that sounds hugely shit - hope you shake it off soon
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 26 November 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
got the rona.
started feeling bad Thursday last week, bed ridden with flu-like shit Saturday (Saturday was the apex, high fever, delirium etc.) to Monday. Tuesday I felt well enough to be out of bed, pondered getting tested but didn't really want to leave the apartment. then all of a sudden I realized I couldn't smell at all despite not being congested, for the first time in days. went and got tested, tested positive.
weird thing is that for weeks before this I had felt rundown and had intermittent coughing fits. I didn't get tested because my wife gave me that illness and tested negative. but it feels like this was a continuation of the same illness.
public health tells me I can go back to normal activities on Monday.
wife now has it, not quite as bad as I did but is pretty sick. I also think my cat has it, he has a case of the sneezes. but seems ok otherwise
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:29 (two years ago) link
oh, and my weird symptom. tingling semi-numbness in my left index finger.
hope you are on the mend, chinaski also
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:32 (two years ago) link
Ugh Jim, that sucks. Hope you're all feeling better, cat included.
I spent my birthday alone at home in early November with this shit... my smell & taste have mostly returned (somewhat dulled), but I had a weird hacking coughing fit the other night. Most mornings I'll cough a bit, and it's been over a month; I tested positive right before halloween.
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 3 December 2021 21:43 (two years ago) link
(And a buddy that caught it at the same time that I did has reported extended coughing spells)
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 3 December 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
I still have the cough and smell isn't at 100% but otherwise pretty fine.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:53 (two years ago) link
sorry to hear it :( hope your recovery is relatively straightforward
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:58 (two years ago) link
oof. sorry to hear that jim, wishing a swift recovery. and a more complete recovery to Andy, hopefully soon!
― I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 December 2021 22:26 (two years ago) link
Welp, I had managed to keep myself and my family Corona-free since last March, up until this week. Started getting chills and muscle aches on Monday, got tested and result came back positive. No coughing/breathing issues, just lots of sneezing and nose blowing. Tuesday and Wednesday were the worst, but today's almost back to normal, except the complete lack of smell and taste is crazy-making.
I'm isolating in our downstairs family room to try to keep my wife and kid from getting it. So far, so good. Thank goodness for Criterion channel!
Best wishes for a return to health to anyone battling this.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Friday, 3 December 2021 22:43 (two years ago) link
Best wishes to all of you for a swift recovery!
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 December 2021 22:45 (two years ago) link
ugh, love you guys.
Were you boostered?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 December 2021 23:01 (two years ago) link
I had not gotten my booster yet.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Friday, 3 December 2021 23:06 (two years ago) link
I've had a rough week but feeling better today. All the best to you Jim and Dan.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 3 December 2021 23:12 (two years ago) link
I wasn't boostered yet but being in Canada I didn't get my second vaccination until late July so I'm not even at 6 months yet. probably be able to get one next month. think actually having the thing and then getting a booster will mean I'll be antibodied up the ying yang.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Saturday, 4 December 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
actually you will have superhero powers and thus will have to register as a result of the SHRA
― Cool Im An Situation (Neanderthal), Saturday, 4 December 2021 18:49 (two years ago) link
booster booked for about 2.5 hours time but i woke up with an odd taste in my mouth and a face that was burning so i guess i'd better cancel that, along with any Christmas plans i had.
been feeling ropey for about a week, cold symptoms mainly, slight temperature, the odd ache but can't really ignore this and certainly don't want to be mixing with a room full of unboosted people.
did a lateral flow test yesterday and it was negative, but i don't really trust my method seeing as it was the first time. I'll do another in an hour or so but am already pretty decided to skip the booster appointment
― koogs, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 07:03 (two years ago) link
> my weird symptom. tingling semi-numbness in my left index finger
had a bunch of this all last week, along with what looked and felt like an infection on right ring finger that made it hurt and hard to bend. figured that was the cause of my slight temperature, although i don't remember doing anything to cause it. and that's gone down over the last two days, is almost back to normal
― koogs, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 07:10 (two years ago) link
If you've got a temperature I'd do a PCR test. sorry. good luck !
― kinder, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 07:16 (two years ago) link
6000 people in the queue, 45 minutes to my appointment
get to the front, now 35 minutes to my appointment
"If you need to cancel your appointment
If you need to rebook your appointment you will need to cancel your existing appointment first.
If you want to cancel your appointment you will have to come back tomorrow to cancel and rebook."
not sure how that'll work. i guess i'm a no show. (although i doubt they'll notice tbh, i wasn't the only person in that 15 minute timeslot)
this morning's lateral flow test also negative...
