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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you explain my cardiac issues that are very clearly seen via MRI and echocardiogram? And no, they weren’t there previously. I am in my 30s, incredibly fit, was running 35-40 miles per week before I got sick (this was pre-vaccine; first wave). Literally couldn’t breathe even though my lung capacity is usually off the charts. I needed inhalers for the first time in my life and even those didn’t work super well. Ekg and blood work showed many abnormalities. I was declared disabled for 1.5 years because I had medical evidence of my persistent illness. These are all very objective measures. Nothing psychosomatic about it. [/quote]

No one is saying your issues are psychosomatic. But the study seems to indicate that for Covid patients who have mild illness, outcomes like yours are rare. So people who are claiming that long Covid is a widespread health crisis are severely overstating claims, and in many cases trying to conflate mild symptoms that resolve on their own (like the PP who briefly lost her sense of taste and smell for a few weeks) with more severe issues that require medical intervention and a separate diagnosis.

Most people who get Covid never experience serious cardiovascular issues. Or even mild cardiovascular issues. What you describe is not on the list of symptoms identified by the study participants either. So maybe for some people, long Covid really is a state of mind, ascribing even mild problems (including mental health issues that are often the result of stress) to Covid.

I'm sorry you are sick. Outcomes like yours are precisely why I've worked hard to avoid getting Covid the last two years.[/quote]

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