Anyone feel like they may have long covid?

[greenmonkey]

I got ill back in December, didn't have any of the symptoms associated with covid but just felt exhausted all the time. For about 4 weeks I couldn't get out of bed. For the last 7 months I have experienced ongoing symptoms about the mouth, tongue and throat. Having researched it - it looks like a very good chance it is long covid. Have been to see different ENT specialists countless times always met with blank expressions. Just wondered if anyone else in the same boat as me?

 

Also would like to know if anyone can recommend a good specialist/department/hospital to visit? This far have been visiting ENT departments but wondering if I should be going to Respitory Department? Any advice/help appreciated.

 

TIA

[Stocky]

Everyone in Thailand is suffering from interminably long Covid.

[rumak]

check for hepatitis C .....    if you have never done so

[tonray]

Should get a full suite of blood work to see if anything is amiss. Buy a pulse-oximeter to check your oxygen saturation levels. If anything under 95 % ...probably try to see a respiratory specialist.

[ubeturazz]

research:  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/myelodysplastic-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20366977 ... you should get a physical at a reputable hospital.. good luck with whatever it is. 

[Thingamabob]

You need a full physical but I'm not sure where you are. Any one of the top hospitals in Bangkok will be able to do this. Personally I get regular check ups at the Mission Hospital on Phitsanulok Rd in Bangkok who have always  lokked after me well.

[Jingthing]

It's a real thing and it does happens to people that initially had very mild symptoms as well as of course severe cases.

For every Covid-19 case there are multiple (perhaps ten) cases of so called long Covid.

This another part of the tragic reality of this pandemic that makes the aggressive denialists even more annoying. 

Best wishes for your recovery.

 

The tragedy of long COVID - Harvard Health

[Heng]

Shortness of breath from time to time; pulse/ox. regularly 97 and up.   But still able to exercise regularly without having that hard to breath feeling.  Have only had 1 AZ jab.  I think that combined with my general positive outlook on life may have made me naturally immune and it's possible I might be carrying the antibodies that could lead to the next generation of covid vaccines (just not sure where to send my blood to... to have them check for that).   

 

Seriously though, even once fully vaccinated, will still continue to wear a surgical mask.   Even when most everyone else stops wearing them.   

[Caldera]

I think there might be a direct correlation between the sick leave benefits someone is entitled to and the likelihood of them suffering from Long Covid. For this reason, I wouldn't be surprised if Long Covid is a lot more common in Western welfare states than in say Southeast Asia.

 

[AlQaholic]

Why not test for Covid? That would at least give you an answer if it's Covid or not.

Edited August 4, 2021 by AlQaholic

[itsari]

Go and get tested would be the only start 

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, itsari said:

Go and get tested would be the only start 

The test would likely show negative so long after the initial infection. Perhaps you mean test for antibodies showing previous infection.

 

https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/covid-long-haulers-people-who-have-tested-negative-but-continue-to-battle-the-symptoms/photostory/78489883.cms

 

 

[Jingthing]

3 hours ago, Caldera said:

I think there might be a direct correlation between the sick leave benefits someone is entitled to and the likelihood of them suffering from Long Covid. For this reason, I wouldn't be surprised if Long Covid is a lot more common in Western welfare states than in say Southeast Asia.

 

There's a cynic born every minute. 

[itsari]

Just now, Jingthing said:

The test would likely show negative so long after the initial infection. Perhaps you mean test for antibodies showing previous infection.

 

https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/covid-long-haulers-people-who-have-tested-negative-but-continue-to-battle-the-symptoms/photostory/78489883.cms

 

 

What ever, get tested before you infect others inadvertently 

[itsari]

Just now, Jingthing said:

There's a cynic born every minute. 

For good reason

[Jingthing]

9 minutes ago, itsari said:

What ever, get tested before you infect others inadvertently 

Huh?

People with long covid would not be infectious any longer!

 

https://www.cnet.com/health/what-is-long-covid-and-how-do-you-treat-it/

 

If I have Long COVID, does that mean I'm still contagious? 

No. Once your body has cleared the virus and you test negative for COVID-19, you won't spread it. Long COVID is also a different condition than a longer-than-normal COVID-19 infection, where the virus is still active in a person and making them sick. 

Edited August 4, 2021 by Jingthing

[Caldera]

54 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

There's a cynic born every minute. 

