My lungs....part 4

[Casino218]

Continued support for those who need a few kind words to help them through the dips.

Please do not come here to ask 'but how do you know if you haven't had a test'

Has anyone had mildish symptoms for a good while and then got worse and turned into 'proper' Covid symptoms??

I'm on day 8 - 10 depending on whether I take the start from headaches and exhaustion, or sore throat. I

By mild, I mean no fever or cough.

Started to feel better today.

Hoping it doesn't turn for the worst like I've heard it can.

Has anyone been mild til later on??

@TheDrsWife46 don’t worry you’re not alone - i will also be experiencing that same tremors / spasms etc throughout the night I’m sure again as I didn’t feel that different today from yesterday!

Even now my body is “buzzing” / has tremors and it’s not even 7 pm yet! Such a strange virus

@littlemissmuffins the majority of people on here have had quite extreme symptoms from the outset, there’s been a lot of panic attacks, anxiety and people desperate for positive recoveries BECAUSE their symptoms have been so extreme. To my knowledge no-one here has experienced a “slow burn” if that reassures you.

@dandypenguin same here!! ear ache also in left ear and the throat feeling constricted. My throat has gone sore again due to return of the productive cough. I am day 13.

I’m also having very mild symptoms , throat isn’t sore or scratchy just feels achey ( hard to describe) , slightly short of breath and chest feels tight, on and off mild headache which isn’t bad enough for pain relief. I don’t feel ill but just not quite right . Seriously hope this isn’t going to develop further.

for all those feeling unwell .

Ooh interesting @user34254356 & @Casino218 that we have the same symptoms - especially as I'm day 12, so only 1 behind user.

@spacecadetagain given you are day 12 even by conservative measure, you are past danger zone. I know it's difficult to relax so i would definitely speak to 111 for reassurance. I just left the speaker on my mobile on while i was on hold for 90 minutes and concentrated on something else during that waiting time.

TheDrsWife46 thank you, that is reassuring.

TheDrsWife46 Sorry, I didn't mean to sound rude. Reading the posts of those who are struggling so badly has me worried I suppose, because I am quite isolated can't drive, and an SP.

I'm sorry if I came across as insensitive, didn't mean it that way, and hoping all those with severe symptoms recover soon.

DH phoned lymphoma ward to see if he should still go in for lumbar puncture which was delayed 2 plus weeks ago because of my early symptoms. We were hoping they’d say to leave it but they want him in. Dr - I think - on phone was surprised that I still have symptoms 20 days in and didn’t seem to know much about the virus but be going on government stats about 7 days. I suppose he’s not working with it directly.

I’m now very shaky and anxious about DH. If I do have cv he has almost certainly been exposed even though I’ve tried to keep away. He had lassitude and headaches and fluey feelings on and off for a few days so I’m hoping that was it for him. If he hasn’t had it I really worry about him going to the hospital. The dr was clear that they can’t manage social distancing in the hospital environment. We don’t have any masks.

I’m also very worried about the next two weeks waiting for results and waiting to see also if he’s caught cv there. The background - for people new to the thread - he had lymphoma from 2017, was given the final all clear this summer, then had an episode of lost memories when we were on holiday. Hospital to which he was taken found a brain lesion and put him on steroids to shrink it. When home he had a brain biopsy but they only got t-cells out of it as steroids had shrunk it so much. It still shows up on scans only as an empty space, which is good news, but each subsequent scan has shown something else indeterminate in a different place (stuff in second scan gone in third but something new somewhere else). The new things are too deep to biopsy. He has no other symptoms. He’s under care of lymphoma team as he had not quite been discharged but they have no idea if it is secondary lymphoma. If it is, chances of a cure are not good. Lumbar puncture is to see if any sign of it in spinal column. I think it’s a long shot as you would expect more symptoms if it’s there. It was first found 7 months ago so the fact that it hasn’t caused any more issues must be hopeful. He’s 71.

So on one hand good that they are still investigating but worried about what happens if he needs chemo during this virus. Worried about all of it basically. Not the subject of the thread,I know, but helpful to get it out.

Meanwhile, I managed a two hour online class and about to have an online meeting of my book club though not sure how much of it I’ll manage. Really wish I was able to have a glass of something alcoholic right now.

I think everyone one here would have dearly loved a “clinic” or check up facility to have chest listened, sats taken etc as reassurance in this. And i know that cant happen because of exposure/contamination etc etc but a lot of our anxiety is the lack of access to healthcare

@littlemissmuffins I have had fairly mild symptoms throughout - mild fever, mild cough, only bad things have been headache and exhaustion. Breathlessness again mild but scary even so. I am on day 8 and have been steadily ‘mild’ although still in bed most of the time, due to exhaustion and feeling unwell if I do more.

