Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID chest pain and breathlessness; tried nitroglycerin patches and knee steroid
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I have no other chest pain but will frequently light have tightness, pressure, and daily persistent shortness of breath and fatigue.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I'm a nurse ... daily persistent shortness of breath and fatigue
- Began after: COVID
I would try it in-office with other long covid patients
Summary
A nurse with long COVID who described intermittent chest pain, tightness, pressure and daily shortness of breath and fatigue, and used nitroglycerin patches that they said made them feel better the day after bad days. A steroid injection in the knee left them substantially worse, triggering a cascade of symptom flare-ups that lasted a couple of months.
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What they tried
Also tried
nitro transdermal patches· Helpedsteroid injection in my knee· Much worse
Their words about each treatment
- nitro transdermal patches · Helped
I do find that on the bad days I use a nitro patch, I feel better the day after.
In context ↗ - steroid injection in my knee · Much worse
I was substantially worse after a steroid injection in my knee and it definitely kicked off a cascade of symptoms flare-ups that lasted for a couple months.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-21 | daily chest pain, tightness, breathlessness and fatigue; nitro patch on bad daysdaily persistent shortness of breath and fatigueIn context ↗ |
| — | substantially worse after a steroid injection in the kneeI was substantially worse after a steroid injection in my kneeIn context ↗ |
| 2025-02-05 | cascade of symptom flare-ups that lasted a couple monthskicked off a cascade of symptoms flare-ups that lasted for a couple monthsIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Corticosteroid pulses“I was substantially worse after a steroid injection in my knee and it definitely kicked off a cascade of symptoms flare-ups that lasted for a couple months.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Heart symptoms & palpitations
My chest pain is usually intermittent, in the exact same location
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
daily persistent shortness of breath and fatigue
In context ↗