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I’ve been hearing this from quite a few different people lately—they all went through the whole ringer with COVID-19, testing positive and dealing with all the actual symptoms, only to find out their antibody tests came back negative in the end.
Honestly, I have no clue how that even works biologically.
Maria Reed44 said:The thing is, I’m not trying to be a hero or push myself too hard. I honestly don't even have the strength to get out of bed most days; I'm just spending all my energy trying to recover. 😢 Even when I wake up in the morning and feel like I can actually function for a little bit, by later in the day, I'm basically a vegetable. Obviously, I don't expect to be running marathons right after being sick, but I just want to feel somewhat close to normal again. My daughter and I both caught WHO at the same time, and she's actually doing even worse than me—she just sleeps through everything, like 15 hours a day. 😢 She isn't able to stay upright or move around much either.
It feels like you got hit by a freight train... 😢
So, when did you officially test positive for WHO? How long has this exhaustion and weakness been going on? Are you dealing with any specific aches or pains?
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I'm not sure where you're located, but hospitals here in the States do offer testing for anesthetic sensitivity.
The only thing is, I don't know if they'll just send you home once you've had it done. You should definitely check in with your primary care doctor first.
In my own experience, I went through that before my surgery because my anesthesiologist wanted to be extra careful since I have allergies to other medications.
P.s. this is for
@Anthony Diaz.
urbanharbor15,
I am honestly so incredibly sorry for your loss.
You guys gave her such amazing care and support, staying right by her side until the very end.
She’s in a much better place now.
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Hey there,
It’s honestly heartbreaking reading stories like this. For me personally, it hits hard when I realize there are doctors out there who just straight-up don't care about their patients.
Because of that lack of empathy, we end up turning to forums, searching the web, and digging through all sorts of online resources just to find the answers we should have been getting directly from our physicians in the first place..
I went through this myself with a benign tumor that caused me such indescribable pain and misery. After six agonizing months of endless testing—a lot of which I had to pay for out-of-pocket privately—I ended up paying for my own MRI, which finally pinpointed that damn tumor. To make matters worse, I spent over two months waiting for surgery because they told me it "wasn't an emergency," meanwhile I was stuck in bed because the pain made it impossible to do anything else.
Recovery is moving at a snail's pace, but I'm not complaining; I'm just grateful to be on the mend.
Most of the doctors I dealt with were a total letdown—they lacked both the expertise and the basic human decency. Honestly, I feel lucky I turned out okay.
And I really feel the same way as Rachel Williams; my primary care doctor never gave up on me. She kept saying, "There has to be a cause for this," and I am incredibly thankful to her for everything she did.
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Hey everyone,
So, I’ve had a rough road lately. I ended up having a meningioma in my thoracic spine, which was causing absolutely brutal pain in my SI joints, my sciatic nerves, and all my lower back muscles. It took six agonizing months of endless testing just to finally get an MRI that caught it... and then I had to wait another two months just to get the surgery scheduled.
Fast forward to now: it’s been about two and a half months since the operation. The pain has definitely dialed down quite a bit, but it hasn't fully vanished, and I'm dealing with this weird tingling sensation in my legs that I never had before the surgery.
Has anyone else gone through something similar? If so, how long did your rehab take to actually feel like yourself again?
Best,
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