Severe Shortness of Breath with Long COVID

My resp therapist while I was hospitalized explained what they were calling... The covid cliff. I could walk 20' once, rest, try walking again and couldn't exert at all. O2 says dumped. They said you never know where the cliff is, sometimes you can go a second or 3rd time...eventually your sats drop, and takes a heck of recovery time. Slow building up stamina w/therapy. I am finally off oxygen from covid in November of last year.

Some days are worse than others for me. The worst is shortness of breath from doing small things like making my bed or tying my shoes. It’s awful. I don’t check my oxygen often but sometimes I have episodes where I get really shaky and keep yawning every 3 seconds - maybe oxygen deprived? Idk but it is terrible I wish doctors knew more about Long Covid. :(

It's weird but my SOB comes and goes. Sometimes it's manageable, other times not so much. Yesterday I was carrying in groceries and I was having issues with SOB and after the 3rd trip, I felt like I was dying! It's so crazy! I have lots of other Covid related issues too.

I hope to ride ine day again....

Yes long covid symptoms. My physical therapist recommends starting with biking before walking. Either way it still not fun on the lungs. I got a wheelchair.

Long Covid is real and left me with lung and heart damage. I just keep moving. Im having to retire from 28 years teaching, but I have a different Journey.

Dont give up and keep up the regular appointments. I keep on walking even if it is around tge house. I also use a breathing aparatus called the Breather.

There's nothing worse for me in this world than not being able to breathe in air if you've never gone through that you have no idea how terrifying it is

Thank you so much

I'm the same way I went for sleep study they said I had sleep apnea then said I didn't then went 2 another sleep study and they said it looked like I needed more oxygen. No one truly knows anything like all drs given up on all of us long haulers and our symtoms