Long COVID breath-holding trouble, somewhat better stamina with swimming
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
my stamina is slowly getting better but my respiratory reserves still shit
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Gone from being overweight but very fit and moderately active to struggling big time holding breath and swimming for longer periods of time.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I started to swim 4 days a week and my stamina is slowly getting better but my respiratory reserves still shit.
In context ↗
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Summary
An intensive care nurse, previously overweight but very fit and moderately active, described struggling badly to hold their breath and swim for longer periods. They started swimming four days a week, noting their main reason was struggling in their last arrest situation to do prolonged chest compressions. Their stamina was slowly getting better, but their respiratory reserves were still poor.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- swim 4 days a week · Helped
I started to swim 4 days a week and my stamina is slowly getting better but my respiratory reserves still shit
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | lost fitness, struggled to hold breath and swimGone from being overweight but very fit and moderately active to struggling big time holding breath and swimming for longer periods of time.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2024-06-26 | stamina slowly improving with swimming four days a weekBut I started to swim 4 days a week and my stamina is slowly getting better but my respiratory reserves still shit.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
my respiratory reserves still shit
In context ↗
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