From the darkness of Long Covid to full recovery, Cody's story.

Cody Turner describes his Long Covid journey from the depths of despair to full recovery. While this is not a prescription for recovery, this is hopeful story. It is possible to fully recover. Much to be learned from Cody's journey. Cody was 25 years old and was running 5 miles a day when he developed Long Covid in August of 2020. This happened after asymptomatic Covid-19. And he had a severe reaction to his second Pfizer shot in March of 2021. He joined Long Covid - Recover via Fasting / Autophagy in Dec of 2020. A conversation with Thomas Bunker the admin of that group. If you aggregate all of Cody's symptoms at their worst, his Long Covid severity score was 62. If you wish to quantify your symptoms, take the survey: forms.gle/iAxKfNo7FLrtNp8s8

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

I had mild cold symptoms for 3 days, didn't get tested. After 5 daysi felt ok so I went and lifted weights for an hour. The next day I had extreme fatigue. The next day my resting pulse rate was 115 beats per minute. I had to lift a heavy object for 10 seconds and my heart rate went through the roof. After many days of intense research I went on a high fat meat, fish and whole egg diet eating twice a day. Never eat 4 hours before bed. 20 thousand iu vit d3, 4, 180mg pills of tocatrenoils, 4 vit k2, 4 aged garlic tabs, 3 coq 10 , 2 magnesium tabs, 3, 500mg barberine a day. Nutritional yeast with every meal, 1 probiotic a day, I high quality fish oil a day, 2, 500 mg vit b food based source of vitamin C powder. 2 heaped teaspoons a day with water. Must be food based not synthetic. Not cheap. Do not exercise rigorously, brisk walk 20, 30 min. Some half push ups with you knees on the floor. Is enough. Do not stress and do not engage In rigorous activity of any sort even when you feel good. After 8 days my resting pulse has gone to an average of 88 from 115. Also use pure Virginia olive oil and butter, with cooking. Eliminate all sugar from diet including fruit. Dring 2 litres of purified water with half a teaspoon of Himalayan pink salt and a dash of lemon per litre. Never drink while eating and take small sips throughout the day.

[@mindymontez9013]

How long did it take u to get back to normal??

[@joeryan82]

It does seem like endurance athletes, distance runners, cyclists, soccer players are coming down worse than others. Possible that it's ACE2 upregulation in these groups. To your continued good health, Cody.

[@merissaclarke7839]

I'm so happy for you, I have LC 11months now, I feel hopeless at times, but hearing your testimony gives me hope

[@janybekorozaliev9052]

Merissa how are you now?

[@merissaclarke7839]

@@janybekorozaliev9052 I'm still having issues made a year this month, GI, dizziness, loosing so much weight

[@clairchetwood9777]

You guys nailed it with this video. I'm only half way through but wanted to comment on things you have spoken about so far before I forget. For the psychological aspect of LC, it really does mess with your mind. The mental health symptoms felt chemical to me and not emotional. Alcohol makes me relapse so bad, I can't touch it now. I'm 8 month in so far and very slowly getting better. I've been taking my community host defence fungi capsules for 3 months. My last and worse relapse was April 2022, since then my relapses aren't as intense. I'd say I'm around 70% better now. I also agree about minimizing exposure to LC doom and gloom groups, they helped me in the early days to really identify what was wrong with me, but after that, they can be damaging to your recovery. Now I only search for recovery stories when I'm relapsing. When I feel well again, I just live my life and try to forget that I'm still recovering from LC.

[@janybekorozaliev9052]

Clair how are you now? Fully recovered? Also did you have a weird weak leg feeling? Kind of like if you get kicked behind the knee and you wobble

[@clairchetwood9777]

@@janybekorozaliev9052 I'm still long hauling. Almost 10 months in now. A few relapses since I last commented. I ran out of my host defense capsules and relapsed 5 days later, and I've been up and down ever since, not sure if it's a coincidence or weather the fungi capsules were helping. I didn't get that exact symptom but had alot of leg issues, weakness, burning sore muscles, cramping without pain in my left calf muscle. How far in are you?

