Covid coming your way?

Having the Virus is taking forever to get over it. This is my ninth day since the onset and I still can’t say I’m over it. I’m having a problem getting rid of the fever, so the doctor ordered a second Z-Pack. In fact, the delivery should arrive here at any moment.

No taste, no smell, no appetite. My wife made spaghetti with her homemade sauce and meatballs for dinner last evening. I ate about half of what she served me and pushed the rest away. It’s no fun eating it, if I can’t taste it.
 

oldman said:
Having the Virus is taking forever to get over it. This is my ninth day since the onset and I still can’t say I’m over it. I’m having a problem getting rid of the fever, so the doctor ordered a second Z-Pack. In fact, the delivery should arrive here at any moment.

No taste, no smell, no appetite. My wife made spaghetti with her homemade sauce and meatballs for dinner last evening. I ate about half of what she served me and pushed the rest away. It’s no fun eating it, if I can’t taste it.
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I'm getting tested this afternoon as a precaution but I've had no appetite despite being able to still smell and taste.
 
Thanks, hollydolly. I realized right after I pushed Submit, that my wording wasn’t clear. I do hope you’ve had it and were one of the lucky ones. Who would have thought that we’d ever be wishing someone had been ill. 🤔
 
I have been seriously ill with COVID for two weeks now. Yesterday, I was really feeling bad and my wife wanted to call the ambulance, but I kept telling her to just wait a little longer. Finally, I had her make me some Jello and go to the store to buy a box of popsicles. I couldn’t eat anything because I was sick to my stomach. After I ate a big bowl of Jello and a popsicle, I began to sweat like crazy. I sweated for almost 3 hours. I had to change shirts twice. Today, is finally a better day.

I did call the hospital and asked for advice. The nurse that I spoke with told me that there isn’t much they can do, unless you are admitted and put on a ventilator. Thank God, I didn’t need a ventilator. Other than that, they told me the usual, rest, drink plenty of clear liquids, take Tylenol and rest. The rest is up to your body. Friday and Saturday, I thought I was going to buy the farm. I was that sick.

I am cautiously optimistic that I may be on the mend. I’m telling everyone that I know, “You do not want to get this illness.”
 
Nathan said:
Just heard my daughter-in-law has a confirmed case(with test and symptoms), spouse and her two toddlers being next. Previously, my son's partner went through an ugly Covid-19 infection. Lost sense of smell and taste. My business partner's adult daughter is currently infected.
...just waiting and wondering who will be next?
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It's beating the crap out of us in Canada 👾nobody move nobody gets hurt !
 
Thank you for letting us know about your experience with this disease, oldman. I'm so sorry you're having to go through this ordeal.

You might be better off staying home, from the sound of things. I don't think there's much the hospitals are able to do anyway, and they are all overwhelmed by the number of people with Covid, which seems to be going up every day. You're probably getting much better care at home!

It sounds like you are on the mend; probably with rest and good care, your body's defense mechanisms are finally kicking in. Keep getting better!
 
I’ve known many who tested positive with relatively mild symyoms, and a couple who tested positive who found out pre-surgical testing and never had any symptoms before or after finding out. Than God, and knocking on wood all over the place, I have not known anyone who tested positive and was hospitalized or died.
 
Shalimar said:
We have a spike here on the island, although not as severe as the mainland. Four of my older vets remain in ICU, struck down by this plague. Last night, I sang a goodbye lullaby, via phone, to number five, he died about an hour ago. It is likely I will be singing lullabies to at least two more of my vets. Breaks my heart. 😔
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Shalimar, I am so very, very 😢
 
Kathleen’s Place said:
I’ve known many who tested positive with relatively mild symyoms, and a couple who tested positive who found out pre-surgical testing and never had any symptoms before or after finding out. Than God, and knocking on wood all over the place, I have not known anyone who tested positive and was hospitalized or died.
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I had a COVID test back in August prior to having a procedure done and it came back Negative. On 11/29, I started feeling ill. On Tuesday, 12/1, I tested Positive. After that, each day was worse.
 
oldman said:
I tested positive (+) yesterday. Feel crappy, but unless it gets worse, I will be OK in about a week. My biggest complaint that I have is my back hurts really bad. The pain is in the general area where the lungs are located, so I’m guessing that I have some lung irritation. Temperature is about 100.3.

