Hello everyone,
I'm a 65 year old male Asian. 2 weeks after my second Covid vaccine shot, I returned to the tennis courts to play with my friends, but I didn't have the stamina to play more than 30 minutes, I ran out of breath and had to slow down or took a break. It was strange since I used to play at high competitive level, continuously for 2 to 3 hours, 3 to 4 times a week without feeling tired. So I thought my weakness was related to the vaccine, but after 2 months the situation didn't improve so I went to see my family doctor and he ordered an X-Rate, then they they found out that I have an "elevated lung diaphragm". He then sent me to see a lung specialist, after she interviewed me and listened to my lung, she ordered : a sniff test, a diaphragm test, a CT scan of chest, a Echocardiogram, and a Pulmonary function test. At this moment I'm waiting for her office to make appointments with Torrance Memorial Hospital for these tests.
I think my current health problem is caused by the vaccine since I got all kind of side effects that lasted for 4 days after the second Modena shot (high fever, headache, tiredness, high blood pressure). Then 2 weeks after the second shot I found out about the shortness of breath and lack of stamina while playing tennis.
I saw a few comments here mentioning about "problems with phrenic nerve that could affect the normal functions of the lung's diaphragm", so I think that somehow the vaccine might cause too much inflammations and had detrimental effects on the phrenic nerve and the lung's diaphragm.
Do you have any suggestions/advices on what I should be doing while waiting for further tests ?
Thank you so much for reading this. Your inputs or advices are greatly appreciated.
Kevin Tran