My uncle was one of those “it’s just a cold” people, and now he’s mostly disabled from long covid. Severe breathing problems and barely survived heart surgery last year. Before covid he was an active middle aged guy, working on a ranch and regularly going out hunting and fishing.
I knew it was bad originally, I just haven’t heard anybody I talk with having experiences with it in a long time. That’s why I assumed it wasn’t harmful anymore.
Around 10% of people get Long Covid after the first infection, chances go up with follow-up infections. Long Covid has a long list of possible symptoms (a friend of a friend had a really bad cough for three months and was always exhausted) with the more severe symptoms being rarer but still fucking scary (like ME/CFS).
Diana Cowern of the Physics Girl YouTube channel is a great example of the impacts of long COVID - she was bedridden for 3 years, and still cannot function normally today. There are a handful of videos on the channel from throughout her struggle if you want to understand better.
No. The risk of long-term disability remains substantial.
Damn. You don’t hear about that stuff as much. I wonder how many people are affected by it and just don’t realize it.
My uncle was one of those “it’s just a cold” people, and now he’s mostly disabled from long covid. Severe breathing problems and barely survived heart surgery last year. Before covid he was an active middle aged guy, working on a ranch and regularly going out hunting and fishing.
I knew it was bad originally, I just haven’t heard anybody I talk with having experiences with it in a long time. That’s why I assumed it wasn’t harmful anymore.
You don’t hear that COVID was the #5 killer in 2025.
Literally no. But I also don’t check those stats. That’s crazy.
Around 10% of people get Long Covid after the first infection, chances go up with follow-up infections. Long Covid has a long list of possible symptoms (a friend of a friend had a really bad cough for three months and was always exhausted) with the more severe symptoms being rarer but still fucking scary (like ME/CFS).
If you never got tested for Covid, can you know if you have long covid?
Not sure. Afaik the symptoms can happen after any viral infection, it’s just more frequent with Covid.
You know how it seems like people got dumber?
Nah, that’s just TikTok. Jk
What kind of long term disabilities?
Diana Cowern of the Physics Girl YouTube channel is a great example of the impacts of long COVID - she was bedridden for 3 years, and still cannot function normally today. There are a handful of videos on the channel from throughout her struggle if you want to understand better.
It’s similar to chronic fatigue syndrome, caused by other viruses.
Pulmonary complications. you’d have to walk around with those oxygen tanks if you want to do a brisk walk.