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I'm experiencing the same thing after being knocked out with a COVID-like illness in early March. (At the time I could not get a test to confirm that I had it.)
by timmytokyo 6y ago
I'm experiencing the same thing after being knocked out with a COVID-like illness in early March. (At the time I could not get a test to confirm that I had it.)
My symptoms:
1. Breathlessness, with a feeling that I am not getting enough oxygen. However a pulse oximeter shows my oxygen at 97%+.
2. Thick phlegm production in my throat. I am not congested in the chest or sinuses, but I am constantly producing very thick phlegm in my throat.
3. Occasional severe fatigue and weight loss. When it occurs, I cannot get out of bed and have no appetite. I have lost 25 lbs since March.
4. Occasional headaches and eye pain, including bloodshot eyes and blurry vision.
What's interesting is the way these symptoms cycle on and off. I will go a week feeling pretty good, and that will be followed by a week or two of symptom flare-up. This has been happening for months. I've found that any heavy exertion or exercise tends to bring on the bad cycle.
My general practitioner doesn't know what to do and I feel like he's skeptical. He prescribed me antibiotics for a possible sinus infection, but that did no good. He prescribed me an inhaler, but that did no good. He doesn't even think I had COVID.
It's sounding like I could be experiencing symptoms of ME/CFS. Has anyone had any luck finding doctors willing to take this seriously? I'm starting to get depressed that my long-term future is going to be like this.
Oh, and to anyone who thinks COVID is "just the flu", fuck you.