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Long term effects of 'mild' covid?

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labyrinthloafer · 19/07/2020 16:15

I read this today and wondered why there's not more discussion. This summary says 60% of those in this study still have symptoms that make it hard to take a walk, these were people who didn't need hospital.

Does anyone have any more info on this or know what research might be being done in the UK on this?

And do others worry about this? I am worried that 'mild' isn't really mild.

nltimes.nl/2020/06/12/shocking-nearly-recovered-covid-19-health-issues-months-later

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Lightsabre · 20/07/2020 09:41

@labyrinthloafer, there are many threads on here about Covid after effects for those who were 'mild'. The current one is those who are around 14 weeks + and still suffering. I am having a lung ct scan tomorrow and have been unable to work for 4 months now. Many of these contributors were fit and healthy with no prior health problems. There are huge Facebook worldwide groups too and the Slack group.

There is more awareness now that around 1 in 10 people do suffer a long tail post viral reaction. It's obviously not something the Govt wants to flag as it will scare people. We now know that it is not just an ordinary 'flu'.

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labyrinthloafer · 20/07/2020 12:07

[quote Lightsabre]@labyrinthloafer, there are many threads on here about Covid after effects for those who were 'mild'. The current one is those who are around 14 weeks + and still suffering. I am having a lung ct scan tomorrow and have been unable to work for 4 months now. Many of these contributors were fit and healthy with no prior health problems. There are huge Facebook worldwide groups too and the Slack group.

There is more awareness now that around 1 in 10 people do suffer a long tail post viral reaction. It's obviously not something the Govt wants to flag as it will scare people. We now know that it is not just an ordinary 'flu'.[/quote]
Thank you, I will look, and I do hope everyone recovers in time.

I think there needs to be more publicity around this aspect.

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LilyPond2 · 20/07/2020 15:46

covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-long-term

Data from Zoe app suggests one in 10 people who get symptomatic Covid are not fully recovered after 3 weeks. Don't expect to hear this from anyone high up in government though, as it doesn't suit their "Everyone back to work" agenda.

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okiedokieme · 20/07/2020 15:58

Only my smell is compromised now

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Kitcat122 · 20/07/2020 17:50

I had suspected Covid in March (no testing then). I had general virus symptoms fever, aches, fatigue, loss of smell, rash. Second week got terrible chest pain and shortness of breath. 4 months on still can't walk far without pain and breathlessness and smell comes and goes. GP just starting to send me for tests now. Youngish, white female previously a runner and very fit.

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Saz231 · 15/12/2020 14:55

Just come across this thread . I tested positive for covid 6 weeks ago in that time I felt like an elephant sat on my chest and couldn’t take a breath. I’m interested to know has anybody else developed insomnia after covid I’m not sleeping for more then an hour a night and am getting really bad palpitations unsure if it’s still the virus or anxiety after the nights I couldn’t breathe but it’s making me very poorly . Thanks for reading.

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trader21c · 15/12/2020 17:13

Saz that sounds horrid I get insomnia too but not as bad as yours tend to wake up for a couple of hours in the night

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4cats2kids · 15/12/2020 17:19

My partner and her mum had it a month ago and are still very breathless

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MedSchoolRat · 15/12/2020 18:00

The definition of 'Long Covid' seems to be settling on whether ppl still have symptoms at >= 12 weeks after first symptoms. People who never had any symptoms don't seem to get LC. The best research I know about reckoned about 6% of symptomatic covid will have some LC.

Find @ DavidLat on Twitter... he was on a ventilator for weeks & took ages to recover (so he had LC back in June or so...) but says it's now grateful to be fully recovered. Right now we only have anecdotes on recovery rates.

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GleamingBaubles · 15/12/2020 18:03

www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/dec/14/covid-19-effects-on-athletes-keyontae-johnson-basketball

Chance of long term silent heart damage even if you're young and fit

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likeamillpond · 15/12/2020 18:12

My worry is that simething coyld be working away silently.
Even tbough a person might be absolutely fine otherwise.
People who had it very young could find they have damaged hearts or omething tcould be working silentlyy away at your lungs and the symptoms might only show up in middle age.

This is what worries me.
There is so little they don't know about the really long term effects.
That's why I'm doing my utmost totryNOT to get it.
Especially now vacinnes are on the horizon.

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yeOldeTrout · 15/12/2020 19:33

"the symptoms might only show up in middle age."

Do you worry about every other germ being like that, too?

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GleamingBaubles · 15/12/2020 21:32

@yeOldeTrout

"the symptoms might only show up in middle age."

Do you worry about every other germ being like that, too?

How about viruses like HPV or hepatitis?
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JorisBonson · 15/12/2020 21:41

I thought I had bronchitis back in late Feb / early March. Been to the doctor a few times since with lung pain, shivers, a ticking fought I haven't been able to shift. Blood test and chest x-ray came back negative. A different doctor has since told me I likely had covid and this is the result.

Strangely a work colleague is going through exactly the same thing now.

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JorisBonson · 15/12/2020 21:41

Ticking cough*

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yeOldeTrout · 15/12/2020 21:41

Life is too short to worry about so many maybe things.

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