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

[Balmytissues]

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

I've never been happier to have an O blood type lol.

FWIW, I'm 44, no health issues, O positive blood group. I wish we hadn't had this, but in a weird way I am also glad I can worry less about it now (don't get me wrong: we haven't been tested and fully intend to carry on as if we haven't had it, and we know that immunity/duration of any immunity is uncertain, so not going to be complacent!)

The vast majority do survive so the odds are in our favour.

I'm under 40, never been a smoker, been taking vit D daily for the past year so my levels should be good, however I'm not very fit and I have asthma, but since I switched to a combi inhaler its been quite well controlled so hopefully not too much of a risk factor.

I'm really interested to know about the blood group thing - does anyone have any links to articles about it - I've never seen anything.

I don’t think I’ll die from it, in fact I think I may have had it very mildly. I am over 60, overweight with high blood pressure. But I have a very positive approach to life, I don’t worry about many things; I am not being over cautious, I do volunteering with vulnerable people, do lots of shopping for elderly people. We live quite rurally which helps (I think).

I’m more worried about when this is all over . Thinking recession, job losses, high taxes and interest rates. I am generally a worrier about those types of things.

I’m 40 and No health conditions, don’t smoke. BUT

Bmi of 37 and pregnant. So who knows.

I think I would survive but could well need hospitalisation, so I'd rather not catch it at the moment. I'm generally fit and healthy but I definitely have something wrong with my immune system because I always catch every single bug going and always get really ill with them. Like hospital ill with the flu etc. Also have asthma.

I might get lucky and manage to fight it off but I'd definitely rather catch it after the peak.

I'm wondering now about the blood type. My brother was telling me that it's the cytokine storm that actually 'kills' you or almost kills you.
As O-Neg blood type don't seem to have the antibodies to destroy other blood typles, hence them being universal donors, I wonder is it because the cytokine storm is less in them? Will ask!

I don't think I'd survive. In 40s, overweight & pre-existing health condition. But I have type o+ blood and have been taking vit D just in case.

More worried about my shielded youngest getting it

Lamby - I'm with you on that!

I'm 46 and wasn't worried about getting it.

• non smoker, non drinker, reasonable active, no underlying health conditions

• BMI is 37

I got it! I'm on day 18 and it's absolutely wiped me out. Whilst all th symptoms have more or less gone, I've never been this exhausted before. My whole digestive system remains 'upset', my sense of taste is totally off whack and the fatigue is that bad that I'll spend an hour lying/sitting in an uncomfortable position as I haven't got the energy to move!

It's a shitter of an illness.

Not hopeful. I have lung damage from childhood.
There was no reason to expect anything but a reasonable life expectancy until this came along, but I’ll be one of the people blithely swept under the carpet of “underlying conditions” as if I didn’t deserve to be breathing in the first place.

I think I would be ok. I'm 39, pretty fit, low end of healthy weight, have taken vitamins all my life really, no underlying health problems. B blood group though!

I'm worried about DH though. He's asthmatic and every cold he has turns into bronchitis or some kind of chest infection.

We have three children under five though, I co-sleep with the baby and am terrified I'll pass it on to one of them. I'm the only one 'going out' just now (supermarket about once a week) so I'll be the one to get it first I think.

The fact you posted this shows the media have done a really good job of scaring people.

This is not a deadly disease. It's not in the same league as TB or ebola or even SARS or MEARS.

80% of people with have moderate to no symptoms and be fine with just bed rest.

15% of people will need medical care to help them get through it.

5% will die

(rough estimates)

The lock down is to protect the 15%. You don't sound like your going to be in the 5% so you'll be fine.

Remember the few younger people that have died had no KNOWN health conditions. People drop dead in their 20s from unknown heart conditions. Many of these younger cases could also be in very poor health. Boris is a overweight, smoker and borderline alcoholic who carried on working when he was ill - yet the media still describe him as healthy. Just because you don't have a health condition it doesn't mean you healthy. Take what the media say with a pinch of salt. The vast majority of us will be fine.

Fwiw both my household and my parents household have had it. We're all different ages and levels of health. We were all effected differently but noone needed more than bedrest.

I think my odds are slightly in my favour to survive it

Almost everyone's odds are massively in favour of surviving it! Even if you're over 80, the odds are in your favour for surviving it. Obviously, if you're in the very vulnerable group, have low mobility, are obese, a long-term heavy smoker, or have serious underlying conditions then you should be very, very careful to ensure those odds aren't tested, but for the rest of us the worry seems to be very out of proportion with the actual risk.

I'm not particularly worried and am 99.99% certain that I'd survive it and so would my family. I'm A+ blood group, but that's my only risk factor, otherwise I'm mid-40s, healthy, non-smoker, runner, healthy weight, etc.

The blood group thing has been published here (note, not peer reviewed). Group A is supposedly more at risk:

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.11.20031096v2

An article talking about the research:

theconversation.com/coronavirus-are-people-with-blood-group-a-really-at-higher-risk-of-catching-covid-19-134181

Important to realise the jury is still out on this, but it is yet another interesting piece of the Covid-19 puzzle.

@Barbararara the virus doesn't go to everyone's lungs. If your immune system is strong and you don't work in a public facing role there is no reason the infection would get into your lungs.

Please stay positive and remember due to lock down the resources are there for you to get medical help if you need it.

Wow. Why do so many people think it's doubtful or 60/40 or slughtly hopeful?

Nearly everyone will survive it!

I am worried. I am late 40s. I was a marathon runner until the age of 30. I cycle and walk everywhere (in regular, non-Covid life). I don't drink, don't smoke, eat well. I have no heart disease or lung disease.
BUT, a month ago, I collapsed on a dog walk, had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest, needing resuss. So there you go. I am now a lifelong cardiac patient with heart damage. A month ago, I'd have said, "I'll survive." Now, I am not sure I would.
My heart attack was caused by a torn artery, so, not a disease induced attack. In my favour, my arteries are clear and my heart muscle, despite the damaged bit, is good.
But that doesn't change the fact that my heart is now compromised. So I am really worried about getting COVID and how my body would respond to it.

Yes I'll survive. but there is a high chance I'll end up in hospital either with the virus itself or complications of the virus.

It's not something I've though much about or want to dwell on

Mid 30s, never smoked, good health and strong immune system I guess always worked with children and never get ill.

Only negatives are A+ blood and a BMI of 32 but I'm working on lowering that.

I'm also not stressed, getting full pay only having to go in to school once a month so far to cover key workers children and working from home but with a flexible line manager who does mind me shifting my hours to afternoon - early evening instead of normal school hours so I can entertain and tire DD out in the morning.

Less worried about me getting than about being left behind with everyone else dying

DH has chronic lung disease, although DD is very fit she has quite severe asthma my MIL in in her 90s with very fragile health and my mum has chronic heart failure and borderline kidney failure

Yes. I have MS but am well with it. It doesn't really worry me.

Sorry, I wasn't asking about the statistical probability - I'm familiar with those. I was asking for the human answer to whether posters as individuals felt they'd fight it.