Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 And still symptoms. If anything I feel worse today. It’s still mild, but the fatigue is crippling. I can’t get off the couch. I’ve got GI symptoms and can’t stay hydrated. Everything hurts down to my teeth. I’m just complaining. DH has continually tested negative and so he can work and is gone daily between both jobs. So it’s me and 3 kids. It’s my last semester of my M.Ed and I’m behind on schoolwork. I don’t even want to talk about homeschooling and housework. Usually my mom and MIL would be here helping, but since the kids could potentially be contagious(even though they remain asymptomatic, we aren’t testing them) they can’t be here. Public health tells me I aM now not contagious and my quarantine ended at 10 days post symptoms, which I thought was hilarious since I can’t get off the couch. In good news, New York has good paid family leave and I’ve taken it. Thanks for listening to me whine. I just needed to say it, lol. 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Aww, Mrs Tiggywinkle, I'm so sorry you're still symptomatic. Gentle hugs to you. I hope that it starts to turn around very, very soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Your mild sounds horrible! I also hope you start to make a turnaround soon. Social distance hugs to you.💗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangtarah Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Sorry about the lousy symptoms. I’m praying they lighten up soon and start to go away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 That sounds really lousy. I hope you turn around soon and get some energy back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 I also seem to have quite a few CNS symptoms. No taste, no smell, vertigo, and a sudden onset severe depression. I’ve survived the last year without developing clinical depression, but apparently Covid has done me in. My doctor says they’re starting to see this in people who also have significant CNS symptoms, according to the most recent literature. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Hope you improve soon. I wish you could have help from your family. This virus is awful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Praying you feel better soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Praying for you tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Hugs... I'm sorry it's hanging on for so long. I hope you start to feel better very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_Number Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Oh, no 😞 . I'm so sorry. I'm going to tag you in my other thread so you can give us this update 😕 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Tiggywinkle Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said: Oh, no 😞 . I'm so sorry. I'm going to tag you in my other thread so you can give us this update 😕 . I am hoping to make a much better update soon lol. I just needed to whine a little tonight. My mind is not in a good place and it helped lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 22 minutes ago, Mrs Tiggywinkle said: I also seem to have quite a few CNS symptoms. No taste, no smell, vertigo, and a sudden onset severe depression. I’ve survived the last year without developing clinical depression, but apparently Covid has done me in. My doctor says they’re starting to see this in people who also have significant CNS symptoms, according to the most recent literature. I am sorry you are feeling lousy. CNS involvement is especially concerning. Are you being given any treatment? It sounds like whether leading edge CV19 pharmaceuticals or trial of some alternative poor person therapy, you need something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I had crushing anxiety after COVID. (I mean I was already diagnosed with Anxiety, but my post-infection anxiety was *so much worse*.) I had great benefit from going on an SSRI. Otherwise: rest, hydration, probiotics, rest... It’s a strange virus, and loves to ebb and flow. You will gradually get better, with lots of relapses along the way. Consider joining us over at the Body Politic forum. Lots of support from a great group of people. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Vent vent vent here. If it makes you feel better, we are listening. I am so sorry you are not feeling well. Are you a part of specialized monitoring since you are in your second round of this? Can you take some time off of school and finish it later? An extension. Are you homeschooling on your own not through the schools? If so take time off now. Can your dh take some family leave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 This is the point at which I'm hearing of a lot of doctors doing a round, maybe even two rounds, of a steroid taper. It seems to reset the immune system, especially when there are CNS symptoms. You are well out of the viral phase, so it's good timing for steroids to begin. Also, the Marik protocol includes OTC concentrated fish oil (I'd make it molecularly distilled) for high doses of EPA and DHA, because those are the building blocks for membranes, including for the blood-brain barrier. This virus seems to create conditions in which the BBB can really take a beating, and that can lead to some of the CNS symptoms, headaches, mood disorders, loss of taste and smell, insomnia, and so on. There is another theoretical mechanism by which the immune system becomes so hyper-stimulated that it starts behaving in an autoimmune fashion, and if it's that rather than BBB degradation/permeability, then steroids helping to tamp down the autoimmune response are helpful as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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