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Bekiala t1_ivvbbip wrote

Reply to comment by WateryTartLivinaLake in Half a million UK workers drop out of workforce, citing long-term illness by MagnusAuslander

Ugh. I have just recently quit wearing a mask. I think I'm going back to it.

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WateryTartLivinaLake t1_ivvbl05 wrote

People like me and unbeknownst future people like me would really appreciate it.🤗

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ArrrGaming t1_ivvhgqs wrote

Long COVID has always sounded miserable enough that we (my family and I) have never stopped wearing masks, social distancing, etc. I read that someone lost their ability to read due to what is being described as "brain fog".

I hope they discover a way to help you during our lifetimes, just like I hope they figure out long COVID.

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HardlyDecent t1_ivw6wy6 wrote

Haven't heard about the loss of reading ability, but for a couple weeks after COVID I would regularly lose pretty common words and spoken sentences would just dissolve into pauses.

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MilfagardVonBangin t1_ivxhch0 wrote

This just gave me a jolt. I’ve been doing this for the last several months and I noticed it not long after I had Covid. I also get a lot of headaches now too which I thought might be Covid related but the losing words thing never occurred to me.

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HardlyDecent t1_ivxqpb2 wrote

Oh, damn. I've had nearly constant headaches too, but that's been happening since COVID started at least (I assume that is heat/stress related).

Just for discussion purposes, my headaches feel like mild to moderate hangover level, sometimes one-sided, and acetaminophen/NSAIDS do almost nothing. And they come on with no apparent cause. Yours?

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MilfagardVonBangin t1_ivxwxey wrote

Mine are like the stress headaches I’d get behind the eyes when I wasn’t studying for upcoming exams. I get them mostly morning and evening time.

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tmuffinsnkitties t1_iw6ipaj wrote

Oh god. Im never sure if i do this more now due tto post covid or ADHD

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lovestobitch- t1_ivy6g47 wrote

Yes go over to the sub r/covidlonghaulers. I was 4 or 5 months and it sucked. Don’t want it again.

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sithelephant t1_ivvgnpt wrote

For added fun, vaccines do almost nothing to reduce the risk of longcovid. In some studies it's 50%, others find no benefit. (There is significant benefit against prompt severe outcomes, so get vaccinated)

Combine that with vaccination meaning the excuse was given to allow infections to roll through the population, and you've got nearly perfect conditions for a mass disabling event.

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