Pay attention to that “I am still feeling ill inside signal,” say doctors. It is your body asking you to be careful, warns Rakesh Rai Sapra, director Cardiology, QRG Hospital, Faridabad, who explained that after recovering from COVID-19 many patients still did not experience full recovery and complained about feeling exhausted following little physical activity.
If patients continue to experience shortness of breath, rapid heartbeats, or palpitations they should immediately consult their doctor,” he said.
“It’s true that there has been a significant rise of patients post COVID-19 infection reporting breathlessness and rapid heartbeats or palpitations. Post-COVID-19 infection, there is an increased tendency of clot-formation which can lead to heart attack and brain attack [brain stroke]. Such patients are more prone to developing clots in their hands or legs which is primarily due to the illness. This tendency is not lifelong,” Dr. Sapra said.
The doctor added that the tendency to form clots was at its maximum during illness and a period of two months afterwards.
“Besides, for patients with other illnesses like diabetes or kidney-related ailments, we undertake a test called D-dimer and if the results are significantly higher (2 to 3 times the normal range), blood thinners are prescribed. Because the lungs get involved in the COVID patients there is a compromise of oxygen in their body and the recovery takes time. We recommend such patients not to increase their physical activity once they have recovered from the illness but gradually increase their physical activity. Enhanced physical activity will lead to compromise of oxygen in the body leading to emergency situations,” explained Dr. Sapra.
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