Thread by @JoePhilosophe

The few times a day I climb our tiny staircase, when finally upstairs, I'm gasping for breath, my chest cavity sore and tight, and my lungs feel unable to fill or empty completely. This lasts for hours.

I used to bike and climb mountains with ease. #LongCovid #NotRecovered /1

https://twitter.com/Bradgolf1216/status/1624364031661248514

"Exercise" for me is climbing a small flight of stairs out of necessity or walking from one room to another. When I do this too many times, imagine feeling like your head is spinning, your chest is seizing up, and you can't catch your breath. /2

https://twitter.com/Bradgolf1216/status/1624485244471476224?s=20&t=_kTYfNT6HuuCZr4AN6QbHA

For those still suspending disbelief about #LongCovid I challenge you to try to remain upright and functional for five minutes while feeling like you are experiencing a cardiac event. /3

https://twitter.com/Bradgolf1216/status/1624508175289397249?s=20&t=_kTYfNT6HuuCZr4AN6QbHA

Btw when you do inevitably go to the ER because you fear a heart attack or pulmonary embolism (which I assure you will happen), don't expect the medical staff to take you seriously after your imaging and bloodwork come back "normal." #Dysautonomia /4

https://twitter.com/PutrinoLab/status/1434484911537377285?s=20&t=DPnzySeWDyKl5ew1g2loBA

Here's a fun symptom: that deep aching under your ribs, often around the heart that makes you feel like your rib cage is going to collapse around your lungs. This also increases any time I try to get up and perform a task for longer than 5 minutes. /5

https://twitter.com/Bradgolf1216/status/1624338684400095233?s=20&t=_kTYfNT6HuuCZr4AN6QbHA

This is what our media and medical establishment dismissively refer to as "fatigue." It is actually crushing exhaustion and it NEVER goes away, no matter how much you "rest." /6

https://twitter.com/Bradgolf1216/status/1624201743289516034?s=20&t=_kTYfNT6HuuCZr4AN6QbHA

Try waking up every day feeling like you survived a car wreck, or you're still experiencing the immediate aftermath of the worst stomach flu you ever had. I went from an aerobically fit young man to feeling like an elderly one with severe arthritis. /7

https://twitter.com/Bradgolf1216/status/1624201743289516034?s=20&t=_kTYfNT6HuuCZr4AN6QbHA

These are my very worst symptoms. Don't worry, there are plenty more that I experience daily.

HT @Bradgolf1216 for breaking down all of them and the mechanics behind it.

And there is currently no cure or treatment.
#LongCovi #NotRecovered /8

https://twitter.com/Bradgolf1216/status/1624171821493878784?s=20&t=_kTYfNT6HuuCZr4AN6QbHA