I know 11 adults (ages 30-45) who've had the coronavirus. Of those 11, 4 are still feeling the effects 5 months later.
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What effects are they feeling?
Mostly fatigue in one form or another. Getting tired walking upstairs, for example.
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Thank you for elaborating. I sincerely hope your friends end up okay. I'm sorry to hear this.
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Any commonalities in those who are still feeling the effects vs those who are not?
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My question is whether they are feeling the effects of lung damage that heals slowly - which is fairly common for serious pneumonia, and would happen after more serious cases - or if this is specific to COVID-19, and possibly isn't due to severity / is plausibly permanent.
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Obviously the sample is very small, but did any of the people who are still feeling the effects have mild or asymptomatic cases, and/or are the lingering effects different than the ones they had during the acute phase?
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I had it fairly mild in late March (not tested but very consistent symptoms). But lingering, I would feel better, try some mild exercise and then next day feel crap and breathless again for a week or so. Slowly it’s improving though and recovery times are getting shorter.
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I guess scarred tissues in lungs lower the aerobic capacity. I wonder if it regenerates? I know someone with cornea in one eye attacked by some virus years ago and the scarring never regenerated, leaving that person with foggy vision (very different from lung tissue I guess).
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Viral persistent is possible. But may also be secondary bacterial infections not cleared:https://twitter.com/joshux321/status/1298968742664142850?s=20 …
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Could this fatigue be partially because we haven't walked around much in last 6 months? A few weeks ago me and my friend went out and we both were surprised at how exhausted we were to cover even a small distance
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Do you get exhausted by climbing upstairs?
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