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Question about ARS symptoms lingering....
Hello all...
In late September I had a possible exposure to risk... Ever since 4 or 5 days after the event I've been having symptoms even to this day. And they're mostly off and on.
Does ARS last this long and linger like this...
Week 1 - Rash (small, dime sized, itchy)... Muscle aches & twitches / Sore knees... Cough... EXTREME Anxiety attack.... Appetite vanished instantly after reading about symptoms online
Week 2 - Lite night sweat (little moisture around shoulder area), EXTREME Anxiety attack.... (Went and got tested at 21days... NEGATIVE)... Rash left as I applied hydrocordosone
Week 3 - Muscle soreness went away for a while, came back after reading more info online again.... twitches always stayed
Week 4 - Back soreness noticed...
Week 5 - Sore throat (couple of days), nasal congestion, post nasal drip, Muscle soreness went away
Week 6 - Slight nausea from nasal drip into throat, chills in arms while sleep with rapid heart beat (1 on Sunday night... another 5 days later Friday night but no fever )... Lymph node under arm
Week 7 - Post nasal drip in throat continued, cough, back soreness
Week 8 - Tested NEGATIVE again (advised by 3 different counselors I didn't need another test)
Week 9 - Rash reappeard smaller, itchy, left when I applied same cream... Slight muscless soreness, joint pain when I sit reappeared
Week 10 - Chills in arms 1 night with rapid heart beat, no fever (closer to end of week) Went to doctor and doc said my node was actually not swollen! Cough and back pain was probably due to allergies. Symptoms from week 5&6 was probably due to being outside in the cold and getting wet all week working at car wash. Advised by Dr. Hook no further testing needed.
Week 11 - Back soreness persists (but got a little better after a few days of 600mg ibeprophen?), cough going away (could be sue to codine syrup?), muscle twitches back in full effect...
Does this sound like ARS??? I'm losing my whole mind over this!!!! These chills seem to only happen when I sleep with my arms a certain way... I'm really going nuts...
What do you guys think?
In late September I had a possible exposure to risk... Ever since 4 or 5 days after the event I've been having symptoms even to this day. And they're mostly off and on.
Does ARS last this long and linger like this...
Week 1 - Rash (small, dime sized, itchy)... Muscle aches & twitches / Sore knees... Cough... EXTREME Anxiety attack.... Appetite vanished instantly after reading about symptoms online
Week 2 - Lite night sweat (little moisture around shoulder area), EXTREME Anxiety attack.... (Went and got tested at 21days... NEGATIVE)... Rash left as I applied hydrocordosone
Week 3 - Muscle soreness went away for a while, came back after reading more info online again.... twitches always stayed
Week 4 - Back soreness noticed...
Week 5 - Sore throat (couple of days), nasal congestion, post nasal drip, Muscle soreness went away
Week 6 - Slight nausea from nasal drip into throat, chills in arms while sleep with rapid heart beat (1 on Sunday night... another 5 days later Friday night but no fever )... Lymph node under arm
Week 7 - Post nasal drip in throat continued, cough, back soreness
Week 8 - Tested NEGATIVE again (advised by 3 different counselors I didn't need another test)
Week 9 - Rash reappeard smaller, itchy, left when I applied same cream... Slight muscless soreness, joint pain when I sit reappeared
Week 10 - Chills in arms 1 night with rapid heart beat, no fever (closer to end of week) Went to doctor and doc said my node was actually not swollen! Cough and back pain was probably due to allergies. Symptoms from week 5&6 was probably due to being outside in the cold and getting wet all week working at car wash. Advised by Dr. Hook no further testing needed.
Week 11 - Back soreness persists (but got a little better after a few days of 600mg ibeprophen?), cough going away (could be sue to codine syrup?), muscle twitches back in full effect...
Does this sound like ARS??? I'm losing my whole mind over this!!!! These chills seem to only happen when I sleep with my arms a certain way... I'm really going nuts...
What do you guys think?
Hey Teak....
Is 88 days conclusive? I just got another negative test today? I'm 4 days shy of the full 13 weeks... Is that ok? I want to believe my test results but its hard although I do feel better about my status now!
Is 88 days conclusive? I just got another negative test today? I'm 4 days shy of the full 13 weeks... Is that ok? I want to believe my test results but its hard although I do feel better about my status now!
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