tablets to reduce my BP) so I accepted the jab.

For the last 3 months I have been shattered everyday..... my BP is improved, but my overall health situation is grim.... can 'long-covid' be caused by the booster or may I have other underlying issues?
 
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Marklr said:
I can't work...it's not possible. It's affected my life big time. I'm serious about that.
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Sorry to hear that.

Out of curiosity,what were you doing that you cant do now? and is even the most sedentary of occupations now out of the question? Is it just tiredness or pain or something else?

Cheers for the insight.
 
FantasyIreland said:
Sorry to hear that.

Out of curiosity,what were you doing that you cant do now? and is even the most sedentary of occupations now out of the question? Is it just tiredness or pain or something else?

Cheers for the insight.
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It's basically chronic fatigue. Some days i wake up and it feels like i've ran the marathon the day before. I was doing 30-40 mile bike rides before I caught COVID...I can't even get on my bike now. My muscles have shrunk and feel useless. My memory is fucked with the brain fog too. On the bad days, my breathing is more panting. Mouth panting like I'm short on breath. It's depressing too...I've cried with the missus a few times I'm embarrassed to say. Feels like my life now limited to this. I wanted a holiday at some point )haven't been a way snce the 90s for various reasons) but it's a bit risky booking it.
 
Marklr said:
It's basically chronic fatigue. Some days i wake up and it feels like i've ran the marathon the day before. I was doing 30-40 mile bike rides before I caught COVID...I can't even get on my bike now. My muscles have shrunk and feel useless. My memory is fucked with the brain fog too. On the bad days, my breathing is more panting. Mouth panting like I'm short on breath. It's depressing too...I've cried with the missus a few times I'm embarrassed to say. Feels like my life now limited to this. I wanted a holiday at some point )haven't been a way snce the 90s for various reasons) but it's a bit risky booking it.
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Fucks sake pal,that is rough.

Did you have all the jabs? At what stage did you notice the symptoms begin?
 
Was officially diagnosed with long COVID last week.

Still getting bouts of extreme fatigue from time to time. Had SIXTEEN blood tests over the last 4 months and everything is fine otherwise.

Just waiting for my long COVID consultation with the hospital
 
blueinsa said:
Anyone suffering from constant sores inside the nose since having Covid?

Fucking painful and looking like Rudolph isn’t great either.
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Yeah. Got that with India, maybe didn't develop til a little while after. Never quite gone away.

Red nose is one thing - my whole face was burning red for a couple of months, also had bloodshot eyes, but most of those have stopped. TFG.

It's the red ears that get me. Look plain daft. Glowing like two halves of a traffic light on a rainy night. It's a bit wrong but it really makes me laugh when I see it, cos usually I will have spent the entire day telling myself there's literally nothing wrong with me.

Check with your docs over cholesterol and BP bud.
 
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