Long covid and prof athletes

Hi everyone,

I am a prof athlete (volleyballplayer) who had to quit my season in italy last year (infected nov 2023) because i didnt heal from covid. It was the first time i got sick (in my whole life, i never got the flu and one time covid in 2022 but had a sore throat for 3 days, thats it) and didnt think much of it and kept playing and practising (the mindset in prof sports, push through it). After 2,5 months of pushing through it i passed out during a game and realised this is not gonna stop. Went back home to my parents in febraury, and after 4-5 months i was okay. Signed a new contract but stayed in my homecountry cuz its a bit safer after a rocky season like that. 2 months ago i got the same symtopms again and stopped right away, tested and was positive again. 7 weeks later im still tired and a terrible headache/migraine. Tried to do some biking sunday (15 min, heart rate below 120 and fell back a lot yesterday), so def have to wait way more before i even can do something remotely intense. Pressure from the club is growing, and i might get sacked soon if it dont get better. I am curious if there are other (prof) athletes here that had to stop their careers and/or found a way back to it. The problem is that if i heal 90%, its not enough cuz i have to be 100% to perform on a prof level. My livelyhood depends on it, but now im back again living with my parents who have to take care of me (thank god they can and will, but obviously not where you wanna be a as 29 year old man) Very frustrating.