My Covid and post covid experience.: My Yog Journal

     October 2nd week, After 7 days of self-isolation followed by LFT, out of the blue in midnight, I felt someone is chocking my throat. It was severed throat pain from inside, I rushed to bathroom and to my surprise I spit blood. It was scary. I was clueless for how to respond to this experience for a while.

Till this time I didn’t had cough, cold or temperature in past few days, in fact I thought I was asymptotic. However seeing blood in my sputum was scary but other than that, I was fit and fine, so I considered it as covid symptoms and took it easy. Next day it was bit ok in morning,

But after couple of phone calls (thanks to my family and friends they were checking on me), I started frequent blood. Every 15-20 minutes I was spitting, and there was blood in my sputum. I stopped talking. I was bit scared inside.

I called 111 but because of Saturday afternoon, they took time in reply. I had to call again after few hours as now I was spitting blood in every 15-20 minutes, they called me back saying self-isolation is advisable as far as I was not breathless and after asking couple of questions, they told me to go emergency if any more symptoms otherwise just rest.

I dropped the call and then my eye started flashing on red color on every single blink. It was more scary though. My cozy quilt cover had red dots in patterns, and it was so scary that I was unable to look it with my own open eyes. I realised I was so blessed with two beautiful eyes.

After more then 12 hours of patience and positive thinking, slowly my mind started giving up, when I realized I had left back pain too.

Finally, before sleep, now my mind started thinking of what if there is no tomorrow? What if it is might related to sudden heart failure etc. I called my dear friend in USA just to distract myself as it was very late night. Milan and kids were sleeping. In India it was midnight too. I was feeling very emotional.

I started accepting feeling of anything worse can happen now in middle of sleep. might be heart failure in sleep etc. Visualized everyone who will say what about me and then people will start living same busy routine.

Felt like big pause in my heart and then I thought to sleep pretending all is well and its ok if it is last sleep.

Ooops, My practical mind was not ready to sleep with sad thoughts (years of practice sleep with good mood was paying me off today) lets not be more emotional I said to my mind and I did check with doctor again, she asked many questions related to heart health and then said, looks like it’s just covid is impacting your lungs so don’t worry about your heart for now. Big relief and I slept thinking All is Well.

These symptoms (blood in my sputum) were there for 2 more days. Gradually now on Monday it was less apparently than on weekend. Big relief.

I called GP on Monday morning and he prescribed me antibiotics. (I forgot the name now). However now I was getting blood only when I used to speak more. 

This condition is called Haemoptysis.

Again, after Diwali in November, one night I had similar experience about throat chocking in middle of sleep and this time I spit pure blood two big tablespoon and I contacted GP in emergency. He prescribed me 2 days of amoxicillin and Chest X-Ray after examining.

I was not convinced with his answer that it might be ‘chest infection’. However, I took prescribed antibiotics. 

In past few days I realized how much energy I wasted till now on phone and talking unnecessarily. My house is quieter now. I am more conscious now for not to raise my voice with kids.

I am more into reading now than before, booked few certifications and trying to be into routine as much as possible. However my physical activities are only essential to avoid breathlessness episodes.

Again, after few days, felt chocking throat, breathless feeling quite often, tiredness, I had blood in my sputum every morning for more than a week in December first week. Note that I don’t have cough, running nose or temperature.

I had my x-ray and blood test. Once paramedic had to call when I was unable to speak for more then ½ hour on 3^rd December.

Luckily my oxygen level and heart rate were normal. However, I am feeling breathless quite often, like climbed mount Everest.

          Gradually I was feeling more and more tired last week. Less energy to do routine job but I am not giving up. Practicing more pranayama.

 Consulated respiratory specialist in private as NHS is giving me appointment after Xmas and I must not ignore this on and off red flag symptoms.

          Since then, I am focusing more on Lung exercise and throat muscles, 

Practicing early morning Pranayam Religiously these days, [Pran = Life. Nourishing my mind and body with more oxygen in fight with Haemoptysis] 

I have a deep faith on Yog + Body’s healing power.

Everyday little bit more pranayama inspite observing blood in sputum since more than 10 days now.

Slowly gaining energy level back. I am on mission to heal my lungs with Pranayam.

For 2 days no blood in my sputum now. I have CT scan next week and I am meditating with a thought my lungs are back to good health after good fight with Mr. covid.

 And today I did 

15 minutes Bhastrika Pranayam

15 minutes Kapalbhati Pranayam

30 minutes Ujjai Pranayam 

15 minutes Anulom-Vilom Pranayam

Thanks to Reading Nagar Yog Guru Vikashji, with whom we used to practice SN+Pranayam during pandamic.

Stay Tuned: I will come back with CT scan result. I am sure, pranayama practice is helping my body's healing process.