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Covid effect after an yeqr
Hi doctor,
It is now 1 year since I recovered from covid. My lungs where 40% impacted but I was not in oxygen support. Since one year I am measure my sp02 daily 10 times and it is coming around 96-98. Do i need to still measure sp02? Do i still have chance of lung fibrosis
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Stop thinking of covid and enjoy your routine life.No need to measure spo2
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Wow 96 - 98
U shd b thankfull to God - u are absolutely normal
No need to measure 10 times
It increases anxiety
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Do one chest x Ray to close ur worry once for all
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Enjoy ur work / forget about COVID / relax urself
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Don't check spo2..No chance of fibrosis
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Pl do not measure spo2. No fibrosis.
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