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my symptoms started last monday—thought they were just really bad allergies, but i tested and got a negative result (one of the many delightful features of the covid merry-go-round). my girlfriend, whose worst symptoms were sniffles, tested herself out of curiosity on wednesday, and was positive; i tested again, and so was i (i feel like i would've tested positive on tuesday as well)

so nearly a full week

Heh, something very similar happened in my household except my daughter tested positive but I never did. So bad allergies plus “regular” cold superinfection for me, I think.

Welp, I finally caught it. Had a little earache on the flight home from Seattle which turned into tinnitus by bedtime. Didn’t think that was a symptom, didn’t even cross my mind - thought it was just an elevation thing. Woke up yesterday AM with chills and snot, and I was like, “uh-oh.” RAT was instantly positive.

The timing was good - it would have been a difficult and expensive proposition to stay if I had become symptomatic while I was there - but I wish I’d tested on my return so I didn’t sleep with Mrs HD that night. I think I caught it at home on the weekend and it gestated.

Symptoms are intermittently awful. On the up side I’m salaried and with some WFH options, so that’s ok. Once the brain fog and achybones lift. Blech.

shit. sorry to hear this hd. hang in there!

Blech.
You rang?

Sorry. And sorry you got the rona as well.

After a good 36-hour sleep punctuated by intermittent brief waking moments, I’m doing a lot better today! Was able to put my isolation to good use & play-test a bunch of singles I’d been sitting on for a while. I don’t feel good, by any stretch, but I no longer feel as though every minute is a year.

I finally got it a week or so ago (vaxxed and 1 boost in Dec). Like a mild cold - two days of sore throat, muscle aches, and runny nose (runny nose for 3), but less bad for each compared to my typical cold. Feel fine now and will test again Monday to see if I should return to work.

symptoms started appearing on Tuesday night: sore throat, small cough, tested negative

tested again on Friday, tested positive

Sunday now and I'm mostly symptom-free except for a small on-off fever, throat still a BIT itchy and phlegmy, and most annoyingly, a reduced sense of smell and taste

for those of you who had similar symptoms/timeline to mine, how long did it take you to regain your smell/taste? I know everyone's different and it's a bit soon to get impatient but still, just curious

Anyone else experiencing fatigue and aching legs after covid? I had it around 21 April, with sore throat, hoarse voice and feeling drained. Most symptoms are now gone - but the fatigue is persisting.

Idk if what I had a couple months ago was covid or not, but I definitely had a period of intense fatigue after being sick with something. It seems to be getting better, but I still feel more easily wiped out by exertion than normal. Not aching legs exactly, but I often feel my tiredness in my legs, as if I've been hiking.

My cousin was also sick with something recently, tested negative for covid, but has been dealing with severe fatigue since then. And she normally has a ton of energy, bikes everywhere in winter, works out a lot, so the contrast is pretty striking. She also seems to be getting better but slowly.

sup

oh no

how you feeling frogbs?

did your wife ever end up testing positive after panera bread btw?

tbh I have no idea how I dodged Omicron, I guess this was just a matter of time

what really sucks is that I was supposed to go to Boston tomorrow to see my brother, it was gonna be my first actual vacation since this whole thing started. great timing huh?

so far just feels like a mild flu. not bad, just kinda annoying

did your wife ever end up testing positive after panera bread btw?

I think that was in February 2020, they did have Covid tests quite yet. I'm surprised someone remembers :)

feel better frogs

anyone with new torso aches? I've had an ache since January i can't explain. my legs have been good though. walking is the only time i forget the ache.

specifically mid back on up, and moving. finally got xrayed last week. idunno!

Well, my husband and I got it. Minor tickle in the throat, post-nasal drip, a little tired. Fingers crossed it doesn’t get any worse.

We know exactly where we got it, too— two dear friends came for dinner on Saturday (they felt fine but tested neg before coming) and then Sunday night one of them didn’t feel great— Monday morning, positive test. Alas.

Well, my husband and I got it. Minor tickle in the throat, post-nasal drip, a little tired. Fingers crossed it doesn’t get any worse.

