Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 2.5 years
Long COVID breathlessness and burning lungs on exertion; clear scans, inhaler no help
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 2.5 years
- Last post
- Oct 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had COVID in February. Super mild case. ... 6 months after I started having LC symptoms I was driving down the road and got double vision.
- At worst: Mild
I was driving down the road ... Wore a patch on one eye just to function.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had COVID in February. Super mild case.
Summary
This user had a mild COVID infection in February 2021 with only a runny nose and lost smell, then about three months later developed long-COVID breathlessness and burning in the lungs, mostly when getting up from lying down or on sudden exertion and sometimes forcing them onto all fours. Lung X-ray and CT angiogram were clear and a rescue inhaler did not help. Six months into long COVID, double vision appeared and cleared after two weeks.
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What they tried
Also tried
rescue inhaler· No changeeye patch· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- rescue inhaler · No change
I have a rescue inhaler but doesn’t seem to help at all
In context ↗ - eye patch · Not said
Wore a patch on one eye just to function. And 2 weeks to the day it went away.
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02 | mild COVID infection; lost sense of smellI had COVID in February. Super mild case. Just a runny nose and wouldn’t have known except I lost my smell.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| 2021-05 | long-COVID breathlessness and burning lungs began; sometimes had to get on all fours to breatheNothing until about 3 weeks ago when it felt like shortness of breath and burning in my lungs.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 6 months after LC symptoms began | double vision while driving; wore an eye patch to function6 months after I started having LC symptoms I was driving down the road and got double vision.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-10-08 | double vision had resolved after two weeks; no overall status givenWore a patch on one eye just to function. And 2 weeks to the day it went away.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
it felt like shortness of breath and burning in my lungs
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I was driving down the road and got double vision
In context ↗ - Loss of smell or taste
wouldn’t have known except I lost my smell
In context ↗