I recovered from COVID-19 five months back. Why do I still feel short of breath?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. According to your statement, you are suffering from shortness of breath on minimal exertion. You had a positive result for COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) before five months. After that, you started to have shortness of breath with minimal exertion. According to CT (computed tomography) thorax, you have some small foci of ground-glass opacity due to post-infection in the left lower lobe posteriorly. The presence of ground-glass opacity indicates the initial stage of pneumonia due to viral infection. The other causes that show such type of radiological picture are post-infection status, heart failure, pulmonary embolism or hemorrhage, sarcoidosis, intestinal lung disease, bronchiectasis, and pulmonary edema. Even prolonged exposure to coal, asbestos, and silica can cause such type of radiological picture. You need to review your CT chest by consulting other radiologists. Then CT guided FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) or biopsy from the lung lesion can be taken to rule out the cause of ground-glass opacity whether it is caused due to post-COVID infection or any other respiratory diseases. As you are suffering from exertional dyspnea, you need to undergo some investigations like CBC (complete blood count), ECHO (echocardiogram), oxygen saturation level by a pulse oximeter, and lung function test to find out the exact underlying cause for the present sufferings and then treat them accordingly. You need to monitor your blood pressure regularly. You need to repeat the COVID-19 test again.