Vicksplace these are the kind of metrics they would use to evaluate you're status. And to some degree you are right about oxygen being the only support at least in the less severe stages of illness. Most people will have some chest tightness and shortness of breath with Covid and it's very difficult for non-medical people to evaluate what is more serious than not so I would say to anyone who is experiencing symptoms that really concern them not to sit on them but ask for advice. You may gain some reassurance which can be just as helpful.
As there been any development on the anosmia front? I haven't smelled or tasted anything for ten days now, otherwise I feel pretty fine, bit of a cold, bit of a cough, get out of breath if I do anything but otherwise fine. I can't WAIT to have a cup of tea I can taste...
Pondo, Most people appear to regain a sense of smell and taste by around 14 days so hang in there!
Brillo, cheers. 🙂
@speedster thanks that's good advice for us all, cheers.
@speedster thanks that’s good advice for us all, cheers.
+1. Useful posts, thanks @speedster.
Sorry to hear of your loss spud face. Sending virtual hugs to you and yours.
Don't think I've actually got symptoms but it's weird how stuff that wouldn't normally bother you plays on your mind now. For the last two weeks or so I've been coughing a bit after cycling and have felt 'warm' that evening (I'm usually a bit phlegmy after a ride anyway). The coughing usually disappears by the afternoon of the next day and is throaty rather than chesty. Have not struggled with breathing while riding and my resting HR has been stable over this time period.
Chest doesn't really feel tight, but every now and then I become really aware of my breathing (but that could just be psychosomatic I guess).
Would a very mild case of symptoms persist over this two week period and only show up when my system has been 'stressed' through exercise?
You could be allergic to tree pollen, colournoise. We're in peak suffering time for many people with allergies right now. I avoid exercise except really early in the morning at this time of year.
@colournoise it could be hayfever.
I am suffering from it this weekend, its odd though as eyes are fine but nose, chest a bit tight and slightly wheezy.
doing my usual time for a 5k so figuring it isn't covid
Yeah. Realised when it first happened a couple of weeks ago I hadn't started my Hay Fever medication yet this year. On that now but it hasn't really subsided. I have been riding afternoons rather than mornings too since 'lockdown'.
Have to wait and see I guess.
Seems this could be a rollercoaster.
This is turning into an unpleasant few days. Felt progressively back to normal Monday through Friday last week. Friday evening did the bi-weekly Zwift trundle - left me feeling pummelled with a bit of pins and needles in the hands for the last km. Legs feeling weaker than usually in the thighs. Developed that pre-cold / flu nasal tingle spent the last couple of days mostly feeling achey. Been out for todays walk - again no energy and pins and needles when I started to walk up the hill. Legs Did TiRed's nail test thing - flushes up fast.
Either it drags on enough to cause a bit of a relapse if you push too much. Or I'm cack handed enough to catch a cold - it was three days since I was in the local super market. This would be some achievement with the amount of hand washing, gel, food wipe down and isolating cans / jars before putting that I do. Randomly started feeling better yesterday afternoon - like it was a 48hr thing. Then back to marginal this morning.
Mentally it was a bit of a kicking on Saturday as I had done the week thinking - ok, weekend, garden pottering. Slow and steady. Now I feel I'm further back than two weeks ago.
Anyway that's the observations, hopefully someone finds it useful. The key thing is moderation and managing expectations. Which given I didn't feel I had particularly bad symptoms is a bit of a shock. I'm now on week four since the first symptoms on the virus bingo started.
Mentally it was a bit of a kicking on Saturday as I had done the week thinking – ok, weekend, garden pottering. Slow and steady. Now I feel I’m further back than two weeks ago.
I'm having a similar sort of experience. I can feel quite okay in the morning, then get proper flu-like symptoms in the afternoon, then feel better again. I definitely still have some underlying shit going on, so I'm resting up and binge-watching Money Heist, 'discussing things' with people on the interweb and staying hydrated, well fed.
Looking back at my training records / HRV data / events, I'm pretty sure I had it very mildly then a weekend of riding knocked me right over and I've spent the last two weeks getting over it with a few really unpleasant, quite frightening days. Now I mostly just feel really tired.
