So, ended up in the hospital early Monday morning:
I had Covid (again, despite vax & booster) in February, but it kept seeming to recur every two weeks with a vengeance.
Couldn’t seem to draw in any air despite large doses of antihistamines (which had worked up til then).
So off to the ER & then admission to hospital.
(1 of 3)
#COVID, , #longCOVID, #MS, #wearamask
Bottom line: I apparently have a reactivating of EBV (Epstein Barr virus) or CMV (Cytomegalovirus; or both, it happened after the first time I had COVID) which caused a lot of inflammation, EVERYWHERE but ultimately led to congestive heart failure.
PERMANENT Congestive heart failure. (Still waiting for test results on any damage to my kidneys)
I’m extremely fortunate it was caught in its early stages, EXTREMELY FORTUNATE.
(2 of 3)
#COVID, , #longCOVID, #MS, #wearamask
I always prefer to give lots of scientific studies for what I post, but, I don't have one for this. Just anecdotally I know of multiple people who have been treated, seemingly successfully so far, with Valtrex(Valaciclovir) for reactivation of EBV. It's one I keep an eye on because I had an absolutely horrible EBV case 20 years ago and that's probably my biggest COVID fear at this point. Might be worth bringing up with your doctors if they're not already looking at it.
Good luck with whatever treatment(s) they try for you!
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Thanks! The cardiologist specifically asked what the treatment was & I couldn’t remember the name of the antiviral that was currently being tried. Early on (first round of COVID😂), I was given acyclovir & though it shouldn’t have helped (according to everything I read), it actually made a huge difference. So did getting the vaccine & boosters (specifically for the long COVID).