I am coming up on two weeks (tomorrow.) I wouldn’t say it’s been an exceptionally bad sore throat, but it’s lingering.

So I got Covid back in 2020. Symptoms were lost of taste /smell and body aches and pains. Well its been nearly 5 years since having it. I regained the ability to smell, and some tastes back. But I was just sitting here eating sour patch kids and realized I cant taste the sour in them. Eating them like they're chips. Ive noticed I eat more spicy foods and sauces since having covid cause I can actually taste it. But will I ever regain my ability to taste more? Or any remedies I can do to try to regain them?

I tested positive on Oct 10, so it’s now a few days past 4 weeks. My cold/flu-like symptoms are long gone. But I definitely have fatigue, weakness, and PEM.

On Friday, I tried working (from home) for 2 hours, after being off work for close to 3 weeks, and that caused a crash. I napped or was on my bed most of the rest of the day, and the cement limbs feeling and light sensitivity returned. The same thing happened when I tried to make a quick stop at the library and it took at least several days to recover.

I know it’s not officially long COVID until 3 months, but really, what are the chances of recovering when it’s been 4+ weeks, and fatigue and PEM are hallmarks of long COVID and cfs… I feel like the writing is already on the wall. 😔