Recovery usually means to get back to normal, as in she / he recovered from their nasty bout of flu. Or the prima donna recovered their balance and the ballet continued without interruption. However, this virus is unusual. Recovery from COVID-19 may be different from what you expect, especially if you have a bad bout.
How Lingering Symptoms May Affect COVID-19 Recovery
People who pulled through COVID-19 infections may experience muscle pain, fatigue, and short breath. They may also have headaches, confusion, hallucinations.
Laurie Jacobs is chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center in Bergen County, New Jersey. He told Meridian Health Journal recovered COVID-19 patients may have lingering respiratory, cardiac and kidney problems too. They also may have an increased risk of blood clots.
A new study from University of Frankfurt in Germany reports abnormal heart conditions in 75% of recoveries. Many of these were inflammation in the heart, and muscle lining too. While Laurie Jacobs admits more research is necessary, he warns a severe heart condition can affect COVID recovery.
Chronic Lung, Brain and Neurological Issues
The inflammatory onslaught of the virus on the lungs can leave several lingering symptoms too. These may include dry coughs, pain when breathing, and shortness of breath. Time on a ventilator may make them worse, and further affect the extent of the COVID-19 recovery we long for.
The coronavirus also has potential to affect the central nervous system and the brain. Patients who live through severe illness may experience headaches, dizziness, trouble concentrating. They may have difficulty recalling things, even experience hallucinations. There may be an ongoing possibility of clot causing a stroke
If you have not fully recovered from COVID-19 yet and are experiencing these symptoms, then it’s important to tell your physician about it They will know what to do and the steps to follow to regain your health. However, you could find your lifestyle may have changed forever. The bounce of a ball is unpredictable. The secret is how we catch it.
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