Long COVID
Outcome unclearIll for 5 months
Long COVID chest burning and oxygen dropping into the 80s; Pepcid, NAC and Benadryl tried
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- 5 months
- Last post
- Dec 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have been into 5th month of long covid
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
still feeling irritation at chest area to move around. Moving around oxygen level drops to 80s, heart rate could increase to 110s.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I have been into 5th month of long covid
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Summary
In December 2022, in the fifth month of long COVID, they reported chest burning and irritation on moving, phlegm, and oxygen dropping into the 80s with heart rate rising to 110. Chest X-ray, CT and cardiac enzymes were normal and doctors declined further blood work. Pepcid did little, NAC was taken irregularly and Benadryl helped slightly. In a comment the same day, they said oxygen readings had risen from 92-93 to about 97.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- pepcid · No change
Tried pepcid as suggested from board for a few days, not very effective
In context ↗ - NAC · Not said
only take NAC irregularly now
In context ↗ - benadryl · Helped
benadryl seemed to help a little bit
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID began after a COVID-19 infectionI have been into 5th month of long covidIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2022-12-05 | chest burning and irritation on movement, oxygen dropping to the 80s, heart rate up to 110sMoving around oxygen level drops to 80s, heart rate could increase to 110s.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 2022-12-05 | oxygen readings rose to around 97oxygen level used to be 92-93, now at around 97 level.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart rate could increase to 110s
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