My Lungs Part 7

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@Crayfishforyou Im so sorry that your having a bad time, it is so frightening for us to be left at home fighting. I really think you’re past a dip to pneumonia but Im just as frightened at day 28nso, just reaching out to hold your hand x

Morning all, ladies I'm terrified. I've been quietly following these threads and I'm becoming more panicked as I've never been so ill. I'm on day 7. Symptoms stated gradually, with slight temperature, generally feeling unwell, dizziness, warm back (like someone had rubbed deep heat in) and since yesterday, I've just went downhill. Absolutely no energy, no appetite, feel heavy especially in my legs when lying down, aching everywhere. I can't cope.

@MrsPworkingmummy have you already had any breathing difficulty? Tight chest, cant catch your breath? Yawning a lot or gasping?

Do you have all the kit to check your own SATS
at home? X

I'm def breathing in a more laboured way, and I can't take a satisfying breath. Yes, I am yawning a lot. I do not have a kit. What should I do? I'm really paniking. I can even get out of bed.

Okay stay calm you’re panicking because your worried about what will happen next. Which is so understandable. Let me tell you that on day 6/7!for me I shaking uncontrollably with chills and rigours and rang the GP literally screaming for valium to knock me out. Okay, even if you call an ambulance they’re going to assess your breathing. If you can google the roth test and attempt it but do it properly. Im not gonna tell you how to do it because the act of googling it will give you a distraction through this bad bit.
Do you have a thermometer?
A fitbit/apple watch?
Take your pulse manually if not. You’ll prob find that your heart is racing dont be alarmed.
If you can afford it whilst your this low, order yourself an oximeter from amazon or ebay you will want it A LOT in these moments.

Thank you. I've spoken to 111 and again they've said to stay in bed and take paracetamol. I've not been doing anything else. I will look up the Roth test now. I will order an oximeter too.

@MrsPworkingmummy
Ive bought all of amazon to get me through but a thermometer and a good oximeter will show you if your body is in trouble.

@Crayfishforyou, I have had a lot of armpit aches throughout this - Day 24 today. The 111 GP said to me that lymph nodes are located in this area and will be raising an immune response to the virus so will swell and ache. I took this as a good sign.

I don't feel as well today as I did yesterday but I didn't have a great sleep. Feeling a bit nauseous and the usual breathlessness and upper back pain and not as much energy. On Day 3 of antibiotics.

Hi all - just to provide a bit of reassurance to those at the start.

I contracted (query CV19) on Friday 13th March as I was in contact with a 7 year old confirmed case (I’m a social worker). Symptoms started on Wednesday 18th March. So I am Day 33 after symptomatic.

I was very ill - nearly hospitalised but SATS were okay, burning lungs, chest tightness, back pain, cough, loss of taste, very delirious, lots of SOB, declined at night.

The week before I contracted my virus I walked 11 miles over screws and boulder fields so I am a fit 40 years.

Only yesterday was the first day that I went on an uphill walk and didn’t have to stop. The only time I cough and have burning lungs now is if I go out in the cold at night. Hang on in there. Recovery time is LONG and slow. You’ll get there!

*screes

@Aryaneedle thank you for this. I am terrified and was crying for help down the phone to the 111 nurse. Feeling desperately ill. Absolutely no energy, heaviness, can't get a satisfying breath, very lightheaded. I don't know what to do. Did anyone get additional support from their GP? It was last Tuesday when I started feeling bad, and by Wednesday I felt dreadful. I've not got any better at all.

@MrsPworkingmummy

Yes, I went to my GP as I had a UTI (and they go into my kidney) so I phoned and said I need assessing for this AND whatever virus I have so they saw me. I think that was about day 14. It was my chest that was worrying me as I have never ever had problems with my breathing.

@Aryaneedle
Thank you so much for that. I really really needed it.
After speaking to the GPs today I'm getting antibiotics this afternoon. Neither they or I are convinced it's necessary but it won't hurt to try, easy her response.
I feel as though I'm having a total relapse to week one.
I've gone really pale with two bright patches of heat on either cheek, light headedness, sore throat and congestion. With the lovely dicky tummy that I don't think is to do with ferrous sulfate.

