My 37 year old daughter, who has been triple vaccinated with Moderna (she got all her shots, as soon as she was eligable), and who has been VERY CAREFUL (masking, distance, etc.) for the past few years, got COVID from a friend of hers who told my daughter she was safe. The friend said that she (the friend) couldn't possibly have COVID again, since she had just gotten over it less than a month before. Turns out, the friend DID have it again, and DID give it to my daughter. My daughter tested positive on July 1, immediately asked for and took Paxlovid, and tested negative about 6 days later.
it is now Aug 11, and my daughter has been diagnosed with Long COVID Syndrome. She (formerly a high energy person) cannot walk up a couple of flights of stairs without being incredibly exhausted. She can't spend 10 minutes tidying up the house she shares with her partner, without having to lie down for several hours. She wants a manicure, but can't sit up for the time it takes to get it in a shop, so she is trying to get someone to come to her home to give her a manicure. She can't do her job (she is in business for herself and teaches voice, and she can't sing, because it is too exhausting). She now has a heart murmur that she never had before. One of her friends took her to the ER the other night (her partner was out of town), because her heart was doing strange things. She apparently checked out OK (ECG and CAT scan with contrast?), but I had to wake up in the middle of the night to pick her up at the ER, since her friend had to go home to take care of their dogs. I stayed with her until her partner came back from out of town.
I am 76 years old, and I have worried about getting COVID and ending up with LONG COVID, since this thing started. It never occurred to me that my healthy 37 year old, fully vaccinated daughter would end up with long covid. I am so freaked out, and have nowhere else to talk about this. I am so sad and angry.
It has now been 5 months since she got COVID on July 1. She has slowly been getting better. She wears compression socks and a personally fitted medical corset, to help her blood get to her brain, which helps with her brain fog. They have also been giving her some beta blockers, which has increased her energy somewhat. When she and her partner moved to Washington state, she wore a blindfold, ear plugs AND noise canceling headphones while she was in public to keep her migraines from being triggered. She meditates, which helps her maintain her emotional equilibrium. Her parter is great and she has lots of wonderful and loving friends. I am getting a little hopeful that she will continue getting slowly better and better. She can’t work yet. She is a vocal coach and she can barely sing softly now. Luckily, her partner makes enough money and they both have medical insurance through her partner’s work.
My daughter and her significant other just moved to the Portland, Oregon area (from here where I live in San Francisco, CA). I think it was partly because the loud sounds of the city were bringing on migraines, and also to get a much larger house with lots of empty land around it. Thank all of you who had suggestions, but my daughter won’t listen to anything I say (I am not a medical professional), even when I send her links to studies on PubMed. I feel helpless. Her significant other is great and very smart, so I trust her to do the best for my daughter. When we said goodbye to them at the airport, and I hugged her SO, her SO said to me, “Don’t worry, I will take good care of her” I said, “Take care of yourself too “
Hi, there. Stanford University is studying 200 people with long Covid using Paxlovid to diminish symptoms. Urge your doctor to consider off label use or find a study.
https://www.marinij.com/2022/11/21/could-these-antiviral-pills-treat-long-covid/
Not sure if you are returning Born, but in case you are, be sure to check poida's info again and my reply if you also could not find the study previously.
Here is one way to protect your Ace 2 receptors and help inhibit the virus from latching onto them. If you do not see a URL attached to the info... that is because it is from an a blog I added to help people prepare for COVID.
Ace-2 receptors
Ace-2 receptors are where the COVID spike “keys into” a cell.
Natural ACE inhibitors you can add to your diet
Here are natural Ace receptor inhibitors: Milk, eggs, soured cream/yogurt/kefir, pomegranate juice, flaxseed, beet-apple juice, vegetable juice, prunes, dark chocolate, hibiscus tea and blueberries. Pomegranates are also high in antioxidants which can improve and strengthen the arteries, and prevent blood from clotting https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6484055/
Blood clots
COVID changes your vascular viscosity so that blood clots may occur. Males, smokers, those over age 65, and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes have an increased risk of thrombotic complications of COVID-19. https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m2058/rr-5
Although you have less energy, keeping moving to keep the blood moving. Eat nutritionally and avoid fatty and sugar foods that are already bad for the heart, like fast foods, fried foods, pastries, margarine, processed foods and cured meats. COVID puts a huge strain on the heart (and other organs too)
Good for heart foods like, blueberries and other antioxidant rich foods, wild salmon and lots of vegetables are important. Limit any meats, and at least for now, ditch processed/ cured meat and beef.
The lack of absorption of Calcium ties in here. You need Vitamin D to absorb. You need sunshine to make D, or supplementation. AND magnesium to absorb the D... Lacking that symbiosis may be why Long COVID is insidious. Over-doing calcium with pill supplementation can create problems ... like plaque deposits, so please be careful.
Calcium: fish with bones, such as salmon and sardines; Yogurt, milk, cheese, dairy foods. green leafy vegetables, broccoli, cabbages, not spinach; fortified breads, nuts; and my go to... Organic chicken made into soup and then the bones boiled for a week (Buy a chicken every Saturday and make Sunday chicken dinner, an inexpensive soup lunch AND bone broth in the slow cooker. https://thecleaneatingcouple.com/easy-crockpot-bone-broth/ I boil thr bones until then are soft.
Illness recovery:
When you are ill you DEPLETE vitamins; especially ABCDE. It is difficult to get the nutrients you need in your diet, so supplementing is important. Take a daily vitamin, especially when you have been unwell.
Anyone not living near the equator needs to supplement vitamin D. If you have not made a trip to a hotspot this winter, your body will be depleted of vitamin D. (You body stores it for up to 3 months, which is why winter blues set in after 2 months of winter) I take a combo of magnesium and vitamin D for absorption, and extra D at the advice of my physician.
Do not go and gobble down vitamins in hopes that you will be healthier. See your physician or a holistic doc to check if you are actually deficient, if you wish to take more than a daily recommended amount. Eating nutritiously and following a healthy life style plan will have you better prepared than most to recover from the virus and stay well.
Self-care and diet.
Inflammation
Inflammation from the virus may make the immune system over react, and bursting cells spill into the lungs causing inflammation, fever, pneumonia and can make it difficult for oxygen to get into the bloodstream.
Cut back or eliminate inflammatory foods like sugar, refined carbs/white bread, fried foods/trans fats, processed meats, sugary drinks, gluten, soybean oil and vegetable oils, processed snack foods, such as chips and crackers. Avoid alcohol. Control blood sugar. Exercise. Sleep well.
Drink lots of water.
Vaping, smoking and toking inflame the lungs. Cut back or hey maybe try quitting, again… as long as you don’t make yourself sick with stress.
* Omega 6 fatty acids are an essential fatty acid that the body needs for normal growth and development. The body needs a healthy balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Excess consumption of omega-6s can trigger the body to produce pro-inflammatory chemicals. These fatty acids are found in oils such corn, safflower, sunflower, grapeseed, soy, peanut, and vegetable; mayonnaise; and many salad dressings.
Being healthy may not protect you from getting the virus, but will help you in your recovery.
Try an anti-inflammatory diet
High quantities of vegetables, such as tomatoes, kale, broccoli, spinach, carrots, cucumbers, and onions.
Fresh fruit such as apples, bananas, figs, dates, grapes, and melons.
High consumption of legumes, beans, nuts, and seeds, such as almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, and cashews
Whole grains such as whole wheat, oats, barley, buckwheat, corn, and brown rice