“Long covid” is an imaginary disease.
It’s like lupus or fibromyalgia. No way to diagnose except by the self reporting of symptoms. I have seen people with chronic pain and fibromyalgia and others who said they had lupus. It always seemed they were able bodied. I think these are the illnesses that hypochondriacs end up being diagnosed with. Long Covid is the latest and there are people who welcome the diagnosis because they were so worried about Covid in the first place and long Covid is validation of their concern. I would then wonder about the medical histories of the patients, like how many of them had previously to 2019 reported symptoms of fibromyalgia.
“Long covid” is an imaginary disease.
This woman may have other issues, but
I beg to differ. Stupidly got mModerna two doses injections, three months later Covid (antigen test negative), and then six months, refusing any injection boosters , got Covid a second time, (antigen test negative, seology test positive) and besides immediate illness, promptly lost all taste and smell. That was last September, and continues to this day. Gatorades, coffee, tea, corn oil, all taste the same. Bleach, vinegar, lemon juice, orange juice, milk, all smell the same.
Currently, whiffs of lavender, vanilla, salt, for all of five seconds max in an hour.
Odors of horse urine or cat pee in my head for hours, tinnitus raging to the max, and multiple episodes of vertigo monthly.
Sure, it’s all in my head, just like I’m an astronaut. Who’s claustrophobic.
Bless your heart. Couldn’t think of any other nice thing to say.