Life with Long Covid | COVID-19 Special

Up to 10% of those who catch COVID-19 will go on to suffer chronic effects from the virus, according to current statistics. DW takes a closer look at the condition, with its vast array of symptoms, that is impacting the lives of so many worldwide.
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[@tallykaczynski3257]

Almost 3 years. Ty for understanding. The pain and fatigue is the worst!

[@Ldancingcat]

I heard people with long Covid should NOT be active. It can make things worse. Rest is necessary to heal.

[@EmmaMallows98]

We don’t heal, none of us are better

[@rambobrazy8411]

@@EmmaMallows98 fax and im only 19

[@EmmaMallows98]

@@rambobrazy8411 woah too young im 24, wanna talk about it? lol

[@infinitybauer1187]

@@rambobrazy8411 me too, 19 with long COVID

[@stvlu733]

I feel symptoms if I do too much exercise like walking and I will get dizzy and breathless. A few times, I felt like fainting. All this happens when I do this daily, starting only on the first couple of days. If I do more, it gets worse, and my feet get numb and swell up to my ankles. Before covid, this never happened. I was riding my bike daily and rollerblading with walking.

[@darinherrick9224]

I suspect long Covid. Never tested positive for the virus but around the same time it was everywhere I developed blood clots, chronic shortness of breath, choric tiredness, heart palpitations, thoracic outlet syndrome (in both arms!). I have chronic chest pains, chronic stomach pain, life is a nightmare! And I'm only 41!!!

[@infinitybauer1187]

Same, at 19 years old

[@semaph0re]

@@infinitybauer1187 did you take the vax? how many and at what age?

[@Mac-qi5nz]

Are you by any chance chronically obese like all these other "long covid sufferers"?

[@ChristopherLeskanic]

Your description of your symptoms describes me perfectly.... I'm 47 and have been suffering from LC for about 2 years... I'm living in pure misery! I hope we start feeling better soon!

[@Pfromm007]

Thank you for this video. As someone whose dad ended up in the hospital twice because of long Covid, it's nice to know that we aren't alone in this struggle. Out of my family, I was the only one to get vaccinated, and the only one who didn't end up severely sick. I respect people's choices in whatever they wish to do, but I reached a breaking point when my dad ended up on a respirator. It's not okay to force people to be vaccinated. It's not okay to walk around without a mask. It's not okay to dismiss people who are suffering from the after effects of a disease. It's not okay to assault doctors and medical workers. It's simply not okay to treat other people like a virus.

[@richardtheriault9121]

And it's also not ok to spread misinformation as some do as that leads to worse sickness and maybe death.(not implying you, rather adding to your points)

[@Funkywallot]

Thumbs up if you had the most common after covid symptom : Loss of smell and taste ! Or partiell loss

[@donnawargacki6612]

ALSO, short term memory lost, getting worse as times and it's the most crazy feeling!

[@Kangaroo_Caught]

I am currently covid positive for the first time. Symptoms started showing after a 10 km walk/jog one afternoon. I have been wondering about going for a short walk, so I really appreciated Derek Williams discussion of return to exercise.

[@winstinhunter7398]

PLEASE, I need help - I suffer from Long Covid. I cannot catch my breath and I have many symptoms. I have no energy, I feel like I have the flu all the time, extreme pain in my arms and shoulders and I suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I have had 17 operations to repair damage to the veins in my legs and today I will undergo surgery to repair damage to the arteries in one of my legs and further surgery to my other leg. I am worried about damage that has occurred to my entire vascular system. I cannot walk even 10 feet without collapsing. I do not want to die, I have not recovered from Covid since January 10 2021

[@jamq3815]

Have you tried Irish sea moss?

[@cleob9956]

I hope your last surgery went well. 🙏🏼Please give us an update.

[@Zerothegreathusky]

I have high fever 39 degree Celsius in 3 days now, muscle ache, headache and severe sore thoat please pray for me this is the most painful I have ever experienced in my life

[@danlovepeaceunity]

Are you vaccinated?

[@Mac-qi5nz]

​@@danlovepeaceunity😂

[@Dystopikachu]

I love all the well-informed comments so far on this video

[@thomasottvideos]

I'm 74 and in my 12th month of Long-COVID. I have daily extreme fatigue, restricted breathing, and loss of balance with falling episodes. Here in Phoenix, Arizona, the medical community has NOT fully embraced the reality of Long-COVID due to its political connotations. I had both primary vaccines, which I 100% regret bring pressured by my family physician into getting. After the second vaccine, my general health began to decline by the month until I finally contracted COVID-19 in January 2022, which progressed into Long-COVID by March 2022. Each night, just before going to bed, I look around my bedroom and think: tonight is it; I will not see the morning sun.

