Positive for covid

[Carkaisabellacolin]

Hi all it's been a while as I have been not too bad with my lungs more so managing my fibromyalgia.

Yesterday I recieved the news that I was positive for covid . I had been awful since Thursday but honestly I thought it was a flare up of my lungs . The drowning feeling and unable to sleep . Pains in my sides and tons of mucus. All the classic bronchectasis flare which then aggrevated my asthma my Dr was great we started meds but I was not responding like I would usually. Then came the extremely heavy weight in my chest upper respiratory. Like someone was sitting on it so debilitating.

We are avoiding hospitals as much as possible. So they delivered oxygen for me and now on high dose of steriods/nebuliser /pain meds and inhalers.

Just wanted to know if anyone else felt like this.

Supposedly they say its omicron but for us who suffer with lung disease omicron/delta etc there all awful

Feeling so tired and rubbish

[sassy59]

Hoping you recover well and feel better soon. Xxx

[Karenanne61]

I'm sorry you feel so rotten. I'm recovering from the nasty covid too. I seemed to have new, odd symptoms every day, one day I had very painful wrists and ankles, no other joints though! The coughing was, and is, the worse. I always have a cough but this was awful. I tried to sleep propped up but couldn't. The good news is that it does end and will for you too. Thank goodness for the jabs.

[CDPO16 in reply to Karenanne61]

I'm sorry to hear that you have caught it too, I hope that you will soon be fully recovered x

[Karenanne61 in reply to CDPO16]

Thank you. I feel recovered except for feeling more tired than usual. And I'm normally pretty exhausted. 😂

[Snowdrops_17 in reply to Karenanne61]

Same with me, I too caught Covid! Had a very sore throat, runny nose, backache, fatigued and cough! Still coughing on and off! Crazy it is and I am fully vaccinated! They say Covid can take 12 weeks to fully recover!

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Snowdrops_17]

Wow 12 weeks !!Well it's handy having oxygen at home as as soon as I walk around my level goes down and I feel like someone is sitting on my chest. The runny nose has gone but the head ache is constant. Hope your feeling better x x

[Snowdrops_17 in reply to Carkaisabellacolin]

Still get tired but I know it will get better! Hope you will recover soon.... 👍❤️

[Alberta56 in reply to Snowdrops_17]

Sorry to hear you've had the wretched bug. Hope the tiredness will wear off soon, so you can go and find your namesake flowers to cheer you up. xxx

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Alberta56]

Thank you

[Karenanne61 in reply to Snowdrops_17]

Sorry you too had the lurgy. I hope it doesn't take long to go away.

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Karenanne61]

Hope so too it's really unpleasant 😔

[Snowdrops_17 in reply to Karenanne61]

It's gone but tired most of the time ❤️👍

[Alberta56 in reply to Karenanne61]

I hope the exhaustion will start to wear off soon. Look after yourself. xxx

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Alberta56]

Thank you😊

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to CDPO16]

Thank you 😊

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Karenanne61]

I am sure it will .Thanks 😊

[CDPO16]

I'm very sorry that you are currently so ill courtesy of covid. I hope that you soon begin to feel better and then go on to make a full recovery x

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to CDPO16]

Thank you 😊

[Patk1]

Q few on here had omicrom.yesterday some said had expected exacerbation etc but quickly settled

[MMaud]

As I understand it, Omicron is currently the dominant variant of Covid, but others are still around. Whichever you have, I do hope you feel much better soon.

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to MMaud]

So do I it's easy to know which one as at the moment in Cyprus we have both floating around.The only saving grace is the support of my general Dr and pulmonologist. They have been great with meds and over the phone support.

[Snowdrops_17 in reply to Carkaisabellacolin]

You live in Cyprus? 🏖️ Glad so glad you have a good medical team behind you there, that is so important right now!

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Snowdrops_17]

My Dr's are great I can nessage anytime.But it's not so sunny at the moment very wet

😀

[peege]

Hi, I'm so sorry Carkaisabelleacolin, it sounds absolutely awful. It's great that you're being well looked after in sunny Cyprus. I think over here they're often treating covid patients with antivirals as well. Good luck & get well soon. P ××

[Carkaisabellacolin]

Thank you. Cyprus is not as sunny as they think lately. Its been freezing 🥶 and very windy . We have even had 3 earthquakes. Strange times everywhere at the moment.

Yes the steriods are being used now for covid patients and they are affective I have read .

So slowly slowly .

[Caspiana]

Hello Bella or Colin 👋🙂

I really hope you feel better soon. For us with lung disease any virus is such a threat. Please just take it easy and I wish you a speedy recovery. Take care. xx 🍀

Get well soon

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Caspiana]

Thank you so much .I have to say I was shocked fully vaccinated plus booster. Been so careful .

[Caspiana in reply to Carkaisabellacolin]

I understand. 😞 Plenty of rest and nutrition. You will be okay. xx 🌱

[Snowdrops_17]

Oh my goodness darling! That's awful for you! I tested positive a month ago and still have a cough! Was fully vaccinated and was shocked when I tested positive!😱But with your health conditions I really pray you can avoid hospital! Please get better soon darling 😘❤️

[BronchyBronwen]

I really am so sorry to hear this. Please continue to look after yourself. Rest, rest and more rest. Hope that Cypriot sunshine will soon be on its way to help. xx

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to BronchyBronwen]

Thank you 😊

[BreatheasyBe]

Hope the meds kick in quickly. Get well soon x

[Jandm]

Hope you feel better soon. As you say…it doesn’t matter what variant you are unlucky enough to get, it can still make you incredibly poorly if you have respiratory problems

[GintyFerguson]

Thats unlucky but keep up the good fight! Hope you recover soon.

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to GintyFerguson]

Thanks I will

[Izb1]

Good to hear you have good doctors looking after you, it makes a difference and good that you have been vaccinated it will help with the severity of the virus. Plenty of rest and good food will help, get better soon x

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Izb1]

Thank you 😊

[watergazer]

Hope you feel better soon. Take care x

[Walkwalkwalk]

Oh. I hope that you feel better soon. Grace

[Dedalus]

Hope you feel better soon.

[Alberta56]

Sorry you're feeling so bad. i hope you will soon start to get better. The wretched covid bug seems to affect us all in different ways, but you are certainly having a bad time with it. i got off relatively lightly, but I still feel tired a lot of the time. Take it easy as you recover. Have you got someone to pamper you?

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Alberta56]

Well the family have been good. I am isolating in a room but have been fed well and lots of supportive messages from my girls . As a teacher I have been sent lots of messages which helps to lift the spirits when feeling so rubbish.So many of my friends and students have had it and managed to pass it relatively easy. But everyone is different.

Taking one day at a time x

[Alberta56 in reply to Carkaisabellacolin]

Bless your family and your students. 💖💖💖

[Carkaisabellacolin in reply to Alberta56]

Thank you

[Ergendl]

So sorry to hear how rough you feel with covid-19. Hoping you soon start to feel better.

[Carkaisabellacolin]

Thank you 😊 it's really a strange one.You think it's not too bad then suddenly your chest feels like its being crushed and the headaches are uncomfortable.

My oxygen is constantly fluctuating as well.

Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞

[HungryHufflepuff]

I’m sorry to hear this, I hope you’ll start to feel better soon 💐