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Unvaxxed, had covid. Took 6 weeks to get over all the symptoms. That's technically long covid, I suppose. Thing is, I've had in the past a flu- induced bronchitis that lasted just as long. No one gave a damn back then and I don't give a damn now. Viral illnesses can last a while, that's just the way it is.

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I had the flu (or what I believe was flu) back in 2015. It was the worst I've ever felt. I laid on the couch for a week barely able to get from there to the bathroom without having to stop and lie down on the floor to rest. Had the fever, body aches, chills, headaches. And then the cough....oh, my. Relentless hacking and I thought I would break a rib. On top of all that, I noticed what felt like a fish flopping around in my chest which turned out to be my heart in a rhythm called bigeminy. Long story, short, I ended up at the cardiologist and after a thorough work up showing nothing life-threatening, was diagnosed with post-viral syndrome. It took me a solid 9 months to "return to normal" or at least to how I felt pre-flu. I was 48 at the time, avid runner, no health issues. Virii do some strange things and can be nasty.

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IтАЩve had a bad flu in 2013. I was having long flu for 10ish weeks. But I was super stressed and had a 17 bmi.. but recovered. It can happen with viral illnesses. Heck I had mumps for two weeks as a kiddo.

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