Hi everyone and thanks for all your replies to my day 9 and 15.
It’s now day 31 and haven’t had high temperatures for about 2 weeks. I am improving but it’s so slow. I get so exhausted but twice in the last week I managed some very gentle exercises. For about 3 minutes. I get a good day then often 2 bad days. I can generally get to the toilet about 60 steps away. At first I had strategic chairs along the way. It’s still a major event though and I have to recover when I get back. I think I’ve had the covid as I’ve had all the symptoms except losing smell and taste. I had the now classic mild 5 days and day10 severe symptoms. About day19 i couldn’t stop panting, even at rest and coughing up thick grey mucus. That was another 111 call, paramedics who said try and hang on for 12 hours and new antibiotics should kick in. Otherwise 999 for ambulance. No sleep that night but they worked. Since then if I sit quiet my o2 levels and breathing are fine ( am on oxygen level 3 for sitting) I still get lower stomach pains. I’ve been on 2 sets of doxycycline and on second set of coamoxiclav . If it’s viral the antibiotics can only deal with secondary symptoms ..As you see from previous posts several people have replied saying they are 4,5.6,7, weeks into recovery. So if you are newly infected, try not to worry, just be kind to yourself and know however you feel, people are getting through it. I just wish I had a Duracell battery to recharge me.
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From my information, it takes a good six weeks from the end of the Covid infection to recover one's breathing. I know it is hard to do the simplest of tasks, I have the same problems. Take things nice and slow. The fatigue will take time to pass as well. Nothing we can do but to wait it out.
So if my last high temperature and other main symptoms were about 2 weeks ago , I should look at another 4 weeks. Is this what you meant by the end of the covid infection. Thanks for info, very VERY helpful.
It’s funny, taking on board 2greys info about 6 weeks after last symptoms, has made it easier. I think I was expecting to get better more quickly, but now I feel more relaxes about it taking time
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That's a lovely kind post and very helpful to others who are I'll.
I’m sorry to read how poorly you’ve been. I thoroughly sympathise with you as my sister and her husband have been going through the same thing. She also has lung disease and lupus so has felt very ill.
They have had a few different antibiotics and initially my sister thought she was recovering but each time she started to feel a bit better she seemed to go down with it again.
She has been poorly since the start of lockdown but thankfully is starting to get her strength back.
It’s seems to be a long slow recovery when we have lung conditions so look after yourself, I’m pleased you are gradually improving.
Thanks Meg52. It’s good to hear your sister and husband are slowly recovering. It makes it easier to know others are getting through but slowly. I try to explain it to my sister but everyday she thinks I should be a lot better. She huffs and puffs because I’m not a lot better.
She should be glad shes not u,yr suffering.i sometimes think that some people dont even think - its as tho they think we choose to be ill 🤯 .thanku all 4 yr posts,so helpful xxx
Thank you.Oh goodness you’ve been through the mill. I do hope it eases soon for you. It sounds like a long tiresome journey. Hope your getting plenty of nutritious foods and drinks to fuel you. Hope to hear your feeling stronger soon. Cx😘💐💐
Thank you for your posts. It is so encouraging to hear of people getting through this horrible virus. It all sounds horrendous but it seems you are getting there and that is the main thingi. Continued healing wishes Jomo 46.
So pleased to hear your getting there slowly Jomo46. Its been a long hard road for you but your getting there. We have no option except give up. Hope you continue to get stronger. Brian
What a long and difficult journey for you. Thanks for your information. It's very helpful to hear from yourself and 2greys who've had bad doses and to find out how you dealt with it and the journey. I was wondering what anti biotics you took Did you use a rescue pack or were they prescribed during treatment. Take care it seems you are over the worst . Small steps back to health. xx Anita
On day 2 at a and on first symptoms they prescribed doxycycline. Day 10 on sudden worsening, more doxycycline. Day 19 with breathing difficulties coamoxiclav and a repeat on day29 . Last 3 from gp.
Good to read you are on mend and your wear so poorly iv been similar since middle of March with funny simtims Finished rescue pack for my bronctiactasis did go to hospital last Sunday as could not get a doctor 111 told me to go hospital gave me co-amoxiclav clarithromycin and steroids just finished them thy said I dident have symptoms of virus but had a white mask showing up on bottom of right lung with ment cov coud not ruled out I wos to go back if simtoms worsen thy have so breathless it’s so like wot you are saying my grandson took me to a testing park in Liverpool yesterday to get swob. So I will find out in 24 hours if it’s positive Iv been so scared I’m not getting better it’s beeen about 7 weeks since start so your post as remark helped me xx
Its so gd 2 hear other related stories,its helping me especially as yr forum is new to me.i would say,rest,leave everything,just relax, just walk round the house v slowly.i keep brief notes of obs & how i feel ea day.it helps to look back a few days see that perhaps its better/worse.do ring gp for phone appointment if things dont improve xx
Pleased to read you are finally feeling a bit brighter than you have been
I have been very lucky (hope I haven't joined myself)as I suffer with chronic copd stage 4 so thank god for that as I dont think I would be on here saying glad to here yr feeling a bit better onwards and upwards now for you and for anyone else who is on here hope yr feeling a bit better I will continue to mention you all in prayers and thoughts god bless xx
Gd to read all yr stories and comments as im still ill 41/2 wks on,but have severe bronchiectasis,severe asthma and others classed as multiple complex lung diseases.worse than most flareups with ? Pneumonia.shldve taken advice & gone in hospital but didnt want any cross infection probs too.ive been on steroids nr 4 wks,on azithromycin anyway and been on amoxicillin too.taken nr 4wk to turn corner,struggling with wheezing,whn trying to reduce steroids.chests sets heart racing,so still in vicious circle at pres.but obs r improving,mucous is cleaner.its b extremely tough,but gd to be slowly going right way.be careful,people.they arent/werent testing ill people - i was told 4wk ago,by 111 dr - we cant test u,it wouldnt be fair on staff! So dunno what triggered all this.please,get rescue meds and take at 1st symptoms,beta to attack it early.as others r sharing,its exhausting,recovery is v slow,but hang on in there xxxxx
I’m so sorry you are still sick day31 you should be pretty over it. Did you get the actual test? I went yesterday to one of our drive up test spots. I am NOT sick anymore I coughed my way through Feb & Mar but it was just my “regular” pneumonia. I got tested bc I have to go into a hospital for an injection tomorrow and it’s mandatory for an elective procedure that u must test first. And anybody reading this the test did NOT hurt anywhere near what I thought. The only thing I really felt was a strong desire to push the nurse away from me that had the cotton swab up my nose. It wasn’t gagging or feeling like they were going to hit my forehead at all, more like a tickle that makes you sometimes want to sneeze. They announced they would be opening a few things in my state this Fri. Retail mainly and florists. Nothing too exciting our beaches opened up last week but just for exercise, “keep movin” is what they’re calling it cuz that’s what the police announce over speaker if you’re standing or sitting. Things are getting better throughout the world. There will be no sporting events til next year and we have a large population raising Cain over it. Get better soon Jomo
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