Covid Lungs Week 7/Day 49 and onwards

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Support thread for those who've had Covid symptoms or post-viral fatigue for at least 7 weeks/49 days or longer.

If your symptoms haven't lasted that long, check out the Lung 7 thread (or later).It'll be more helpful as people there will be in a more similar position.

Thanks for sharing that @Egghead68 - it looks quite fiddly!

Sorry to hear others are having more flare ups of symptoms too.

Has anyone else been prescribed an inhaler (the preventive one not the rescue one) when not normally asthmatic? Has it proved effective?

@Egghead68 when you're doing the lucky thing in your finger do it sort of sideways, don't ram it into your finger downwards and press the clicker.
I think I burst a teeny vein in my finger doing that, it was sore and had a bluish patch under the skin for a few days.

It did bleed well though

@needsomegoodnews I got a blue inhaler and it did nothing for me.

For anyone who's suffering with very painful calf muscles...

My neighbour's a physio and suggested stretching them out 3 times p/d for 30 seconds each.

I've been doing it for 3 days and it's really feels like it's making a difference.

I've also started some exercises he gave me which I can post later, if anyone is interested...

In the mean time I've been doing these exercises which I found on YT last week. I ran them by my neighbour and was told they look good too.

@Needsomegoodnews I found the inhaler quite helpful earlier on. It's not so effective now for some reason. It's probably worth a try though.

Thanks @Moodgie and @fedupofbed I knew I’d seen a few people saying they’d be given them. I don’t hold out much hope but guess anything’s worth a try at this stage! Feel the same about the antibiotics but since there’s still clear infection in my lung from the X-ray I should try in case. I really think it’s most likely still viral though - the big question being whether it’s therefore still active!

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/rashes-headaches-tingling-who-lists-less-common-coronavirus-symptoms-covid-19

Thanks for the tip @Crayfishforyou!

Hello everyone- can I join? I've been lurking on these threads but now getting quite desperate so I thought I'd post.

On day 47. On off symptoms of tight burning painful chest, cough, flu like aches and pains, fatigue and brain fog and awful ear ache and tinnitus! Anyone else had this? It's given me many a sleepless night.

I've also had the 'Covid Toes' - sore and itchy red blotches on toes and feet. Anyone else had this?!

Had a course of antibiotics for suspected secondary infection- no change so assume it's still just regular C19 symptoms.

Sorry to hear you're all suffering so much. This virus is just awful. 💐

Hiya, glad I found you. Day 54. Day 1 again of no pain. Let's hope it lasts longer than 4 days this time. I found this interesting. Despite most of us not ending up in hospital (I was told I probably should have gone), I think we could be classed as 'serious'. What do you think?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-52508831/coronavirus-how-long-it-takes-to-recover

Day 59 feeling a bit rubbish this evening I have had dizzy spells and lower rib pain all day which progressed into sore back and being very tired. I am improving but having to take things slowly and listen to my body. Tonight I also have cold hands and feet and a thirst again I need to keep drinking my hands and lips are dry Again too

@TheDrsWife46 if you find it difficult without the amitriptyline, nortriptyline is very similar but doesn't cause the dreams, etc.

Day 45/46 - I know I'm a few days off, but I hope it's okay me posting here?

I've been really struggling for the last few days again, still with the tight, pulling, almost strangling feeling of my upper chest and throat. Feels like I'm being choked from the inside out. Plus the usual palpitations, heart feeling like it's about to beat right out of my chest, feeling like an elephant is sitting on my chest, shortness of breath, cold hands and feet. No cough or temp. These are the same symptoms I've had since day 1, and have waxed and waned all the way through. They seem to have returned with a vengeance in the last week or so though. So depressing.

I've been off work all this time, since 23rd March, never feeling well enough to opt to go back in. Not been furloughed unfortunately, as my job is being covered by someone else. Also, I am part time, and I don't qualify for SSP (just miss out). I am supposed to be going back w/c 18th May, but if I feel like this, how on earth can I?! It's a very physical job, too. I am worried if I can't go back, I will have no rights (though I do have a contract of employment). But, how do I formally get signed off indefinitely, when my GP surgery won't see me because it's highly likely to be covid19, and they just tell me to recover at home??!! Meanwhile....no income!

No idea what to do anymore. It's so depressing. Every little chore sets me back :(

@DumberthanDumb sorry to hear you're having all that uncertainty and potential financial insecurity to deal with on top of this awful, debilitating virus. Hope someone will help you to move forward with a bit more support.

I'm back to say I spoke too soon Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were mostly good days, but this morning I relapsed with back and rib pain and deep fatigue. Yesterday I was concerned because I got some pain and stiffness at the top of my back, bordering on my cervical spine. Previously the back pain I had was in the mid-thoracic area, but this was different and made me feel anxious and depressed. It wasn't bothering me much this morning but then like I say I got a return of the more familiar pain from weeks of covid.

I slept this afternoon for a bit and by this evening I had cheered up and wasn't in as much pain. Even managed a 15 minute walk round the block before making dinner, which helped too. Anyway I've gone back to taking it very easy, although to be honest I never really stopped! Didn't even go over the doorstep yesterday, but did do a bit of housework so perhaps that set me back? Who knows... I will say though that this evening I don't feel the old gloom of "when and where will it all end?" I'm still optimistic and plan to go to my local shop for a few bits tomorrow, have another short walk, do a little housework and make a skype call to a friend (something I haven't felt up to doing for two months!)

Fingers crossed

@baroqueandblue - thank you. Gosh, is there no part of the body that this virus doesn't affect?! Glad your back pain seemed to ease off this evening. I too find housework sets me right back (I wish that was an excuse, but it isn't!).

Well I am not sure I’m going to sleep well tonight as when I feel like I was infected the day I was infected I had shooting pains in my arm from my fitbit. I’m getting it just now. I am hoping and praying this is just receding pains. I had an injection today from someone who was clearly unwell wearing an ill fitting mask who said that they tested negative. I am really hoping this shit show is not about to begin again for me. I don't think I'd be well enough.

Haha, yes I'd normally jump at the chance to hide behind illness as a 'reason' for not keeping up with my chores, but after 2 months of incapacity I'm sooooo over looking at a shabby flat! Is taking forever to get through it though, because I can only do a bit here and there and by the time I've done one room and started on another, it's time to clean the first room again!

Just had a thought, from reading someone's post upthread who went to A&E and got a 'suspected diagnosis' (best any of us get without actual testing) and that was then communicated to their GP. Could you go to A&E to get checked over in the next few days? With the history of ongoing symptoms you have they couldn't doubt that you've had/got it.

@pinkoneblueone is it the arm you had the shot in?

You are not alone in the lack of house work department we are both sick and have been for 8 weeks and it has been a big struggle in the last fortnight. I have really struggled to get on top of it all.

Oh sorry, you didn't actually say you had the injection in your arm. Just ignore me, it's after 1am

Sorry to hear you're anxious about the pain. I definitely feel as though pain is now sporadically reprising itself and then going away again, sometimes from hour to hour.

No the arm with my Fitbit on I was working in a shop on the 6th of feb that someone who tested positive works in. I started getting electric shock type pains from my Fitbit so took it off as you can see. I then started feeling run down on the 8th we isolated on the 12th. Pretty sure I've not had this pain since.

*6th March not feb

Ah, yes you've both been extremely up against it for a long time now. It's only to be expected that you've not been able to keep up with stuff like housework. But there'll be plenty of time for all that when the hurly burly's done... Sending best wishes for your healing

I really am worried As daft as it seems.