[@victoriahouse9969]

Ive had covid 3 times. Vaccines when available. But I've had Long Covid since first infection 17th March 2020. I was telling my Doctors that i thought i had Long Covid before they were up to speed with it. 3.5 years later, I still have it. Being Asthmatic i knew I was going to get it easily. Ive not felt the same since.

[@victoriahouse9969]

Covid 17th March 2020. 30th December 2020. 14th September 2022.

[@86MarcusP]

Very educative indeed 🔥🔥🔥

[@florin26balalau]

My uncle got infected because he was in and out of the hospital with his brain tumor and he died in 2019 and then we went to his funeral and I got infected and my symptoms started to show in 2020 around February I thought I was going to die it was some serious stuff and it took exactly a whole month I had severe sore throat and severe coughing but I smoke a lot of weed I even tried to smoke weed while being sick that didn't go so well well at least I'm alive that's all I'm going to say thank you God

[@prettyboishah2898]

Is smoking weed bad when your sick? I still have the after effects of covid/long covid, Im doing a little better, but still am not myself, I want to know if smoking weed is okay?

[@florin26balalau]

@@prettyboishah2898 I'm a long-term weed smoker and I force my immune system to adjust so I wouldn't advise if your immune system is bad as it is weed doesn't necessarily help especially if you're smoking it I don't really smoke when I get sick only because I get bored of The Drowsy feeling and I want to change it up because I like drowsy feeling and be careful with edibles because smoking is a different High compared to the edibles the Edibles will feel like you're on morphine or some kind of narcotic pill and it can make you throw up if you take too much

[@florin26balalau]

@@prettyboishah2898 if you want to start smoking some weed start smoking those vaporizer concentrate because the leaves in the weed contain carcinogens that can hurt your immune system but if you smoke only the extract you have less carcinogens going into your body

[@pattirobrahn9496]

Endothelial damage in micro-vessels can explain most long COVID symptoms - it's the capillaries where nutrients are absorbed, oxygen is transferred..... Body parts tend to function poorly after awhile at a deficit of nutrition and oxygen it would seem.

[@LongCOVIDAdvocator]

I also heard that long haulers are suffering from micro clots and platelet activation. Do you think they're attacking the endothelial in the first place?

[@bobbobby2978]

🤣

[@prettyboishah2898]

@@bobbobby2978 Why the laugh emoji?

[@prettyboishah2898]

@@LongCOVIDAdvocator Do you know what can be done to fix the endothelial damage of the micro-vessels, micro-clots?

[@LongCOVIDAdvocator]

@@prettyboishah2898 It's because "normal" people have no idea what's it like to have an invisible illness without a diagnostic test until they have it. Tired of normal people making fun of long haulers without consequences.

[@marcosramos4596]

I'll move to Barcelona to be with those great Doctors!

[@qwerty-vp1sb]

I think my mother suffers long covid. After covid she always complain about weird sensation in her mouth and experience drying, it also ruins her sleep quality like she cant sleep properly without sleeping pills

[@brobinson8614]

physical therapy is dangerous, and actually malpractice for those suffering from Post Exertional Malaise (PEM) i.e. If you worsen 12 to 48 hours after exercise then you are risking permanent worsening from it. Those people need to 'pace' instead, with multiple rests between any chore. You need to find your base line maximum of exertion that doesn't trigger PEM and stay well below it. doing your best to avoid triggering PEM, because it is reminding the immune system to keep making the same mistake over and over again. Avoiding PEM completely should eventually allow the immune system to reset. That could take months or even a few years. But the alternative of 'pushing through' will make you never recover

[@alohaarianna]

I learned the hard way with physical therapy. But when I stepped away and paced myself, that’s when I started to notice small, slow improvements.

[@sendittozach]

Sheltered in place and have a slew of high risk people around I care about. Masked up, vaccinated, etc. Nobody in my circle got covid. Including myself. BUT… I was vaccinated (Moderna) and later in 2023 I collapsed at home with AFIB and SVT. Cardiac anxiety is my worst enemy. One out of rhythm beat or a palpitation and I’m set off. I had an ablation and along with meds things are manageable but I can’t help in the back of my mind wondering about the association of certain things to others. I am pro-scientific evidence. Not kooky mommy blog science. But like I said, there is some doubt in the back of my mind. I feel for anyone dealing with an illness that affects your daily life. I hope you all return to health soon. Much Love.

