Pray for me, Datalounge

[quote]I feel that I keep contracting Covid-19- or mutations or new strains- over and over.

You would be the first person on earth to do so, according to current scientific wisdom. If you did have Covid-19 (were you tested before?) it's likely that your body never fully cleared the infection.

Many people talk of having new and recurrent symptoms weeks and months after their initial infection.

Whatever it is, it sounds horrible and I hope it clears soon, once and for all.

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WHere do you live OP?

I hope health for you OP. God bless you.

I had covid in mid March. It was an odd flu like thing for me. it went to town on my body for around 30 hours. 104°, shortness of breath, like Rosie O'Donnell on your chest. But then violá, it went away. It was strange because when I get the flu it is a week in bed at a minimum, but this was a quickie. The clinic got back the covid results when I felt better. Hope u do well, OP.

If I prayed I would pray for you but I will keep you in my thoughts and hope you get well soon.

Best wishes, OP.

I wish you heath and peace of mind, OP. The stress of precariousness is just insult to injury.

For God’s sake OP get tested! Then report back to us.

God bless you, OP.

That’s terrible, OP. I believe you, and I don’t see why a virus couldn’t lay dormant in your body. Nobody knows everything about this Covid bastard.

Shhhh. Nobody tell OP, but I’m eyeing his stuff now.

He has a fancy Sanyo hi-fi stereo.

I’m calling dibs.

Did you take a pregnancy test, dear? Sounds like you could be with child.

I also had Covid a month ago. I felt like shit for 11 days. On the 12th day, I was magically better. It was like having the flu for an extended period. I know this thing is killing some people mostly with other underlying medical issues, but I think all the fear and self-quarantining for being around someone who may or may not be sick is ridiculous. Before they develop a vaccine, a lot of people are going to get this, and most of them will live.

[quote]I think all the fear and self-quarantining for being around someone who may or may not be sick is ridiculous.

151,000 dead Americans would disagree with you.

I think I had it in March/April (shortage of tests here, so I don't know for sure). But I had shortness of breath, persistent chest pain and a mild fever and sore throat for about 6 weeks. I still feel quite exhausted and headachey and just-not-quite-myself. Good luck OP!

OP is describing a situation that is similar to what I've been experiencing. In late January-early February I had a bad cold that took almost 3 weeks to fully recover from, and just a couple of weeks after that I came down with flu-like symptoms; a fever, muscle aches, chills, feeling very weak and fatigued, and having very labored breathing. I debated by the hour on whether to go to the ER, but I rested instead, drank fluids and had improved over the next few days. I had never felt as sick as that before.

Then, two or three weeks after all this, I was in the ER with a near heart-attack from an artery blockage. They couldn't operate because the location was too risky, so they put me on blood thinning medications and prescriptions to lower blood pressure along with nitro for emergencies. This was right around the time Covid began exploding onto the scene in certain parts of the US. After four days in the hospital I was sent back home. About a month later I began having intermittent labored breathing and fevers, along with a general feeling of malaise. I was experiencing anxiety in the extreme and debated once again on making an urgent appointment and getting tested, but ended up weathering the condition. It's now almost 4 months later, and I'm still experiencing mild fevers and bouts of labored breathing, along with random tiredness. I also have mild asthma and I take a controller inhaler twice daily, so I don't think it can be from that alone. Plus, I have days where I feel largely OK, and others where I do not, but one thing remains persistent is a nagging, mild fever. I am going to a wedding in just a few weeks and I am dreading it.

I still contemplate getting tested, but am petrified of what the results may be.

What you're going through sounds exactly like covid, R18. Many people who got through the acute phase suffer lingering effects long after. I would get an antibody test to confirm it, so your doctors know what they're dealing with.

[quote] I am going to a wedding in just a few weeks and I am dreading it.

Not half as much as the other guests.

[quote] I'm 56 but have no real other health problems (5'7", 180 lbs.).

Well you could afford to lose 30lbs so perhaps a bout of Covid-19 will work out well for you!

Maybe the OP has the AIDS and that is the problem, no immunity.

Have you been to a doctor to get a check up and bloodwork done? Yes, it could be Covid related, but it could be something else entirely. Wish I could bring you some homemade chicken noodle soup, OP.

Remember hottie doctor Joseph Fair. He thought he had COVID and told the whole nation he had it. Turns out it wasn't COVID.

Praying for you, OP and (R18).

I saw OP on the deck at the Sip 'n Twirl on Fire Island. She looked awful!

[quote] Remember hottie doctor Joseph Fair. He thought he had COVID and told the whole nation he had it. Turns out it wasn't COVID.

I can only assume those were false negatives. As a physician I’m sure he would know what his signs and symptoms would indicate if they were anything other than COVID. Plus, he got sick shortly after flying on a plane to Louisiana.

R18 you shouldn’t leave your house for any reason other than to get tested.