I'm not sure there's much stuff out there on post-Covid recovery - have a look at my mate's blog post - which I posted earlier, but I'd back right off, be really cautious for a week or so and give your body a chance to recuperate. I found even quite low levels of activity like chatting to neighbours over the garden wall or hanging up washing, can absolutely floor me at the moment.
It's quite frustrating, but it's better to back of now than push yourself into some sort of post-viral fatigue thing.
OldagePredator, sorry to hear about your symptoms. I think it's important to emphasise these illnesses cause a lot of inflammatory damage including to your muscles and they will have taken a kicking as will your cardiovascular system. I would think that will take several weeks to resolve and you would be best served by doing very mild exercise initially and working up to higher HR stuff over the next few weeks. Definitely listen to your body right now.
Still a bit coughy this morning, but it's an occasional, single or double cough that feels quite throaty - doesn't match the NHS site symptom description at all. Also feel very bunged up despite Hay Fever medication.
Hopefully I've just picked up a cold and that's compounding my normal Hay Fever issues...
Still got a tight chest, and some pains / heat in my lungs. Sats still around 97 / 98. Still moderately elevated heart rate. Still no cough.
Have a relative on a ventilator in a London hospital.
Sorry to hear that cinnamon_girl
Thanks vicksplace and Alphabet. To be honest, at his age I thought he'd be low priority but obviously good that he's being looked after.
Anyone know how franksinatra is doing?
Take care all.
From what I read yesterday it seemed that even in London the facilities are holding up thus far so perhaps they've not had to start making decisions on who they can help yet - good news for your relative anyway, glad they are getting help. take care.
Condolences to those who have lost loved ones. Really tough with the isolation of those grieving.
This looks to be genuine breathing exercise guidance and to lie on your front not your back:
You can also search for ACBT
Sorry to hear about your relative cinnamon_girl, hope he pulls through.
This looks to be genuine breathing exercise guidance and to lie on your front not your back:>
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Thanks for those, I think this will embed the video:
My cousin didn't make it, poor bloke died alone and frightened. What a vile disease it is.
That is such sad news C G.
I fear there is going to be alot more posts like this over the next few months
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Very sorry to hear that c-g
💙CG💙
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Is it possible to have just a light double cough and no other symptoms whatsoever.. Asking for a friend like
Been asking myself the very same question for about 5 days now. Still hoping mine is pollen related (pretty much every cough I've ever had has been down to postnasal drip and I'm developing a nice lump high in the back of my throat now).
And, all strength to you CG...
Thanks guys, appreciated.
stm - noticed your post re neighbours so are you being subjected to dust and other particles from their building work? Added to which it's been pretty windy for the last week or so meaning pollen etc. in the air?
My Missus has some of the symptoms. Started last Friday, Cough, aches, headache, loss of smell. Two colleagues have subsequently reported the same. They all work in the NHS, Care at Home. They've now been tested (my wife wasn't put forward until day 4, so too late) and we'll know if they were positive or negative on Friday so might be able to draw some conclusions from that. Missus is still not feeling great. Seems to be better in the morning and wiped out by the afternoon.*
I have an annoying cough, with a bit of phlegm just catching at the back of my throat. No other symptoms at the moment.
* to make matters worse, her brother is currently dying due to cancer. We don't expect him to make it through the night. And my wife can't even go to be with him.
That's hard for your wife scotroutes to not be with her brother.
Is this loss of smell officially recognised as a symptom, seem to remember reading that it was disputed? Could be worth keeping a note of symptoms, their severity and frequency along with any other relevant info such as where you've been or done anything different.
Thats crap scotroutes, my FIL is undergoing radiotherapy & odds not great, my wife not being able to visit is adding to all the stress right now
That's beyond shit.
As mentioned my FiL has terminal cancer.
Basically we've been left high n dry as all resources are diverted.
I know why but it doesn't make it easier.
Hope your OK
Sorry to hear that cinnamon_girl.
