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FFS! Dodged the Covid bullet for 3 years and now here we are…

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MintyCedric · 25/07/2023 10:33

Went to a festival last week/end. Came back feeling a bit ropey as expected and decided to take a test this morning.

Two glorious bright pink lines came up!

I’ve had all the jabs (last one about 10 months ago) and so far it just feels like bad allergies/beginning of a cold with a slightly iffy tum.

DD is at work for the day then decamping elsewhere. I’ve ordered more tests and a grocery delivery. Can do some work from home if I’m feeling up to it which I am atm. Have thermometer and pulse oximeter purchased back in the early days…

…any other advice or ideas what to expect. I hope hunker down, good food (still have my appetite and taste thank God) and lots of fluids will knock it on the head pronto.

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YesIknowalready · 27/07/2023 06:04

OCaptain · 25/07/2023 12:53

Is that what passes for science now? "You'll feel better if you ignore it". Congrats on a new height of ridiculousness.

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Agree.

I suggest this poster contacts the medical directors at hospitals: I’ve recently had Covid and I was due to have urgent surgery. This was cancelled. Under guidelines, hospitals cannot perform surgery for a minimum of seven weeks after a person has tested negative following Covid.

This is due to the risk of severe respiratory distress after having Covid during a general anaesthetic after covid.

But this poster ( and many others ) seem to know so much better than this. For many , it’s not a cold.

Fucking hell- how many more times do people need to justify they are either worried or that they are feeling unwell with Covid.

It really really pisses me off.

YesIknowalready · 27/07/2023 06:05

Ps… Hope you are okay op and feel better soon

queenatom · 27/07/2023 06:14

Another fat, asthmatic COVID dodger here who tested positive for the first time last week - I had what I thought was a mid-tier cold (sinus pain, headache, mild cough, bit achey and tired) but didn't think anything of it until I was cleaning at the weekend and realised I couldn't smell any of the cleaning products so thought I better test. I'd been going about my business as normal up till then and hadn't felt like I needed to take it easy or anything.

By the time I'd tested I was past the worst of it. My sense of smell started to return the following day and I tested negative yesterday. Hopefully it'll be past shortly.

FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 27/07/2023 06:38

There’s no point your dd going, if you’ve got it you’ve already been contagious and she’s already either fighting it or going down with it.

Justsaynonow · 27/07/2023 07:25

Brk · 25/07/2023 12:30

The covid virus has mutated many many times since the start of the pandemic. Viruses mutate to become (a) weaker and (b) more contagious. The version of covid you have caught will be much much weaker than the original rather deadly version. So, by avoiding if for 3 years, you have avoided the nastiest versions of it and also benefited from vaccine protection.

What to expect: different people experience it differently. You have have no symptoms, or cold/flu symptoms such as temperature cough and bone aches. As you are fully vaccinated and on a weak version of the virus, my guess is you will feel a bit hot/dizzy/weak for a day or two wjile you produce antibodies, and that will be it.

That said, I and many friends all felt VERY tired for 3 months after having covid for the first time. It does seem to strain the heart/lungs. So, I suggest if you do a lot of physical activity like jogging/aerobics, that you rest more and expect much less of yourself for the next 2-3 months, to avoid overworking your heart.

Viruses do not 'mutate to become (a) weaker and (b) more contagious'. That's the sort of non scientific minimizing found on social media, repeated so that people feel reassured, but it's not at all true. You're correct that the covid virus has mutated many many times since the start of the pandemic but it could very well mutate into much nastier versions.

Human influenza viruses are handled and cultured under Biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) conditions while SARS-CoV-2 is handled in a BSL-3 laboratory using BSL-3 practices - that alone should emphasize that Covid is not 'no worse than the flu', another common fallacy.

The other thing that many do not realize is that how sick you feel initially is no indication of the long term damage being done to the body. The more times you're infected, the greater the risk of damage. And this happens to every part of the population, not just the 'at risk groups', from unborn children to the elderly: diabetes, cancer, neurologic conditions, immune system damage, accelerated dementia, autoimmune diseases, clotting, heart disease...it goes on. All chronic conditions increasing the demand on medical systems and medication supplies. Lots of good research on this being published at present, but it seems that many would rather pretend everything is just fine. It's not. And by allowing free flowing, globally spread infection, the population is consenting to participate in an unprecedented deadly experiment.

https://www.panaccindex.info/p/what-sars-cov-2-does-to-the-body

What SARS-CoV-2 Does to the Body (2nd Edition, July 2023)

An Incomplete and Growing Resource

https://www.panaccindex.info/p/what-sars-cov-2-does-to-the-body

ErniesGhostlyGoldTops · 27/07/2023 07:32

Be prepared for it to really mess with your immune system.

I had it in January (fully vaccinated) and it was like moderate flu. Since then I have developed allergies that I have never had before. I was raised in a dirty house and spent my childhood on farms and in mud and I thought I had a robust immune system. Not now.

Twiglets1 · 27/07/2023 07:35

MintyCedric · 25/07/2023 10:59

Well I’m fat and asthmatic so…slightly terrified having not had it before tbh.

I also suffer with anxiety and panic attacks which of course affect my breathing so a bit of a perfect storm!

I'm fat and astmatic too but when I had Covid it wasn't that bad at all. I was vaccinated so maybe that helped.

I felt pretty ill for a day or two (flu like symptoms) but it passed quickly. I just got plenty of rest and went to bed when I felt bad.

SparkyBlue · 27/07/2023 07:43

ErniesGhostlyGoldTops · 27/07/2023 07:32

Be prepared for it to really mess with your immune system.

I had it in January (fully vaccinated) and it was like moderate flu. Since then I have developed allergies that I have never had before. I was raised in a dirty house and spent my childhood on farms and in mud and I thought I had a robust immune system. Not now.

