Many fans have thought back on Ellen DeGeneres’ career’s highs and lows as her chat show comes to an end after 19 seasons. In a more recent instance, the 64-year-old who had COVID-19 during the peak of the epidemic reported having “excruciating” back pain.
After completing The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda, DeGeneres made the decision to leave the spotlight amid accusations that her show was a toxic workplace in order to devote more time to pursuing her love for animal conservation.
But the actress just received a Covid diagnosis, and in her social media update, she also shared how surprised she was to learn that back discomfort was one of the symptoms.
After confirming that she was taking the “right precautions,” the host said she was doing them when she contracted the illness in December 2020.
DeGeneres announced that she was “100%” in a health update a week later. She then went on to discuss a detail of the ailment that doctors “don’t tell you.”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is broadcast every evening at 11:35 p.m. EST and includes a variety of celebrities, athletes, comedians, musicians, human interest topics, hilarious segments, and a house band.
Ellen DeGeneres, Billie Joe Armstrong, and musical performers Jimmie Allen and Brad Paisley were among the visitors on Tuesday, April 20.
“I feel great,” she declared. They fail to inform you that you would have excruciating back pain.Until I talked to a few other people, I was unaware that was a symptom.
“Who would have guessed?” “How so?” DeGeneres pondered. “I have pain in my back.”
Compared to prior years, there was less research on symptoms because they had contracted Covid in the year it first appeared.
Back pain was not officially listed as a Covid symptom by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) at the beginning of the pandemic. Curiously, “muscle or bodily aches” was one of them.
Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea were other early warning indications of COVID-19.
On the other hand, the NHS provides an explanation for the high prevalence of back pain and other conditions affecting the muscles and joints.
“Many patients will have had some aches and pains before becoming unwell with Covid,” the NHS website states. “It’s possible that illness has returned or made these issues worse.” This is due to the fact that regular exercise helps our muscles and joints.
“Those who have COVID-19 are less active than normal. Possible side effects include muscle weakness, stiffness, and aches and pains.
You could find it difficult to stand, walk stairs, hold objects in your hands, or raise your arms above your head if your muscles are weak. Shoulder ache and back soreness were often reported symptoms as COVID spread over the world.
The increase in work-from-home options during this time was another factor that led to the development of back discomfort. People were less mobile and spent more time sitting down even when they were not required to work from home since they were prohibited from going outdoors and interacting with others.
A study of 388 people in Malta found that 30% of people had chronic back pain before COVID, while 49% had back pain after the virus’s debut. Most of the latter group reported never having back pain before the pandemic.
It’s important to realize that back pain does not necessarily indicate COVID. Backache can be caused by a number of things, and if it is accompanied by fever, sneezing, coughing, or congestion of the nose, muscular soreness may be a sign of other illnesses, such the flu, which may be more common in the UK in the winter.
In a similar vein, chest inflammation and infection in pneumonia patients can cause back pain. The following symptoms can also be caused by back discomfort:
Stunting, burning, or shooting feeling
Your leg is hurting all over.
Needles & Pins
An inability to unwind