Pulling a sickie isn't exactly uncommon. Now with Long Covid all over the news and thanks to the fact that it is still new and thus not thoroughly researched yet, I think it's an excellent choice for anyone so inclined.

[Jingthing]

38 minutes ago, Caldera said:

Pulling a sickie isn't exactly uncommon. Now with Long Covid all over the news and thanks to the fact that it is still new and thus not thoroughly researched yet, I think it's an excellent choice for anyone so inclined.

Kind of off topic. The syndrome is real regardless. 

[Moonlover]

Research would suggest that, thus far no test has been devised that can confirm the presence of Long Covid in a patient. I saw an Horizon programme on the BBC recently and a Prof. Danny Altmann, who is also featured in this recent article confirmed this.

 

So I would be very doubtful whether hauling oneself around hospitals seeking confirmation is going to be very productive.

 

However, as the O/P cannot confirm that he has had Covid in the first place, perhaps a more open mind should come into play. There are other ailments out there that could be causing his symptoms.

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Research would suggest that, thus far no test has been devised that can confirm the presence of Long Covid in a patient. I saw an Horizon programme on the BBC recently and a Prof. Danny Altmann, who is also featured in this recent article confirmed this.

 

So I would be very doubtful whether hauling oneself around hospitals seeking confirmation is going to be very productive.

 

However, as the O/P cannot confirm that he has had Covid in the first place, perhaps a more open mind should come into play. There are other ailments out there that could be causing his symptoms.

Not exactly. 

There is a test that would show a previous Covid-19 infection. 

[Moonlover]

7 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Not exactly. 

There is a test that would show a previous Covid-19 infection. 

An antibody test might confirm that a patient has had Covid in the past, but that's not the same thing. I reprint a sentence from the article I have just referenced.

 

'There is currently no objective diagnostic test for people with long Covid'.

 

I'm comfortable going along with the word of a professor of immunology from Imperial College, London.

 

 

[Jingthing]

23 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

An antibody test might confirm that a patient has had Covid in the past, but that's not the same thing. I reprint a sentence from the article I have just referenced.

 

'There is currently no objective diagnostic test for people with long Covid'.

 

I'm comfortable going along with the word of a professor of immunology from Imperial College, London.

 

 

I never disagreed with that the fact about the diagnosis part but that doesn't mean the syndrome doesn't exist. It clearly does exist. 

 

Covid 19 infection existed before there was a test for Covid 19 infection. In medicine there are many real syndromes that are diagnosed based on history and symptom patterns.

Edited August 4, 2021 by Jingthing

[zzaa09]

6 hours ago, Jingthing said:

It's a real thing and it does happens to people that initially had very mild symptoms as well as of course severe cases.

For every Covid-19 case there are multiple (perhaps ten) cases of so called long Covid.

This another part of the tragic reality of this pandemic that makes the aggressive denialists even more annoying. 

Best wishes for your recovery.

 

The tragedy of long COVID - Harvard Health

Indeed.

There are still many unknowns and mysteries among the scientific community regarding COVID. 

 

[thairastawoman]

And the only solution is to find your own medication.

I do not fear covid that kill only old or weak people, but I fear long term consequences almost as much as the vaccine itself.

 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvzvyw/long-covid-patients-are-taking-their-health-into-their-own-hands

[Jingthing]

24 minutes ago, thairastawoman said:

...

I do not fear covid that kill only old or weak people, 

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False.

[thairastawoman]

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

False.

it seems that you are good at listening to main stream media, but show me the real figures ?

If anybody in any government had a brain, they had only 2 years to tell people to change their lifestyle and improve their health, have you heard this told anywhere in the world ?!

so funny that people think that the only solution is to vaccine AS YOUR GOVERNMENT DECIDED FOR YOU !

Then no surprise about what happened during the second war, a government decided for them also...

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

27 minutes ago, thairastawoman said:

it seems that you are good at listening to main stream media, but show me the real figures ?

If anybody in any government had a brain, they had only 2 years to tell people to change their lifestyle and improve their health, have you heard this told anywhere in the world ?!

so funny that people think that the only solution is to vaccine AS YOUR GOVERNMENT DECIDED FOR YOU !

Then no surprise about what happened during the second war, a government decided for them also...

 

 

 

Wow.

Sounds like you're channeling Marjorie Taylor Greene.