Hi Jacklyn!
Well, you’re sure having some unexpected medical drama with Covid and the pericarditis. I’m sorry to hear that because I know you’ve been having a pretty good summer up to this point. It’s a good thing you followed your instinct of having the chest and back pain investigated. That had to be a little scary! My niece had a similar experience a few years ago after having the flu. Her clinic thought it was a blood clot at first and then discovered the pericarditis. The meds worked really well to reduce the inflammation and it didn’t take long for her to bounce back to full speed. Hopefully you’ll feel much better and return to normal soon!

Covid or really any illness/infection can mess up our blood counts. It’s all part of the immune system response to bacteria, viruses, fungi… For most people, whose blood isn’t checked as frequently as those of us who have a blood condition, don’t even realize how much their blood numbers fluctuate during and after an illness. Once the event is over, within days or weeks the numbers generally return to normal. So hang in there! Just give yourself some time to rest and heal.
What were your worst symptoms of covid? Did you have the high fever and lingering cough?