Covid Lungs 40 plus plus plus

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New thread for those having longer symptoms of Covid.

@thedrswife46
I want to clarify my position that I definitely 100% do not doubt people here are genuinely unwell and probably do have (or did have) covid. I suspect the issue is because the virus is new and the powers that be don’t know enough about how recovery goes.

I wanted to add that “mild or moderate” in medical terms means you can be treated and recover at home, it doesn’t mean that you cannot be and feel really unwell. I wonder if some people are dismissive due to these terms.

You can have serious health issues and anxiety too. There’s huge amounts of evidence to show people with certain health issues are more prone to anxiety which makes sense. With that in mind, why would covid be any different? There’s a bloody global pandemic. Most people have a degree of anxiety.

@Meercatmama Thank you for the advise. Actually I fell asleep while I wait for my husband. I asked him to finish his work but he said he had important meeting But surprisingly I had 15 hours long and deep sleep and it eased my breathlessness a bit. So, I didn't go to A&E but today I feel much better. I am still breathless but better than yesterday. I also have chest and back pain but I can cope with it. I think I need some more rest.

@thedrswife46 well said. This thread was also a lifeline for me over the last 7 weeks and I agree that people in the most have been supportive of one another with only the odd exception.

I haven’t updated for a few days. I’ve just read @WorriesomeDad update and all so pleased to hear you making progress. @Egghead68 I’m sorry to hear about the possible heart issue. Both myself and my DH have followed the advice of the cardiologist I spoke to and are taking ibuprofen and minimising exertion (however are walking and moving around etc) and it appears to be helping. My palpitations are also lessening.

In general on day 52 I am feeling ok. I’m not recovered but now with frequent rests during the day I can go about what I would normally with some moments of feelings - a bit weird / sore throat etc but mostly ok.

The lingering symptoms for me are:

The heart area heaviness (lessening)
Fatigue (on and off)
Headaches sometimes
Underarm pain (lymph nodes)

That’s it. I don’t feel nearly as bad as I did. I can look after my children and do a short walk and most house ‘jobs’ every day with a rest in the afternoon.

I’ve also been meditating twice a day which has been amazing! If gives me a quick reacharge without me needing to go to bed for an hour!

What I can’t yet do is work or do long group zoom calls but I assume with time I’ll regain the mental capacity for that too!

Good luck everyone.

@WorriesomeDad

Thanks for posting your update. it raises the spirits. I've followed your posts for weeks and it's great to hear when things start working our for people.

It also brings hope to think that in maybe 2 weeks I could be feeling the same.

Hope you make a full recovery soon.

@toothfairy73 I had better day today. I didn't go to A&E because I fell asleep while I was waiting for my husband and he decided to leave me in bed to have rest instead of bringing me to a hospital. Today I feel better. I am easily getting breathless but it has been a bit milder than yesterday and I feel my progress of recovery.

I just uninstalled news app and stopped watching news programs because I noticed that negative news make me more depressed and I feel it might slow down my recovery.

Mentally I am so weak right now. I may need antidepressants but I already take lots of strong medicine including steroid tablets, inhalers and antibiotics to control my breathlessness. So, I am trying to cope with my emotion by myself without medication until the last minutes.

I hope you all will have a good rest/sleep tonight

@Mumlurker - I too am back to a constricted throat (day 42 or 43 - lost count!) and heavy chest feeling. It's been getting worse again the last few days. I feel like I'm taking backwards steps to where I was in the beginning. It's soul destroying. How are you feeling now?

Definitely another relapse but I think I’m getting over this one faster. Managed a morning of work on the computer- two weeks ago this would been very hard as focusing through the dizziness and fatigue was challenging, but today I managed that, a lunchtime walk with the children (fast as they zoomed off ahead on scooters and needed chasing)
I’m now lying on the sofa feeling a bit tired and with a slight sore chest, but compared to previously I’m on an upward trajectory.

@WorriesomeDad that's a fantastic update, glad you are feeling so much better. #goals
@TheDrsWife46 good to hear a positive update from you with the Amitriptalyine.
I do agree this thread needs to be a safe space of those with symptoms.

Justifying everything is an extra effort I personally want to avoid right now.

Well said @TheDrsWife46. This thread has been so supportive and has been pretty much the only thing keeping me going at times.

to everyone suffering.

