# Does anyone here know anyone personally who has been diagnosed, or has been yourself? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 21, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941 "2020-03-21T06:01:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/41 "2020-03-25T20:34:52Z")
My sister just got tested, waiting on the results. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/42 "2020-03-25T20:56:05Z")
I don’t know anyone who has been tested, however, I’ve been in self/company-mandated quarantine for the last couple of days. Here’s the story … started to feel a sore throat somewhere around last Thursday but kind of shrugged it off. Over the weekend my glands were so swollen it hurt to touch my throat on the outside. Since then they’ve gone down, but I still have the sore throat. That is the only symptom I can positively identify. I do have a cough, but then again I have this chronic post-nasal drip so I always have a cough. It’s hard to tell if my coughing remains productive, so I guess I have one and a have symptoms. I was scheduled off on Monday. On Tuesday I called out due to the ol’ “abundance of caution.” Today I decided to do the same mostly out of paranoia. Every little body ache that I can’t nail down, or every little twinge I feel in my noggin and I start freaking out. So far I’ve had no issues breathing. I spoke to work today and they insisted I remain home until I have at least 24 hours symptom free. They’ve generously provided all employees with 80 extra hours of “pandemic pay” to use when needed … and I need. Sheltered in place. I’ve only been out to pick up shit via drive-thru’s and to walk Bob. This whole thing is threatening my mental health. I was working hard to get my shit together this last year and this is really putting a funk in shit. I remain functional, alert and optimistic that I’m not going to die anytime soon, but I’ll keep the masses posted just in case I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/43 "2020-03-25T21:29:11Z")
I came back from Afghanistan in early January. I had really bad congestion, sometimes it was hard to breath, and a cough. I wasn’t coughing much up, but I started sitting up in bed because breathing was getting hard. It went on for weeks, all through January and February. My wife was about to insist that I go to the doctor when the shit hit the fan. Now, I feel fine. My wife never got sick, so who knows what the hell that was. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/44 "2020-03-26T19:54:01Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > Well a relative(in his late 20s) wasn’t feeling well this morning so he went to an urgent care clinic. They told him to wait in his vehicle and someone would come out to talk to him. The person who came out told him his symptoms were consistent with corona but they didn’t have enough testing kits to test him. So he went home. > > Another relative who works in healthcare told me they are lot more cases than the number reported to the state because they are only testing those who extremely sick or in a high risk category. Decided to reply to my own post to give update. My relative said he feels fine now and doesn’t think he had actually had COVID.(He still had never actually got tested.) He had visited me(mid-40s with diabetes) and my mother(early 70s with diabetes and other health problems) two days before he went to the clinic. So me and my mom have both been paranoid and have been staying in. It’s been six days since we saw him and we both had bouts of diarrhea over the past 24 hours. There have been reports of CoVID-infected people starting with gastrointestinal issues before developing respiratory symptoms. We both have had bouts of diarrhea in the past from other issues so we will just have to wait and see how it develops. Hopefully it’s nothing. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/45 "2020-03-26T20:40:18Z")
My brother and his partner probably had it. They live the next town over from New Rochelle, and my brother’s symptoms were typical covid symptoms. They couldn’t get tested, of course. They’ve also both recovered, although my brother says it was pretty nasty. (His partner had a much milder case.) I caught a bug 3 weeks ago and was afraid it might be covid, but I never lost my sense of smell, and I never got very sick, so now I’m thinking it was just some ordinary chest cold. Whatever it was, I’m over it. A whole lot of people in Seattle whom I know slightly caught it, and some of them were actually tested, because they seem to be doing that in Seattle. One guy who was friendly with them (but whom I don’t know) died of it. ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/46 "2020-03-26T21:14:19Z")
My cousins husband has some chronic breathing issues and is often in and out of hospital. We’ve just found out that he has tested positive, more than likely contracted during his recent trip to a&e. It doesn’t look good given his existing issues. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/47 "2020-03-26T21:18:57Z")
> [@JacobSwan](#): > > My cousins husband has some chronic breathing issues and is often in and out of hospital. We’ve just found out that he has tested positive, more than likely contracted during his recent trip to a&e. It doesn’t look good given his existing issues. I’m so sorry. I hope he recovers. Question — what is a and e? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/48 "2020-03-26T21:22:47Z")