[@dickriggles942]

I've had COVID three times and each time I've had to take time off to get better around a week or two weeks. I can't work through it. It's definitely your body trying to eliminate the virus, end of story. I think the people who are having problems have terrible immune systems. I can only surmise mine is alright, but that it still needs a lot of help to fight off the virus. I'm 40.

[@ChristopherLeskanic]

Research shows that the majority of long haulers were considered healthy before covid.... I'm 47 and have been suffering from LC for 2 years.... I was very healthy, strong immunity and now I'm disabled....

[@dickriggles942]

@@ChristopherLeskanic A lot of military veterans seem to have the same symptoms. Especially those who served overseas, like in Iraq.

[@silverflame2501]

Team of doctors....... only rich people can afford

[@TheTrailburner]

My wedding photographer caught Covid in May of 2020 and developed long covid. He still hasn't recovered, and at this point is starting to contemplate whether the damage is permanent.

[@Patt12]

Give antiviral soon a person test positive cortisone tablet and antibiotic

[@michael-qp9xd]

I’m a 69 yr old runner. I got covid about 6 wks ago. Had 101 to 102 fever and muscle aches first two days. Then reduced to 98 to 100 for about 10 days. So had for about 2 weeks with at home test finally negative after about 15 days. Did jogging light all days but first 2 days. Also for 14 days had a little bit of dry cough. My normal temp is 97 to 98f. Had J&J vaccine about yr ago. No booster though. Even though felt little poor for about the 14 day period never stopped jogging and this jogging i found good for mood, mind and recovery. Don’t fully agree with one speaker to do no exercise for 10 days. Everyone little different and if symptoms not severe at least walk. Much research over last 20 yrs that week long bed rest not best for basic viruses, flu, colds etc. This overall just my opinion and I’m not medical doc or medical researcher.

[@kris-pq9fd]

How many are truly jibby jabbed?.

[@NerdyGirlLiveLove]

First long covid March 2020 14 months. 2nd covid July 2022 6 months neurological cognitive issues. Slow road.

[@alohaarianna]

Hope you’re feeling better

[@olivierbeltrami]

Translating “histoires à dormir debout” by “bedtime stories” ! 😱

[@PurposefulPorpoise]

LMAO @ "Simulating Long Covid" You wanna simulate long covid? Heres what you do : (Make sure you dont sleep at all for 2 days before you do this btw.) Go run a full marathon, then at the end of it have a friend hit u in the head as hard as they can. once you've done this now you need to take 3 shots of vodka. Now start your day. Every day. Now you are in the ballpark.

[@shapirodeadking5012]

lol truth. also set your own brain on fire.

[@infinitybauer1187]

This is only accurate if you run the marathon with ace bandages around your chest and your shoes are a size too small! 😅

[@KokayMate]

Good likeness, but you forgot to ad that you need to put a plastic bag over your head and pull oxigen trough it. Remove bag first after 24 months.

[@bobbobby2978]

This whole narrative would crumble if we'd destroy the 5 millimeter 🌊🌊🌊 towers.

[@rocky_wang]

5:40 That's a great exercise

[@brigitteleafbarnes1441]

Navy Seal/ Military Training

[@shutthedoor2052]

i got covid twice

[@tomalmow3814]

Efter the VAXX...

[@ianuy3346]

@@tomalmow3814 vaccine reduces the symptoms, it won’t stop you from catching it… duh

[@raw1877]

I think women are more affected at those ages due to the effects of the hormonal fluctuations during perimenopause (35 - 51 year olds on average), especially reductions in estrogen. I hypothesise that this is the same for autoimmune diseases. Estrogen plays a huge role in the female immune system. Perimenopause is a huge window of risque to AFAB's, that we're not often aware of.

[@TH-bj1pb]

I want to know the vaxczsine status of these long cov sufferers

[@abigailtenadii4497]

Yes I bet they all had the so called vaccine

[@cann5565]

I want to know how many people who didn't get vaccinated have long Covid.

[@cann5565]

@@TheFle77 I want to know what they eat for breakfast and what color their poop is

[@nerdpopeking]

I want to know if they think pineapple can go on pizza

[@BreatheSlowww]

I have long covid (a build up of fluid in my lungs that hasn’t subsided since April). I have a chronic illness and take immunosuppressants, so I am a high risk person. I am fully vaccinated and have had 2 boosters.

