Do I have covid or is it some underlying condition?

Posted by mrbrandon @mrbrandon, Nov 26, 2020

I have a history of anxiety and wheezing from smoking. My very close friend who i hang around alot tested positive for covid. So my symptoms (if you call them symptoms) started back 3 weeks ago. I have had no fever (if i did it was very minor or went away quickly), did not cough.

3 weeks ago, i felt a reduction in my breath span, which was on and off. I just want to mention, I also am susceptible to anxiety attacks, which are manageable to function while be anxious. Fast forward 1.5 weeks, I started feeling a real reduction in my breath span, which was not much of a concern has a had a large breath span before. I felt temporary and intermittent slight burning and chills in my chest for 1-2 days and they went away. Few days later I had rib pain, my dad told me it could be some form of rheumatoid affecting the musculoskeletal of my intercoastal ribs. It would hurt every so often when i breathe, cramping etc, but this also went away in a few days.

Now fast forward 2.5 weeks. I feel tingling sometimes in my arm, happened twice and right now. My lungs are frequently taking turns being decongested. One lung will be easier to breath through and the other lung harder to breath through, but it would switch depending after exercise or waking up. I experienced lost of taste two times this one day, but each time i lost my taste, i recovered it within 10 minutes. I never lost my taste again. I also have been burping very easily after eating food. Ive had a little rash on my right hand yesterday.

Right now, i taste some blood in my mucus, but it seems to be going away. However, I did feel some blood drip down to what i believe to be my stomach.

Should I be concerned about these erratic symptoms?

I find it strange my symptoms are so spread apart. usually loss of taste comes early but mine happened late. Also no fever and coughing, but my friend tested positive which makes me doubt. I have tingling my arm but it goes away. Any recommendations or thoughts?

Update: Just now when i stretched my side a little, i felt a resistence in where i think the clot has formed and is at. it seems to be at at rib 4-6 on my left lung. since i tasted the blood, ive noticed the joint of my left arms thumb felt a little numb with tingling

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@mrbrandon- I hope that you will let me know how you are feeling and what steps you are taking to protect others from your potential virus. If you have not isolated yourself from others (quarantined) then you may be exposing them to COVID-19 without realizing it. Here are some basic facts that might interest you about COVID-19 and its testing and why it is important to get tested.

Testing is one of many precautions in the protocol for COVID-19 and staying safe. There are several reasons to get tested for COVID 19. If you are ill if you are worried that you could expose others, if you have been exposed or if you are hospitalized for something else and have to be admitted are all part of keeping yourself and others safe. Everyone should participate because this is a virus that has no bounds, no special interests, not biases. It's like cancer, anyone can get it. And it can be deadly.

A test for COVID-19 is only one step along with quarantining, avoiding crowds, using masks, washing hands, and social distancing that will help keep you safe. Nothing is 100% with this virus. If you have had COVID-19 or get it in the future there is still a chance to get it again.

If you have minor symptoms or no symptoms but have been exposed you can still pass it on to someone else. So if you have symptoms the prudent thing to do is to get tested, stay home and quarantine and tell your doctor and others who you have been around so that they can be warned.

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I've been staying at home this past week.

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@mrbrandon- Thank you for getting back to Connect with an update. Did you tell people who you have been in contact with that you have been ill? Being tested isn't just to be treated it is also for the sake of tracing people who you have come into contact with so if they can be warned and get tested. It has to do with trying to stop the virus from spreading.

Have you been tested? Other than wheezing from smoking what other conditions do you have?

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