Me on a cruise? Nah. Started symptoms on Tue. They've definitely evolved. Now it's more of a cough and weakness and chest feelings. Spicy chest if you will. Gratz. Managed to avoid (so far) prolonged brain fog and shortness of breath.
Buddy of mine got covid and the worst symptom he ended up with is intense shoulder/neck pain. Apparently prolonged inflammation of muscles in the upper back is common. WTF this virus is so weird.
#CSBHumbleBragFMLWTFBBQ My wife's grandmother passed away a month ago. Funeral was in Kauai this past Saturday. 11 year old daughter started feeling symptoms on Sunday. Tested positive on Monday. I was the primary caretaker for her. I tested positive for covid this (Friday) morning. So far, just feels like some sinus or allergy symptoms. Little fatigued too. Thank goodness I get to stay with relatives...$1000/night hotels would probably break me. Also...she had her two primary vaccine shots. I had my first booster shot. Thinking she picked it up from school...as last Thursday was her last day of school. I'm certain I picked it up from her. Fun times in paradise!
I hope you get well soonest! Managed to avoid it so far (knock on wood several times), but a retired MD, a heart surgeon that I play trivia with every week at a pub here in Austin recently got Covid. Luckily, I missed the game the week before he came down with it. It really knocked him on his rear. He's been vaccinated, but hasn't had the boosters. An incredibly smart guy, but a sceptic (we don't talk politics...our team kicks ass at trivia instead) who waited a long time before he did anything. He's glad he did now. Found out today that my chiropractor came down with it a week after I'd seen him. I was wearing a KN-95 mask the whole time, as was he, but that was a near thing. I'm friends with the guy and we've both been vaccinated and had the boosters. He caught it from his wife, who's a teacher. Some close calls. Travis County's case numbers have been rising. Whatever is going around is really contagious. Be cautious out there, folks.
Officially a statistic for COVID as well now. Tested positive yesterday. Very mild fever, wet and alternating dry cough, feeling run down / beat up, congested. DayQuil is working surprisingly well for it though. Originally thought it was a sinus infection coming back from Italy on the 24th, tested negative on the 25th. Went to doc that Wed for antibiotics and a steroid pack, tested myself after sister said she had it yesterday and sure enough half the family does. My wife, me, Mom and my sister. Geez. Luckily, boosted / double vaxxed , so could be a lot worse.
COVID did finally get me a few days ago tested positive. It's mostly been like the flu with feeling very tired and light headed. Also my appetite is very diminished. Throat started getting sore and lost my voice about two days after initial test. Am gradually feeling my energy return but it's been no fun quarantining. Ironically I was scheduled to get my second booster this week.
Another confirmed case here. Was starting to think I must have had it but been asymptomatic with amount of friends and close contacts around us that had it yet we never did, but a trip the UK for work did the trick. Like Ziggy, I had norovirus in Dec along with the wife and it was honestly the worst I've ever felt for about 24 hours. So far this is nothing compared to that, and have definitely had worse colds Day 1 - sinus congestion/drainage which I get frequently due to deviated septum, didn't think much of it Day 2 - coworker from same trip also complained of sinus issues, he tested positive so I took a test and also positive. Fever/sweats off and on while I slept but not terrible Day 3 - chills and mild fever off and on, head congestion a little worse. Day 4 (today) - Fever seems to be gone. Head still congested, mild cough 2x vaccinated plus booster in January
I also just got COVID. Felt sick (flu like symptoms) on Monday and didn't go to work. Tested drive-thru and had a home test delivered. Both positive. By Wednesday my only symptom was a cough and runny nose. Now just an intermittent cough. No idea where/when/how I contracted it. I assume at work.
I'm at the one year mark since I had it. Felt like a sinus infection with a slight cough and body ache. The body ache was real give away that I had a problem. For the most part I felt fine, but it effects everyone differently.
Has anyone heard anything about side effects from the vaccine? I've heard stories from a friend of a friend that knows someone that knows who has problems. I know a lot of people who have gotten the vaccine and have had no problems, but I also personally know 3 people who got the vaccine and are now having health problems they did not have before. Could be a coincidence. I don't know, but from the way it sounds they are going through some pretty scary stuff.
Given how these problems can also be caused from getting covid, you have to consider the extreme case of not getting the vax but getting highly transmissible omicron. For example, if the chance of getting heart inflammation is 0.05% from vax, but the chance of getting it from covid is 5%, then the other number to find out is the chance of you getting covid in the first place. People are still dying from omicron, the death rate is lower than alpha, but more people are getting it. The vax is there to make sure your body has at least one practice run with the virus so that it doesn't run amok like hidden terrorists. Btw, i had myocarditis from alpha. It stuck around for a good year during quarantine. Got the mrna vax when i was able to. Not sure if i had any major symptoks from it
yeah a good friend of mine in the uK has had it 3 times the third was the worst, I had it once.....not a big deal.....i had first booster am due for 2nd. DD
It's been 6 days since I first tested positive and my energy is still down and throat still sore but have been feeling much better. I wouldn't call my symptoms mild but it wasn't anywhere near hospitilization. Just felt like a bout with seasonal flu.
