A few people have been asking about Coronavirus symptoms so I thought I’d post a thread outlining my symptoms day-by-day + what helped alleviate them. I’m by no means a medical professional but I hope this is helpful!

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Day 1
-fine in the morning
-scratchy throat in the afternoon
-sporadic coughing

Day 2
-constant dull ache in chest
-cough getting worse
-fuzzy head and tiredness
-dull headache
-some body pains in ribs and stomach
-low level fever

Day 3 (1)
-burning nostrils
-sore throat (but that was gone after I ate an entire tub of Ben and Jerry’s in one go)
-fever
-fuzzy head and tiredness
-stomach pain but that might have been the Ben and Jerry’s
-dull headache
-temporary chest ache
-loss of appetite

Day 3 (2)
-stuffy nose (hot shower really helped with this)
-coughing (cough syrup + cough sweets)

Day 4
-stuffy nose
-fever (paracetamol)
-tiredness
-chest pain
-shortness of breath
-headache
-burning nostrils

Day 5
-exhaustion
-chest pain
-dizziness
-weak muscles
-shortness of breath
-fever
-stuffy nose
-loss of appetite

Day 6
-shortness of breath
-fever
-chest pain
-stuffy nose
-tiredness

On day 6, we called 111 because my ches pain was getting much worse. The 111 doctor diagnosed me with covid-19 and said I had lung inflammation. I was told to keep taking paracetamol NOT ibuprofen as it can make your breathing worse...

...she also said I could use a hot water bottle. If you don’t have one, you can fill a sock with rice and microwave it for a DIY heat pack.

Day 7
-loss of sense of smell
-stuffy nose
-chest pain
-shortness of breath
-loss of appetite
-tiredness

Day 8
-still no sense of smell
-chest pain
-stuffy nose
-tiredness

Day 9
-excess phlegm
-chest pain
-no sense of smell

Note: if you are self-quarantined in London, there are volunteer groups that will deliver medication to you. Call your local pharmacy for info on how to access this in your area. I’m not sure about the rest of the country but it’s worth calling to find out if they can help you.

Note: days 3&6 were the days I felt the worst. It seems to fluctuate a lot where one day you’ll feel ok then the next you feel awful with it. Hang in there and feel free to ask me any questions.

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Days 10- 14
-chest pain
-excess phlegm
-no sense of smell

Day 15
-can smell strong smells again
-chest pain getting better

This is where I’m going to stop this thread as far as daily symptoms (unless something drastically changes). I think it’s just a case of waiting for swelling in my lungs and nasal tract to go down. Please continue to ask questions if you have any.