Coronavirus (2022) thread
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Has anybody else been left with ‘long Covid’ and got problems with their joints? I now have pain and numbness in my fingers, wrists, elbows and feet that feels almost like Raynaud’s disease and I can’t walk very far without losing feeling in my feet. I was chopping onions last week and took the tip of my finger clean off because the joints just don’t seem to do what I want them to do. Really weird stuff this Covid and the lung problems are just a small part of it.
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I’ve not been able to exercise since having Covid. I’m knackered in minutes, I get pins’n’needles in my feet when I walk, every morning when I wake up I feel DOMS as if I’ve done a heavy weights workout the day before but I’ve not even exercised.
Going to the Spurs game the other week was proper hard work. It’s not like I walked or cycled there. I walked about 200m to the Met stop, got to Town and had a few pints, jumped on the Met to the Etihad, watched the game and got on the Met home. Hardly a day of big exertion!
I’ve not had this (yet) but hair loss is another symptom of long Covid.
What you’ve described is exactly the same as me after yesterday - I tried walking from Morecambe to Lancaster and by the end I was taking short stutter steps like an old man. Today I ache like I walked a marathon.
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I tested positive today for Covid. Not going to lie I'm in bits with it my throat feels razor blades and find myself constantly taking deep breaths. I'm hoping this doesn't turn out to be long term.
Keeping everything crossed for you mate. I can’t even offer any advice on managing the symptoms because I did everything we are supposed to do - paracetamol, fluids, eating and drinking etc.
Let us know how you’re going ok?
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I'm eating and drinking also taking paracetamol just really uncomfortable trying to swallow. Actually had a few hot whiskeys last night it felt good on my throat for a few hours anyway.
Cheers for the reply though it's much appreciated.
How are you keeping?
Yesterday was a pretty good day; pushed my dad in his wheelchair along the prom and had some ‘quality time’ with the girlfriend, but this morning absolutely everything aches and it’s making me miserable! Can’t feel the tips of my fingers which makes typing interesting :)
I just keep hoping it’ll wear off in time and I get back to my old baseline.
I’ve actually found that alcohol now makes the joint pain worse so I avoid it, but when I had the coughing and bad chest etc a lemsip with honey and splash of whiskey really took the edge off; so go for it - whatever helps eh?