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Struggling to breathe once temp is about 62 outside
I’ve noticed that once the temperature outside reaches above 60° I start having a hard time breathing again with a persistent cough. By the end of the day my joints feel inflamed and my left leg feels dead. The same with my house. I can tell if my house got above 75 because I would start coughing and struggling to take a deep breath. I got Covid last February and my symptoms have never fully gone away. I only had some relieve when we experienced the cold fronts in Florida. My left leg going numb and weak was the very first symptom I had and it come on suddenly with a pain in the middle of my thigh. I feel like I’m going crazy. I never expected a year later to still be going through this. I was a healthy and active before this and now a trip to the store while trying to maintain a conversation with my husband depletes me.
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mscott9817, I am so sorry. My thoughts are you possibly have asthma. I would go to a pulmonologist and get a pulmonary function test done. My asthma worsened after COVID. Some people have worsened COVID with cooler temps....some with warmer temps.
A good place to start is your primary doctor. He actually can diagnose this if its asthma or refer you to a pulmonlogist. He may put you on a rescue inhaler or a Nebulizer. They help tremendously. I already had asthma and it worsened with COVID.
Not to discourage you, but, it sounds like you may have Long COVID. Fatigue is one of the main symptoms of Long Covid. There are Long Covid Recovery Clinics all over. You may want to go to one and get a proper diagnosis.
COVID can do some crazy things to your body. Have you been to your doctor about your leg pain?
Blessings & Prayers for you to get better....
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My husband is changing his local to here so I’ll be able to find primary care Dr. For now I’ve been trying to holistic approaches but half the time I don’t remember what I just read so it ends up not being helpful. The fatigue and total exhaustion makes it so hard to get normal task done at this point.
All the long covid drs I found so far cost a lot out of pocket because they don’t take insurance.
Have they done an ultrasound on your leg? I sure would get it checked out along with the shortness of breath. The two combined can be signs of a medical condition.
I have not because nobody will take my insurance. I’m considering flying back up north and just having it done there.
I would advise that you go somewhere to get it checked out just to ensure you do not have a blood clot in the leg.