We know exactly where we got it, too— two dear friends came for dinner on Saturday (they felt fine but tested neg before coming) and then Sunday night one of them didn’t feel great— Monday morning, positive test. Alas.

oh no! Best to you, tabes.

the thing finally caught me last week! had a nasty sore throat for a couple days, which gave way to fatigue, headaches, and congestion. the night i tested positive was the only night i had a real fever, with chills. i tested positive last week and i'm still feeling a bit foggy, with fatigue and a feverish feeling, even if the fever isn't showing up on the thermometer. i was hoping to travel to my in-laws this weekend, but the at home i took today came back positive, which means i might still be contagious.

overall, would not recommend getting this thing lol, but i'm doing fine.

woke up with a sore throat and upset stomach, busted out a self-test and... positive. after taking dozens of them over the past year it's surreal to see a positive result! hope everyone is feeling better soon.

I haven't had it yet (that I know of) but I waved at a Q-anon, Trump fan, vaccine refuser neighbor outside the other day and she said, "Don't get too close, we're still getting over a cold. We were fine and then suddenly one day we both got really sick with fevers and cold symptoms. Then we seemed to get better but it keeps coming in waves. Anyway, have a nice day!"

...

o__O

It's so weird, obviously it's not COVID cos that's fake, we can't put our finger on what it is. Maybe 5G?

I am almost at 100% by the way! been sleeping like the dead but feeling fine otherwise.

That is great news.

I’m still a snot bucket, but the cough is subsiding and today was the first day I didn’t have to take a second Tylenol Cold midday to keep it at bay, so it seems to be abating some. I’m still foggy in the brain, which concerns me a bit.

day four of a punishing fever, sore throat is persistent but not terrible... hope it's done with soon.

our 2 year old got it. both kids banned from daycare for 5-10 days. (the other one can come back after 5 if he doesn't get it and we can isolate a 2 year old from a 4 year old hahahaha.)

big shout out to the FDA for delaying the meeting to review the moderna under 5s vaccine to "avoid confusion".

i'm sorry to hear that caek. you've been banging on about this for awhile now. does your 2 yr old have a fever? how did you find out?

Oh fuck, sorry to hear that caek.

Ugh, sorry caek. Best wishes to the kids and you.

how's it going, caek?

thanks! 2/4 of us have it now (me and the youngest). youngest is generally doing pretty well. he wakes up with a fever, we give him tylenol during the day, and he's mostly fine.

i feel like i felt when i got vaccinated, i.e. generally achey, plus a mild cough. no stuffy nose, sense of taste fine. i'm getting paxlovid via being a big lad. (filled out a form at https://www.findcovidcare.com/ and paid $49, didn't even need a telehealth call)

hoping the other two get it tbh so we can visit the uk without risking getting stuck (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/travel/testing-requirement-flying-us-cdc.html). 2/4 of us getting it is no good to me.

glad to hear you got Paxlovid, and thanks for that site. i think we have Test to Treat here but if those run out of supply, that might be our next option for my folks if they ever get it.

also glad to hear taste is fine

test to treat is here too, but i can't really take or leave the kids. telehealth is my best friend.

It's a good alternative option that I wasn't aware of (I mean the overnighting of the meds post sharing of test result!)

wow paxlovid makes everything taste of gone off grapefruit and metal

3/4 have it now. One to go. The last one has given me about 300 colds over the past four years so seems only fair that I should give him covid.

god bless families

The worst

a friend who took it said the metal taste in his mouth didn't go away for the whole time

so it's like cocaine?

day four of a punishing fever, sore throat is persistent but not terrible... hope it's done with soon.

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How's it going, f. haze?

I live! Tested negative for the first time this morning, day 13. Fever broke on the fifth day, then I lost my sense of taste/smell for about a week but it's mostly back now. There were a scary couple of days where I constantly smelled something akin to rancid peanut butter, which thankfully went away. Still have a little bit of congestion and I get tired if I try to do too much.

Hope y'all see the end of yours soon, caek!

oof that was a long 17 days. We all got it. We’re all clear now. the last one goes back to daycare on Monday.

Glad to know. What were the worst symptoms?

I’m on day six of what is a very mild Omicron. My symptoms were slight chest tightness the first few days and a really stuffy head where I felt like my nose needed blowing every 10 minutes, but with very little actual snot. Now I can breathe but the tissues are full, and I felt things start to lift yesterday. No fever, no losses of smell or taste, only slight sore throat.

Glad to know. What were the worst symptoms?