I had covid 19 in mid December 2019 for the first time. I picked it up on a mission trip to Belize. I left Florida healthy on Saturday, but by Wednesday I had a nasty cough with lots of clear mucous. No fever or fatigue at that time. When I returned to Florida I went to urgent care on 12/24 morning. Diagnosed with lower respiratory infection and put on antibiotic. I went back to Urgent Care the following week because the cough was horrific affecting my sleep. A chest X-ray was done, revealing pneumonia in the lower left lobe. I was prescribed levaquin and a cough medicine. I completed the prescription, but the cough continued with fatigue. I saw my primary care doc a few weeks later for the ongoing fatigue. I had that shaky feeling on the inside that I had never experienced before. I would fall asleep at night, but wake up and couldn’t go back to sleep. Hours of laying in bed unable to sleep.

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