[@janybekorozaliev9052]

@@clairchetwood9777 hopefully you're getting better! And I'm about 6 months into it, slowly improving

[@Aaaaaalex09]

How are you today Clair??

[@AnrupB]

Everything described here is identical to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and POTS. From symptoms to being athletic, supplements that help and stats.

[@swyllie30]

Good interview. I wouldn’t say LH recovery is rare. I’ve seen a lot of LH athletes return to sport symptom free. They just leave the FB groups so most recoveries are undocumented. I’m LH for 17 months but I’ve been very close to fully out in random months at times. And that’s with a lot of skiing and biking. It’ll happen.

[@Aaaaaalex09]

how are you today Stuart?

[@MyFriendPeter]

I would certainly say excercise is a big factor. I had glandular fever/mono in 2019 and was very careful with excercise. However, after a few months i tried running again and got the exact same PEM as I now get with long COVID. The difference is with glandular fever/mono is that I pulled back. When I got COVID I got back into training after 3 to 4 weeks and got PEM again. But this time I stupidly didnt pull back. Now i have long COVID and POTs.

[@jamesgilmour8794]

Great discussion guys, I have had covid 3 times. My breathing is affected intermittently. I have fibromyalgia as well as recovering from a spontaneous vertebral artery dissection and strokes.

[@steve0ne11]

I’m a long hauler of 19 months now. Mine was from the Pfizer vaccine. I tried fasting and the autophagy protocol but it severely aggravated my POTS. HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen) was the single most effective thing I’ve done. Must be a hard shelled chamber at 2 ATA of pressure. 20-40 sessions minimum.

[@dbulat]

Hello Steve how are you doing today? did you get better? did you recover?

[@cristianmolina231]

Ive done 3 session feeling bettter but i think i need more

[@cristianmolina231]

Have u done them straight in a row?

[@jmact1977]

So glad I stumbled upon this. I've watched many recovery videos. All good but this seemed to resonate with me. The excersize early on thing was so interesting. I was running ( and surfing) everyday. Maybe 50k weeks. Waited over 2 weeks after my initial infection , which was light then went for a light 4k run. Felt awful halfway through so walked home and lay down. Waited another week or so then went for a surf on a small day ( do not much paddling or hold downs etc). Got out after maybe half an hour. Walked home and slept for 2 hours. That was Nov 2020 and I'm still struggling. And uf anything it seems to have got a little worse since Xmas. Can I ask about the alcohol thing. I drink most fri or sat. Usually once a week. But I'll feel awful or at least not good all week. Have drinks , feel fairly boreal. Be a bit hungover the next day. Groggy and tired ( but not my usual long covid symptoms and fedlings( and then the next day they will return. Is the alcohol masking or inhibiting the symptoms and once it wears off they return. Or am I being somewhat naive. I may eat my own neck soon

[@recoverfromlongcovid1084]

I am not sure if alcohol is a negative factor or not. Here is a blog on Delayed-onset Long COVID... fairly common. dietandfasting4health.com/delayed-onset-long-covid/

[@ilovesketching1]

Yes I’m a prisoner in the Covid brain and it’s hard to self talk in a positive way to pull your self out and if I didn’t have a relationship with the Lord I would have ended it all. This is how much it’s affected me😔🙇🏽‍♀️

[@vwrxlasvegas]

I'm the same way. Got covid in July 2020, but I still have brain fog, cognitive issues, breathing problems, palpitations, high blood pressure, ulcerative colitis, gerd, blood circulation issues, anxiety and panick attacks, sleep apnea and insomia. I have not work for 3 years. I use to be very physically active before this. One thing positive came out of it I became close to Jesus!