@Moodgie it's mainly the aching lungs. I'm exhausted, muscle pain, hurts when I sit up, I'm better laying on my front.

@mumlurker I have had this I started taking ibuprofen on this blip it turned me into a tired emotional person it lasted about 3/4 days for me, I'm still not fully right and a bit achey but feeling a bit better, listen to your body and take it easy.

@Egghead68 - that's exactly how I feel about this thread. It's been my lifeline, though I have mostly been a lurker rather than a poster, until very recently. Without this thread, I think I'd have gone stir crazy with worry. And it's still my support line after almost 6 weeks.

@mumto3little
So glad you are feeling better. We are all on here to support each other
@thedrswife46 Well said these threads have been my lifeline and have supported me through the worst times and have made me feel that I am not alone especially at my most anxious and ill times

I hope you are all having a better day.
I have a question - the out of breath/tight chest - does it come and go even by the hour? I’ve got what is very similar to panic attack symptoms (but not feeling panicky, not consciously anyway), but I sometimes wonder if it’s covid? Surely symptoms wouldn’t come and go by the hour? (the reason I am wondering is that DD had suspected covid - dry cough, turned chesty/chest infection plus ‘covid toes’

I’ve also had stomach cramps and nausea, lasted about 3 days, as though my stomach area was sore and tender. Seems to have gone now

@DumberthanDumb @pinkoneblueone

Thanks both for your replies. My whole chest feels on fire! I've been using ibuprofen gel which seems to dull the worst pangs, but not the first ache so much. It's hard to find a comfy position to sleep in. As with many Corona symptoms, it's not just that it feels bad, but that you're questioning why. Why at this late stage?? Argh!

@TheDrsWife46

So glad to hear you're doing a bit better. These threads have really been a lifeline for me in a big big way.

@Chimpd0g
It could be a covid fear attack.
I've had to ride out many of them.
CBD oil has been my saviour.

I'm in bed and feeling happy I managed a 10 minute walk, pre ill me would have taken 3 mins but I've decided comparing myself is just going to depress me.
I hope I don't dip tomorrow, because I would like another walk. It did my mental health good.
My legs feel like they've run a marathon and I've done less than 1500 steps today

@mumlurker That is possibly what also lead to my emotional outburst I was in tears a few times over the 3 days.

Thank you @TheDrsWife46it has certainly been so helpful to me as often it feels like we are in this alone which this thread has proven we aren't.

@TheWooisStrong I recall you are taking Quercitin, when you took it did you feel a bit rubbish for the first day? My lungs feel iffy and I'm wondering if its kick started healing (please only take this if you've read the small stuff on it as it can cause reactions with other painkillers and omeprozole)

Has any one had any odd small bruises come out on their limbs? I had this at the start and have noticed two small faint bruises on my arm and one on my leg.

The bruises on my arm, they are faint and could be mistaken as freckles but they really aren't

Sorry helps if I attach it

@TheDrsWife46 you’re questioning whether I believe Covid 19 is real or not? Don’t be silly....

But there are a lot of people on this thread and in others that have been examined and told by doctors that they don’t have the heart (or whatever) issues they’re anxious about. This thread seems to be full of people perpetuating these fears and telling others they may have serious heart conditions like myocarditis - even when the professionals have said categorically that they haven’t.

I do not doubt there are many on this thread with COVID, and many people having an awful time. But there will also be many that don’t have Covid but are terrified they do. It’s a scary time for everyone and a lot of people with health anxiety advising others isn’t always helpful.

Ditto the ‘antibody tests’. I’m not angry at people buying them. I’m angry at the people selling unreliable / fake tests for Hundreds of pounds to anxious people. It’s criminal. Literally no-one on this thread (or similar others) has gotten the reassurance they wanted from these tests.

So, you haven’t ‘called me out’ as I’m not here to try and troll people, I’m just suggesting to some who’ve had reassurance from doctors that they might want to believe that over a poster on the Internet

@pinkoneblueone I had this, upper arm at maybe day 30...arm muscles were really aching, then a small bruise appeared and the area was sore...was very strange.

I am day 55/56 and you have reassured me that things will be ok. Thank you, I have been to the doctors 3 times last week for bloods and B12 injections and to A&E so I was worried I had re-caught the virus and as I have had it so severely and not fully recovered I was worried.

Yes crayfish I think they probably are panic attacks. I was just wondering whether it was covid since GP said my daughter very probably had it