Please forgive this whinge

So sorry to hear you're going thru it at the moment

Witzend

There is an article in New Scientist 13/3/21 which says, in essence, that an informal survey found that 32% of people with Long Covid felt better after 1st vaccination dose.

I have taken a photo of the article and will try to attach it! Don't know whether it will work.

No, it obviously didn't. Sorry.

Vampire Queen my daughter is struggling with long covid. She had it at the end of October. It has left her with ectopic heartbeats, palpitations and terrible fatigue, so I know exactly how you feel.

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Trying again.

When I was still working a colleague had what was termed then ‘post viral fatigue syndrome’. It took a while for her to recover but she did so I hope you are feeling better soon.

Aww Vq I hope you get back to your old self very soon. Our long, boring Covid filled winter hasn't helped us at all, but Spring has sprung at last and it might help us get out of the doldrums. Big hugs & get well soon

Oh bless you, vampirequeen. I do hope that things start to improve for you. It's normal to want to express how you are feeling, and here is as good a place as any to do it, as there are an army of supportive posters out there. With luck, the blood tests will reveal a way forward, but in the meantime, lots of rest, snooze if you feel the need to, try to get a little fresh air and simple, gentle, exercise (don't push yourself) and as another poster advised, plenty of fruit, veg and protein. Take care and come back whenever you feel the need. ?

All or nothing

You have every right to whingeVQ take care rest and spoil yourself?

Haven't symptoms of Long Covid been described as similar to ME. Do hope your GP chases up on anything that can help you feel bette. If anyone is allowed a whinge you are.

So sorry to hear you are suffering post covid and are afraid your ME has been retriggered. I understand because I am a fellow MEer. Worst fear. For the benefit of other grans and as another MEer said above ME is a post viral condition which has been ignored and misunderstood for a long time. Though it is horrible to see the surge of post viral illness following covid, it does give hope for more understanding and support for people who experience this. What can I say? Keep hopeful. It is easy to fall into fearing the worst. You will know to rest and pace. It sounds as if your ME got better once, so your body has the capacity to get on top of it and heal. It is still early days for post covid sufferers and time is helping a lot of people. I know it is not easy. I fully understand about the days when we just have to give in to misery but then we pick ourselves up and soldier on. As you are doing. People here want to be helpful and offer suggestions that might help. But really we just have to be patient. Big hugs and best wishes and good luck.

Sympathies
Have you been able to have the vaccine? The first dose seems to have sorted out some of my long Covid symptoms!

A friend with Long Covid saw a specialist, who seemed unclear if her dose of Covid had resulted in ME.

I'm sure you're massively fed up at the thught of more ME. I hope you feel better really soon.

Sorry to hear you are feeling so exhausted and down. Kate Garraway was on the One Show on Thursday and the interview (about ten minutes in on iPlayer) was very insightful. She has written a book which includes expert advice on ways to cope with long COVID.

I found myself tearing up the other day over something so trivial that I can’t even remember what it was.

Oh vampirequeen, I feel so sorry for you. I remember having Legionnaires disease a few years ago. I was really ill for about a month, but it took me over a year to get my strength back, and any lung infection is bound to take a toll on your energy levels. You have to be kind to yourself, gentle exercise when you can and rest when your body tells you to.

Get well soon.

Kate Garraway’s book is called “The Power of Hope”.

You must be feeling so drained and awful - sorry to read this. Take good care of yourself and rest if you need; pushing your body on won't help as you doubtlessly know from having had M.E. It may not have triggered the illness again, you may, as others have said, have post viral fatigue which will hopefully go away soon. The Spring is coming, we are all looking to a better way of living soon, and I wish you well for your recovery. Do feel free to 'whinge' - I call it getting things off your chest; no harm in that.

I’m sure its exhausting just getting through the day at the moment, no wonder you feel so low.
I hope you can cut yourself some slack and take it easy. You deserve to rest and focus on getting better. Far from ‘whinging’, reaching out for support is one of the strongest things you can do!
I really hope you have family or friends who can help and probably mentioning how you feel emotionally as well as physically to your doc would be a good idea, if you haven’t already!
I hope you feel better soon, in the meantime - be kind to yourself!

[vampirequeen] So, you have ME in the background, AND you've recently been through the mill that is covid 19. (I really do know where you are coming from with this). Cut yourself some slack - like the song says - some days are diamonds, some days are stones. Set the bar of your expectations very low. And give yourself credit for every little plus. Concentrate on doing all the things that have helped your ME in the past - if you think it's time, have a bit of a google for news on that front. If you had just had normal 'flu would you expect much from yourself this soon... [hug]

Vampirequeen, sorry to hear that you felt so poorly, but sound as though today you may be feeling slightly better.
Morrisons was the final straw, so no wonder you cried.
Wishing you better, but go slowly.
????. To cheer your day.

So sorry you are feeling so rotten and hope warm, kind thoughts from us all and a big virtual hug from me will help a little xxx

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Sad for you——-consider yourself hugged,hopefully Spring will help——phone some friends it might help.Good Luck ?

Whinge away VQ anyone in your situation would feel the same. I do hope that you start to feel better soon ?????