My wife and I caught the bug- Yeah, that one

[DavidR8]

Well shoot,
It’s been over a month and I still have shortness of breath and a bit of fatigue.
Google says twelve weeks seems to be average for a recovery time.
This sucks. I have an inhaler that I continue to use twice a day.
My doctor says to continue to exercise my lungs.
There are three bugs going around, the flu, Covid and that upper respiratory virus.
Looking forward to normal, you guys remember normal?

I had similar symptoms for about six or seven weeks. No inhaler but shortness of breath for sure.
Eat well, get lots of rest combined with some exercise.
You and yours will recover.

 

[Aaron_W]

Well shoot,
It’s been over a month and I still have shortness of breath and a bit of fatigue.
Google says twelve weeks seems to be average for a recovery time.
This sucks. I have an inhaler that I continue to use twice a day.
My doctor says to continue to exercise my lungs.
There are three bugs going around, the flu, Covid and that upper respiratory virus.
Looking forward to normal, you guys remember normal?

My wife is still using an inhaler for the occasional asthma attack almost a year after her last Covid experience. She never had asthma before her first (of 3) rounds with Covid. She may eventually repair enough that the asthma goes away but no way of knowing until we get there, but at this time she needs it from a couple times a week to a couple times a month. Cold air really sets her off and we've been getting down to the high 20s to 30s at night / mornings so more need of the inhaler lately.

The inhaler also really screws with her sleeping habits as it is apparently like breathing in a double shot of Espresso.

When I was in my 20s I got a really bad respiratory infection, and ended up having asthma attacks and needed an inhaler for a couple of years. I eventually got to the point that my lungs recovered and no longer had the attacks, but it was probably a good 2-3 years to get there.


The "tripledemic" is keeping the hospital where my wife works hopping, they are seeing 2-3x the normal volume of patients in the ER.

My younger son has had a cough for about a month, and when I go to the local stores the children's cough syrup aisle always looks like it has been hit by locusts. He ended up missing almost a week of school at the beginning of December and when I was talking to his teacher she mentioned they have been seeing very high numbers of absences this year.

Just a lot of stuff out there right now, more excuses to lock ourselves away in the shop and avoid strangers.

 

[DavidR8]

I had occasion to visit the ER on Sunday afternoon. On arrival there were three or four kids there, all coughing like mad. During a twenty minute span over the next three hours four more children arrived, all with terrible coughs. Very sad.

 

[ACHiPo]

You back to 100% Evan?

Yes. It took about 4 weeks. Patty is still a bit puny.

 

[Janderso]

I’m receiving acupuncture treatments fir my back pain. (The jury is still out)
I told her about my breathing problems so she stuck a few needles in my chest.
I’m also taking a natural herbal product called, Lung Tonic.
After two days I’m breathing better. Not sure what to think about it other than, yippee!

 

[matthewsx]

I’m receiving acupuncture treatments fir my back pain. (The jury is still out)
I told her about my breathing problems so she stuck a few needles in my chest.
I’m also taking a natural herbal product called, Lung Tonic.
After two days I’m breathing better. Not sure what to think about it other than, yippee!

Now that you're retired staying healthy is your full time job....

John

 

[Janderso]

Yes. It took about 4 weeks. Patty is still a bit puny.

Sounds like you are finally getting through this thing, glad to hear it!!.
Hopefully Patty will be gaining strength every day.
This virus has been difficult for many of us.

 

[ACHiPo]

Sounds like you are finally getting through this thing, glad to hear it!!.
Hopefully Patty will be gaining strength every day.
This virus has been difficult for many of us.

Thanks Jeff. Glad to see you’re getting some relief from acupuncture!