Added 2024-01-19 12:14:05 +0000 UTC
So I had an appointment with my doctor and I explained about the illness before Christmas, the symptoms and the prolonged issues. Then told her about this illness. She did some checks, looking at my throat, chest blood pressure etc. She told me that my chest is congested and blood pressure a bit high. She said from what I’ve told her I had COVID-19 Omicron variant. This variant is know to give Laryngitis. She has said I need to rest my voice as much as possible and she can only really give me something for the discomfort. She prescribed me some spray to use on the back of my throat that soothes. I asked if I should be worried about long covid. She said that if this happens quickly again after it clears up again then I will need to make another appointment. But with covid symptoms are know to resurface a few weeks later in some people, it affects everyone differently. So she said for now we shouldn’t worry and just focus on recovery. So trying not to worry about that. I told her what I do, and she said that she would advise resting my voice but if I must work then I should try to rest my voice as much as possible. She said that even if I feel like it’s cleared I need to still be careful for a few weeks. The only thing I can think of is shorter streams and not talking as much when I feel better enough to go live. So top and tail of it, I have Laryngitis and need to rest my voice. She said she would have signed me off for a week in a normal job but can only advise me to rest as much as I can, gargle with warm salt water and use the spray she prescribed to help ease the pain. If it doesn’t go away within the next 7 days I have to make another appointment.
