Long COVID really sucks : memes

[-] Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It sure does. Mines a bit unique afaik though.

I was diagnosed with a swollen optic nerve a few weeks after getting Covid when I realized my vision was going dark in one of my eyes.

They did an mri to rule out any other causes and concluded it was from Covid.

Over then next few months the swelling of the nerve went away but the bottom 1/4 of my vision in that eye is still dark due to the nerve being damaged from it.

Theres been a number of other documented cases of this happening from Covid.

[-] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago

Wow, I'm really sorry that happened to you. I hope you can reasonably expect now that it won't get worse, at least?

[-] Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Yep! As long as I don’t get Covid again?

It happened over a year ago and my doctor says there’s been no change, and to not expect it to get better either.

[-] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

Sorry to hear that. Does it frustrate you when you hear people dismissing COVID like it's a normal cold or similar to the flu?

[-] Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Absolutely. I heard it non-stop from my dad and my in laws. Listening to them act like it’s nothing even after it gave me partial vision loss drove me crazy.

Not only does my dad think it’s ’like the flu’, he keeps saying it IS ‘just the flu’. He thinks it’s the same virus and people are conspiring to control us by giving the flu a new name and then freaking out over it.

[-] galloog1@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. I saw so many deaths and suffering due to this disease through records in the VA health system and it constantly enraged me. I can only imagine what it would do to someone impacted by it directly.

[-] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

Even the flu is extremely dangerous from some people.

The pandemic certainly was an eye opener for me on how warped and selfish a lot of people are, perhaps the human race as a whole to some degree.

And the logic people apply to support odd ideas. The lengths people go to just so they won't admit they were wrong.

[-] Aurix@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

In my slightly covid unrelated case, intracranial tension changes cause very subtle sharpness/clearness vision changes. So look out for these things, there might be more problems associated with it! Like IIH, CSF leaks or venous stenosis. It can cause a wide variety of seemingly random neurological pressure changes. Beware of substances affecting it like caffeine, weed, fat-soluble thiamine and Lithium. These can reduce or induce serious problems especially if the intracranial pressure is unstable. And while these might possibly be useful, be aware it is poorly understood overall and can cause damage.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago

I've been having random chest pain from anxiety for about 15 years.

Welcome to the club that no one wants to be in!

[-] mihnt@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Oh the best thing is when you have GERD and it mimics anxiety symptoms and then you have an anxiety attack because of it.

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago

We Long Covid sufferers really need to put more info like this out in public. Cheers, OP. Wish I could upvote more than once.

I know the chest pain well. POTS is still an issue for me as well.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

I'm not 100% sure it's a Long COVID symptom, but ever since I had COVID a few months ago, I've been waking up in the middle of the night with a coughing fit. Not every night, but a lot of nights. It doesn't last that long and I'm able to go back to sleep, so it's not all that debilitating, but I'm pretty sure it's because of COVID.

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I might have the same, but I'm not sure if it's only due to dry air. I'm currently monitoring and logging the humidity, and then might buy an air humidifier.

I also have more headaches, not sure if that's because of getting older (I didn't even have headaches when hungover when I was younger xD).

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

One way to get humidity is to wear a mask. An N95 isn't necessary, you want to be getting plenty of oxygen in your sleep, but a loose-fitting mask will still hold the moisture and warmth from your exhales. And will stay in place better than just burying your head in the blankets.

[-] CeeBee@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

The lungs generally take the longest to get better. They're constantly flexing without stop, so it's a slower process to repair.

I'm saying this from experience as someone who has asthma, allergies, and had a cold or bronchitis an average of once every four months or so growing up. It can easily take several months for a general cough to go away.

Don't take any of this as medical advice, but if it's not getting better (or if it gets worse), you should go get it checked out.

[-] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

I have something similar, and something I noticed was if the air I was breathing was a little cold it made it worse, and a space heater made it better, as well as making sure my back/shoulders were fully covered in a blanket to keep the area around my lungs warm. I'm not sure how humidity affects it but maybe changing that could help too.

[-] WraithGear@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I feel like there is a hand gripping my heart with the thumb pushing harder in to its flesh. And i had a very mild case of covid a year ago.

[+] somedaysoon@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[-] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

When I had COVID I got sharp pains in my left ear (among other symptoms) and in the mornings my head was spinning and lost balance.

Since then whenever I have a normal cold my left ear gets blocked up and rings more. Any my sinus generally are more sensitive. I find it plays up more, as if a minor cold which would barely register previously is enough to trigger slightly larger symptoms.

[-] agissilver@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I also had my COVID infection move into my ear, and I'm pretty sure it caused the subsequent tmjd.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

So, thankfully I only lost taste for like a week or so when I got it in 2022, but the sinus thing? Yeah. That was the worst part. Everything else was minor in comparison. It felt like someone hooked an air compressor to my head.

[+] RandomVideos@programming.dev -15 points 11 months ago

Covid19 hasnt existed for years. It only appeared about...4 years ago

[-] grilledcheesecowboy@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

Why isn't 4 enough "years ago" to count?

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

Im bad at making jokes

At first i thought covid19 happened less than a year ago

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