What was Covid like for you?

MorpheusMorpheus
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I’m not asking for medical advice but curious what Covid was like for you? I’ve somehow managed to dodge it until now, almost five years into it.

Day 1
Slight throat discomfort
Day 2
More throat discomfort/trouble swallowing
Day 3
Sore throat, congestion, cough (positive test)
Day 4
Same as day 3 but with exhaustion
Day 5
Same as day 4
Day 6
Same as day 4 but less exhaustion
Day 7
No sore throat, slight cough, slightly tired, feeling better

What was it like for you?

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  • TxTomTxTom

    Never caught it---that I know of.

  • [Deleted User]gem7 (deleted user)

    I have managed to escape it best of my knowledge.

  • SweetPeaJenSweetPeaJen

    Same for me as your symptoms. I've only had it once or twice.

  • HappyHikesHappyHikes

    Horrible experience. 4 days of high fever, chills, body aches, sore throat and fatigue. Only had it once that I know of ... and it was one year ago today.

  • SoosonSooson

    Just got my 17th booster .

  • [Deleted User]justwanthugs (deleted user)

    Never had it, and only got the one shot which was mandated for me to continue working.

  • MorpheusMorpheus

    I was vaccinated early on but never kept up on it. My wife has had it three times. I didn’t catch it from her the first two times but I did this third time. Her symptoms have been worst than mine.

  • AlexysDanyelleAlexysDanyelle

    I've had it at least twice and both times were very different. I don't recall the day by day specifics, however I remember the first feeling like a regular sinus infection plus unusual exhaustion for me. The second time I thought I was going to kill over. Sinus infection plus vertigo plus fever Plus delirium Plus sweats Plus flu symptoms plus exhaustion +++. I felt as bad as I could have before taking the step to go to the hospital. And I don't do doctors and hospitals so I was going to wait till the absolute last minute. Luckily it started to subside after it got to its worst.

  • [Deleted User]WriterGF (deleted user)

    Never caught it. I'm an introvert, so having to stay home for years was no challenge.

  • MorpheusMorpheus

    @WriterGF

    Same here. My wife and I are introverts and hermits so he’s staying home was no big deal lmao

  • BearBear

    I caught it last March when my dad was in the hospital. The first one to three days was I extremely horrible sinus infection. I felt I got hit by a freight train the rest of the week it progressed, but I was still in bad shape. I tried going to work the second week but couldn’t do it.

    I contracted Covid again last Tuesday the 13th. It felt like a regular science infection. Sinuses were achy, but I was able to drive. I still have occasional cough, but nowhere near as bad as the original time last year.

  • CuddleDuncanCuddleDuncan Mod

    @Morpheus yeah, 'cause like you haven't got enough going on at the moment so the universe gave you covid. 🙄 My sympathies.

    In spite of repeated and close exposure, I never had it. Presumably I had it asymptomatically quite early now. Now vaccinated as well. Nearly everybody I know who had it said it was horrible, but in most cases they recovered within about ten days.

  • [Deleted User]Kimset (deleted user)
    edited August 2024

    I went to an er the first time to be tested to so I wouldn't spread it at work. Was told I had an upper respiratory infection. 3 days later my daughter and I ran high fever, so I took us both to er, again. Turned out I had tested positive for covid before, but wasn't informed. They wouldn't test my kids even tho I needed a test for their school, saying that it's obvious what's wrong. The next day I started having gastric symptoms. Ran high fever. One more day went and I drove my kids to a drive thru lab so I could provide their school with a Dr. Note. Two more days, I struggled to move around, became dehydrated, and I couldn't do much of anything. My kids weren't well either. Neighbors dropped off groceries and I'd door dash food for kids. One more day I decided I'd had enough. I drove myself to the er. It was December and I drove myself in shorts and a tank top, 30°F outside and couldn't even put undergarments on. When I got to the ER, I asked for fluids and a nebulizer so I could get to my kids. Turned out my Oxygen level was 84, I was held at the hospital for 5 days. I had Flu B, Covid, and pneumonia in both lungs. Two weeks later I was diagnosed with a blood clot, and chronic pneumonia was a struggle for the next year. I couldn't remember where I was driving some days. A week after my hospital release, being Covid Negative, I had to do an 8 hr round trip to my grandmother's funeral in Arkansas and then back to Oklahoma. My best friend and my cousin from 3 hours away took care of my kids for a week while I was in the hospital. My neighbor and her nurse husband lysoled and bleached my house, took care of my dogs and cats, and helped me get back on my feet. I had been through a fire the previous year which had already weakened my lungs. The covid just caught me at a low. I was walking/hiking 3-5 miles a day. It's been 3 years and I'm finally able to pull 2.5 miles. I get weird electrical sensations in my arms and thighs, I struggle with concentration, and I lost my hair the first year.

  • JohnR1972JohnR1972
    edited August 2024

    Had it in December 2021. I suspected I was going to get it because my daughter who lives with me tested positive so I initiated self quarantine and started monitoring my temperature.

    2 days later I had a 0.5 F fever, was tired and had some body aches and a cough. I slept a lot that day and all symptoms were gone in about 24 hours.

