Thread by @EmmaMci

Update to the update: it’s been three months since I ‘recovered’ from covid, and my ability to exercise is slowly coming back. But it feels like I’m starting from scratch, which is weird for someone like me who’s always been very active!

https://twitter.com/EmmaMci/status/1346126279272226821

Things I can do now that I couldn’t in January:
- long walks without feeling exhausted after
- up to 45 min bike rides with hills (but afterwards I’ll have a headache and heavy fatigue)
- 5 min of biking as fast as I can (will be extremely sore for days after)

For the sake of comparison, I used to be able to do active things all day with little issue. Bike across the city to play soccer, hike for half an hour to go rock climbing, etc.

My circulation is also still weird. My extremities still fall asleep easily and toes still get super cold. That hasn’t gotten much better in three months so I think I’m just going to have to get used to it!

I feel like my sense of smell/taste is still ever so slightly damaged. For example, some carbonated drinks taste super weird/off to me now. Some smells and tastes also seem weaker to me than how others tell me they experience them.

If these are the only long term side effects I have to grapple with, I can handle that. I’m OK and it seems like I got very, very lucky. But sharing this as a warning that even for young healthy folks, covid can really mess with you for quite a while