@livingwithcfs.....thanks for echoing the thoughts on ivermectin. I have severe allergies year round and constantly sinus problems, but my big problem is that each year I end up with a rather severe case of bronchitis. Nothing can be done and, as you know, it can last for months.
This year will be different, I'll try ivermectin as you suggest. No guarantees, I surely understand. Thank-you.
@serg5....I do hope you were able to get all of your negative feelings about COVID & Long Haul out. Special thanks to you for bringing the Chris Cuomo problem to light.
I've been battling this for at least 40-45 years. I'm now 77, no longer young. I have been (or was) lucky with friends. I carefully chose those I could share this with....all knew that I was ill, and not one came back with suggestions about what I should "do." Thankfully.
Well, some have now passed on and I'm left with very few people close to me. True, I can count on those who live a long way away and knew me from childhood, and close friends made over the years, but apart from some doctors, I've never been made to feel that I'm a malingerer. Since this was early days, most were as puzzled as I was. It did help that I had a number of neurological problems, but still...there were no meds for any of them.
Pain was a constant companion and I guess I was too caught up in that world to even think of being well again. You're probably still fairly young and I'm sorry that you're having to deal with these negative emotions. You're aren't alone and yes, it's horribly frustrating to try bottle after bottle of vitamins, supplements and herbal cures. Sometimes things do work, but we spend a lot of money trying to find out.
I hope that you have the support of your family (at least). That's probably the cruelest blow of all if you don't. I never told anyone in my family about my problems....all thought I had back trouble. Some knew I'd had brain surgery and no, I never received any negativity at all and would have felt stabbed in the heart if I had.
I can only wish you better, hope you find a teensy bit of joy in something each day and try to find some laughter if you can. It helps release some of this negative emotion. Feel better. Yours, Lenora