My Lungs Part 6

[TheDrsWife46]

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

@TheDrsWife46 hope it passes for you too soon. When I spoke to my doc, he said they are seeing the illness take different patterns for different people and as it’s a new illness, it’s very unpredictable. Days 7-10 are the key days for many people in terms of getting very ill. I hope you recover soon - it just seems to be pot luck unfortunately xx

I have just been prescribed antibiotics for my chest and steroids should things get worse 😢 I felt on top of the world yesterday.

@Knocksomesense that was my first symptom for about a week before other symptoms presented. I sometimes suffer from acid reflux so it wasn't unusual but the weird thing about this time is my medicines wasn't shifting it. Throat was burning with a heaviness too.

Good morning shiney new thread.

Day 27

Slept well, have a headache and feel like I’ve drunk a bottle of wine last night (didn’t have a drop). We will see what today day brings! I feel a bit congested and am wondering if I’ve got sinusitis now a bit. I have woken up the last few days with this groggy feeling.

Day 7/8
My skin is on fire, temp is down this morning but the burning feeling in the middle of my chest is back, and a slight cough.
I had a much less sweaty night last night. Just one bout of temperature and it was not too high I think.
I seem to sink in the afternoons, in the evening I'm a bit brighter.

@longshot
I think I had sinusitis too coupled with labyrinthitis. My sinuses were burning and my head has been very congested.

Think I'm on day 25.

DH has woken up with a sore throat

Rattly chest, did that lung exercise video and coughed out a fair bit of mucus. Chest feels clear now with no residual wheeze on inhalation, hooray!
Definitely feel more myself than yesterday, I can’t believe how long this has dragged on for - it’s coming up 4 weeks now.

I like hearing how much better people are getting
It gives hope.

Day 22 - no temperature again, and the tight knot chest feeling has gone. That worried me, as I don’t normally suffer form indigestion or heartburn. Hoping that it was spicey food from the night before. Definitely feel more normal.

@TheWooisStrong well done on clearing up your lungs. I must be doing the lung exercise incorrectly as nothing is coming up though I can feel mucous at the back of my throat.

@kevintheorangecarrot you mentioned adenovirus and i was curious how different it was and how long it lasted, because that is what i was told I may have instead of covid.

@tangledyarn sorry you are still not over the worst. The blood tests are a good idea, but would you need to go to the hospital for those or can they be done at the GP?

Day 20 here. Woke up with the usual sweaty/super warm hands and feet and I also have a slight headache this morning.

Day 8 since the temp. Woke many times during the night feeling anxious, hot and shaking. Also felt like my skin was super sensitive and prickling. Woken up this morning still warm (no idea if there's a temp) and am waiting on a call back from gp as anxiety is taking over. Hope you all have a good day x

@Taffyapple8 yes speak to your gp. And keep posting on here if it helps. The fear is the worst thing about this. But please remember if you have what the rest of us have is is normal to feel lousy at this point and it will get better (though maybe not for another week or two).

@user34254356 I'm not sure, have asked for a gp call, I hate to make a fuss particularly at the moment, but I'm not sure its usual to be this unwell after well over 4 weeks, thinking it could be something totally different on top of the likely cv like anaemia which I've had before so dont just want to leave it as otherwise I could just be in this state for months.

Morning friends. Day 21 here. Slept completely passed out last night from 10-7 am which was a first (I took an antihistamine before bed maybe that knocked me out). Woke up with my usual physically weak / trembly feeling but at least I know I had sleep. Still very breathless if I walk around the house or even notice it when I walk to the loo - is this normal to keep feeling at this stage?! Light headed / vertigo feeling still but not severe, room not spinning. Heart rate really goes up when I do any moving around. Side table now looks like a pharmacy with all my heartburn medication, paracetamol, decongestant etc.! No specific sharp lung pains or anything still, just GERD related chest and back pain.

@Taffyapple8 reading your comments is like Im reading my own old posts. I had this prickling hot sensation and described it like I felt like I had been poisoned. I honestly felt more like my body was flushed with a toxin than “a bit like flu” which I kept hearing on youtube. Hold tight I think you’re on the crest of the wave as it were.

I slept last night from 11.30-8.30 that is my full nights sleep in over two weeks. I did take Kalms but I actually slept without nightmares. I’m taking that as a win.

I have had endless panic attacks since speaking to the doctor. How the feck so I calm myself down?

@EMichel102 hurrah to you sleeping too. I dont know when I’ll feel brave enough to not try a herbal remedy for sleep but whether its psychosomatic or not I feel like its a permission to “switch off” from it all. I wish I could help my little dd(8) more. Shes walking around like a little grey ghost just pale and frightened of the world. I need to get stronger to make her homelife more normal and distracting.

Hello fellow travellers. Day 21 here and feeling very envious of those whose fever has settled. I’m still getting daily spikes. I’m trying to ignore it and not feeling too bad if I just take paracetamol every 6 hours without waiting for it to go up. But medics don’t seem to know why and I’ve had 2 courses of antibiotics. And who knows if I’m still infectious?! @GrapefruitsAreNotTheOnlyFruit are you still feverish too? I seem to remember you are a bit ahead of me. I’m hoping you’ll feel better soon.

@TheDrsWife46 yes so pleased at least to know I’ve slept. That’s really hard on your DD - I haven’t been able to really be present for my little ones at all because they’re so full on if I start to play with them I just get too exhausted. So I try to stay away even though it’s so sad.

@sambucus are you getting other symptoms beyond the temperature? Not fun I know. We’re on the same timeline but I have no real fever, just loads of other issues!

@pinkoneblueone can you articulate a little what specifically is worrying you (if that's not too dumb a question, I'm guessing it's not falls in the stockmarket) then maybe we can help.to reassure you? Ignore if that's not a helpful suggestion.

I now think I’m on day 15. Still have chest heaviness and tightness, upper back pain and a small cough. I feel exhausted and very up and down.

@EMichel102 i have days of breathlessness and days I don't notice it as much. I am on day 20. Today it's the headache that is bothering me. I have health anxiety issues too so getting paranoid that the virus is in my brain now!

@sambucus i have the flushed feeling nearly every day and burning eyes especially when i wake up in the morning. I am on day 20 today. Do you think it's safe to take ibuprofen now as that could help with the feverish feeling we are getting. Do you have an actual temperature? Do you have any other lingering symptoms?