    I did a COVID test and confirmed I had it (or had had it) so I continued the self quarantine per CDC guidelines. Never got it a second time and never took the vax or any boosters.

    My primary employer required all employees to get the vax but I live in Indiana and the law is on my side. I submitted the appropriate paperwork and was exempted from the employer mandate.

  • wilderdudewilderdude

    I either didn't get covid, was asymptomatic or had it for like a day or two as a mild cold.

    Didn't lock down at all and traveled many states, stayed in hotels etc as I'm an "essential worker" (trucker).

  • SunsetSnugglesSunsetSnuggles

    "What was Covid like for you?"

    ~ Sunset Snuggles

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  • TxTomTxTom

    @Sooson

    Just got my 17th booster .

    17 is sooo 2022. You ought be on at least #24 to demonstrate your true loyalty.

  • ThickBeauty97ThickBeauty97

    I don't support putting dead things in your body. No it's not a religious thing for me. The only one time I had COVID was a while back. Like 2020 or so? Felt like massive allergies but I didn't even know until I got tested because I'm asymptomatic. But even then, it was hard to cope with the fact that stores were being dumb and closing earlier, and that grocery places were running bare. Everybody bought toilet paper like their life was ending and they were preparing for a zombie apocalypse. I don't ever need to relive that. It skyrocketed my anxiety.

  • Bella_SeraBella_Sera

    @Morpheus I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been ill! Hope you’re both starting to feel better.

    I got Covid for the first time at the end of July, and I was shocked as I had dodged it since 2020, despite cuddling throughout the pandemic. I mean, I spent all summer alone in my apartment writing 😫

    Anyway, for me the first 2 days were a slightly scratchy throat, followed by a slight fever and intense headache. The next 3-4 days were a mild dry cough and an agonizing sore throat that left me unable to talk at all.

    I stopped feeling ill after a week, but for 7-10 days after, I still tired extremely easily and felt overcome by exhaustion by early evening most days. I lost some sense of taste and have had persistent ringing in my ears.

    The kicker, though, was that my voice didn’t return. I couldn’t speak much above a whisper until like 4 days ago. The doctor thinks maybe inflammation of the vagus nerve? It’s slowly fading, but it definitely kicked my butt.

  • Ironman294Ironman294

    Got it 3 times even with 3 shots.
    Original alpha stomach issues for a week, slight temperature
    Second time omicron, sore throat slight temperature lasted less than a week.
    3rd time slight temperature, slight fatigue, lasted less than a week.
    Felt sicker and more chills and bed ridden with shots and boosters.

  • JohnR1972JohnR1972

    @ThickBeauty97 - Ah, yes… the great TP Shortage of 2020 😂

    It was initially caused by a supply chain disruption. TP factories make 2 types of rolls, the small “residential” rolls we all buy at the local grocery store or Walmart and the large “industrial” rolls that we commonly see in office buildings, college campuses, and public restrooms.

    The total demand for TP never changed but at the beginning of the lockdowns, the demand for industrial rolls dropped to near zero literally overnight while the demand for residential rolls doubled overnight. That immediately translated to local stores running low on TP which in turn led to people hoarding TP out of fear of not being able to get it. It took a while for TP factories to adjust to making twice as many residential rolls but eventually they restored balance to the force 😊

  • robroorobroo

    Had it 3 times. Like a bad cold or a mild flu.

  • SunsetSnugglesSunsetSnuggles

    @JohnR1972
    That's absolutely fascinating! I never heard it explained like that before.

    You'd think the industrial companies would have teamed up with grocery stores to provide their cheap crap to the masses, even sans proper dispensers...

    It would have been better than waiting in line at 6:00 in the morning just to fight off a soccer mom for the only package of residential toilet paper in the aisle. 😅

    ~ Sunset Snuggles

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  • KnightlyCuddlesKnightlyCuddles

    Had it once--- though I was asymptomatic and had absolutely zero reaction to it. IF I hadn't tested 3 times to make sure would have never known.

  • JubalJubal
    edited August 2024

    Deathly sick in the hospital for a few weeks back a few years ago, so I'm grateful for every day that my lungs keep working now.

  • TheDave90TheDave90

    I had it once between the first/second jabs. Felt like a typical cold but with added fever.

    Honestly the effect it had on my job at the NHS was worse than the illness. Not fun times.

  • MorpheusMorpheus

    When Covid hit, we received hazard pay at work which was a 20% increase in pay. I don’t remember how long it lasted, might have been 3 months or so. That 20% bump was nice while it lasted.

  • Cuddly__BearCuddly__Bear

    Never caught Covid but it was boring time because all those lockdowns.

  • JohnR1972JohnR1972
    edited August 2024

    @SunsetSnuggles - My primary job involves data analytics and supply chain management (SCM). I read a lot of SCM trade journals and they explained what happened. Mainstream media normally just reports shortages without discussing the “why”.

  • SunsetSnugglesSunsetSnuggles

    @JohnR1972
    Naturally...how else are they gonna cause mass chaos and panic? 😏

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