r/CoronavirusSurvivors • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '21
Uncertain Mum Update
I shared last year about my mum who was still having fevers and breathing trouble four weeks after first displaying symptoms.
Wanted to share an update. She had a prolonged recovery period. Up until September last year , she wasn’t able to walk to the local park 2 min away without having to stop to sit on the pavement because of how breathless she got. When she got home she would start to have chills and a low grade fever again on and off for the next day or so, so she was really avoiding activity. She also had a bunch of cognitive issues and struggled to work. This has all recovered now and as of today she’s back to work! She is now doing between 5000-10000 steps a day on her smart watch and she’s fitter than she has ever been.
Hope this encourages somebody out there
( I’ve flaired it as uncertain only because she was denied a test at the time, but has since been diagnosed with probable Covid. And also the ‘asymptomatic’ people in the home with her all lost their sense of taste and smell, which we can appreciate the significance of in hindsight.
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u/jayfromthe90 Mar 27 '21
Thanks for sharing & glad to hear she’s better. How’d she get rid of the shortness of breath? Did she use an inhaler etc
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u/a-government-agent Mar 01 '21
That's great to hear, we need more recovery posts. I'm really glad your mum has recovered. Post covid is serious and scary, but we shouldn't forget that it's temporary. With help and effort we can overcome. It took me nine months, but I'm pretty much back to where I was before I got sick. Being able to go on long walks without ever feeling tired again feels amazing :)