Anyone with CF, or who was thrown into the fibromyalgia bucket (its used by doctors for untreatable/intractable problems, and comes with a strong implication "its all in your mind") will welcome this, if (and its a big if) they are allowed to participate in the discovery and treatment process.
I'm not in either bucket, or a long-covid sufferer, I'm just observing post-viral has a huge amount of things in it, beyond covid, which might benefit from increased funding and eyeballs on the problem.
By "CF" do you mean cystic fibrosis, or did you actually mean "CFS" or "ME/CFS" (aka chronic fatigue syndrome)?
My wife has suffers from ME/CFS for years. She is pissed that the US government invests almost nothing in research for something that affects on the order of 1M [1] of its citizens. She certainly doesn't want people with long-covid to suffer, but she is cheering that perhaps this $1B investment will lead to research that also helps the understanding of ME/CFS.
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I am now convinced I've had Fibromyalgia/Chronic fatigue syndrome for years but covid has seriously kicked it up a level making the symptoms worse.
I've suffered from chronic pain syndrome in my legs/hips for years, in fact since I was like 10 and has had a big affect on my life. As a result of chronic pain I've then mentally suffered as well, done CBT a few times as well. I've had countless sessions of physio and hydrotherapy.
Before covid was even a thing (Like 2-3 years) I've reported fatigue issues to my GP multiple times, I had IBS, concentration issues and chest pains. The GP's did ECGs and said I was fine. My rheumatology kicked me of the patient list, but got me physio and a sleep study (I have mild sleep apnea)
Jan 2020 I had the flu as well, my Father was the first one and did lose his taste and sense of smell.
Come April 2020 I was just getting out of breath walking in my garden and slight chest pains at the bottom of my lungs, the fatigue got worse. Doctor was like "You've not got symptoms of covid, but it could be covid, some of my colleagues have felt wiped out" Come June/July 2020 I took part in the NHS home antibody test and I had a faint line that indicated I had antibodies for covid-19, at this point things had gone back to normal for me.
Come December 2020, my concentration levels were the worst they've ever been. The brain fog was horrendous, I was now getting worse chest pains and feeling rather fed up with it. GP was doing nothing other than saying get a covid test. In the end I went to a walk in clinic and they thought I may have had clots on my lungs. Got sent to A&E (Yes sent to A&E during a pandemic, the worst place anyone can be) They came to the conclusion after looking at my medical record and symptoms I had Fibromyalgia/Chronic fatigue syndrome. I now take fluoxetine in the morning alongside my amitriptyline in the evening (been on it for 10+ years), I'm doing a lot better but do have days where I've got no get up and go, it got worse in 2020 and I think covid made things worse. Also interestingly my mother ME, so do wonder if there is a genetic factor.
I'm not in either bucket, or a long-covid sufferer, I'm just observing post-viral has a huge amount of things in it, beyond covid, which might benefit from increased funding and eyeballs on the problem.
Not all the long-covid is about lung function.