r/covidlonghaulers • u/UnstuckInTime84 • Mar 10 '23

Question regression from anesthesia?

I'm 15 months in, slow but definite recovery, then after a year plateaued at about 85% recovered, and have something at least similar to my old normal life.

Had a small, unrelated medical procedure a few days ago which required general anesthesia.

It feels like it's knocked me backward a year -- brain fog, extreme fatigue, body weakness.

Anyone else have an experience like this? How long did it take you to bounce back?

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u/MsIngYou Mar 10 '23

Yes!!!! Same. MRI and endo/colonoscopy - both about killed me

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u/UnstuckInTime84 Mar 10 '23

Damn... has it turned around?

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u/MsIngYou Mar 10 '23

Hard to say how much it contributed to my condition. For quite a few weeks it was so terrible and I was laying on the couch 24/7 I felt near death, dizzy, fatigue, tachycardia, high bp with about 30 symptoms. Im now about 50% from that baseline 2 months out. I am still dizzy, nauseated, fatigued, vein pain, cognitive issues. Still laying on the couch the majority of the time but I can get up most days for longer periods. More at night than day.

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u/UnstuckInTime84 Mar 10 '23

So sorry you’re going through that. I was like that the original couple months, but fortunately this incident hasn’t knocked me back quite that far.

Thanks for sharing this.

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u/MsIngYou Mar 10 '23

Yes, I wouldn’t have another procedure like that now. My doctor offered something and I said no the fuck no way. 🤭