As some of you know, I originally caught COVID-19 toward the end of October in 2020. Since then, I’ve experienced a variety of symptoms, including (but not limited to) severe muscle pain and stiffness, heart palpitations, chest tightness, tachycardia, extreme fatigue, brain fog, uncontrollable tremors, acute anxiety, shortness of breath, post-exertional malaise (PEM), difficulty sleeping, GI issues, and a complete loss of appetite. I think what may have triggered my experience of Long COVID is that I exercised too soon, when I thought I was getting better from the initial infection. In late February of 2021, I went to 3 hospitals. It wasn’t until visiting the 2nd hospital that my phosphorous levels were checked, and found to be dangerously low. I was given an infusion of phosphate until my phosphorous levels were normal, and was sent home the same day. The next day, I went to another hospital and learned that my phosphorous levels had again dropped to a very low level. After staying there for 5 days, I left with a prescription for phosphate tablets, and I continue to take 1-2 tablets a day. I believe that doing so has helped me get my appetite back, and has reduced the severity of a few symptoms. Although I continue to struggle with this condition, I haven’t had those terrifying tremors or heart palpitations in quite a while, my anxiety has lessened, I’m sleeping better, and my breathing has improved.
"Why should there be hunger and deprivation in any land, in any city, at any table, when man has the resources and the scientific know-how to provide all mankind with the basic necessities of life?"
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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