KLEEN LIVING - A log about Life, Training, and Nutrition.

[MrKleen73]

Oh wow man that sucks….yeah, whenever you run a fever with congestion and lose your sense of taste, you pretty much know you have COVID. It is handy that they have the over the counter tests so you know for sure. Sounds like you got hit by one of the bad ones. Hopefully you’ll recover well and it won’t be a long setback for you.

It was odd because the heavy chest, no smell and taste stuff all came on at different points that didn't present like covid at first. I had no cough, or chest tightness at all and the first couple of meals that seemed off I could kind of justify why for various reasons. The fact I didn't really want to eat with a fever didn't surprise me, so my not wanting to chew or swallow made sense to me. Plus I could still taste a few flavors at first, they were just off. Tuesday the heavy chest started, and I told the wife I needed an inhaler, she said she saw a Covid/Flu A/Flu B test at the store and I told her nah who cares I won't do anything differently either way, but also thought well if it isn't one of those I probably need antibiotics. However, the way it slowly reared it's head, covid was the furthest from my mind at first. I was like Flu or Strep... Done. WRONG!!!

 

[Dustin07]

well if it isn't one of those I probably need antibiotics.

It was odd because the heavy chest,

yeah man tight/heavy chest is the worst in my head, that's the type of thing that is just gonna stress me out and give me anxiety. I agree with you on the covid thing but you do make a good point about eliminating it and knowing if you need to deal with something else. I'm glad you are bouncing back though!!! I don't remember having a tight chest when I went through covid, although who knows how many times I did. the only time I tested cause I was flying it was just like a bad headcold, loss of taste/smell were very very short lived for me, but it was more like that I'm really tired and achey thing so I just drank more coffee/redbull and had ibuprofen every morning lol. the second time I thought I had it cause my wife had exposure at work so we opted out of attending an event where our whole social circle was over the age of 70 and that weekend for ONE day, I felt like I had shortness of breath on easy walks and had the runs. which at the time was considered a big symptom.

but yeah, tight chest is no fun. I'm really bad about that when I think my chest is tight or breathing labored, I get all in my head. maybe its like childhood ptsd from crupe, those nasty heaving coughs where you're trying to clear your throught just so you can breathe and you almost panic thinking you're suffocating.

 

[MrKleen73]

yeah man tight/heavy chest is the worst in my head, that's the type of thing that is just gonna stress me out and give me anxiety. I agree with you on the covid thing but you do make a good point about eliminating it and knowing if you need to deal with something else. I'm glad you are bouncing back though!!! I don't remember having a tight chest when I went through covid, although who knows how many times I did. the only time I tested cause I was flying it was just like a bad headcold, loss of taste/smell were very very short lived for me, but it was more like that I'm really tired and achey thing so I just drank more coffee/redbull and had ibuprofen every morning lol. the second time I thought I had it cause my wife had exposure at work so we opted out of attending an event where our whole social circle was over the age of 70 and that weekend for ONE day, I felt like I had shortness of breath on easy walks and had the runs. which at the time was considered a big symptom.

but yeah, tight chest is no fun. I'm really bad about that when I think my chest is tight or breathing labored, I get all in my head. maybe its like childhood ptsd from crupe, those nasty heaving coughs where you're trying to clear your throught just so you can breathe and you almost panic thinking you're suffocating.

Yeah, I had childhood asthmatic bronchitis so bad, I will still get it and have my lungs completely lock up. I have had fluid on my lungs too many times. Which is odd because they say my lung health is great, but I am super sensitive to getting asthmatic bronchitis now if I start feeling my chest get tight and don't locate an inhaler of some sort pretty quickly.