Thread by @DavidLat

This is the latest in my weekly threads about my recovery from #coronavirus/#COVID19, to give fellow survivors a sense of what it's like. Standard disclaimer: everyone is different, #YMMV.

(Last week: bit.ly/2VMCd9G.)

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I was discharged from @NYUlangone on 4/1. So today, 4/22, marks three weeks out of the hospital.

How am I doing? Pretty OK! Some things better than last week, some things worse, some the same.

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Metrics:

Morning vitals: temperature 97.6, pulse 119, oxygen 95.
Weight: 152.6 pounds (+4.2 from 4/15).
Average walking per day: 0.9 miles (no change).
Incentive spirometer: 1000 ml (no change).

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No fever for several weeks now. Oxygen levels fine. Resting pulse still high (tachycardia?). Walking and spirometer metrics unchanged. Back to my pre-sickness weight (although with less muscle).

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Voice not fully recovered, but getting there, maybe 8/10 (last week was maybe 6.5/10). I did less talking in the past week and declined interviews. I'm hopeful voice will return to normal soon.

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The thing that's worse is that my cough has returned (to the extent that it went away; not sure it did completely). It's worse at night and sometimes involves wheezing, phlegm (not a dry cough).

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Part of me wonders whether the cough, accompanied by some fatigue, could be a minor relapse of #COVID19. But it could be something else (exacerbated by my recent illness). Allergies? Asthma?

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I still get very winded/short of breath I get from low-level activities like walking. It's hard to tell if this symptom is getting better or not. Maybe it's about the same as last week.

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(The cough and shortness of breath are why I'm holding off on making another blood/plasma donation for now. Generally they want you to be symptom-free for 14-28 days before donating.)

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I continue to get good sleep (maybe 9-10 hours) and to have a good appetite (back to my pre-illness weight, so now I guess I need to watch my weight). I feel energetic and mentally sharp.

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Bottom line: I'm glad my voice is improving, but the worsening of the cough is frustrating. Recovery is often "2 steps forward, 1 step back," and maybe this week was a "1 step back" week.

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P.S. I should stress: I'm not complaining! I'm so glad and grateful to be alive.

And I was told in advance that recovery is a process, one that could take months. So it's all good. :-)

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