Long COVID
No benefitIll for 17 months
Long COVID throat lumps and constant phlegm, still no improvement from medications
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 17 months
- Last post
- Nov 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
COVID diagnosis in July along with hard dark Pieces of phlegm along with the current symptoms I have now.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Since March, I have trouble swallowing.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I would wake in the middle of night with coughing spells almost to the point of vomiting ... That lasted a week which I assume was COVID
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Summary
They date their illness to a week of night coughing in July 2021, assumed but untested COVID. From December 2021 they had recurring throat lumps, trouble swallowing and phlegm, which cleared in a week twice before becoming continuous from March 2022. A COVID diagnosis in July 2022 brought dark, hard phlegm and their current symptoms. By November 2022 they were tired and annoyed; water and nasal washes helped, medications did not.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Meds · No change
Meds don’t work.
In context ↗ - Water · Helped
Drinking Water helps it tremendously.
In context ↗ - Nasal washes · Helped
Nasal washes help.
In context ↗ - Steam · No change
Steam doesn’t work.
In context ↗ - Salt water gargles · No change
Salt water gargles don’t help.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| July 2021 | night coughing spells, assumed COVID (untested), lasted a weekI would wake in the middle of night with coughing spells almost to the point of vomitingIn context ↗ |
| December 2021 | lump in throat, trouble swallowing and phlegm began; cleared in a weekDecember 2021 rolled around and lump in throat feeling, trouble swallowing, and phlegm happened for the first time.In context ↗ |
| February 2022 | throat symptoms returned with a sinus infection; gone again in a weekhappened again in February along with a sinus infectionIn context ↗ |
| March 2022 | trouble swallowing became continuousSince March, I have trouble swallowing.In context ↗ |
| July 2022 | COVID diagnosis with dark hard phlegm and current symptomsCOVID diagnosis in July along with hard dark Pieces of phlegm along with the current symptoms I have now.In context ↗ |
| 2022-11-28 | still trouble swallowing, throat lump and phlegm; water and nasal washes help, meds do notI’m tired. Annoyed.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
I start to panic bc I can’t swallow
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I would wake in the middle of night with coughing spells almost to the point of vomiting
In context ↗