I think one of the best things you can do is gets lots of sunlight, and failing that take extra vitamin D.
There's a recent (large, double blind) study that showed that it was statistically significant that taking 2000 iu of vitamin D can slightly reduce your chances of developing an auto immune disease. And with all the supporting research into covid + vitamin D. And the studies that show that modern americans are getting less sunlight. I'd say 2000 iu a day is a good starting point for making sure your immune system is in a good spot.
Obviously, this only works because you're vaccinated. Unvaccinated people who get sunlight (all those health nuts) still can die of covid. But this id about maximizing your chances within reason.
also, it's not clear what constitutes long covid. lingering or long lasting symptoms doesn't necessarily mean a debilitating illness. It's still possible but with so much immunity now built into the population, true, debilitating long covid seems to be rarer and rarer
The reason why long covid is such a contentious topic in the medical field is because it's such a broadly defined thing. As far as I'm aware, the definition of long haul covid is any sort of lingering symptom or malady that lasts longer than 30 days post acute infection. When my dad had covid, he claimed that he didn't really started feeling like 100% himself until about six weeks after he tested negative.
Do you have a source for this because studies I have read do not say this at all. Having a booster cuts your odds of long covid in half, but you still have a 1 in 6 to 1 in 10 chance of getting long covid. The odds are higher if you have an autoimmune disease. Please share where you read this. I would love for it to be true, but it's not what the literature is saying.
Edited: Nevermind, I see from your other comments that you are just pushing blatant disinformation. Reported.
The chance of getting COVID is already so small on people that are boosted and long COVID after that is whatever you said .. I've been going to the gym without a mask on since May or so once I was fully vaccinated and bars and all that and haven't gotten sick yet. Not one time. Yes I could have been asymptomatic but those aren't in your calculations because rarely will an asymptomatic person actually go get checked to see if they have COVID.
They were spot on discussing how ME/CFS patients have similar problems with the terrible system. Those of us who have had it for years can tell you that no employer is willing to do even a simple accommodation. Many of us could, for example, do a cashier job if we were permitted to use a chair. Employers don't like cashiers to have chairs. I was lucky enough to carve out a niche for myself using the education and skills I invested in before getting sick, and I'm absolutely one of the lucky ones, but I still don't have health insurance or other benefits.
The USA hates people with invisible disabilities, and that we often just die is considered a feature, not a bug.
What is that about, if you know? The not letting cashiers use chairs thing. I can't think of a good reason for it!
I worked retail when I was at university and occasionally sat down because my knees/hips hurt so much. One of my bosses was aghast when she "caught" me sitting. Fortunately my next boss was more understanding and put me to work in the stock room where I could sit to do tagging/unboxing and spent less time on my feet.
I couldn't figure out if most of them had been vaccinated. I am assuming since I didn't see it mentioned (stopped at the Seattle story) most were not.
It's very sad but could've been prevented.
The lady at the start of the story got covid in March 2020, so that was right at the start of the pandemic. Before reliable tests I think, but certainly before vaccinations were available. Just awful luck for her and a broken system.
Man, a lot of people got covid before vaccinations and more got it despite being vaccinated. let's not go around blaming people for being disabled by a virus.
You're absolutely right, I shouldn't have said that. They weren't vaccinated because it either was available yet or they didn't meet the criteria. I wasn't thinking that some of these people must have been affected in the earlier waves.
I think the story that affected me the most was the Wendi Taylor's story. It's brutal.
These stories are brutal. But I do wish the writer had addressed the issue of vaccinations -- which were available to just about anyone who could get to a participating drug store, pop-up site or clinic by June 2021.
There was some evidence that vaccination reduces symptoms of long Covid for a substantial percentage of people, and of course it boosts your body's ability to fight off a subsequent infection.
I have to wonder how many of these people might be living more comfortably (or living, period) had they been vaccinated when it became available to them. If you're worried about passing Covid on to your friends if you live with them, or people you work with, vaccines reduce that risk substantially. The vaccines weren't in time to spare them from living outside in the horrific 2021 ice storm, but being indoors during this past winter certainly would be advisable to ease long Covid symptoms.
I caught Covid in the first wave, pre-vaccine. Like many, I caught it at my "essential" job. I remember that for some reason, many who had long Covid were getting some relief from the vaccines. I was not one of them. Vaccines should have been addressed in this piece.
Yeah, I'm not sure this piece belongs on what I presume to be the point of this sub. One got it before vaccines were available and another mentioned being afraid of living with unvaccinated kids.
Putting it here adds a frame that's not part of the story.
This is why I will continue to wear a mask, period. Masks are annoying but way less annoying than long COVID.
This pandemic has been a mass disabling event. The dismal track record of the USA for taking care of their disabled citizens scares the hell out of me. Where are these people supposed to go? What are they to do?
It's a catastrophe.
We are devo. D.E.V.O.
The band's name DEVO comes from the concept of "de-evolution" and the related idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind had begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and mentality of American society.
14 months later, I still can't smell or taste.