My DH has been mild throughout and recovered quickly - I also have several friends like this.

IMO the media should explain more that it can be anything from unsymptomatic to serious illness - and in between! So lots and lots of ‘mild’ cases. I bet lots of people are not strictly self isolating because they don’t think they have it... and the 111 symptom advice is far too simplistic.

Ok, rant over sorry :)

@littlemissmuffins omg sorry if my reply seemed curt. I genuinely didnt mean it to, i honestly was just trying to convey that posters (me included) and usually at full on panic at symptoms and that if your feeling a bit “could this be it?” you can be reassured by it.

I promise you are welcome here, not chastised at all and that I apologise if i came across poorly. Im currently going into my 8th night of shaking and feverish cramps so i am so so sorry if my tone was poor.

@user34254356 Thank you that feels reassuring .
@littlemissmuffins I initially had mild symptoms for a week . So fluctuating temp with a bit of an upset stomach then by the end of that week I felt quite rotten .. then had a day of feeling fine then all the chest symptoms kicked in a week ago

I would say most of my symptoms have been mild, occasionally moderate. Veering south westerly.
Unpleasant, though. Comparable to norovirus or a couple of other bugs I've had.

God @SchrodingersKitty what a dilemma. I really dont know enough about DH’s illness etc. But is it possible to speak to a GP or an oncologist etc to just focus attention on his individual circumstances. There must be oncology wards facing these measures so is it prudent to just ask the GP to explore whats actually happening on site on these wards before you decide what to do?

@TheDrsWife46:he thinks it was a nurse on phone. We’ll see if we can speak to a dr tomorrow - it’s wed he’s supposed to go in.

Yes missmuffins I have the same question - so the answers you’ve received have been mainly reassuring to me. I’ve had very mild symptoms all along and am now on Day 8, and starting to feel a slight weight at top of my chest, and having a little cough now and again. I wouldn’t be worrying except am single parent to 2, and my DS started mild symptoms yesterday. He said his breathing felt a bit funny at one point this morning too. “Mum, is this thing to do with your breathing....?” wasn’t what I wanted to hear from my 12 year old!

@SchrodingersKitty That’s a really worrying time for you . Can you call your DH,s oncology consultants secretary and ask for a call back from the consultant ? I’m an ex nurse and I’m freaking out about this virus too.. with it being a novel virus we are all still learning about it and that’s what makes it unpredictable and scary for us all . However I was under the care of the haematology edit and they agreed they wouldn’t see me unless it was an emergency at this time as no one wants to have to go to hospital . However it’s entirely possible your DH has already been exposed to it and maybe his symptoms were mild ones ? It would be helpful I think if you were going into hospital to be able to be tested before going .. in a similiar way to anyone being admitted to our surgical ward was placed in a side room while we awaited their MRSA status

Sorry to jump in so late - I’ve been reading (scanning ) back and trying to catch up but haven’t yet found an answer to my question -

Has anyone had all the other symptoms except a fever? I am concerned I have it as DH has had quite a serious Covid case of full blown fever, aches, exhausted, coughing, now lost his taste and smell and has tummy ache on day 13. No doubt he has it so I’m just waiting to get ill...

BUT, I have had a dry and very persistent cough for 6 days now, and also feel very fatigued, sleep 9 hours, wake up tired, need a lie down or a nap every day, some days I’ve had a headache. But no fever!
Anyone else? Or do I have another kind of infection?
Thank you!

Spacecadetagain a grating feeling can be a symptom of pleurisy. I think you should definitely phone 111 for advice.

I think this is similiar to what @DandyPenguin said about her temp earlier.

I personally have had one “fever” of 39 temp 8 days ago. Since then ive had what my Gp said he expected of a “low grade fever” where my temp has sat at 37.6 (ish) continually.

Whilst I havent had the exceptionally high temp my symptoms have been “feverish”

Chills/cramps/shaking/cold sweats etc.

@bornlazy yes I was thinking more pluerisy . I’ve had it before and it’s horrible .. I think I’ll try and get in touch with 111 again .. I find that if I sit and do nothing.. I feel okish .. then as soon as I start doing stuff the pain kicks in .. I’m prone to pluerisy sadly as had it twice now after pneumonia and flu

@alpha I'm 21 days into this and the first time I have recorded a fever is today. This virus dishes out different things to people at different times I'm afraid!