Op, this happens after a cold sometimes. Give it a few more weeks. It will fade away slowly and not be a problem. It’s related to your cold.

OP, get a chest X-ray or CT scan. It’s unlikely but I worry about lung cancer from what you describe

And I bet all your kids get perfect attendance stars too. Only ones in their classes. Funny the other kids seem to get sick for some reason, MAHA, baby!

Oh you are so funny. You earned your MAHA star today!

Anonymous wrote:Because some of us think it's worse to run around breathing covid than other things. Some of us prefer not to have covid breathed on us in near proximity. And even our masks aren't perfect and we think you sre very inconsiderate.

You being treated for anxiety in some fashion or another? Anxiety certainly causes shortness of breath and panic attacks.

Because some of us think it's worse to run around breathing covid than other things. Some of us prefer not to have covid breathed on us in near proximity. And even our masks aren't perfect and we think you sre very inconsiderate.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a pulse oxygen-oximeter and monitor your oxygen levels.

Mathis.

Plus don’t decide whether or not you have COVID based upon previous infections. The virus mutates over time, and your immune system reacts differently based upon exposure.

You should have tested yourself.

That part. There's a whole new strain of covid going around (yes, here too), and you're not hearing about it because we've made america healthy again, or some other stupidity.

Test for covid next time. Honestly, if you're still symptomatic, you might as well test now too.

Why on earth does it matter if it is covid or any other virus? Unless there’s a possibility of treating early with paxlovid, there is no reason to identify whether it is COVID other than to satisfy curiosity. Same as the flu, if it’s too late for Tamiflu, it doesn’t matter what the virus is, you just treat the symptoms.

I have had multiple doctors tell me this over the last few years, each time I’ve taken a kid for a strep test but declined the full panel of additional tests that would make zero difference in their medical care.

OP if you are SOB during stressful or lengthy presentations, it could be ineffective breathing due to anxiety. If you are just having a relaxed Convo on the phone-no idea.

I had a coworker years ago when I worked for immigration as a summer student inspector (clearing in people). I would do my clearance immigration/customs questions- no problem, but a coworker would be panting in bursts after each sentence like she was having a heart attack. As a result she sounded oddly unsure/childlike and they ended up axing her because she looked nuts. Turns out she would get nervous, stop breathing and barely be able to do the clearances. Never saw her again/not sure if she ever got over the public speaking issue.

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Anonymous wrote:You had "a cold" because you tested negative on all the other possibilities? Or you had covid, which you called "a cold" because you didn't bother to test?

Because this says covid. Loudly.

I did not test for covid because the symptoms were not at all like the other times I have had covid. I had lots of sneezing and nasal congestion, but no fatigue, no shortness of breath, no fever.

But even if it was covid, it was two weeks ago, so testing won't help.

The not being out of breath from exercise, or at least not more so than usual, but being out of breath from talking is weird to me. Is that a covid symptom?

Symptoms change for COVID with the variants over times. yes, the shortness of breath was my lingering COVID symptom in 2023, so even back then it was an issue.

But on a another note, why would being out of breath from talking be "weird"? It is not clear what you mean by that. Just because one hasn't experienced something in their life yet doesn't mean it can't happen now.

I guess I think it's weird that I get out of breath from talking, but not from exercise. I can't figure out why in the past exercise has made me out of breath, but never talking, and now it's flipped.

If both were making me out of breath, that wouldn't seem weird to me. I have not heard, in any version of covid, that it would make one out of breath when talking, without also making them out of breath while exercising.

Oh I understand now. Yes, this seem strange doesn't it? Maybe talking uses a different set of muscles and/or organs than exercise?