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murielm99

(31,525 posts)
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:23 AM Aug 2024

Does anyone here have shortness of breath after

getting over covid? Some days, I cannot even sit at my computer without panting.

Has anyone had this condition and had it treated? Has it passed after a while for anyone? I will be seeing my pulmonologist, but not until mid-September. I will follow his advice, but I am just looking for similar experiences.

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Does anyone here have shortness of breath after (Original Post) murielm99 Aug 2024 OP
I had it for a couple of weeks after Covid Island Blue Aug 2024 #1
Yes unweird Aug 2024 #2
Yes Deep State Witch Aug 2024 #3
I have exactly what you described. Arne Aug 2024 #4
What I attributed to post Covid shortness of breath turned out to be flying_wahini Aug 2024 #5
Steady improvement bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 #6
Do you have a pulse oximeter? LisaM Aug 2024 #7
I have seen my primary doc, murielm99 Aug 2024 #8
I got mine at Target. LisaM Aug 2024 #11
Yes- remarkable SOB biophile Aug 2024 #9
Thank you, everyone for your replies. murielm99 Aug 2024 #10
I got headaches at noon for weeks XanaDUer2 Aug 2024 #12

Island Blue

(6,287 posts)
1. I had it for a couple of weeks after Covid
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:28 AM
Aug 2024

but only when exerting myself when mowing the lawn or something like that. I hope you feel better soon!

unweird

(3,004 posts)
2. Yes
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:29 AM
Aug 2024

Cardio looks ok after stress test and ekg. Followup w/PCP next month.

iPhone user and Apple Medicine app notified me that my respiration rate has been elevated a couple of months now.

Arne

(3,608 posts)
4. I have exactly what you described.
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:31 AM
Aug 2024

Friend of mine was retired heart surgeon insisting I go to get checked.
Had every scan and picture and ultra this and the stress that.
They found nothing wrong.
It more or less just passed.

flying_wahini

(8,043 posts)
5. What I attributed to post Covid shortness of breath turned out to be
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:33 AM
Aug 2024

Atrial fib and high blood pressure. I NEVER had high blood pressure before Covid and I had a pretty mild case. I went from 110/60 to 180/120 in a week post Covid. It never went back to normal.
Keep a chart of when it happens if infrequent. Also keep a record of your blood pressure if you aren’t already.

bucolic_frolic

(47,622 posts)
6. Steady improvement
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:39 AM
Aug 2024

Days 4 and 5 were supposed to be the worst, but it kind of kept coming back for 2 more cycles, settled in sinuses and light respiratory. There was a lot of sweating, especially when taking Ibuprofen. Then that passed, and a little antibiotics for the sinuses. I had it about 18 days and now I can do pretty much anything. No breathing problems, but still a bit light on stamina. Protein, protein, protein helped. Beef not chicken.

LisaM

(28,755 posts)
7. Do you have a pulse oximeter?
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:45 AM
Aug 2024

They aren't perfect, but they are pretty affordable and can tell you if your oxygen rate is in the danger zone.

LisaM

(28,755 posts)
11. I got mine at Target.
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 11:00 AM
Aug 2024

It cost about $35 (they may have gone up). It gave me a lot of peace of mind in the early days of COVID.

biophile

(448 posts)
9. Yes- remarkable SOB
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:47 AM
Aug 2024

I didn’t link it to Covid right away because it was several months after my Covid positive test. But I believe that it was from Covid- all tests(and I had a lot of them) have been mostly normal. It is resolving now though; scary 6 months .

murielm99

(31,525 posts)
10. Thank you, everyone for your replies.
Fri Aug 23, 2024, 10:50 AM
Aug 2024

It is more common than I realized. I hope I can have a good outcome, like most of the people here.


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