[@teachmetheway928]

Pure blood here, no long covid.. no covid period.... weird how that works..

[@TheTrailburner]

Did you know that "Pure Blood" is a term used to describe people born out of incest?

[@KokayMate]

No jab here. Still severely ill after infection. 36 months ongoing now.

[@drakecarter1780]

No jab here either. Got covid in October 2022. It sucked and went away. This is coming from an overweight, 15 year cigarette smoker.

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

Thank the Lord for natural immunity

[@sendittozach]

And for people who likely wore masks while you likely didn’t.

[@leosath6644]

What ever 🤮

[@chinaqa7989]

I think you know why china have so strong police for Covid

[@rocky_wang]

They are different. Their dictators want their people to be obedient sheep

[@kelvinding4180]

The truths is the rest of the WORLD are not ready yet... What you see now across CHINA will happen to rest of the WORLD when the times comes... IS THE WORLD READY??? Only times will tell .

[@rocky_wang]

@@kelvinding4180 The world is ready to revive, but China has devolved back to lockdown

[@kelvinding4180]

@@rocky_wang Isn't the deaths tolls across around the world telling you something???

[@rocky_wang]

@@kelvinding4180 we are all gonna die, one way or another. Also, the death rate of omicron is much lower. The real reason is Xi Jinpig doesn't want the pandemic to go away because he was controlled by pharmaceutical companies which become obscenely rich during the pandemic. I am from China btw

[@canucktruckerbear]

I feel so left out I was never jabbed, never wore face diapers, been on the front line, the entire time, and still haven't got Covid. At least officially..

[@whohan779]

Maybe you should work on your polemic wording (especially regarding "face diapers"). It (I guess sarcastically) longing for debilitating symptoms also doesn't reflect well upon you; apparently just 'cause you were never exposed or had a good immune response (especially since some ~1.2% of people can't contract symptomatic C19 at all - which still is far less than those ultimately getting LC).

[@canucktruckerbear]

@@whohan779 😂😂😂

[@saschaesken5524]

why didnt you take the fuckzine ?

[@GloryDaze73]

Not a good comment! Very negative. When you get sick one day, you will regret these words 😢I promise you!

[@pulangkampung201]

Rencana Jenazah COVID-19 tidak akan sembuh bahkan tambah parah.

[@RealResponce]

Being Vaccinated helped them right¿ Or the cause of¿

[@Whiterun_Gaurd]

Search for spike protein long covid. It seems to be caused by the spike protein itself.

[@Cultleader1984]

A huge amount of people in Africa are not vaccinated, so very unlikely. Also long covid effects all people vaxxed and unvaxxed, I knew plenty of friends that are unvaccinated and vaccinated that have gotten long covid.

[@saschaesken5524]

​@@Cultleader1984😂

[@jiangheng]

After watching this episode, I don't think the dynamic-zero covid policy in China is a bad idea...sure the practices shall be improved and vaccines shall be modernized. For now we simply don't know enough about this virus to ignore it in daily life.

[@bethsheba7]

Stockholm syndrome take😬

[@fluseint.1303]

How did u make it till here with all your fear in the body? Must hurt, doesn’t it?

[@bobbobby2978]

Wow. You're obviously clueless

[@ImYourProblem]

Well at least they were protected from severe disease and death.

[@JogBird]

is dw suggesting that covid causes diabetes?

[@cann5565]

I'm pretty sure that's the healthcare workers they were interviewing but you can make up whatever stuff you want. It's a free country.

[@JohnDoe-cr9jw]

@@cann5565 depends on the country

[@nerdpopeking]

Not improbable. I mean, huge immunoreaction leads to organ damage leads to conditions. Like, why not?

[@zxsw85]

In 18% of the cases, yes. It’s a mitochondrial disease

[@bobbobby2978]

@@cann5565 it's in the video. Try again

[@wabalaka1565]

Covid cause diabetes?😂😂😂 This is where I pause this video and click report for misinformation

[@cann5565]

Definitely not what was said but you can make up whatever you want to make you feel safe in your bubble. Lol.

[@jeffbridges666]

Me too, reported

[@alexkumm4488]

@@cann5565 that is exactly what was said🤣🤣🤣

[@Dystopikachu]

Organ damage.

