Thank you, @washingtonpost, for shining a light on the experience of us "long-haulers." This kind of coverage matters in painting a more nuanced and urgent picture of what life after #Covid19 is like.
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I& #39;m on day 89 since I first presented symptoms. I& #39;m still not back to normal. Truth is, I don& #39;t know if I ever will be again. Ask any long-hauler and the doctors caring for them: we are *all* flying blind in the face of #Covid19 post-viral syndromes and other complications.
That said, these past two weeks I& #39;ve been feeling the closest to my old pre-virus self. I& #39;m cautiously returning to my pre-mid-March activities...
I& #39;m still not in fighting shape, though, and there are bad days.
Vertigo, headaches, brain fog, fatigue, chest pain - you name it.
I& #39;m still not in fighting shape, though, and there are bad days.
Vertigo, headaches, brain fog, fatigue, chest pain - you name it.
In the midst of it all, though, I& #39;m hopeful.
Finally, there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel -- a much needed and desperately longed-for respite and hopefulness after what have been the three scariest, sickest months of my life.
Finally, there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel -- a much needed and desperately longed-for respite and hopefulness after what have been the three scariest, sickest months of my life.
As we go onto the next phase of living with Coronavirus, I implore you: please remember to be as safe as you can be -- for you and for others. Remember that harm reduction strategies do work, in both individual and collective contexts.