If/when you get Coronavirus, do you think you'll survive it?

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Probably an odd question to ask, but I think my odds are slightly in my favour to survive it.
Just wondering whether a lot of you actually fear death from it or not?
I'm aware obviously that it seems somewhat indiscriminate in who it takes out in some exceptional cases.
I've survived something similar, but I hope I'm healthy enough to beat it. If it's my time to go, then so be, we choose not the day nor the hour...
What do you think your odds are?
For reference I'm 39 and a smoker

No. I'm 60 over weight and have Lupus.
During the Swine flu epidemic I was hospitalized and in ICU for 5 days. Took me a long time to recover after as well. I had post viral fatigue.
Since then I have also been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Costochonderitis so have been put on steroids.

So I'm pretty worried about getting it.

But when I think of it. If the rumours about hydroxychloroquine are true. I take 20mg 3 times a day for Lupus, so maybe I would survive.

That reminds me, that a lot of people on our office noticed that they had an unusual form of cold or flu this year. One in which there was a sore throat and no runny nose.

It's not impossible that many of us have had this virus. If only we could be tested ...

I think I’ve had it already.
4 weeks ago:
Sore throat, body aches and chills, slightly raised temp. Cough developed which I still have now. I had a rattle when breathing and a tight chest previously.
My DS had a cough so bad he threw up one night and burst a blood vessel in his eye. He was off his food, tired and had a slightly elevated temperature.

I remember that there was a phase where everyone I knew had a cold, the same cold and the exact same cough

That was in February

My oh has a friend who is a doctor and she’s treated hundreds at least. Without us saying anything, she described our symptoms and said she’d thought she’d had it.

I’m still taking all precautions but I feel less stressed about doing so.

Slightly worrying is that I think it's in Korea, there are reports of some who have had it not having immunity and/or getting it again. What a pest of a thing this is.

I’m terrified . I’m 32. No underlying conditions that I’m aware of. I get eczema and hayfever. I have A+ blood group and sometimes I get ill. In Mid December I was bed bound with a virus that made me sick and gave me a fever. I want to know why people my age are dying from this. Who is at risk for a cytokine storm ?

@Xtinalee there are very few people dying who are your age. The ones that do either have undiagnosed health conditions, existing serious health conditions or are very overweight. As a 32 year old female you are one of the least at risk groups. Obesity is a massive risk for this it appears.

Early 50s, no known underlying health conditions, healthy weight and diet.

I am in the process of recovering from the virus (I think, but not sure since I have not been tested). It knocked me for 6 for about 5 days. Never been so wiped out for such a long time in decades.

Although no health issues, I have had some emotional stresses and was having late nights juggling many responsibilities and not getting enough sleep. My immune system must have been down and the virus took hold. Not needed hospitalisation.

Therefore, I have not been unscathed but hopefully this leads me to getting some immunity and re-entering life after lockdown.

@ChippityDoDa Thankyou for your reassurance 🙂

44 ex smoker BMI 24 no idea what my blood group is.

Asthmatic but well controlled
Also have hay fever/eczema/food allergies.

I think I’m fucked.

42, non smoker, don't drink,healthy BMI however I suffer from Lupus,Sjogrens,raynauds,chronic fatigue syndrome and hypertension. Currently on 200mg of hydroxychloroquine and 80mg of propranolol. If I get it I don't think I'll survive if I'm honest. So I've taken upon myself to shield. The hydroxychloroquine just about regulates my immune system to a 'normal' level nevermind the unpredictable nature of covid a d add lupus to the mix 💥

@SinisterBumFacedCat why?

I have seen that people with only mild asthma as an underlying condition have died. Also my hay fever has gone insane, probably not helped by the fact that I am allergic to silver birch trees, and next door neighbours front and back garden is full of them, so I am not getting my usual break away from the trees by going to work etc. I take a lot of antihistamines for hay fever and skin reactions. I think this worries me more than the asthma tbh.

Honestly, I am so angry with the media for sensationalising certain aspects of this crisis resulting in lots of people who are really at a very low risk of becoming very unwell believing that if they catch the virus it is tantamount to a death sentence.

The vast majority of people, regardless of age or underlying conditions, will not only survive if they contract the virus but are unlikely to need hospital treatment.

A small proportion of those infected will become very unwell and a small proportion of those people will very sadly die. We need to do all we can to keep that number as low as possible. But this is not Ebola, statistically everyone has a very good chance of being fine.

I don't think I would survive it if I got it, I constantly get chest infections and the last one pleurisy nearly killed me off. I probably have a underlying health problem but that hasn't been confirmed yet so I just have to hope that I don't catch it. Although I have been taking mega doses of vitamin d for the past year and I have heard that it's great for fighting viruses.

I’m 99.9% sure I had the virus towards the end of February. I obviously survived but at one point I didn’t think I would make it through the night.
That being said, if it wasn’t covid and was something else then I’m positive I would survive.

Hi everyone, just wanted to share an account of someone who I know who has coronavirus. Last Thursday they tested NHS staff and he tested positive he is age 40 with no health conditions. He said he did wake up sweating 2 mornings in a row but never had a fever on a thermometer. Since then he has experienced mild ache and a mild cough lasting 2 days. He feels better each day and would never believe he has covid had not been tested.
I'm not sure if this helps anyone, but yes symptoms can be so mild that you can very well have had it and never know. X

I’m 44, BMI 22, non smoker, quite healthy vegan and my vitamin D is at a good level. However, I have fibromyalgia and take opiates everyday in order to get to a manageable level of pain and mobility.

I am worried about my Dad he’s 66, smoked 40 a day forever, he struggles to breathe at the best of times and always has a hacking cough. I’ve been nagging him since I was a child to give up. He’s got a few heart problems now as well. I don’t think you can abuse your body for that amount of time and not see the effects.

Olive thanks for sharing this - they have always said most people will get very mild symptoms. As so many now have it around the uk I am sure more the 4% of the population have had it - some so mildly they didn’t know. I know of (untested) cases in 3 local secondary schools so surely it spread through those in March?

@SinisterBumFacedCat I’ve spoken to someone who had severe asthma and had it but survived. I have hayfever and allergies and eczema aswell so I’m scared but I also spoken to someone who had it with those conditions aswell so I just don’t know. I’m obviously hoping for the best as I’m extremely anxious about it.

Even if you're over 80 you have an 80% chance of surviving. If it is as transmissible as is believed - and its transmissibility is meant to be a key factor supporting lockdown - many of us in conurbations and especially in London, will have had it and not realised.

I agree iampixie

The fact that it has spread through care homes even when they are relatively low contact with the outside world I think shows how widespread it must be.