Symptoms on a Good Week

Day 1 — Tuesday, 30th Dec

No symptoms, in good spirits as nasal congestion clearing.

Day 2 — Wednesday

Tired and fatigued through the day, especially after 5pm.

Tightness in neck and shoulders.

Pain in the left armpit but not in the left breast.

Still weaker in the left arm, and hand than the right.

Day 3 — Thursday (Worst day)

Heart rate 64, 6:30 am, 85 at 10:22 am, 90 at 1 pm, 88 at 2:30 pm. Not correlated to exercise.

Tired and fatigued in the afternoon.

Tightness in neck.

Lump in throat.

Pain, swollen left breast and pain in the left armpit.

Very gaseous in the afternoon, reflux.

Hands hurt at IV.

Day 4 — Friday

Tired and fatigued in the afternoon.

Tightness in neck.

Lump in throat.

Pain in the left armpit but not in the breast.

Very gaseous in the afternoon (gaseousness, lump in throat, chest tightness correlated).

Metallic taste in my mouth.

My hands hurt at IV and aches in my feet.

Day 5 — Saturday

Heart rate 102 at 1 pm.

Pain in left armpit and in breast.

Metallic taste in my mouth.

Hands hurt at IV and aches in calves.

Very gaseous in the afternoon.

Shortness of breath, chest weight.

Sweating, hot flashes.

Day 6 — Sunday

Heart rate 125 at 1 pm.

Less pain in the armpit and breast.

Less pain at IV and in the legs.

Very gaseous in the afternoon.

Metallic taste in my mouth.

Day 7 — Monday

Pain in the armpit, less pain in the breast.

Less gaseous.

Sweating, hot flashes.

My sinus feels woolly, my nose running slightly, blowing some blood.

Metallic taste in my mouth.

Felt like eating certain foods.

Day 8 — Tuesday, 6th Jan

Pain in the armpit, less pain in the breast.

Less gaseous.

Metallic taste in the mouth, but less.

Stronger.

Felt like eating certain foods.

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