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this is what long covid feels like [CW: body horror illustration, occasional art nudity]

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2025-8-22 Almost a week out of the house stopped me from getting worse, but healing is SO SLOW

2025_8_19 The symptoms are coming from inside the house. (& Long Covid Prevention Tips!)

2025-8-17 The water isn’t the whole picture… but what is?

2025-8-11 My migraines are triggered by drinking water

2025-8-9 I almost went in to anaphylaxis from drinking water.

2025-8-9 Is this MCAS anaphylaxis, anxiety, or anaphylaxis from anxiety?

2025-7-30 I woke up to the migraine spreading. What is it and how do I stop it?!

2025-7-28 My migraines ignore other negative symptom patterns, and healing patterns.

Symptom: Photosensitivity and Venous Insufficiency

Symptom: MCAS Bucket Explosion

Symptom: Guilt that a treatment is working.

2025_6_22 my new medication has been recharging, but I also have big joint pain.

025_6_19 Arthralgia and post-exertional aches

Treatment: The ER’s Embrace

Symptom: Peripheral Neuropathy

Symptom: Chemo-induced nausea & vomiting.

2025-2-12 Starting imatinib for resistant mast cell symptoms.

025-1-22: Fire & Ice

2025-1-19 MCAS trigger: allium smell

2024_12_13 “Pain is not the same as suffering”

2024_12_10 I want to believe everything would be better if my pain went away.

2024_12_9 It’s not entirely exaggerating to say this bath saved me

2024_12_8 I feel the cold in my joints. I’m 33 years old or something.

I was walked in on taking a bath.He was more embarrassed than me.

2024_11_9 My heart feels too big for my body

Treatment: Meditation Retreat (Zen Sesshin)

2024_10_19 Why won’t throat calm down?!

2024_9_7 Sore throat, chest tension, low back pain

Symptom: Post-Exertional Malaise Muscle Abnormalities

2024_5_2 I’m not very theistic, but gods, what did I do to deserve this?

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