@MrsPworkingmummy. Its about 20 days in for me at start I was very much like you Anxiety set in then panic started with the symptoms. But you just need to try stay as calm as you can. And now im having good days and bad last night was bad seems that on a night it hits hard maybe because you focus more on a night my lung still hurts I still have a slight gurgle and well just feel yuck and the odd stint of being out of breath. But iv had no support from the GP all we seem to get is take paracetamol drink lots of fluid and lots of rest.

WAS her response, not easy her response

The disease that is limiting oxygen supply in your body, do not worry that you are feeling panicked. This disease is zootronic, brand new to human pathology, our bodies are fighting against an unknown pathogen. We don't know how to cure it. Your feelings of panic are understandable and typical but you will be okay. I had an episode in the bath where I couldn't breathe and I thought 'Shit, I might die here' but I am recovering.

I have been very ill only once in my life when I was pregnant with hyperemesis and I got swine flu and my ketones were 5+ whatever virus I had (and remember I haven't been tested) was bad. Be gentle to yourselves. Get well soon but don't give yourself a timetable. It takes time.

I'm day 11. Today my breathing is back to wheezy. For me it is reminiscent of waking up the morning after a big night out when I might have smoked a few cigs!

My chest feel, heavy. I was going to try and go for a run today but maybe not.

@RickyBooth thank you so much for your reassurance. You're right about the panic and anxiety. It certainly doesn't help. My husband has phoned our GP and they have said there's nothing they can do. I just need to phone 111 again if I get worse. Hopefully not. This is the most poorly I have ever been. Don't think I could take much more if it were to get worse. I am still meant to be BF my 2 year old and have an 8 year old too - trying to isolate myself from the whole family is difficult as they are desperate for mummy and I'm having to listen to crying through the door. Although 111 have said it's highly likely I have coronavirus, I'm also worried that it could be something else that is now not going to get treated because they're assuming it is CV.

That's a common theme regarding the worry that it could be something else. I'm 21 days in and still have that concern. GP assures me that I'll be fine and I'm over the worst of it.

Day 21 and I don't know what's happened to me. Been exhausted since last week, headache has lessened but still there and random hot flushes. I'm on a low dose of valium to control the anxiety which has helped enormously and enables me to sleep but christ, I feel so bloody depressed. I have no interest in doing a single thing. I just sit on my bed, overanalysing every sensation (currently have leg pains). I'm also obsessively taking my temperature. I don't know what's happened to me. GP says post viral fatigue and to expect it for weeks. I feel so very low

I had a few really good days last week too. Was up and about. Tired but could cook etc. Felt like I'd seen the back of it. I don't know what part of it this is

@Taffyapple8, have you read the 30+ thread? It's full now (they're on 40+) but it's worth a read as it does offer some insight into the forwards/backwards nature of the virus. I'm experiencing a very sore lower throat/chest pains this afternoon which I haven't felt before and it's sent me into a spin as I thought I was getting a bit better. I feel quite low too as I worry that I'm still in the danger zone (unlikely hopefully as I'm at Day 23).

I just wish I could be examined, have a chest X-ray, ecg in case it's actually my heart and bloods taken. Just not happening in my health trust.

Thing is if its something else, its highly likely to be viral and therefore there isn't anything to treat it with. If you develop an infection they can try antibiotics (if it'd bacterial) otherwise, it's the same treatment of rest, fluids etc.

My 7 year old found it hard, but have you explained why? That it is very contagious and you're doing it so as not to infect them? Mine say by the door and we chatted, they read to me.

I've had to take a break from working/homeschooling because my breathing has got a lot worse. I'm making a whistle or wheeze noise when I breathe.

@MrsPworkingmummy Im so glad to reassure I was struggling also my Anxiety was on overdrive and thinking about every breath I would take. I also had to phone the GP today. Again he said there is not much that can be done but as reassurance that im so far in with the virus its done its worst. And I feel for you I do its so hard with little ones. But it does get better slowly

@BreathlessCommotion That's why I had to phone the doctor I have like a gurgling sound with wheeze and still sore left lung but I was told to take ibuprofen