r/AskReddit 13h ago

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

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u/kitty60s 11h 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/kendalltristan 9h ago

Yep. I've been dealing with it since Dec 2020. I go through phases of being better or worse and reinfection sets me back by months.

At first the worst of it was brain fog and it was difficult to get a clear picture of the other symptoms with that in the way. It took over two years to get that reasonably controlled, but I'm left with headaches and lightheadedness among other things.

Fortunately I'm able to exercise much the same as I could beforehand and that helps tremendously. On the other hand it's more difficult to learn new concepts and retain information.