ahimsa_pdx ,
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This story - "A life derailed by long COVID" - is from 2023 but I just found it:
https://virginiamercury.com/2023/09/06/a-life-derailed-by-long-covid/

Classic story of trying to push through symptoms, getting worse, and finally meeting ME/CFS diagnostic criteria:

"Pretty soon, I was feeling worse than I had during my acute infection. But I tried to carry on and returned to my job…"

@mecfs @longcovid

Over the next 2 months, I continued to wake up exhausted, lost 25 pounds, felt a constant malaise, suffered insomnia, and my heart rate would spike after eating certain foods or standing up. I was unable to resume my normal runs and bike rides because it felt like my muscles weren’t working properly. I traded my runs and my intense mountain bike rides for gentle walks. My doctors told me I’d feel better soon and that all my labs were normal. Naturally, I looked into my medical condition. My symptoms exactly match those of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), which is a chronic condition with a low recovery rate that has no U.S. Drug and Food Administration approved treatments and is the most underfunded disease per patient burden in the US.
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