I’m still dropping into the 80’s oxygen wise just walking between 50-100 feet and my heart rate is still elevating which is normal but it’s like going up by 50 beats per minute. I spoke with admitting physician and he has agreed to check an ANA given my family history and the fact that this is more chronic than it is presenting. He has also decided to check for Covid-19 antibodies and get some more images. He doesn’t seem too convinced that it’s anything more than allergies or long covid, but at least he listened and we can rule it out hopefully.
Blood work gets drawn and CT scan of sinuses is completed. Sinuses return clear – I am NOT shocked. I don’t feel it’s allergies. I haven’t completely ruled out long Covid but I’ve always tested negative so I will be a little surprised.
Later in the evening I go down for an echocardiogram that was ordered the evening before. No sooner do I get back to my hospital room and they come get me for another CT scan-this time it’s for my pulmonary arteries. Checking for an embolism even though my bloodwork came back OK for that yesterday, BUT that’s OK – he’s digging, the Dr is digging! The IV steroids are giving me some relief I think but my blood sugars are getting higher, my skin is so hot and dry and I am peeing every hour!
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