My lungs feel like they are on fire - part 3

[Casino218]

@longshot started a new thread as the other filled up and I thought you were poorly and people would be wanting to find out how you were doing.

@longshot good news. It will take time. Have a lovely but not to strenuous walk.

@EMichel102 I just wanted to reassure you. I also had several nights of constantly waking up gasping for air until I was frightened to sleep. However I am now on Day17 since I first developed symptoms and I am feeling much better. I feel much more normal and my sleep is improving.

Do you have a pulse oxiometer? If not can you order or borrow one? I found it tremendously reassuring to use it in the night and find that my oxygen levels were in fact normal which then reduced anxiety and helped me to sleep better.

I also consulted a GP by phone who was brilliant at explaining what was happening and signs to watch out for like rapid breathing.

longshot that’s exactly how I feel about the virus. Like I can actually feel it in my body. I think the longer it goes on, the longer it will take to recover from as we will need to gradually build up our strength again.

I feel very guilty about not being at work even though I know that the best thing I can do is avoid giving this to my colleagues and patients.

I woke up in the middle of the night on Saturday night with strong abdomimal cramps and diarrhoea. Sunday night/Monday morning, I woke up having had a night sweat (I never have them), then Monday morning developed a sore throat (felt swollen not scratchy). The sore throat had eased a bit yesterday but last night I woke up with another night sweat (not as bad as the first one) and during the night had more painful stomach cramps amd diarrhoea. These symptoms are unusual for me. I do not have a temperature and no cough, I feel a bit "out of sorts" and legs aching but nothing terrible. I am wondering if it is coronavirus, has anyone had these symptoms and had a confirmed case? Google tells me that they can be symptoms but obviously not the classic dry cough.

Day 19 and I slept really well and woke actually feeling good. I coughed a couple of times when I got up but it feels as if I am breathing right to the bottom of my lungs. I hadn’t realised I wasn’t until I felt the difference. I’m so wary of jinxing it that I’ve gone back to bed!

Spoke too soon! Cleaned the table and washed up and now feel awful again. Such a nasty virus!!! Resting AGAIN.

Someone asked about calling 111 in Scotland upthread - I am on day 9 and chest pain not improving so I called this morning. It took just under an hour from triage to get to speak to a clinician. They were very helpful.
I am sorry for everyone one going through this, but I have found thread is very helpful to know it is a long haul. Clinician said expect at least another seven days and said call back it breathless gets worse or anything else gets worse. She said they would send someone out (I am on my own with two children).
Hope you all get better soon

*sorry not clear - they would send someone out if it gets worse

Day 6
Slept really well. A full 9 hours.
Before bed my temperature dropped down to 35.1 and I was shivering so I wrapped up tight till it came back up.
Weird dreams and night sweats all night but no coughs or pain.
This morning I can take a full deep breathe and just have some burning at the back on the right side.

I'm sure symptoms will be back this afternoon though, like always.

My husband has complained about pain in his right lung today... We shall see

I'm so grateful to OP for starting this thread, or I would never have considered that my initial 'indigestion' could be coronavirus. I'm on day 13 now and have had, at varying times over the past several days -

Chest tightness
'Indigestion' type burning, worsens after doing chores around the house (or raising voice at kids!!) and sometimes on deep breathing
Mild muscle and joint aches
Temp of up to 37.3 from day 3. Not a fever, I know, but unusual for me who usually hovers around 36.3 or so
Occasional tickly cough
Runny nose for first few days
Headache for over a week
Occasional sensation like I have been holding my breath

The chest sensations in particular are what lead me to think I have a mild case. Everyone I mention it to irl seems to write it off as psychosomatic. I have been finding that a lot of people buy readily into the notion that people can be asymptomatic or really ill, but that anything in between can't possibly be coronavirus.

@GrapefruitsAreNotTheOnlyFruit your similar experience is very reassuring to here thank you! I had a helpful GP phone chat this am from 111 as well which was calming. Day 13 here we go! Just developed a semi productive cough today GKT first time - maybe that’s a positive thing?! Never thought I’d say that...

I'm day 10-11, still having chest tightness but my breathing is OK, is that likely to mean that its unlikely to take a bad turn?

I've had more abdominal than respiratory issues with this

Day 19 woken in a sweat and husband coughing. So worried we may have caught the virus on top of what ever this is. Will report back later. Now having a panic attack which doesn't hello.

@WanderingLost167 yes I’d say so. Well done for making it this far! It’s brutal isn’t it?

I was thinking it may be helpful to detail the conversations that people have with GPS and doctors as they may provide answers for someone else searching on the thread. Of course you may also want to keep them confidential and that's ok too.

I started being ill on 20 February, over 5 weeks ago. Yesterday, once again, I had a high temperature and breathing problems. Really fed up of this now. I am not one for conspiracy theories but this is honestly like nothing I have ever experienced before (I have had ENT issues since childhood). I think there is a good chance that it was created in a lab.

Look on the bright side everyone- we’ll be recovered and over this before the peak. Hopefully if antibody tests come out soon we can then get back to normality a little more.

I had no idea it could be Covid, I had pains I'd never felt before, and I've had periods of being really worried but the chest tightness doesn't seem to be getting worse. Can feel a cough coming.

@bunsygirl 5 weeks! Gawd blimey can't cope with going back to that breathlessness phase again!

@WanderingLost167 what day are you on now? Hopefully out of the woods now

Day 14 for me today and have woken up feeling much lighter. Last few days have been a bit difficult as I do small things like clean the bathroom then an hour later I'm shaky and weak with a few small chest pains. Even a day of video meetings on Thursday completely exhausted me. However I feel like this morning I have turned a bit of a corner (famous last words!!)

for everyone feeling crappy

Morning everyone. So many posts and comments that I can relate to apologies if Im not acknowledging your own comments.

Day 7 for me. When I say day 7 thats 7 solid days on the sofa unable to take part in family life etc. It is unrelenting, all consuming and frightening. Whilst I can manage the breathing difficulties (shallow breathing/tight chest/burning in my throat) ive not had intermittant good and bad days. I’ve literally been slumped for 7 days on the sofa. Days 1-4 i did manage short walks round the garden for air. Now i cant stand up to make a tea.

My only good periods are the times that I have seemingly fallen asleep which is from passing out exhausted having sat up all night trembling etc. I slept yesterday all afternoon and ive slept from 4am-9am last night.

Ive eaten spoonfuls of yogurt, licked icecream but literally mouthfuls over days as i cannot manage to swallow things.

My friends are bored of me, IM BORED of me, but with hours and hours of being confined to one spot, shivering, shaking etc the only release is the phone in my hand.

Ive asked DH to clean upstairs because i went uo there last night with him kindly trying to give me our bed. It didnt help, i had to slide down the stairs on my bum to get back down again. I cant even stand up to get a cup of tea for myself im so so weak.

I am pinning my hopes on a day when i can even happily stand up without being exhausted.

@Casino218 Yes, I started with digestive problems and a raised temperature. I didn’t make the link with Covid 19 at the time. A week later, I got a sore throat and a few days after that, my breathing problems started. I have asthma but it’s caused by allergies and is usually completely under control.

Day 11?

The air at the moment is very dry. I have a humidity meter and outside it is reading 31% outside.

Low humidity dries the skin and sinuses.