My Lungs Part 6

[TheDrsWife46]

New thread here let me see if i can link back and forth...

The news about Boris Johnson has sent me into complete overdrive. For some reason, I've been looking towards his recovery as a weird type of guide to mine. I know this sounds incredibly selfish but I'm terrified this is going to kill me. I can't calm down

@Taffyapples8 one of the most helpful things you can do right now is cut yourself off from the media/social media. Most of us on her are doing exactly that - you dont need the added stress, you need to focus on getting well.

@Taffyapple8 i know what you mean - i am on day 20 now but still hearing this news has sent me into a panic overdrive and I hope he recovers soon.

@Babdoc that's a fantastically informative update, very much appreciated. Thank you.

I'm glad they are picking up on the non coughing contingent, I'm one of those.

@Taffyapple8

You are exactly as I was. I was so gripped by how poorly I felt, I just couldnt see a way out and went to some very very very dark places in my mind.
Its only that I’m having a good day that I can stay calm. But truly when i’d lost control I rang the samaritans. I dont know who else I can steer you to but if you think you cant manage by all means try them as I did. I was so so ashamed to admit that I had called them as I knew the doctor couldnt help me. The number is 116 123

If you really need to reach out to someone they were great at getting me to calm down. I too didnt have bad breathing issues I just couldnt handle the consuming sensations on my body shivers/chills/tremors etc. They really helped me to work through, what am i scared of, what plan can i formulate for myself etc. The following day I called my GP again and admitted i’d hit rock bottom and he talked to me about whether i could have some mild sedation later in the week. As it stands i havent taken him up on it.

@Babdoc did you just receive oxygen support or antibiotics too?

Yes I never coughed that much either, certainly not in the first few days!

I’m having a hot bath and trying to ease these back pains. Really hoping they are muscular and ease off tomorrow otherwise I guess I try the antibiotics!

I hate how this virus has the ability to send me into panic mode at every twist and turn.

@Thedrswife46 I know you’ve been following my updates. Today other than pains in my back and ribs I’ve felt pretty good. No daytime naps and generally done all the things I needed to without feeling awfully tired! Also managed 30 min stroll. Once these pains go I will believe I am recovering!!

I haven't had a whisper of a cough. Of course, I've no idea if 2 weeks of fever, breathlessness, chest pain, diarrhoea, aching and weakness and sore throat were Covid or not. Seems like a hella coincidence if it were some other bug laid me low for 2 weeks, hasn't ever happened before.

Day 7ish
My temperature has been down for 24 hours now, but my chest pain is worse and my breathlessness is slightly worse too.
So frightened of pneumonia even though I know its unlikely

Hospital doesn’t seem as scary after reading about stay @Babdoc

I still haven’t slept, I’ve been trying to get us all sorted out with pain relief and ease our breathing issues.

My son now needs to take inhalers and is feeling better for it. My daughter is fine for now as she is eating well and well enough to go on her trampoline.

I discovered from my sons need of inhalers that I haven’t been told how to take them properly for this and I could have avoided my attack last night had I known. I have awful back pain now I have my breathing sorted.

My husband is no further forward as the doctor’s wouldn’t prescribe him anything. So I called 111 and someone is calling back in two hours. So I should hopefully get some sleep tonight I have no idea how I am still functioning.

@longshot Yeah lots of back and chest/lung pain although weirdly comes in waves, so very minimal this morning and then this eve am having a bad bout of breathlessness with really bad pain again.

I dont know whether anxiety is just because of the global situation or is it an actual symptom because mine has been through the roof and I'm not usually an anxious person. I can't sleep for fear that I won't wake up.

I'm on about day 28 and feel moderately better in so much as some of the brain fog has lifted a bit and I have somewhat of an appetite. However, my chest is still tight, I am still vomiting after coughing (although not as much) and the fatigue, whilst not quite so overwhelming, is still bad. Body aches are still there but not as acute but as with you all, I keep being lulled into a false sense of recovery, only to feel utterly dreadful a day later.

I'm so tired and quite frankly, over feeling perpetually rotten. But I suppose I should count my blessings that I haven't need medical attention so far.

@Crayfishforyou
The chest pain and breathlessness are the symptoms that seem to drag on. Sometimes for weeks.
It's good news your temperature has stayed down.

@Tangledyarn mine is in waves too! Hardly any in the morning and builds up during the day which makes me think it probably is muscular rather than all my organs failing. I have developed health anxiety this month!

Day 15
I had a dreadful night with breathlessness. I still didn't have any antacids so I tried some bicarbonate of soda and it actually worked!
I went downstairs for a few hours then my gaviscon finally got delivered so I took some and had a really long nap.

Chest pain is back this evening and I am flushed with a temperature of 37.3 which isnt high I know, but it's high for me.
I don't know if it's because I saw the news of Boris and I feel a bit shook up. I'm not a Tory but it just brings it home.
I dread to think how the country will react if anything happens to him.

@longshot @tangledyarn
Mine is in waves too. I really do think anxiety makes it worse. I read the news about Boris and bam, the pain and breathlessness is back.

Another day and improved again. There is hope people, it’s just a long slow progress.

Still a bit wheezy and fatigued, but I could forget about it a lot of the time, and enjoyed a walk at lunchtime with the children.

@longshot Yeah I think it must be some kind of inflammation, it is very strange!

@ofwarren me too! It's so instantaneous- at least we know that it's definitely triggered by anxiety

@TheDrsWife46 thanks you, its reassuring to hear you seen to have turned a corner. This prickly feeling over my skin is driving me nuts and making me so uneasy. Sometimes it's freezing cold. Its so weird. All of this is. In other news, my headache is returning and paracetamol doesn't touch it. Usually means I'm in for another temperature spike

@AnythingPecan that's true.
Whenever I'm downstairs and my chest starts feeling tight, I get a wave of anxiety and rush upstairs and lean over my wedge cushion. It stops very quickly.

@Taffyapple8
If your struggling do. Search on my threads or posts or give yourself time to look at “my lungs part 3/4/5” and you’ll see you are describing EXACTLY as I was. I honestly felt like i had been poisoned.

@Taffyapple8
I just checked www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3863204-my-lungs-feel-like-they-are-on-fire-part-3?pg=6&order=

From page 6 i come in at day 6 and im an absolute hysterical mess. I think u might recognise a lot of your own anxiety and symptoms. But im on day 14 and having a really good day. Take a look if your struggling as you honestly will see how ive reached this point where im so much better and deffo calmer.

Thanks for advice - I think when you’re not sleeping it just makes the days soooo long so this virus just feels never ending