― koogs, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 09:02 (two years ago) link
That's... very annoying! not much you can do about that.
― kinder, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 10:24 (two years ago) link
welp
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 14:47 (two years ago) link
we need a Dan progress report
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
i got it again
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:07 (two years ago) link
arrgh, no way! thats not fair at all
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
yeah not the greatest timing either :/symptoms v mild, i think this one’s omicron. gotta collect them all
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:11 (two years ago) link
i was double vaxxed, boosted and had previously gotten covid (as detailed in this thread) and it still got me
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:12 (two years ago) link
that really sucks! 10 day isolation means you'll be free on christmas day?
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:18 (two years ago) link
good luck koogs btw
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:20 (two years ago) link
ugggh that sucks, Tracer. What are the mild symptoms?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:21 (two years ago) link
Aw, thanks Alfred, I'm back to normal other than lack of taste and smell, which are improving daily. I consider myself extremely fortunate that symptoms were relatively mild and short-lived, and that my wife and kid tested negative.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:24 (two years ago) link
good to hear Dan.my symptoms are apparently classic Omicron - indistinguishable from a cold. sniffles, congestion, headaches, sore throat.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/15/londoners-with-cold-symptoms-more-likely-to-have-covid-expert-omicron
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:29 (two years ago) link
Thanks, Tracer. Glad to hear your symptoms appear mild as well, but man you've done everything right and still got it twice. I've had friends in the same predicament. Covid just sucks.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 15:38 (two years ago) link
> 10 day isolation means you'll be free on christmas day?
yeah, this has been on my mind as well. especially living alone. i will run out of bread / milk a few days before the end of isolation and then when i can go out the shops'll be closed for another 2 days anyway! (maybe more given mon and tue are bank holidays).
i think the window for me getting negative pcr, being free(?), getting booster and making it home has already closed though. (vulnerable people at home, so i don't think unboosted is an option) ((not that he seems to care but...))
(thanks nick)
― koogs, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 16:27 (two years ago) link
oh jeez, sorry to hear this tracer hand and koogs!
koogs, have you tried the weird hyper-fast grocery apps? they all seem to have intro promo codes so you could get essentials delivered by them (like Getir, Gorillas, and so on. I think there are at least 5 in London and all seem to constantly be running massive discounts that mean they aren't much more expensive than actual grocery stores. I don't like their business models for the long term, but this might be a time where they are useful)
― colette, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:56 (two years ago) link
oh, interesting, thanks colette. jiffy looks like it would do. semi-skimmed milk though, gak
i am hoping that i'll do the pcr tomorrow and it'll come back on friday and be negative (although it's not obvious from the website what to do in this case). and i'll worry about anything else when it happens.
laughably, i would be allowed out to post the pcr back to them using the post box that is outside the sainsburys i always use, but i couldn't *legally* go in.
― koogs, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 20:54 (two years ago) link
Shit, Tracer, that blows. I just had what I assume was the delta last month - after the single-shot J&J
Got boosted with Pfizer last week, but i guess that won't matter when omicron comes to town.. I normally have a fairly strong immune system but not sure that matters either
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
But it will matter! If you get infected, you likely will avoid severe illness/hospitalization.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 21:01 (two years ago) link
Oh, I agree with that 100%... I'm just saying there's no way to outrun this shit
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 21:03 (two years ago) link
It's also winter in the northern hemisphere... met some friends for drinks last night, and they didn't want to go to the bar with the outdoor seating because it was too cold
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 21:05 (two years ago) link
I’m anti-covid.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 16 December 2021 01:37 (two years ago) link
Otm
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 December 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
tbf, the bold stance here is pro-covid
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 December 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TousAntiCovid
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 16 December 2021 08:35 (two years ago) link
3 different co-workers in NYC just tested positive. Has to be the first outbreaks at work in almost a year
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 16 December 2021 19:43 (two years ago) link
Monitoring the rate of covid panic in NYC by keeping tabs on how quickly LCD Soundsystem ticket prices are dropping— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) December 16, 2021
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 16 December 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link
In the past two days the most people I know personally (compared to the rest of the pandemic) have gotten covid
― Bongo Jongus, Thursday, 16 December 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
― Fizzles, Thursday, 16 December 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
thanks fizz :)
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 17 December 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
i think relying on royal mail for pcr delivery might be a flaw in the plan. (didn't arrive overnight. and if it's anything like my birthday cards i could be past my 10 days before it appears)
― koogs, Friday, 17 December 2021 04:45 (two years ago) link
(that's assuming the porch junkies haven't stolen it and sold it on some pcr test kit black market)
― koogs, Friday, 17 December 2021 05:09 (two years ago) link