New symptoms after 2 weeks of COVID
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Hello everyone. I tested positive for Covid on 8/10. my symptoms were mild. slight fever, congestion, fatigue, headaches, foggy. I isolated, but only really had to stay all day in bed maybe 2x. I had energy to shower, change etc. After 2 weeks i started having heart palpatations. i would breathe through it or walk. One day the palpatations came with my left arm feeling slightly numb. I freaked as i thought i could possibly be having a stroke. i took myself to urgent care. they took EKG, listened to my lungs and performed some tests. Everything seemed ok. thought maybe just anxiety. but a couple more times as im laying down, my heart will race with some pins n needles feelings on my left side and going to my cheek and chest. its periodic not sure what to think. i was a healthy 49 yr old with no underlying conditions. Am i still recovering? or do i have a health issue as a result of Covid. ?
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MoGuest evelyn28898
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Our case is documented here
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/breakthrough-july-2021-covid-case-after-march-2021-vaccination-mild-symptoms-767227
I experienced symptoms first July 15th, tested positive July 20th, tested negative July 26th and again negative August 2nd.
I would say that about ten days after first symptoms if I tried to walk up a flight of long stairs while carrying anything even slightly heavy, I would feel a bit wiped out. Then the first time I went to the gym, say, about 2 weeks after first symptoms (and after I was sure I was not contagious - tested negative with PCR test), I would say that my heart beat was a little higher than normal during my usual vigorous exercise routine.
However, within a month of first symptoms I resumed regular vigorous exercise at the gym and did not feel anything other than as usual - normal.
Also keep in mind that with some of the vaccines like Johnson and Johnson there is a rare side effect in some people of Guillain Barre syndrome where some of the first symptoms are tingling in the fingers or limbs. I understand that a rare side effect of the coronavirus itself is also this same Guillain Barre syndrome. I had a bit of that tingling in a couple of fingers for a while after contracting coronavirus. I understand that this tingling will progress rapidly within a matter of weeks IF it is to become an issue, otherwise, it will just get better and go away.
So, my advice would be to just wait it out and within a month or so you should feel fine.