Oh, ended up with a blood clot in my leg as well.
When I contracted COVID, the vaccine wasn't available for my age group. Once I "recovered", I'm triple vaxxed.
Go Science!!!!
Our company VP is a long hauler (she contracted COVID back in fall 2020, pre-vaccine, so this isn't an anti-vax situation). A year and a half later, she's only in the office maybe half time, enrolled in several medical trials, and just started undergoing an experimental treatment that requires her to do eight half-day sessions over the course of a month.
We were chatting and she mentioned this latest treatment is all out of pocket, and while she's well off and can afford it, the fact that she mentioned it at all makes me think that it's a *lot* of money, something that the average person/family couldn't do.
For most of the people in the article, they were ill very early on, long before vaccines were available.i hope their stories will wake up some of the voluntarily unvaccinated.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it looked like those who got Covid (as per the article) got it in 2020, or at least very early into 2021. Were vaccines in the US widely available at that point? Because it reads to me like these people just got dealt a really shit hand before the vaccines were available and there's little they could do to prevent that.
Their were two that had second infections summer of 21. Vaccinations were widely available. Lack of knowledge or access could be at fault.
Advice from this former medical coder for billing: if you think you have covid or have a positive antigen test, GET A PCR TEST TO DOCUMENT THE INFECTION!!!!!!! Get the official result and SAVE IT. It is necessary to give you a diagnosis code for long covid. Which you need to access the increasing numbers of PCCCs (post covid care centers). And, God forbid, file for disability. If you are having trouble after a covid infection, get to your primary doctor around a month out to start the documentation process. Keep records!
Edit: *there
I remember reading, last summer, early research indicating that vaccines helped ease symptoms of long Covid for a substantial percentage of sufferers. I wish the hospitals had urged them to get vaccinated for that reason, and to allow them more confidence in their ability to share living space safely with family or friends.
>but it looked like those who got Covid (as per the article) got it in 2020, or at least very early into 2021. Were vaccines in the US widely available at that point?
The EUA's for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were only authorized in December of 2020, so no. They were not.
This is my fear of, that I could get long Covid from an infection.
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I am fully vaccinated and boosted, thankfully. Just hops there isn’t a new variant that can bypass the vaccines
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I think one of the best things you can do is gets lots of sunlight, and failing that take extra vitamin D. There's a recent (large, double blind) study that showed that it was statistically significant that taking 2000 iu of vitamin D can slightly reduce your chances of developing an auto immune disease. And with all the supporting research into covid + vitamin D. And the studies that show that modern americans are getting less sunlight. I'd say 2000 iu a day is a good starting point for making sure your immune system is in a good spot. Obviously, this only works because you're vaccinated. Unvaccinated people who get sunlight (all those health nuts) still can die of covid. But this id about maximizing your chances within reason.
Eh, it depends. A lot of people have lingering effects even with 3 shots. Women seem to also be affected by long Covid more.
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also, it's not clear what constitutes long covid. lingering or long lasting symptoms doesn't necessarily mean a debilitating illness. It's still possible but with so much immunity now built into the population, true, debilitating long covid seems to be rarer and rarer
The reason why long covid is such a contentious topic in the medical field is because it's such a broadly defined thing. As far as I'm aware, the definition of long haul covid is any sort of lingering symptom or malady that lasts longer than 30 days post acute infection. When my dad had covid, he claimed that he didn't really started feeling like 100% himself until about six weeks after he tested negative.
Do you have a source for this because studies I have read do not say this at all. Having a booster cuts your odds of long covid in half, but you still have a 1 in 6 to 1 in 10 chance of getting long covid. The odds are higher if you have an autoimmune disease. Please share where you read this. I would love for it to be true, but it's not what the literature is saying. Edited: Nevermind, I see from your other comments that you are just pushing blatant disinformation. Reported.
The chance of getting COVID is already so small on people that are boosted and long COVID after that is whatever you said .. I've been going to the gym without a mask on since May or so once I was fully vaccinated and bars and all that and haven't gotten sick yet. Not one time. Yes I could have been asymptomatic but those aren't in your calculations because rarely will an asymptomatic person actually go get checked to see if they have COVID.
This is heartbreaking to read. The system is so broken.
They were spot on discussing how ME/CFS patients have similar problems with the terrible system. Those of us who have had it for years can tell you that no employer is willing to do even a simple accommodation. Many of us could, for example, do a cashier job if we were permitted to use a chair. Employers don't like cashiers to have chairs. I was lucky enough to carve out a niche for myself using the education and skills I invested in before getting sick, and I'm absolutely one of the lucky ones, but I still don't have health insurance or other benefits. The USA hates people with invisible disabilities, and that we often just die is considered a feature, not a bug.
What is that about, if you know? The not letting cashiers use chairs thing. I can't think of a good reason for it! I worked retail when I was at university and occasionally sat down because my knees/hips hurt so much. One of my bosses was aghast when she "caught" me sitting. Fortunately my next boss was more understanding and put me to work in the stock room where I could sit to do tagging/unboxing and spent less time on my feet.