Got it — here in the US, we call it the “ER.” ---
**Author:** ![JacobSwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/49 "2020-03-26T21:36:53Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Got it — here in the US, we call it the “ER.” They admitted him on his last visit there on the 13th and he’s been there ever since. Virus symptoms started a couple of days ago and they tested him. It’s looking very likely that he picked it up in the hospital as they are huge Petri dishes at the moment. 59 years old and already has chronic breathing issues. It doesn’t look promising. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/50 "2020-03-26T21:55:52Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > I do now. Former housemate of ours just posted his positive status. > [@](#): > > Does anyone here know anyone personally who has been diagnosed, or has been yourself? I also know someone who has been myself, to be complete in my answer. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/51 "2020-03-27T04:06:43Z")
Just found out a friend from college has it. He went to a conference which was attended by a lot of people from Italy just before travel was shut down. He had a hard time but is recovering. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/52 "2020-03-27T05:32:44Z")
A co-worker, approximately 45 years old was diagnosed and on a ventilator for a couple of days. She’s off it and doing better now. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/53 "2020-03-27T13:07:24Z")
I have a group of women friends who’ve known each other for 40-ish years and get together monthly, more or less. The son-in-law of one of them has been diagnosed. He and wife (friend’s daughter) live in a different city. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/54 "2020-03-30T00:11:06Z")
Up to seven family members of friends now. Two hospitalized, three in home quarantine. The other two dead. They’re not allowing funerals or wakes. Direct cremation without family present only. ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/55 "2020-03-31T22:13:07Z")
> [@skdo23](#): > > A second cousin of mine who is part of the US diplomatic mission in Beijing. Not sure of his condition, but he’s late 30s, athletic, with no underlying conditions that I’m aware of. He seems to be over it. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/56 "2020-03-31T22:24:33Z")
As I mentioned in another thread, I have just learned that my cousin in Spain, along with his wife and daughter, have all caught it. My cousin and his wife are in the mid-40s, their daughter is a teenager. My cousin and the daughter are going to get out of it OK, but right now the wife is touch-and-go ☹ ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/57 "2020-03-31T22:43:44Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > A friend who is a home health nurse just tested positive. My sister and BIL are in the same situation and location as NWH’s cousin’s kids; they had an appointment with their doc via telehealth who told them they likely have it but he can’t get them tested because of the lockdown and the lack of tests. My BIL is in multiple high-risk categories so my sister is watching him closely. > > My husband was likely exposed; he’s felt poorly the last few days, as have I, but there’s no way we’d be able to get a test unless we were hospitalized. So we’re playing a waiting game at the moment and comparing symptoms with sis and BIL. > > I also have a former coworker who is on Day 20 of what she’s pretty sure is COVID, but again no test is available for her. Update: Sister and BIL have mostly recovered. I was directed by our nurse line to go to the ER on 3/22 to have the test, but when I got there they informed me testing was only for first responders/medical staff and folks who were hospitalized with severe symptoms. The ensuing days have been a roller coaster for both me and hubby; several days of awful, a day or two of approaching human, then more awful. I had a telehealth appointment with my cardiologist this morning who advised “aggressively hydrating,” Tylenol, and continuing the quarantine. I’ve been utterly miserable and useless, but hubby has been teleworking the best he can. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/58 "2020-03-31T22:50:13Z")
Friend in Berkeley CA had all the symptoms including loss of smell, but no fever, March 11. No test of course. Self quarantined and recovered after a week. Brother in law lost a high school friend, also in CA. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/59 "2020-04-01T01:58:51Z")
I finally had a patient who actually tested positive ( most of the others are just presumed positive and can’t get tested). She is at extremely high risk but was only hospitalized for 4 days and seems to be getting better. Her last office visit was 3-4 weeks ago so she likely wasn’t infectious and we are past the high risk time limit. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941/60 "2020-04-01T02:05:14Z")
One of my teachers in high school has it. He has been to the hospital several times but is recovering at home now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-know-anyone-personally-who-has-been-diagnosed-or-has-been-yourself/849941.md?page=4)