[@wabalaka1565]

@@cann5565 0:50 you're welcome ☺️

[@user-cq2by4zc3y]

So it is the DW formular to start with the pitiful sad African "My Covid story" and the solutions segment in Germany. Is this deliberate or does the perpetuation of the deseased, destitute and hopeless Africa narrative come naturally?

[@steph2020]

“Increased exposure to microplastics, nanoparticles, chemicals in masks and nasopharyngeal tests parallel many of the symptoms that define long COVID.”

[@misterae6430]

then why are not more people suffering from symptoms since everyone has generally the same amount of exposure to these things?

[@fermentillc]

@@misterae6430 it's being suppressed by the media. And not everyone is exposed equally. If you eat organic, for example, your exposed to 90% less microplastic and organophosphates. If you drink tap ,chlorinated water, you will have gut dysbiosis. Part of the confusion comes from the fact the entirety of industry is moving to synbio without public awareness. I have an 8 hr presentation explaining it if your interested.🙏

[@Love_N_Let_Live]

This seems like more BS. I barely wore a plastic mask and COVID messed me up during and after, and even today. I'm a 29 year old skinny male. 🤷‍♂️ I'm sure microplastics don't help, but to act like these masks would cause such a negative impact in a small amount of time is ridiculous.

[@tomalmow3814]

@@misterae6430 Genetics?

[@kaneharris5899]

Masks full of who knows what for young developing lungs will only show in time. Constantly forced to breath through them cannot be good for children. I await your triggered comments.

[@dennystephenson412]

More vaccine side effects.

[@ascgazz]

Provide evidence or shush.

[@dennystephenson412]

@@ascgazz don't be lazy, Pfizer documents were released months ago.

[@JonCurtin]

@ascGazz watch died suddenly, has all the evidence you need. Just the mainstream media will never admit it, they're all criminals.

[@bobbobby2978]

Yup. 5 millimeter waves as well.

[@bethsheba7]

poor mud blüds🥺

[@alexkumm4488]

She developed diabetes because she's overweight not because of COVID 😂😂😂

[@Funkywallot]

Probably. Its the first time ever I hear that . Diabetes takes years to manifest and often its not discouvered until blood monitoring for a while. Those who have diabetes are said to catch covid more severe. So, she mixed it up

[@gambylou9959]

If your on the edge of getting it maybe it pushes you over the edge. Furthermore we shouldn't judge others.

[@Funkywallot]

@@gambylou9959 We very much should use judgement over others that dont have a medical degree, done self diagnosis and making the wrong conclusions. Its not covid that pushed her over the edge to diabetes, they are two completely different illnesses existing side by side. Why is that so hard to understand ???

[@LongCOVIDAdvocator]

Normal people have no idea what it's like to live with an invisible illness with no diagnostic test.

[@gambylou9959]

@@Funkywallot and you have a degree in what may I ask?

[@tomalmow3814]

Long Covid-19...more jabs?? How did Covid-19 get to conquer the pharmaceutical industry??? Someone must explain that

[@brentharrington9235]

Life with MRNA injection induced auto immune disorder.

[@bobbobby2978]

Yup

[@Whiterun_Gaurd]

Studies show spike protein may cause ling covid. You could be right. But the spike protein of the virus itself mighr cause it. Spike proteim from the jab migjt also cause it.

[@Cultleader1984]

I'm unvaxed and caught long covid It's not a joke and I hope you take it seriously, I would try avoiding getting COVID if I were you, it's not like the flu or a cold, it's far worse, I was hospitalized for a week. while the vaccine can cause problems and long covid symptoms, so can the virus, I know a lot of unvaccinated and vaccinated friends who are suffering from long covid, I don't even feel like the same person and it's depressing. Current estimates say that both the virus and vaccinated induced long covid can take up to 3 years to recover from.

[@bobbobby2978]

@@Cultleader1984 no thanks

[@lastChang]

The world must make sure Chinese 🇨🇳 Xi Jinping *won't get away* for starting the Wuhan pandemic

[@rocky_talkie]

Hahaha, our China won't pay you a dime

[@bobbobby2978]

Fauci started this "pandemic" via gain of function research.

[@Cultleader1984]

@@rocky_talkie China needs to pay for it's crimes against humanity

[@rocky_talkie]

@@Cultleader1984 Yes China needs to pay, but can you just ask Chairman Xi Jinpig to write you a cheque? 🤣🤣🤣

[@me5atworld]

I had night sweats for 3-4 days the first year. That's all it did to me cause I'm a beast.