#Long COVID

[ellaeved]

I was in my physical prime and mental rock bottom from 13-17. After that, whooo boy this body is NOT prime

[afroflowerr]

Words from a friend.

I’m continuing to wear a mask because my homies, my loved ones, and strangers, are precious.

And so am I.

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UnMasked Thoughts: 9 - Medium, face masks and paint markers

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• January 2025, Ave •

Image description under keep-reading and in alt text

[Image description of a white 3M N95 Aura face mask, with text written in black paint marker that reads: “All my homies are PRECIOUS”. “Precious” is in all caps. The artist Instagram handle @afroflowerr is vertically on the mask’s lower right corner. END ID]

[genderqueerdykes]

is it normal for someone with chronic pain to not have flares for months at a time? because I'll go months in various levels of pain and then suddenly there's just nothing as though I was never disabled at all, for long enough that I convince myself I'm not disabled then it starts again. I think it's due to long covid if that changes the answer, but I'm not sure

yep! usually that's referred to as the illness going into remission for a while. flares are very sporadic. i can go somewhat long stretches of time without having pain in my right leg, and then it'll come back full force and become agonizing. same with my lower back.

pain doesn't have to be like. genuinely 24/7/365 in order to be legit. hope that makes sense! also long covid is really serious and can cause a looooooot of problems. you should definitely look into long covid as much as possible because it's a very serious thing to experience. i caught covid in 2023 and my lungs are messed up from it. it sucks. it's not much but now when im being read by an oximeter, my oxygen level is at 97 instead of 98 like it was before. things irritate my lungs and make me cough very easily now. it's not fun to live with. take care of yourself, stay safe out there

[just-queue]

To all my fellow POTS / Dysautonomia / long-COVID people out there- LMNT, the electrolyte company, posted their recipe online. I’m not sure how the prices compares to buying generic packets, but still wanted to share

Ps add some sort of sugar/glucose to ensure your body actually absorbs this stuff!

[susanoos-wife]

[chronicillnesshumor]

Source: pigeoncrafts on Insta

[boyquet]

I just want to remind people that it’s 2024 and we didn’t “go thru a pandemic” we are “going thru a pandemic” present tense. It is still happening. People are still get sick, still becoming disabled, and still dying. Covid hasn’t gone away and I beg people to not normalize getting sick with it.

[stephenist]

Source

CDC Wastewater Viral Activity Monitoring

BreatheTeq

[purrfurnax]

[covid-safer-hotties]

Also preserved in our archive

I posted the study about this yesterday: More than 2/3rds of people with long covid were still disabled by symptoms two years after infection. Mask up. Don't let peer pressure kill or disable you or someone else.

[titles-for-tangents]

Once more for the folks in the back:

Do not disregard the advice of a specialist just because you do not understand.

Do not disregard the rights of a community — obey cheerfully the rules issued by authorities.

Do not think you are entitled to special privileges.

From 2020.

Just like the influenza pandemic of 1918, society decided to move on and forget mitigations. We also decided to forget about covid in general too. Might be a good place to mention: every covid infection damages your brain. Might have something do do with this epidemic of forgetfulness about of covid.

[toshootforthestars]

(source)

[reasonandempathy]

Researchers have discovered that leaky blood vessels, together with a hyperactive immune system may be the underlying cause of brain fog in people with long covid. They suggest their discovery is important for the understanding of brain fog and cognitive decline – difficulty with thinking, memory or concentration – seen in some people with the condition. It is hoped the findings will help with the development of treatments in the future.

To Summarize:

Long Covid sufferers experience symptoms like forgetfulness and concentration issues due to leakiness in brain blood vessels, according to research findings.

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and FutureNeuro confirm that Long Covid patients with brain fog have disrupted blood vessels in their brains, making the neurological symptoms measurable.

Blood vessel leakage in the brain, along with an overactive immune system, may be the key drivers of brain fog in Long Covid patients, leading to potential changes in understanding and treating post-viral conditions.

I can't find a single right-wing news source covering this.

[thistlecrimes]

TAKEAWAYS:

We are in the biggest Covid surge in the US in at least two years

Time to wear a mask in crowded spaces (personally, I'd recommend one in all indoor public spaces and crowded outdoor spaces)

Immunity has waned and the new variant is 'distinctly more challenging to our immune system'

Updated boosters should be available the week of September 1st

The US needs to invest more in nasal vaccine programs, and should have already - this is the thing that could help actually get us out of the woods.

We are continuing to see more folks develop Long Covid even from mild infections

You should just read the article it's not that long but that's the run down

Me Editorializing: Let’s protect and care for ourselves and each other!