I tested positive for covid

[lowflyer]

Right now my pulse is high- high for me, and even walking from one room to another makes it jump to around 100 but it drops to 80 in a few minutes. My resting pulse is normally 65-75. That may just be from the steroid since I wasn’t like that before.
I will see my cardiologist. We have been watching borderline high blood pressure-my bicycle is really helping that. I will have to see what exercise does now and I want to talk to him before trying.

The fact that your pulse increases with mild exercise (walking from one room to another) MAY suggest some cardiopulmonary involvement.
So, keep your physicians apprised.

 

[uncfnp]

Pet peeve. If one has “occasional cough due to sinus drainage” one can not truly say they are without symptoms.

@pepperbelly Why are you on steroids?

 

[sea_ledford]

The guidelines for clearance for diving after COVID are here:
https://health.ucsd.edu/coronavirus...uation of Divers during COVID-19 pandemic.pdf

Based on what you have said, you would be in category 1. Note that for all of those recommendations it is AFTER you have returned to pre-covid baseline, however long that takes.

 

[pepperbelly]

Pet peeve. If one has “occasional cough due to sinus drainage” one can not truly say they are without symptoms.

@pepperbelly Why are you on steroids?

When I was tested and it was positive they gave me s steroid shot and a prescription.

 

[pepperbelly]

The fact that your pulse increases with mild exercise (walking from one room to another) MAY suggest some cardiopulmonary involvement.
So, keep your physicians apprised.

I will. This just started this morning. I think it is related to the steroids but I pay my doctor to know more than I do so I’m checking with him.

 

[The Chairman]

Just a note of precaution. This is in the Diving medicine forum: so let's not let it devolve into any politics. Take that to the Pub.

 

[pepperbelly]

I wonder if I will be immune to covid after I am over it?
Could I still carry it and infect others?

 

[tursiops]

I will be but I also like to talk to people who may have experienced it and especially dive docs that are aware of dive physiology.

Agree on dive docs.....but they are not "random" dudes!

 

[tursiops]

I wonder if I will be immune to covid after I am over it?
Could I still carry it and infect others?

TBD

 

[uncfnp]

Not giving treatment advice but I will tell you in general I have seen elevated heart rates in our covid/covid suspects and any respiratory illness can make one a bit activity intolerant.

Again as general information steroid recommends for covid, like most everything else related to covid, have changed over time but you might want to ask your cardiologist if you should stop the steroid.