Thread by @aboutrc

#LongCovid update. I'm usually a person that has 14 different projects going at the same time, and running 100mph on everything. After being vaccinated, I got #covid and had light symptoms. A few days into it though.. the fatigue and fog set in...

I'd go to go to the bathroom, and find myself waking up 4 hours later because I would stop by my bed, forget what I was doing, and pass out. This would happen every couple of hours. I was cleared from isolation, but this fatigue and fog would follow me... #longcovid

14 Projects turned into 1 project... barely. I could make dinner or do dishes.. but not both. I brought some clothes down to a guest room because the idea of wanting to go to the 2nd floor felt so far away. It took everything I could to just want to get out of bed....

... every night and every morning, I'd say to myself "I'm the lucky one. There are hundreds of thousonds of people who have died from #covid19 - why should I even complain. This cant be #longcovid - its just in my brain. .. couple trips to doc and ER room changed that...

.. I started to take it easy - and felt so grateful that because a lot of what I do is behind a computer that I had the flexibility to keep on... But what about all of those who have #LongCovid and -cant-? All those jobs lost. What of ppl who dont understand medicine....

There are immigrant communities that don't understand medicine that believe that they're going crazy...they are being 'punished' after #covid - & you have to explain to ppl w limited education... no... this isnt a punishment from above.. its #longcovid ... who speaks for them? ..

I started to take it easy, and started to feel better, only to feel like I relapsed last couple of weeks.. back to the bed... back to sleeping all the time... and frustrated. Today I saw @jayewatson show on #longcovid and cried a little...

My doc has been awesome when im ranting at him to find a 'thing' i could point to to say "Ah ha! That right there is the source. THAT number there is why THIS is messed up..." but he can't. Few can.. Thats the problem with #LongCovid ..

That is also the problem of why this doesn't take any kind of daylight with folks... The @jayewatson piece really puts #LongCovid in a spot where you can at least point to it and say, "THERE. Look at that... "

Vaccinate. Boost. Try your best to not get #covid . Even if ppl think #OmicronVarient is milder and that vaccines will help you survive, for many w #longcovid - its still hard. Finally - watch @jayewatson awesome piece... and thx for listening...