Absolutely this.

ZenNudist · 27/07/2023 07:49

It's a much weaker strain than 2020. BIL hasn't had any jabs and I thought he'd be bad with it but he was fine.

It's just like getting a lousy cold but you might not even feel that. Just crack on and you might not even get ill.

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MintyCedric · 27/07/2023 10:04

FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 27/07/2023 06:38

There’s no point your dd going, if you’ve got it you’ve already been contagious and she’s already either fighting it or going down with it.

She’s stayed here, and tested negative yesterday.

I was away Weds-Sun last week and she was out all day Monday so we’ve had minimal contact. I’ve just holed up in my bedroom and am going downstairs when she’s out!

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MintyCedric · 27/07/2023 10:06

ErniesGhostlyGoldTops · 27/07/2023 07:32

Be prepared for it to really mess with your immune system.

I had it in January (fully vaccinated) and it was like moderate flu. Since then I have developed allergies that I have never had before. I was raised in a dirty house and spent my childhood on farms and in mud and I thought I had a robust immune system. Not now.

God I do hope not!

I’m starting a new job in secondary school in September…in the medical office 🤦🏼‍♀️

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sevenbyseven · 28/07/2023 06:28

Brk · 25/07/2023 12:30

The covid virus has mutated many many times since the start of the pandemic. Viruses mutate to become (a) weaker and (b) more contagious. The version of covid you have caught will be much much weaker than the original rather deadly version. So, by avoiding if for 3 years, you have avoided the nastiest versions of it and also benefited from vaccine protection.

What to expect: different people experience it differently. You have have no symptoms, or cold/flu symptoms such as temperature cough and bone aches. As you are fully vaccinated and on a weak version of the virus, my guess is you will feel a bit hot/dizzy/weak for a day or two wjile you produce antibodies, and that will be it.

That said, I and many friends all felt VERY tired for 3 months after having covid for the first time. It does seem to strain the heart/lungs. So, I suggest if you do a lot of physical activity like jogging/aerobics, that you rest more and expect much less of yourself for the next 2-3 months, to avoid overworking your heart.

Not true. For example, Omicron was both more contagious and more severe than the original Covid. Luckily vaccines and immunity from previous infection largely mitigated against it.

LanaDeIRabies · 28/07/2023 06:35

Hope you feel better soon OP!

I'm immunosuppressed and have had it nine times! I've had antivirals a couple of times which have helped massively but even before them, I always had it mildly. The worst was March 2020 and March last year, but I've also had it asymptomatically (I test weekly before I inject immunosuppressant drugs which is how I found out). Usually though the symptoms are very mild for me. I haven't had it so far this year but I've woken up today feeling a bit under the weather so I shall test later - I'm probably overdue an infection!

lljkk · 28/07/2023 06:38

if Omicron is "more severe" then how come it swept thru China with a lower death rate than original wild covid had, where most old people were not vaccinated at all, in early 2023?

Meh.

User16496743 · 28/07/2023 06:44

I was in bed for a couple of days with a temperature and aches, DH was the same, we both got over it and were pretty much back to normal within a week, we are both in our 60s, I got it first, then DH a couple of days later, unfortunately I think he caught it from me before I showed any symptoms. Get well soon

110APiccadilly · 28/07/2023 06:52

OCaptain · 25/07/2023 12:53

Is that what passes for science now? "You'll feel better if you ignore it". Congrats on a new height of ridiculousness.

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You missed the huge area of science that is called psychology then? It's entirely true that your expectations can affect how you feel (placebo effect, anyone?)

Obviously anyone who wants to test for Covid is at liberty to do so. But yes, I would think that does mean that if they get Covid chances are they'll feel worse simply because they know it's Covid.

SeanMean · 28/07/2023 07:03

I can’t believe people are still testing!

LanaDeIRabies · 28/07/2023 07:40

SeanMean · 28/07/2023 07:03

I can’t believe people are still testing!

Some of us (and the people we live with) have to. That's not so hard to believe surely!

lljkk · 28/07/2023 07:45

Will you test forever, LanaDeIRabies?

Tumbleweed101 · 28/07/2023 08:01

I had it for first time last July and for me it was a nasty head cold- didn't move to my chest - and the tiredness of flu. I did a lot of sleeping but I'd expected it to be worse.

LanaDeIRabies · 28/07/2023 08:02

lljkk · 28/07/2023 07:45

Will you test forever, LanaDeIRabies?

Yes, unless medical advice changes.

Splodgerbodgerbadger · 28/07/2023 08:09

You should be fine, I had it in March and I’m on immunosuppressants, so there was a chance it could affect me more, but I’ve had worse colds. I was more tired than anything.

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MintyCedric · 28/07/2023 10:14

😲 @LanaDeIRabies

Thanks all.

Day 4 and I’m still feeling pretty ok…just bored, fuzzy and sleeping really badly. Bit of feeling hot/cold but nothing showing on thermometer.

DD is working 11-8 today so I’m going to escape my bedroom and get some stuff done…I am very excited 😆!

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HopityHope · 28/07/2023 10:17

OCaptain · 25/07/2023 12:53

Is that what passes for science now? "You'll feel better if you ignore it". Congrats on a new height of ridiculousness.

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yes, this is only good advice if they don’t want their kids urine testing for a UTI, or a blood test for any other reason, or to be checked for other infections.

Aquarelles · 28/07/2023 10:47

I'm on day 5 of Covid (tested +ve on Sunday). This is the second time I've had it and I've gotten off a bit easier this time than last.

I've been doing the hot/cold thing too with no temperature.

My advice is just to rest up as much as you can. It's tempting to get up and do things when you feel able, but try not to over exert yourself. Sleep when your body tells you to.

It sounds like you're over the worst of it now, OP Smile