Erik's Long Covid Recovery: How He Healed in 3 Critical Phases
Erik, a wedding photographer, caught covid at a wedding in November 2020 and went on to develop long covid with severe shortness of breath, deepening fatigue, chest pain, and brain fog so severe he struggled with everyday memory. He describes his recovery in three phases: restricting his life to find a baseline, maintaining that baseline for months, and then gradually reclaiming activities. About two years in, he considers himself 'pretty darn well recovered,' able to return to the gym, though he notes he still has occasional doubts and continues pushing forward.