Long Covid Symptoms

Here are the symptoms I have experienced throughout this Covid journey, beginning in November 2021 and continuing on...

  1. Have not felt “well” since before 10/10/21; when feeling “ok” and try living “normal” life, swelling and significant pain occur and usually lasts for days 
  2. Bouts of nausea 1-2 times weekly 
  3. Episodes of diarrhea alternating with constipation
  4. Daily nagging headache across forehead/temples
  5. Dizzy/light-headedness, daily
  6. Pitting edema (grade 3-4) at end of every day, with or without wearing compression 
  7. Severe leg pain at end of day, frequently difficult to walk 
  8. Leg pain upon standing more than 5-10 minutes 
  9. Increasing carpal tunnel symptoms; fingers/wrist/lower arm pain/numbness even with use of night braces
  10. Physical and mental fatigue after very little exertion 
  11. Heavy/tight sensation in chest at times; short of breath with very little exertion, just walking/standing
  12. Rapid pulse, rarely below 90 except when sleeping; usually a resting heart rate of 100 during the day
  13. All-over muscle and joint pain/feeling of body being “bruised” on the inside and sensitive to any impact 
  14. General malaise much of the time
  15. Leg pain and restlessness causes inability to sleep unless use of meds prescription meds for nerve pain


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