Here's an extra n=1: I read your article one week ago, in a coffee shop. Inspired by it, I marched home (walking with a backpack at full speed), for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. No issues, felt good. Next day, I lifted weights, for an hour, which I haven't done in one year. And so on. One week later, still feeling good.
Previously, I had PEM, fatigue and brain fog, for about 1.5 years. I initially had other symptoms, but those went away eventually and I was left with these three.
Yes!!! I am so stoked to hear this! I hope you continue feeling better and better, and would be happy to hear any updates as time goes on.
FWIW: it's now three weeks out for me and things keep improving - still feeling good, ramping up exercise, and the lingering fears I mentioned at the end of the essay are basically no longer part of my experience.
"It’s hard to describe. My felt experience of making health-related decisions is one of deep, complex uncertainty. As if I am dealing with a tangled ball of thoughts and feelings that spans multiple miles, so large that I cannot bring it into view and cannot think straight about it. The main component of the ball is fear, which suffuses everything."
Damn, this hit me. Can 1000% relate with all the health stuff ive been dealing with this past year and it's really hard to put into words. This nervous system stuff is really no joke!! Stoked to hear you're slaying the demon and very excited to hear how progress goes
I very much appreciated the parts like "ended up walking a fair amount". This is fitness content I can relate to!
I don't think I've had exactly the kind of post-viral fatigue you're talking about, but I definitely find that doing exercise helps to shift a head cold better than just resting through it.
Clicked for the arboretum waterfront trail, stayed for the pink send. Which SBP??? I don't have chronic pain and would rather die than run six miles so respect
Here's an extra n=1: I read your article one week ago, in a coffee shop. Inspired by it, I marched home (walking with a backpack at full speed), for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. No issues, felt good. Next day, I lifted weights, for an hour, which I haven't done in one year. And so on. One week later, still feeling good.
Previously, I had PEM, fatigue and brain fog, for about 1.5 years. I initially had other symptoms, but those went away eventually and I was left with these three.
So thank you for the inspiration!
Yes!!! I am so stoked to hear this! I hope you continue feeling better and better, and would be happy to hear any updates as time goes on.
FWIW: it's now three weeks out for me and things keep improving - still feeling good, ramping up exercise, and the lingering fears I mentioned at the end of the essay are basically no longer part of my experience.
"It’s hard to describe. My felt experience of making health-related decisions is one of deep, complex uncertainty. As if I am dealing with a tangled ball of thoughts and feelings that spans multiple miles, so large that I cannot bring it into view and cannot think straight about it. The main component of the ball is fear, which suffuses everything."
Damn, this hit me. Can 1000% relate with all the health stuff ive been dealing with this past year and it's really hard to put into words. This nervous system stuff is really no joke!! Stoked to hear you're slaying the demon and very excited to hear how progress goes
I very much appreciated the parts like "ended up walking a fair amount". This is fitness content I can relate to!
I don't think I've had exactly the kind of post-viral fatigue you're talking about, but I definitely find that doing exercise helps to shift a head cold better than just resting through it.
Clicked for the arboretum waterfront trail, stayed for the pink send. Which SBP??? I don't have chronic pain and would rather die than run six miles so respect
SBP Poplar! Here's the location if you wanna try it :) https://imgur.com/a/etfbhC2
This is an amazing story! Thank you for writing about your experience and congrats on pushing through
Thank you Maia!
Wow bravo, thanks for sharing. What a way to capture the fear spirals associated with deciding when to do more exercise. I relate personally