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@britelite

Wow! I can’t believe how closely your experience mirrors mine. I posted last week under “Has anyone gotten back to normal…..”. To summarize, I tested positive in early February. Took Paxlovid and felt better for a couple of weeks. Then started to have shortness of breath during my walks and swims. One day, after walking a couple of blocks, I got so short of breath, I couldn’t continue. I took my pulse - it was 48 and irregular with many “skipped” beats (probably PVCs). I was lightheaded and felt lousy. Since then, I’ve had days when I’m short of breath all the time, even while resting. I also use Wixela & albuterol inhaler for underlying mild asthma. Other days, my heart is irregular all day. In April, my internist put me on a 5 day course of prednisone for chest congestion. I landed in the ER with BP of 210/110. They put me on Amlodipine
BP is under control now. Am seeing a cardiologist and had EKG which at the time was essentially normal. Also did 24 hr. Holter monitor which showed irregularities. I am waiting to have a treadmill stress test in couple of weeks. My heart irregularities seem to be improving so hopefully the stress test will be normal. I guess that’ll mean it’s my lungs that are damaged. So, after 3 months, thankfully, I’m not as severely short of breath but still am gun shy about exercising again - like “waiting for the other shoe to drop.” I really don’t have any miraculous cure suggestions except giving it time. I do feel better every day compared to a month ago. However, like you, I have many anxious moments - deathly afraid of getting reinfected or even catching a cold. I don’t sleep very well. Also wondering if I’ll ever get back to normal. I’m 78 years old now so I just take it one day at a time. I’m hoping I can at least travel a bit more. It does help to get your thought down. Good luck to you and just know you are not alone in all this.

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Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. It’s so comforting to know that I am not alone and theirs others out there sharing the issues as we are.
Today was one of those days. Mentally got up with a good mind set and was looking forward to watching golfing in the tube. All I did was a load of laundry, made my bed and watered a few potted plants I have outside. At 9:30 am I was so tired and weak I had to sit down and rest. I’ve done this routine numerous times before in the prior weeks of covid but was okay. Today it was like for no reason, i barely did anything. Frustrating as heck. I like you, love to walk and exercise but get gun shy with thoughts that I may just collapse somewhere. I committed myself to stay home bound for at least two weeks and only to go out for essential or doctor’s.
I just walk in my small yard to get some kind of exercise, though little as it is it’s something. One day at a time, one step at a time.
Thank you for responding
We’re going to be fine. New developments on the science of treating Post Covid Syndrome on the horizon. Keep the faith