# @breyeschow on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-06-25T19:14:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

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COVID UPDATE XXVI

Last week I ran a marathon...
In the heat...
Without water...

Okay, I didn't actually run a marathon, but after a hard two workout session at @otfsilvercreek , two days later apparently, my body thought I did. This is good news as we are now pretty sure what's going on and that it's NOT my heart or brain. 

After multiple blood tests, heart tests, and physical exertion experiments, where we landed is that my body is now hypersensitive to physical activity. After strenuous activity it is not recovering as it should and I continue to be constantly achy and experiencing numbness in my limbs. This diagnosis is not a surprise and what we intuited was happening, but now we have some data, both in tracking my activity and lab tests. 

So what does this mean? Well, as I have been doing, this means ongoing conversations with my body, both in its comfort and its restlessness. It does not mean that I stop exercising, but now only 1-3 times a week with low activity in between. It means not doubting the seriousness of what I am feeling and taking time to actually heal. And it means a long slow grind towards normalcy and pacing, pacing, pacing. The rheumatologist's best guess is months, but it's all guesses right now. 

So, no, no getting well speedily or quickly, and still some uncertainty, but we know a little more today than last week. 

I'll take the W.

Ending on some more concrete good news: all my other numbers are better than they have been in years (blood pressure, A1c, and cholesterol), we leave for month-long beach vacation on Monday, and I was accidentally color coordinated for this AM's OTF at @otf_southbay Almaden Valley :-)

Lastly, thanks for hanging in there with me and please keep in your daily prayers those who are experiencing much more long covid debilitation and desperation without the resources or community to seek and know healing.

Blessed to know you all..
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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

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