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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 30, 2023 23:08:18 GMT
So very sorry to hear that, Lugg. Being sick for that long is draining and depressing. Looks as though you cooked your head off for Christmas, which I hope means that you're better.
Yesterday my son said he was going to check my grandson for covid, since the kid just wanted to snooze on the couch with the blanket over his face. Turns out that it was just a 24 hour bug.
As far as I know, I've dodged covid so far. I've had all five of the shots & will keep getting them as offered.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 31, 2023 5:09:35 GMT
It appears that the latest strain is affecting mostly young people.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 21, 2024 22:07:45 GMT
Our granddaughter, great granddaughter and the other great grandparents have had covid this week. The girls all tested negative yesterday, but our son had his immunosuppressant infusion yesterday so he's extremely vulnerable (the consultant said that there's no guarantee that the vaccine will even work for him) so we couldn't risk going to Lorelei's 2nd birthday party Jeff drove me over so that I could hand over her gifts and wave through the window...but no hugs. Just blown kisses.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 23:28:50 GMT
Oh shoot, Cheery! I'm so sorry as we all know that Lorelei's Nannasaurus was all set to give her wonderful creations to the little princess.
But more power to you for doing the prudent thing for everyone -- a gift in itself. Hope you get to see lots of pictures and that your son is feeling okay.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 23, 2024 20:59:04 GMT
Aw sorry that you missed out on Lorelei's birthday celebration Cheery! Hope that all have a quick recovery. It is difficult to resume our lives with this virus lurking about, very worrisome for your son.
I was so surprised to get through Christmas, my birthday and my sister-in-law's birthday party. It was the following day of my SIL's party that I got sick. Very thankful that I was able to enjoy so many events. I took a COVID test just to make sure since I had just spent the evening with about 25 people, so I was relieved when the test showed negative. No one seemed to catch whatever I had.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 24, 2024 2:34:41 GMT
Now that we all have some immunity, we may not produce enough viral matter to get a positive test result right away. It is recommended to take a 2nd test 48 hours later and a 3rd test 48 hours after that.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 24, 2024 3:39:41 GMT
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Post by bjd on Jan 24, 2024 6:21:48 GMT
Assuming Americans write dates differently from us so that 10/03/23 is October 3rd, those statistics are several months old. And China is not on there at all.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 24, 2024 7:07:24 GMT
Perhaps you need to refresh. My sceen goes to January 2024 and China is very présent.
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Post by bjd on Jan 24, 2024 10:57:16 GMT
I tried refreshing and got the same thing. It doesn't matter -- I don't think about covid any more.
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Post by Kimby on Feb 19, 2024 3:06:57 GMT
Questions for immunized folks who have come down with COVID. What were your first symptoms? How quickly did it progress? Did you have headache or fever? Was COVID as bad as the flu or more like a cold?
Reason I ask is that on Thursday I developed a cough that was trying to dislodge crud at the back of my throat. No sore throat and I feel fine otherwise. Not congested. An occasional sneeze, but fewer than usual (I seem to sneeze a lot, always in pairs.)
Mr. Kimby thinks I should take a COVID test so that I can get Paxlovid before the 5 day deadline, but I feel fine and the cough has actually gone away. I’ll probably take the test to reassure him, but this doesn’t sound like COVID does it?
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 19, 2024 11:29:58 GMT
I think the symptoms are all quite variable depending on the person. I wouldn't bother with a test if you're already back to normal.
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Post by bjd on Feb 19, 2024 15:26:16 GMT
I agree with Kerouac. If you feel fine, why bother? And why take any medicine if you feel well already?
I had covid a year and a half ago. It took me about 3 days of feeling really tired and coughing to look up the symptoms and go get the test. Certainly nothing like the flu, which I haven't had for decades.
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