I think it would be well worth starting a "Climbers recovering from covid" thread, to cover the immediate states afterwards as well as long dong covid potential. Give that quite a few people have had it and obviously want to get back to climbing effectively soon but sensibly.
I found a twitter thread which covers a lot of the potential long term consequences of covid; https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1478611650760437765.html
I’m not climbing at the moment but have been wrestling with symptoms after having covid twice (March and Dec ‘20) and a recent bout of flu in November ‘21.Tinnitus - pretty bad. Comes and goes and doesn’t keep me awake or anything but it’s there, all the time and I have a few episodes each week when it’s like a scene in a film when a bomb has gone off and all I can hear is ringing for around a minute. Had an MRI and the Doc diagnosed post-viral tinnitus with CV19 as the cause.Fatigue - it feels like the last eighteen months I’ve had my battery replaced with one that’s lower powered. Prior to covid I was running and cycling though not to any level. Just regular 5-10k runs. It’s been very hard since to gather the motivation to pull on my trainers and go for a trot around the park. In fact I can’t remember the last time I did. I repaired my pushbikes a couple of weeks ago, went for a gentle ride and was knackered afterwards. But will keep at it, gently building up. Just started doing some light weights and will be doing some short, very easy runs and will see what happens. Good luck everyone!
Quote from: Falling Down on January 07, 2022, 04:26:17 pmI’m not climbing at the moment but have been wrestling with symptoms after having covid twice (March and Dec ‘20) and a recent bout of flu in November ‘21.Fatigue - it feels like the last eighteen months I’ve had my battery replaced with one that’s lower powered. I have no idea whether you have long covid but it also seems that you have become very unfit due not doing much for 12 months.
I’m not climbing at the moment but have been wrestling with symptoms after having covid twice (March and Dec ‘20) and a recent bout of flu in November ‘21.Fatigue - it feels like the last eighteen months I’ve had my battery replaced with one that’s lower powered.
So I’m not allowed to offer my thoughts if they are not in line with what you believe.
What I was offering was mainly in response after abarro stated how depressing it all sounded.So trying suggest things might not be quite that bleak, doesn’t have a place on your thread.
So as not to turn this thread into a battle of cup half full / half empty, maybe those who have had it bad and recovered can share some experiences on what they did that helped?
For me, with the brain fog, I read up on treating "brain injuries" and acted as if I had one. So when I really started getting a thick soupy brain I just stopped what I was doing (told my work that I was struggling) and chilled out for as long as it took to get a bit of clarity (often 10 mins lying down was good for another 40 mins of work). Apparently the key thing is to not "push through" with coffee / meds and a staunch British stiff upper lip. Be kind to yourself, and try not to worry. It can be a bit disturbing being about 40% as smart as normal, and you do think "is this me for life...?"
Quote from: webbo on January 08, 2022, 02:28:27 pmWhat I was offering was mainly in response after abarro stated how depressing it all sounded.So trying suggest things might not be quite that bleak, doesn’t have a place on your thread.I guess some people like the positivity of thinking it will get better, but for rothers (me included) when I'm feeling low and bleak about things, someone saying "it's not all that bad, look" just makes me even more angry and depressed.So as not to turn this thread into a battle of cup half full / half empty, maybe those who have had it bad and recovered can share some experiences on what they did that helped?For me, with the brain fog, I read up on treating "brain injuries" and acted as if I had one. So when I really started getting a thick soupy brain I just stopped what I was doing (told my work that I was struggling) and chilled out for as long as it took to get a bit of clarity (often 10 mins lying down was good for another 40 mins of work). Apparently the key thing is to not "push through" with coffee / meds and a staunch British stiff upper lip. Be kind to yourself, and try not to worry. It can be a bit disturbing being about 40% as smart as normal, and you do think "is this me for life...?"First time round in March 2020, similar to J Duds, I started to feel better and went for a 5k run, which felt good. Energetic, breathing ok. The next day was the worst day of any I've had - just flattened and feverish, sweating, shit night sleep etc. Sleep has been one of the things I've most noticed being disturbed.