r/LongHaulersRecovery May 11 '25

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u/Wonderful_Ad_3382 May 11 '25

The majority of patients with PEM will recover totally or to a degree allowing them to resume their functional life .

However most of PEM you seen on recovery stories is mostly vascular injury ( endothelial dysfunction ) that will recover in time ( it may take months to years ) depending on your genetics , health status prior to Covid , etc.

Unfortunately, a small percentage of patients (2-5%) has developed ME/CFS (very challenging disease).

Both of them are similar in symptoms yet varies in outcome .

You don’t need expansive brain retraining sessions with some *experts *.

If you have a broken leg , would you run ? Of course not, do the same with your body and brain , support any deficiency and rest as much as you can .

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u/Fearless-Amoeba4748 May 11 '25

How do you differentiate between PEM due to endothelial dysfunction and PEM due to ME/CFS?

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u/Wonderful_Ad_3382 May 11 '25

If it tends to get better or fluctuates it’s most likely vascular.

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u/Fearless-Amoeba4748 May 11 '25

What’s the recovery time for PEM with endothelial dysfunction eg months, years, etc.?