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What helps post COVID shortness of breath?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jul 27 7:36am | Replies (102)Comment receiving replies
@ldmcfate, welcome. I noticed that you wished to post a URL to an article with your post. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe. Clearly the link you wanted to post is not spam. Please allow me to post it for you.
- Despite Recovering from COVID-19, Shortness of Breath Persists https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/despite-recovering-from-covid-19-shortness-of-breath-persists/
Shortness of breath is a common residual side effect that many members talk about here. For this reason, I moved your post to this related and active discussion:
- What helps post COVID shortness of breath? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hydrochlaquid/
May I ask what the surgery was for? Have you worked with a physiotherapist to get safe ways to help build muscle?
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Hello! Thank you for welcoming me. The surgery was for a redo of a repair I had done of a large paraesophageal hernia two years previously. So far the redo is holding, for which I’m very grateful. I have S-curve scoliosis, and that makes recurrence more likely.
I haven’t seen a physiotherapist. I’ve been hesitant about working with doctors because of problems I had with doctors when I had many side effects from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic 13 years ago. Still dealing with tendon damage and scarring from that, also memory retention and a few other things. Now long COVID on top of that. I do have a great DO as my primary physician.