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We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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Re: We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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Post by snakeyjake »

metadat wrote: post #3

> Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

> Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years?

Yes.

Thousands of people in the US are bedridden with long Covid.

They caught Covid, something went really, really, wrong, and they never got out of bed. They cannot bathe or feed or take care of themselves at all. Some need to be fitted with pacemakers because their hearts are unable to regulate themselves.

Re: We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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snakeyjake wrote: post #11
metadat wrote: post #3

> Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

> Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? Yes. Thousands of people in the US are bedridden with long Covid. They caught Covid, something went really, really, wrong, and they never got out of bed. They cannot bathe or feed or take care of themselves at all. Some need to be fitted with pacemakers because their hearts are unable to regulate themselves.

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Re: We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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Post by aeternum »

There are a few papers showing that the spike protein can cross the blood-brain barrier so maybe it's not even necessary for it to 'sneak in via the vagus nerve' as mentioned in the article.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35052867/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36810757/

Re: We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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Post by magicalhippo »

metadat wrote: post #3

> Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

My SO still struggles with reduced short-term memory and clarity of thought, in addition to overall reduced energy and capacity.

Her period also went from clockwork to highly irregular. It's better now but still irregular.

She managed to get COVID just after getting the vaccine shot in early 2021, so a double whammy of sorts we recon. Symptoms started after that.

Re: We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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Post by fragmede »

snakeyjake wrote: post #11
metadat wrote: post #3

> Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

> Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? Yes. Thousands of people in the US are bedridden with long Covid. They caught Covid, something went really, really, wrong, and they never got out of bed. They cannot bathe or feed or take care of themselves at all. Some need to be fitted with pacemakers because their hearts are unable to regulate themselves.

That's a fate worse than death. Mortality stats for COVID don't cover that.

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Post by drannex »

metadat wrote: post #3

> Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

Yes. I had complete lung collapse last year due to having COVID in early 2021. It's a very serious thing, and something that shouldn't be understated. Multiple emergency surgeries to save my life, relearning how to breathe and walk, took up a good bit of my life this past year. Some days are worse than others, I hide it well, but it's nearly impossible some days.

I was a skateboarder before, can't even cruise on it without gasping for breath soon after starting.

Re: We Just Got More Evidence That Long Covid Is a Brain Injury

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Post by AndrewKemendo »

drannex wrote: post #16
metadat wrote: post #3

> Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Is anyone still recovering from COVID after 3+ years? If it's not permanent is it still to be considered a brain "injury"?

Yes. I had complete lung collapse last year due to having COVID in early 2021. It's a very serious thing, and something that shouldn't be understated. Multiple emergency surgeries to save my life, relearning how to breathe and walk, took up a good bit of my life this past year. Some days are worse than others, I hide it well, but it's nearly impossible some days. I was a skateboarder before, can't even cruise on it w…

That sounds terrifying I’m sorry.

Are there any interventions that would prevent this? What was the acute cause that made the collapse happen?

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