As expected, BiL didn't make it through the night so I'm now trying to work out what that means for travel, including body repatriation to the Western Isles and restrictions on attendance. Looks like we're stuffed for the latter regardless. Can't even go to console his partner, though she has a couple of local friends with her.
Sorry to hear that Colin, all the best sir. 🙁
Sorry to read about the forum members who have lost family and/or friends, it really puts our family situation into context.
We started a second round of isolation last night, after my partner's breathlessness returned during Monday night and she called NHS111 just before dinner. Chest infection diagnosis with antibiotics getting picked up anytime now, with worry that if what she had during the initial extended isolation wasn't COVID-19 (and due to lack of test we don't know), if she caught the real McCoy now it could be very dangerous.
Her work managers have been supportive and no issues about a second absense, I've got the joy of telling my bosses I have to stay off work again until partner is better (and only leave home for solo exercise) to minimise the risks. It just so happens that as per normal, posties are working Easter Saturday as per normal and I was due to work it, although the CWU put a very late "random" request in to ask Royal Mail to give us a non-service day additional bank holiday.
I'm into day 4 of what feels like a minor flu - had a fever for about 36 hours, stinking headache, aches, fatigue, very slight cough/tight chest and the metallic taste in the mouth (which is something i'd normally associate with a cold, though I rarely get bad colds and before this week hadn't had a sick day in years).
Now mainly feeling fatigued, headachey and slightly slow-witted, but concerned at how long people are saying it sticks around for.
Best wishes to all those who've had it much worse than me.
I’m on day 11 of the full range of symptoms. Wife is on day 15.
3 kids.... completely unaffected.
Coughing, tightness of the chest, fever, nausea, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, debilitating headache, aches and pains, loss of sense of smell.
Thankfully it’s never been bad enough to consider hospital.
It was a minor inconvenience for the first week and then ramped up.
Stay safe and be well folks.
I’ve got the joy of telling my bosses I have to stay off work again until partner is better (and only leave home for solo exercise) to minimise the risks
If your missus has a persistent cough or a temperature that means 14 days self isolation with no visits to the shop or solo riding, even if it's the second time she's had symptoms because Obvs you don't know if the first time was CV or not. Unless I'm missing something...
That's really sad @scotroutes - sorry for your loss.
Just a cautionary note from me, that I started off with a night-time head-ache, vomiting, shivers and fever episode that I initially thought was food poisoning - isn't hindsight wonderful eh. Then had five or six days of a tickly cough, mild shortness of breath, and just feeling a little off. Big mistake was riding in that condition, cue two weeks of more unpleasant stuff.
I can't guarantee 100% it was Covid-19, but I had most of the symptoms. Never lost my sense of taste/smell, but did get metallic taste in mouth for a couple of days. Missus just had a tickly throat and headache for three or four days just before I get whatever it was.
Anyway, if you do feel a bit off, rest up. Don't go riding your bike up big hills, I know that's obvious but honestly, even if your symtoms are proper mild, it's not worth taking the risk. Now feeling much better, cough remains and underlying fatigue.
Best wishes to anyone knocked over by this thing, take it easy and get well.
Aw the best Perchy my friend.
Condolences all who are affected by this.
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I have this since the weekend and am pretty much certain it is pollen related but am taking it easy. still riding but sub hour and z2ish, will be even moreso after reading @BadlyWiredDog's post!
Aw the best Perchy my friend
Cheers G.
In truth, it’s been about on a par with seasonal flu, so still pretty shitty but I fear for those who get it worse than I have.
Massive respect to my sixteen year old daughter who’s stepped into the breach to keep everyone fed and looked after her brothers when we couldn’t.
I'm sorry CG. I believe that when this is over, everyone will know someone who has lost someone to this awful disease. I'm on Day 14 of symptoms, like PP, I still have a tight chest, occasional shortness of breath. No cough and no temperature. I found the loss in SATS insidious and progressive over a few days. I didn't really realise how bad until Day 4. If you have a HR monitor, I suggest wearing it. And test your capilliary bed if you don't have an oximeter (everywhere as sold out).
And rest - I sleep for 2hrs every afternoon.
