Had Covid end Jan, mild illness, recovered fine.
Contracted a chest infection back in May which is stubbornly refusing to go. I'm now on my third course of different ntibiotics, having also tried steroids. I'm 3 times vaccinated/ boosted and have otherwise always been healthy. No asthma, no heart conditions.
I feel like an 80yo 20 a day smoker than a 43yo. I can't exercise due to breathlessness and I've just caught tonsillitis on top.of everything else.
I used to smoke (social smoker) but gave up 7 years ago. Part of me is terrified this is lung cancer,.but it seems odd that I've always been healthy and after getting Covid I've had this cough and breathing problems. GP had booked me in for chest xray. I've heard of a lot of people lately who were previously fit and healthy who have struggled to return to normal. But given that my initial Covid was mild and I initially recovered fine, can long Covid appear after a few months of having had the initial illness?