I’m drinking iced tea by the gallons. Yesterday, I drank two and a half gallons of it. Keeping the porcelain goddess busy.
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Put you on my Irish prayer list Old Man 🙏
 
Kathleen’s Place said:
I’ve known many who tested positive with relatively mild symyoms, and a couple who tested positive who found out pre-surgical testing and never had any symptoms before or after finding out. Than God, and knocking on wood all over the place, I have not known anyone who tested positive and was hospitalized or died.
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...just a few weeks ago I didn't even know anyone that had Covid, and now I'm literally bumping into them everywhere I turn.

I've been very ill for...I think I'm on Day Nine, the wife is 3 days behind me. I get a covid test Tuesday, so perhaps I''ll know by the end of the week.
 
Nathan said:
...just a few weeks ago I didn't even know anyone that had Covid, and now I'm literally bumping into them everywhere I turn.

I've been very ill for...I think I'm on Day Nine, the wife is 3 days behind me. I get a covid test Tuesday, so perhaps I''ll know by the end of the week.
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I’m praying for you and everyone else that has this disease. It’s hell. I remember in Vietnam when one of the Marines in my unit had malaria. I thought that was bad enough. It seems to almost have the same symptoms.
 
hollydolly said:
My husband was the one who had it...although I got poorly at the same time, but mine didn't last more than a few days.. so now we doubt that what I had was Covid.. but my husband was bed bound for 16 days.. very poorly indeed.. worst I've ever seen him, but he wasn't hospitalised
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You still might have had it. My sons girlfriend had the sniffles only and she tested positive. When my daughter had it, she was very sick, temp of 105, could barely walk or breathe, and baby had to have breathing treatments and ran a fever. My daughters husband had no symptoms at all. Testing was not available though as it was early March.
 
oldman said:
I’m praying for you and everyone else that has this disease. It’s hell. I remember in Vietnam when one of the Marines in my unit had malaria. I thought that was bad enough. It seems to almost have the same symptoms.
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Thank you. I did have malaria in Vietnam, was just getting ready to DEROS and ETS, got sick and spent 3 weeks bouncing from one AF hospital to another.
 
oldman said:
I have been seriously ill with COVID for two weeks now. Yesterday, I was really feeling bad and my wife wanted to call the ambulance, but I kept telling her to just wait a little longer. Finally, I had her make me some Jello and go to the store to buy a box of popsicles. I couldn’t eat anything because I was sick to my stomach. After I ate a big bowl of Jello and a popsicle, I began to sweat like crazy. I sweated for almost 3 hours. I had to change shirts twice. Today, is finally a better day.

I did call the hospital and asked for advice. The nurse that I spoke with told me that there isn’t much they can do, unless you are admitted and put on a ventilator. Thank God, I didn’t need a ventilator. Other than that, they told me the usual, rest, drink plenty of clear liquids, take Tylenol and rest. The rest is up to your body. Friday and Saturday, I thought I was going to buy the farm. I was that sick.

I am cautiously optimistic that I may be on the mend. I’m telling everyone that I know, “You do not want to get this illness.”
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They can't put you on oxygen at home to help?
 
I had an interesting conversation with one of the teenager's at work last night. She was out for 4 wks with COVID but apparently for her it was like having a really bad cold. It's odd how it affects different people.
 
Nathan said:
Thank you. I did have malaria in Vietnam, was just getting ready to DEROS and ETS, got sick and spent 3 weeks bouncing from one AF hospital to another.
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Were the symptoms similar?
 

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