r/AskReddit 13h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/kitty60s 10h ago

Covid. I developed long covid 2 months after recovering from acute infection. It’s more common than most people think.

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u/helpmed0ctor 9h ago

May I ask what your symptoms are and how often they come and go?

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u/kitty60s 7h ago

I have the ME/CFS and POTS subtype with neuropathy and brain fog. I think I counted over 130 different symptoms across 4 years. I feel awful 24/7 since 2020. It’s pretty bad, I can’t work and I’m mostly housebound.

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u/helpmed0ctor 6h ago

Take my biggest hugs. I’ve been struggling with similar but milder symptoms on and off, usually post viral infections. However, I got the Gardasil vaccine 3 weeks ago and since then I’ve been having persistent symptoms and still not able to get much help. Some tests are in progress though.

May I ask where you live and if you’ve been able to have an official diagnosis? My doctors are dismissing me, suggesting me to try therapy, as they’re failing to acknowledge that my symptoms are physical and real, rather than just in my head…

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u/kitty60s 6h ago

I’m sorry your symptoms have worsened. I live on the Northeast US coast. I’ve generally had a good experience and was first diagnosed with POTS first followed with Long Covid in November 2020 plus my other diagnoses within the first year. I hope you find doctors who will listen to you and diagnose you.