Hello from another 80 percenter. In my case the damage, the loss of full functioning, diminished quality of life, and heightened difficulty to get back to non-medically supported life was/is due to Covid and post infection sequelae that were worse than the actual three weeks or so of the disease. I'm into year three now and I often wonder if I might not be still infected, despite six vaccinations and boosters. My story in some ways resembles yours--sometimes the body takes such a hammering that it really never springs back all the way, despite being marvelous self repairer that it is.
But your story is worse, you have it harder than I in so many respects, not the least being you're so young to have this happen to you. At least I was in my seventies when the infection got ahold of me. So I was entering a time of diminution anyway. I'm glad you have Buddhism and it's power to foster acceptance.
I’m sorry to hear that, Michael 😕 From what I’ve read, Long Covid is probably not one disease but MANY. Some may indeed have an immune-mediated component. There is also evidence of an increased incidence of Type I diabetes in young covid patients, as is seen with other viruses. My hope is that with more research we learn how to better diagnose and treat long covid as well as other chronic post viral syndromes
Hello from another 80 percenter. In my case the damage, the loss of full functioning, diminished quality of life, and heightened difficulty to get back to non-medically supported life was/is due to Covid and post infection sequelae that were worse than the actual three weeks or so of the disease. I'm into year three now and I often wonder if I might not be still infected, despite six vaccinations and boosters. My story in some ways resembles yours--sometimes the body takes such a hammering that it really never springs back all the way, despite being marvelous self repairer that it is.
But your story is worse, you have it harder than I in so many respects, not the least being you're so young to have this happen to you. At least I was in my seventies when the infection got ahold of me. So I was entering a time of diminution anyway. I'm glad you have Buddhism and it's power to foster acceptance.
I’m sorry to hear that, Michael 😕 From what I’ve read, Long Covid is probably not one disease but MANY. Some may indeed have an immune-mediated component. There is also evidence of an increased incidence of Type I diabetes in young covid patients, as is seen with other viruses. My hope is that with more research we learn how to better diagnose and treat long covid as well as other chronic post viral syndromes