[@renaissance5300]

I hear you long covid here plus Lyme disease 12 years. horrible. Lyme is the forgotten disease. high suicide rate

[@NYCMonkey23]

I got covid in May. Pretty bad for a month then gradually was able to walk 2,000 steps to 3k, to 7k, to 10k and 13k. I also did push ups, sit ups, weights by july. Now in August, I'm back to square one. Insane.

[@janybekorozaliev9052]

What do you mean back to square one now? After 3 months you go better, then suddenly worse?

[@NYCMonkey23]

@@janybekorozaliev9052 Relapsed. Had to go to the E.R. only for then to tell me my vitals are normal again. It seems my body isnt effected by Allegra so I switched over to Zyrtec two days ago. So far so good.

[@janybekorozaliev9052]

@@NYCMonkey23 may I ask why are you taking zyrtec or allegra? Do those allergy medicines treat long covid or do you take them for allergies?

[@ilovesketching1]

I so wish to talk to you Cody everything you have expressed is exactly what I’m experiencing I’m still in the mist of this mysterious residue that lingers but this video gives me hope! & yes you may not have been hit as hard as others but you have been hit! & you lived it! You experienced it & we long Covid can relate. I so thank you for sharing your story. I’m getting close to 2 years & this does bring in a despair a depression that stocks a ambush of sudden exhaustion for I to have never experienced anything like this! All I know it’s real & I’m living it too😔

[@lando2755]

Glad I had anxiety problems before I got long Covid because from anxiety I learned how to calm down not to overthink and just breathe I’m very good friends with anxiety and brain fog is like the same thing so I got over that pretty fast because I just let it happen I didn’t try to control it and just stay calm

[@deborahbutel2622]

Thanks Cody and Tom. Awesome!

[@Sanat2able]

Very inspiring indeed.

[@Fischerado]

Best conversation. Very good.

[@beatinglongcovid]

Great video Tom! Your protocol was and is one of the reasons I have gotten back to 90%! I would love to do a video podcast or interview for your channel one day. Looking forward to learning more about your new study on autophagy as well. Thanks for all you do.

[@SteppesoftheLevant]

I like listening to this story to give me hope when im down. Good luck to everyone

[@hardchill11]

Currently on my 4th day of a water fast to treat long covid. Been suffering from a very fatiqued depressed state for half year and also had some gut issues. My mood already enhanced a lot but from the third day on I experienced a thrust in fatique and also noticed my heartbeat in my stomach which is hopefully a sign of the autophagy fighting the remaining covid fragments. I‘m really hoping to see a good improvement of my symptoms. Also I will keep an anti-inflammatory diet after the fast to give my body the best possible opportunity to reproduce stem and immune cells. If there is any interest of an update after the fast let me know! Wishing all the long haulers a lot of energy to fight long covid!

[@rashidm65]

Hi JustusBr, Many thanks for sharing the information. I have long covid symptoms. May I know your water fast protocol. I appreciate for your help.

[@teddybearroosevelt1847]

Four days is a lot. It may be too much

[@amyhardee8629]

I can relate so much to this! Our symptoms and recovery are very similar. I got a good laugh about the supplements.

[@neovincibeats]

So do you also feel like you fully recovered

[@janybekorozaliev9052]

Amy update? How are you now?

[@siobhanchristine-bligh183]

Great to have recovery stories. I’m incorporating 18 hour fasts into my weeks as that’s all I can handle right now - but definitely slowly improving

[@LongCOVIDAdvocator]

Update?

[@LeTrashPanda]

I'm on a perpetual fast with Gastroparesis 😂

[@LongCOVIDAdvocator]

I guess it didn't work

[@siobhanchristine-bligh183]

Hey no sorry - I’m left with pretty bad neurological issues and I don’t know why - I’m on a keto diet and that’s makes me feel less fatigued

[@MegaEpicGamingGuy]

@@siobhanchristine-bligh183 I have the same problem, that is my only symptom besides the pem. Nothing seems to help, the only thing that took it away was when I had food poisoning but it came back a few days after

[@neovincibeats]

Trouble swallowing beating me over the head

[@marionharris5952]

Viral damage to cranial nerves IX and X.

