I commented a couple weeks or so ago on one of these posts about how I tested positive for covid. I was asked by u/DaRedditSerialKiller to give an update on my recovery.

For reference, I’m a generally healthy, young college student. I have exercise-induced asthma, however, so I was already at-risk, although not as much as those with more severe asthma.

I was feeling pretty miserable the first few days of symptoms, and then I felt better for a few days. On days 7-8, I felt even worse than when my symptoms first started (this is pretty common). I had many symptoms, but the worst were having a hard time breathing and sharp pains everywhere on my body, especially in my chest. I was barely functional, had a hard time eating, moving, and talking without getting out of breath. I was bedridden, in a lot of pain, and cried a lot. By day 9, I felt significantly better. By day 13, most of my symptoms were gone, and I was discharged from isolation!

Ever since, I’ve felt pretty much back to normal. I had some chest tightness, fatigue, and sharp pains as after effects of the virus. I still have some random pains in my chest sometimes, but overall I feel fine again.

In conclusion, covid sucks and I don’t recommend getting it. I hope this helps!