My Lungs Part 6

[TheDrsWife46]

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

The news is certainly not helping and I think Boris getting worse hasn’t helped me .. coupled with an ambulance turning up three doors away and loading someone in and they were all in PPE .. that definitely didn’t help

@Spacecadetagain if more people were tested I think we wouldn't be so anxious. The mortality rate would seem very low and we'd all be fine knowing most people recover. But it's the lack of testing and lack of knowledge about this virus that is making us super worried

It is hard to have perspective, isnt it.

I've had a bad flu that resulted in a chest infection and weeks of post viral fatigue but I never thought I wouldnt recover. What with all the news coverage and doom and gloom, I suspect I'm slightly catastrophising my own situation and the likelihood is I WILL fully recover in time.

I'm also convinced that the virus has a visceral effect on mood. I have felt very, very low with this in a way that went beyond just feeling physically unwell. Mercifully, that seems to be lifting.

@AnythingPecan I completely agree with that .. If we all knew whether we had it it not ... it would make a huge difference

Competely agree its hard to keep perspective. I broke my rule and watched the news tonight ,so wish i hadnt. I think it just causes so much anxiety. After having spells of feeling almost normal over the weekend I am now feeling worse again. Its so tempting to get up and try and try to get back to normal when your symptoms ease but actually i think it sets you back. Sometimes it feels like a sword hanging over your head, you hope you are getting better, then bang you're back to square one, feeling breathless and wondering if it will get worse or if you'll ever feel normal again

@Runnerduck34b. This seems to be the way it goes 😢 it lulls you into a false sense of security then .. wham.. it’s back again

Two nights of good sleep and now I can't even sit down as my chest and back hurt so much. Pacing around downstairs and trying to not wake anyone up

Can't sleep, burning below rib cage is intense. Tossing from one side to another, lying on the front seems helping but I am not a tummy sleeper. I wander it somebody out there is going to notice this netmums chat for some sort of research purpose.

I hope so. The chest pain is the worse thing for me and it barely seems to be mentioned as a symptom.

I'm just waiting for the paracetamol to kick in before I try to sleep again.

Sorry to all those not sleeping. Let’s keep each other company! I’m day 22 (now it’s after midnight) and still not well. Fever spiked again this afternoon, usual racing pulse to accompany it and now unpleasant pain at the edge of my rib cage. And all I had done was a 5 minute walk around the garden. I feel like I’ve gone back several days and am utterly fed up. Every time I see signs of improvement it just fizzles out and there’s some new delight in store. And the anxiety is horrible too. @tanyauk I’m tracking my symptoms on the COVID -19 tracker app. It seems the best chance of these symptoms getting picked up: covid.joinzoe.com/
Hope you’re all managing to get some rest.

@sambucus and @simplekindoflife sorry to hear you are both struggling too .
I’ve just woken up after a couple of hours sleep and my temperature is 38 again .. feel so panicky that this is my turn for the worse .. or even worse .. that I didn’t have covid 19 before but have contracted it when paramedics came out to me a week ago

I’ve woken with intense pain in my
Back on the left hand side day 29 and o have just done the queens breathing technique. I hope it works started antibiotics yesterday so need to help clear this out. Had any one successfully managed this?

Day 20

Had my second good night in a row and woke up needing the loo for the first time in 20 days. This minute return to normality is strangely reassuring. Can feel the virus "buzzing" inside me but no overt symptoms as yet.

@Spacecadetagain are you on antibiotics now? You sound for all the world as though you have a secondary infection, do please speak to your gp /111 this morning and get checked out. Even if you are on antibiotics please speak to a doctor, they may not be the right ones.

I am going to spend the day cocooning myself from all media/social media for my mental health . So will see you guys tomorrow. X

@simplekindoflife covid hubs are being set up in towns across the country, to triage people who are showing signs of corona. To make sure that people that need hospital are identified and don’t slip through the net, and also to reassure others that they don’t need hospital. So a mid way house.

Has anybody seen any improvement with antibiotics?
Day 22 here.
No temperature but chest is still not right and last night breathing felt restricted again and had chills.

The antibody tests apparently don't work and haven't been rolled out? Does that mean whoever said they'd had it wasn't telling the truth or was part of a trial?

kirinm it was definitely a genuine test - I think obtained privately. I read that the test is giving false negatives but a positive is likely to be correct.

@musicposy okay. I asked because I do think it's really important that people are being accurate or honest.

Shocking night but I've made it to Tuesday, another day down! I think I'm on day 10 or possibly longer.

I'm exhausted but my chest feels ever so slightly better and I'm not as breathless. I have a sore throat though, which is new?!

@Goatymcgoaty are they only in certain areas? I haven't heard of them.

Morning all. Day 22. Have begun the day similar to yesterday where I’m a bit shaky / weak but managed to go and have breakfast with my family downstairs. I suspect I’ll have fatigue again where it’s worst at certain parts of the day and I’ll spend most of my time sitting up and lying down in bed to not over do it. I managed 2-3 hours though downstairs sitting in the sun or joining meals yesterday which was the best I’ve done ever. Will strive for that again. Still a bit lightheaded / dizzy but may walk for 5-10 minutes for my own sanity - I share the feeling of being low from this long debacle and people saying “you’re still ill?!”. I can’t tell how breathless I am yet as haven’t attempted any real physical things but I am winded still after stairs so guessing still there! The good news is my awful heartburn is now being managed by Nexium and me sitting upright more which is a relief. I can’t lie on front for long for fear I’ll aggravate it. Will check in later!

@kirinm not rolled out by the government, no, but there are tests out there to buy.

@simplekindoflife I think they’ve started with larger towns first. I’m south central, not sure if they’ve been rolled out across the country yet. Lots are still at the setting up stage.

DAY 28 woken feeling ok, bit grumpy but that is normal!! In myself I feel pretty good now and wanted to share this to you all as I know how hard it is in those earlier days. I still have an odd ache around my rib cage and upper back but it’s less intense in the morning (no need to rest pain relief) and I generally feel ok. I would say 7/10.

I cant say I don’t from time to time keep worrying something else is wrong. I’ve realised though this is probably normal given the circumstances of this virus and the news etc. The reality is with another virus I would now be saying ‘I feel a lot better but have some residual inflammation’. I wouldn’t be worried I might still end up in ICU! It’s the fear factor that is making this drawn out and worse.

I’m going to do a bit of yoga today to see if it helps, take a walk and take paracetamol if I need to as my GP advised. I don’t feel I need the antibiotics for now.

DD also seems a lot brighter today too which is a big relief!

Great update @longshot

Day 26ish here.

Lungs and chest much improved although temperatures ramping up which is odd.
Feeling so much better in myself though which is I think partly due to a second night of reasonable sleep on melatonin.

Has anyone experienced pins and needles at all? Feel like I'm getting them at a drop of a hat in my hands/arms?