Long COVID
Mild → somewhat better
Long COVID chest pain mostly gone after physiotherapy, but breathlessness persists
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Hey, I had some chest pains too, together with the difficulty breathing.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
me trying to push through the deep breathing (while running, for instance)
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
chest pain is mostly gone now. The trouble breathing is still there, though
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had some chest pains too, together with the difficulty breathing.
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Summary
Flint 57683 reported chest pain and breathlessness with long COVID. Trying to push through deep breathing while running tightened small chest muscles, and a physiotherapist helped, so the chest pain was mostly gone. Breathlessness persisted, fluctuating between about 50% and 90% of normal breathing capacity, mostly nearer 50%.
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What they tried
Also tried
fysio (physiotherapy)· Helpeddeep breathing (while running)· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- deep breathing (while running) · Worse
me trying to push through the deep breathing (while running, for instance) made certain small muscles in my chest used for breathing super tight, and those caused my chest pain
In context ↗ - fysio (physiotherapy) · Helped
Went to a fysio who helped with it, chest pain is mostly gone now.
In context ↗
Their path
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | chest pain with breathlessness; pushed through deep breathing while runningI had some chest pains too, together with the difficulty breathing.In context ↗ | Mild |
| — | chest pain mostly gone after physiotherapyWent to a fysio who helped with it, chest pain is mostly gone now.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-03-16 | breathlessness persists and fluctuatesThe trouble breathing is still there, though, and kinda fluctuates as to how bad it isIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
I had some chest pains too
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
The trouble breathing is still there, though, and kinda fluctuates as to how bad it is
In context ↗