“Clinical for COVID-19”

@ccbelle. Did your PCP give you any advice of what you should do to help you feel better? Did she recommend hospitalization?

I've been hospitalized 4 times over this! Although I do feel much better than I did! I think this may just take time,we shall see! I have a dr. Appointment on Wednesday! ,thankyou for your concern!

@ccbelle Welcome to connect we are a caring group that explain what helps us with same problem If you aren't getting better and you think you need oxygen I would go the the E.R. since your Dr. hasn't sent you there . With the asthma you have you need to take care of this . Im not a Dr but this is what I would do if I was in your medical condition . Let us know when you can how you are doing . Does your Dr know how bad your breathing is? If now call her .

@ccbelle @lioness - so far my family has been well- I keep hearing stories of people being quite sick and still not getting tested. Told to ride it out at home- then some die.Nobody checks back with them and the sicker a person gets, the less energy you have to deal with the system. No matter what causes your respiratory distress you belong in the hospital. These people can’t be left to fend for themselves.

@ccbelle- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You must feel pretty lousy. According to WHO about 3-6 weeks. But there have been patients who have been ill longer with lingering side effects. I would like to ask the same question as @mayofeb2020 did
" What did your doctor suggest for your symptoms? What have you been doing to ease your symptoms besides your inhaler"?

@wishercristy- Good morning and hello! I'm glad that you have joined the Connect community. Were you hospitalized for the same symptoms each time? What were they? Have you been placed on any meds or taken any to help with symptoms?

@merpreb I do not have any symptoms and I do not use an inhaler. You must be mistaken. I've been staying at home since March 13, except for my daily walk, I've not been anywhere out of my house.

@mayofeb2020- I think that my phrasing might have made my post confusing. I'll editi it. Thanks.

Thank you. Well, since there don’t seem to be any known therapeutics for at home use, we really didn’t discuss treatment. Based on my health profile and my symptoms she said she thought I would be okay, that days 5-9 seem to be the worse, and I was on day 9 with the visit. I use a neti pot and also saline nasal spray (nasal irrigation) to get relief from the pressure in the nose. Tylenol helps with the fever spikes and headache. The couple of times i tried to wear a bra, I found myself ripping it off because you already feel like there is a tight belt around you. Standing and lying down are more comfortable than sitting, particularly slouching, because airflow is better. When lying on your back, if you cross your arms up above your head on the pillow (not up in the air) it helps open airway. Unlike with other infections, my fever spikes tend to be in the morning, although I had a second one late yesterday afternoon. Drinking cold ice water helps because my mouth is always hot. Looking in the mirror does not help. The face looking back at me has glassy bloodshot eyes and dark circles below. My tree-filled back yard is my sanctuary. The fact that it is spring time helps because i can shuffle outside and smell my gardenias and confederate jasmine and watch everything in my vegetable garden in the sunny corner maturing and growing . I never lost ability to smell and taste.

No problem. I'm so grateful I'm well, crossing my fingers and toes. I have to be extra careful, there were tens of thousands of people at the beaches last week it's very worrisome. It seems that New Zealand has stopped the virus in its track. They reported only ONE case last week and the country is slowly opening up to normal activities. They had a complete lockdown when the virus was first noted and the citizens complied. That's what made the difference. Sacrifices bring positive results.