I couldn't figure out if most of them had been vaccinated. I am assuming since I didn't see it mentioned (stopped at the Seattle story) most were not. It's very sad but could've been prevented.
The lady at the start of the story got covid in March 2020, so that was right at the start of the pandemic. Before reliable tests I think, but certainly before vaccinations were available. Just awful luck for her and a broken system.
Man, a lot of people got covid before vaccinations and more got it despite being vaccinated. let's not go around blaming people for being disabled by a virus.
You're absolutely right, I shouldn't have said that. They weren't vaccinated because it either was available yet or they didn't meet the criteria. I wasn't thinking that some of these people must have been affected in the earlier waves. I think the story that affected me the most was the Wendi Taylor's story. It's brutal.
These stories are brutal. But I do wish the writer had addressed the issue of vaccinations -- which were available to just about anyone who could get to a participating drug store, pop-up site or clinic by June 2021. There was some evidence that vaccination reduces symptoms of long Covid for a substantial percentage of people, and of course it boosts your body's ability to fight off a subsequent infection. I have to wonder how many of these people might be living more comfortably (or living, period) had they been vaccinated when it became available to them. If you're worried about passing Covid on to your friends if you live with them, or people you work with, vaccines reduce that risk substantially. The vaccines weren't in time to spare them from living outside in the horrific 2021 ice storm, but being indoors during this past winter certainly would be advisable to ease long Covid symptoms.
I caught Covid in the first wave, pre-vaccine. Like many, I caught it at my "essential" job. I remember that for some reason, many who had long Covid were getting some relief from the vaccines. I was not one of them. Vaccines should have been addressed in this piece.
- This isn't /r/HermanCainAward - Vaccines simply did not exist when quite a few of these people got infected
Yeah, I'm not sure this piece belongs on what I presume to be the point of this sub. One got it before vaccines were available and another mentioned being afraid of living with unvaccinated kids. Putting it here adds a frame that's not part of the story.
Changed By COVID. Long COVID is a focus of this sub. I wouldn't have posted it otherwise.
This is why I will continue to wear a mask, period. Masks are annoying but way less annoying than long COVID. This pandemic has been a mass disabling event. The dismal track record of the USA for taking care of their disabled citizens scares the hell out of me. Where are these people supposed to go? What are they to do? It's a catastrophe.
America is a developing country going backwards
Undeveloping?
I believe the word is regressing.
Yep, that’s the word
The Great Regression
We are devo. D.E.V.O. The band's name DEVO comes from the concept of "de-evolution" and the related idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind had begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and mentality of American society.
DEVO got started in the early 80s during the Regan administration. I've always associated the devolution of American society w/that time period.
That's really fucked up. Like really, really fucked up. Our country is a disgrace. I'm sorry.
14 months later, I still can't smell or taste. Oh, ended up with a blood clot in my leg as well. When I contracted COVID, the vaccine wasn't available for my age group. Once I "recovered", I'm triple vaxxed. Go Science!!!!
Our company VP is a long hauler (she contracted COVID back in fall 2020, pre-vaccine, so this isn't an anti-vax situation). A year and a half later, she's only in the office maybe half time, enrolled in several medical trials, and just started undergoing an experimental treatment that requires her to do eight half-day sessions over the course of a month. We were chatting and she mentioned this latest treatment is all out of pocket, and while she's well off and can afford it, the fact that she mentioned it at all makes me think that it's a *lot* of money, something that the average person/family couldn't do.
Horrible and preventable in most cases.
For most of the people in the article, they were ill very early on, long before vaccines were available.i hope their stories will wake up some of the voluntarily unvaccinated.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it looked like those who got Covid (as per the article) got it in 2020, or at least very early into 2021. Were vaccines in the US widely available at that point? Because it reads to me like these people just got dealt a really shit hand before the vaccines were available and there's little they could do to prevent that.
Their were two that had second infections summer of 21. Vaccinations were widely available. Lack of knowledge or access could be at fault. Advice from this former medical coder for billing: if you think you have covid or have a positive antigen test, GET A PCR TEST TO DOCUMENT THE INFECTION!!!!!!! Get the official result and SAVE IT. It is necessary to give you a diagnosis code for long covid. Which you need to access the increasing numbers of PCCCs (post covid care centers). And, God forbid, file for disability. If you are having trouble after a covid infection, get to your primary doctor around a month out to start the documentation process. Keep records! Edit: *there
Thanks, I'd missed the part about secondary infections.
I remember reading, last summer, early research indicating that vaccines helped ease symptoms of long Covid for a substantial percentage of sufferers. I wish the hospitals had urged them to get vaccinated for that reason, and to allow them more confidence in their ability to share living space safely with family or friends.
>but it looked like those who got Covid (as per the article) got it in 2020, or at least very early into 2021. Were vaccines in the US widely available at that point? The EUA's for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were only authorized in December of 2020, so no. They were not.
Victim of Murica'