Day 103 of life with lingering #covid19 symptoms, and here's a short thread to illustrate just how bonkers this illness is in terms of being completely unpredictable and random with no rhyme or reason #longcovid 1/n
So the weekend was pretty bad in terms of fatigue of body and brain, and general mood, spent a lot of the weekend in bed, and sleep/naps during day or night were non restorative. Rest doesn't provide any solace from symptoms 2/n
Fast forward to this morning, and despite only 2 hours of sleep, it feels restorative, and at 2.30am, my body is screaming with energy and wants to go for a 5 mile walk (I won't do that, but if I do walk later today, I'll probably limit about 10% of that) 3/n
Mentally I feel very different, not exactly normal, but with no brain fog/fatigue and it's so nice to be able to think relatively clearly. I'm not going to sit down and write my memoirs, but just enjoying the moment 4/n
I've heard people talk about "relapsing-remitting" in terms of how #longcovid can feel. It really is most bizarre this morning. In terms of how I feel, it's like, have the past 103 days just been a bad dream? 5/n
My mood has shifted from apathy over the weekend to "anything is possible" this morning 😃 Anyway, I have medical appointments this week, so I'm going to focus on "pacing" my activities so that I'm able to make the appointments 6/n
No matter how short lived this "remission" of symptoms is, I'm going to enjoy each moment in terms of feeling a bit like my normal self - Have fun, be kind to yourself and don't forget to create moments of joy every day for yourself and others 🙏🏽/end
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