[@PlatinumPerfect]

i’m 21 i am struggling with this i have to work everyday so it makes it so much harder i have chronic fatigue, brain fog, no energyyyyy its so so hard i am taking b complex, d3, nac, lung support, tumeric / quecertin, b12, reservatrol, nothing is working

[@wzupppp]

Was the recovery sudden or gradual? And do you believe the recovery was thanks to the vaccination or fasting?

[@steve0ne11]

Is there any consensus about whether vaccine injuries and covid long haul are the same thing? I’m a vax long hauler and the viral debris thing seems like it wouldn’t apply to people like me. Although the symptoms appear to be the same. Including duration.

[@recoverfromlongcovid1084]

There is not yet an scientific concensus. There is hardly any medical acknowledgement of the Post Vax phenomenon. Per my unpublished data Post Vax symptoms are exactly the same as those of Long Covid.

[@teddybearroosevelt1847]

@@recoverfromlongcovid1084the fact that long covid as a separate condition exists is clear: before the vaccines were made available people already developed the condition.

[@jeffwest6161]

Poll ----- "What are we waiting for?" Those who are in Long Covid ........ what are we waiting for? I've talked to so many doctors and no one seems to know for sure. Is it viral persistence? Is it a destruction or a disruption of the Metabolic Process? Is it Viral Debris? No one seems to know. I am 90% recovered -- 10 months. My remaining symptom is chronic fatigue. If I get moving, or have a work-out, the "fatigue" will go away. But it comes back every morning. I'm lifting weights again, but my endurance is horrible. My MAX strength is back to normal, but I can't hardly do anythign for any duration. If I work-out in the gym, I'm done for the day --- whereas before, I could work-out and then do yard work, run a chain saw, etc., etc. So, to me, it seems like my body is unable to produce enough ATP in a short time frame. But why? What are we waiting for?!!! Does our body simply need TIME to heal? Obviously Cody's body is healed. So encouraging to hear. I am 55. So I suspect it will take more time for myself. Last question/observation ---- any other modalities that have helped people? HBOT ....... NAD IV therapy ...... infared sauna ........ Besides supplements and a proper diet .................... just looking for other modalities that might help the healing process. Good luck to all Long Haulers. Hang in there. Be encouraged.

[@browneyedgirlFL67]

@Jeff West what are you doing that has you recovered at 90% at 10 months?

[@renaissance5300]

other sites talk about micro clotting the oxygen an red blood cells are not get thru the body and brain ,heart

[@browneyedgirlFL67]

So- what was the duration of your entire journey?

[@bradsorgen3151]

If long Covid is caused by viral persistence, why does it mainly effect endurance athletes and women? Wouldn’t it be more random in nature? Thank you.

[@marionharris5952]

I’m thinking upregulation of ace receptors in athletes.

[@g.s.5868]

intense sport might lower immune temporarly

[@vanjacalantropo]

What is the long Covid group they are talking about?

[@lando2755]

How long did he have long Covid?

[@guahansoldier2011]

What was his reaction when he drank alcohol?

[@merissaclarke7839]

How did you start back gaining weight

[@XXO-Rosie]

“The ronacoaster,” I love that 😂.

[@janybekorozaliev9052]

Why are athletes more susceptible to getting long covid?

[@g.s.5868]

heart inflammation shows up more in people that ... actually don't sit on their ass all day

[@danakangas2917]

The talking in the background is very distracting. I appreciate the info though.

[@tombunker429]

Sorry about that. I didn't realize that the microphone would pick up my brother from the next room! Lesson learned.

[@SteppesoftheLevant]

Who cares. I love background noise lol

[@simonpedley9729]

If you forget all the forums and youtube videos and read the scientific literature instead you will find that there is only one treatment for lc that has been shown to work in clinical trials. its called hbot.