Still interested in how longit took you to heal if you are still in this forum. I had the same experience as you…day by day..except I was able to get anti virals
Hi,
I hope this message finds you well. So interesting that you found my post from 2018, seems like a lifetime ago. Thank you for reaching out.
I began to turn a corner after 6 weeks of agony, but was very weak and a shell of my former self until 3 months had passed when I finally started to get my energy back and could see a light at the end of the tunnel. Some of this was because of the toll that the virus took on my body and nervous system, and some was because I was barely able to eat or sleep for those horrible 6 weeks. I lost a lot of weight and was probably severely malnourished.
The positive message I want to share is that in my case there were no lasting effects or recurrences. Mine was not a life sentence. The body can be very resilient and you can gain your strength and health back in time.
In hindsight, I do think that chronic hidden stress (physical and emotional) severely weakened my immune system and defenses causing this bizarre and somewhat rare virus/disease to wreck havoc on my body. Since then I have grown to be vigilant in protecting my energy and peace and have learned how to listen to my body and rest when I feel I’m getting run down. I’ve read a lot about polyvagal theory and find parallels to my lived experience.
I could write more but it’s late. Hope this helped in some small way.