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The Long Covid Collective
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Hi all! My name is Hanna. I'm 33 years old. This journey started for me back in July. I got infected with Covid for the third time. I thought I knew what to expect but I was wrong...Oh so wrong. The infection itself wasn't too bad, pretty mild. I recovered after a week or so at that time I thought I was ready to go back to my normal life. I am an avid runner and have been for years. I usually run five days a week, so I thought no issue jumping back in. While I was running, it felt different. My heart rate kept going up and would not come down. I stopped running, and my heart rate kept rising to 170bpm staying there for quite some time. Then the anxiety set in. I'm not usually an anxious person, so that was new for me. It was so…
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Hi Hannah, that sounds so tough! And frustrating. Having all these symptoms but the medical world says that you are 'normal' and then your social network doesnt believe you anymore.
Something I realized lately, is how unaware most people are of long covid. They truely have no idea what it is like. Which can be heart breaking for people who have to deal with the symptoms every day.
This week I spoke to some colleagues that I havent seen in 3 months because my symptoms got to bad for me to work. Some weren't even aware that I wasnt working anymore and others said "yeah, you are a little tired right?" Oooh I wish 😅 In that moment I both wanted them to feel every single scary and frustrating symptom I have so that they'd understsnd, and at the same time wish them nothing but health because long covid sucks.
I hope that you know that eventhough you feel frustrated and alone, there is a community with you in the insomnia-awake-nights, on the exhaustion-couch-days and all the inbetweens.
I hope the days are kind to you 🍀