Hi all,
Unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID on Tuesday which was day 3 of symptoms for me. Getting COVID has been a true test of my health anxiety as getting any type of virus sends me into a frenzy. I would say I have been coping fairly well with it though I have had a lot of anxiety still. On day 2 of my symptoms before I actually tested positive, I had hives on my elbows and knees. I freaked out when this happened as I thought I was having an allergic reaction to a medication I was on. I'm pretty sure though this was COVID as the lady at urgent care told me that she had been seeing hives with some COVID patients. Those hives left thankfully through taking an anti histamine and they have never came back.
The symptoms I have been dealing with now are congestion and coughing. It's very annoying. More phelgm keeps coming up and that's causing a lot of anxiety within itself. I keep telling myself I should be better by now and not having symptoms. All I can do right now to keep calm is assure myself that this is normal and that the virus will run its course. I keep telling myself though that it'll turn into pneumonia or bronchitis. Was anyone else dealing with this congestion day 8 of COVID?