Had a scratchy throat for a few days, but that’s almost always the way a cold starts with me. Then a dry cough for a couple of days. One afternoon had a temp of 100.2 for a few hours. I felt tired, but was also only getting 4-5 hours of sleep at night due to major stress over having to move.
Yesterday I tested. Damn that little pink line! I’m way ahead on the move so just taking it easy for a few days. Temp still 99. No coughing. Slight sore throat. I didn’t seek any treatment as my symptoms are so mild.
Learned not to ask the question, “What else can possibly happen?”
I may still have missed it. Not entirely sure! I was able to stay home a lot, and when I was in the hospital the nurses largely wore masks because my immune system is bad.
I am just getting over a bought of Covid. From 8/24 to 9/18.
I blamed it on the restaurant but may have been exposed to it before that although I really have not been out.
I started out by throwing up and bowel problems. I had not known that was a symptom but it is on the list. So I did not clue in for 4-5 days. I had a sore throat next but I thought that was because I had the window open. Things progressed. I did not lose sense of taste or smell.
When I finally tested the home test did not register and I went into KP lab to get a test. They sent an email out with result Positve, isolate and call an ambulance if you need one. No meds. So live or die but don’t bother us.
tldr Did not die.
I am curious how many here took either Paxlovid or Molnupiravir?
Both are supposed to be able to lessen the severity of COVID. I took Molnupiravir (could not get a Paxlovid prescription which is supposedly better) and my COVID symptoms lasted a few days and were not awful (I mean, I was sick and it sucked but I’ve definitely had worse).
Was it the Molnupiravir that made it better or is it just how it went with me? I am not sure there is any way to tell. But other experiences here might point one way or another (as informal and unscientific as it is).
I took Paxlovid when I got sick back in June of '22. Things were getting worse for about 24 hours, then I assume the Paxlovid kicked in and the rest of the sickness was fairly mild, like a cold. I did get pretty severe Paxlovid mouth, but that was better than getting sicker, for sure.
Right after I posted that (July of 2022) my wife got the vid something fierce. But I never did. I was in the same house and everything. Never got it.
I thought for sure I had it back in June of this year. Throat was killing me and I felt crummy. But all the tests I took were negative. I had been in Port Austin, Michigan earlier that month. Doctor thinks whatever was in the air from those fires is what caused my symptoms.
They discontinued the mandatory weekly tests in July. I have yet to get Covid.
An employee tested positive recently. She felt 100% better three days after getting sick (though she felt near death the first two days). She needed a negative test to return to work and that took an additional 4 days from when she felt great.
My boss got sick on a Friday, tested positive on Sunday, was well enough to work a full day remotely on Friday, and tested negative on Monday. He still had a cough on Wednesday.
Consider getting Paxlovid or Molnupiravir. Both require a prescription but you probably don’t need to do more than phone your doctor for it.
They supposedly reduce severity and length of COVID although it seems no one is 100% on that. Ask your doctor. FWIW my prescription for it was free. Didn’t even give my insurance for it (not sure how that worked but not complaining).
As for how long…it seems all over the place. I had a relatively mild bout that lasted three days of feeling bad and a week or a little more where I tested positive. Was it the Molnupiravir I took? My vaccines working? A weak form of COVID? Luck? Something else? I have no idea but happy it was not too bad. Of course, YMMV.
I don’t qualify under guidelines, as I’m not severely immunocompromised, have COPD or athsma requiring hospitalization in the past year ( or a host of other serious medical conditions.
I’m on day 3 of symptoms, 2 since I tested positive and feeling better already. Just took the dog for a walk (with mask on - me, not the dog). I wonder how long this cough will linger though…
