Fri Nov 20, 2020, 10:50 PM

Laelth (32,014 posts)

Understand this--for many people with COVID-19 there is no "recovery."

I know two long-termers, both of them infected in March of 2020, and neither of them has “recovered” in any real sense of the word. Both have obvious and persistent blood clots that are visible in their lower legs and feet. Both have puffy, watery eyes that affect their vision, constantly. Both have weakened hearts—like an elephant sitting on your chest if you try to walk 100 yards, briskly. Both struggle to breathe from time to time. Both have persistent pneumonia-like symptoms. They also continue to suffer with massive inflammation of their internal organs.

This is a badass virus, and many, MANY people will NEVER “recover” from it.

-Laelth

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Understand this--for many people with COVID-19 there is no "recovery." (Original post)	Laelth	Nov 2020	OP
see, even with odds way in our favor we will not die, and regardless the pain and suffering and fear	LizBeth	Nov 2020	#1
Thank you for posting a very ugly and "inconvenient" truth. Wear the damn mask, people! nt	Atticus	Nov 2020	#2
+ 1. nt	iluvtennis	Nov 2020	#5
AND -- It goes over the nose.	Hermit-The-Prog	Nov 2020	#12
This is not the flu.	Dawson Leery	Nov 2020	#3
We so desperately need healthcare as a basic right,	area51	Nov 2020	#4
Covid-19 is endemic now.	JoeOtterbein	Nov 2020	#6
Laelth....Thanks for posting.....	Upthevibe	Nov 2020	#7
We just don't know enough.	Laelth	Nov 2020	#8
Yep. Indications point to multiple long-term effects for many who've been sick with Trump's virus.	Dark n Stormy Knight	Nov 2020	#9
Kick	dalton99a	Nov 2020	#10
Thank you. n/t	Laelth	Nov 2020	#11

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 10:55 PM

LizBeth (9,642 posts)

1. see, even with odds way in our favor we will not die, and regardless the pain and suffering and fear

of death with a normal run of the shit.... There can be long term, life changing effects.

I don't want it.

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 10:55 PM

Atticus (15,037 posts)

2. Thank you for posting a very ugly and "inconvenient" truth. Wear the damn mask, people! nt

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 12:26 AM

iluvtennis (17,973 posts)

5. + 1. nt

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 07:47 PM

Hermit-The-Prog (27,357 posts)

12. AND -- It goes over the nose.

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 11:15 PM

Dawson Leery (19,330 posts)

3. This is not the flu.

This virus is unusual that it affects multiple organs.

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 11:47 PM

area51 (11,014 posts)

4. We so desperately need healthcare as a basic right,

and it could help Covid long-haulers.

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 12:34 AM

JoeOtterbein (7,471 posts)

6. Covid-19 is endemic now.

Please stay home, everyone who can.

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 01:16 AM

Upthevibe (6,414 posts)

7. Laelth....Thanks for posting.....

This can be such a horrible disease. When I was hearing about Rachel's partner, Susan, being so sick with it, I was wondering if she'll have long term effects.

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 09:30 AM

Laelth (32,014 posts)

8. We just don't know enough.

Lungs are famously resilient. Perhaps, with treatment, they can heal themselves in a year, or two? Or never? It’s the heart and artery damage that is most worrisome to me, but, ultimately we know little to nothing about this disease. Only time will tell.

-Laelth

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 01:40 PM

Dark n Stormy Knight (9,646 posts)