If you are in your mid to late thirties and had coronavirus how badly did it affect you?

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Just curious, everyone I know in this range has had it mildly apart from one.
I don’t think I’ve had it, unless it was extremely mild.

As we are in an age group that’s statistically not supposed to be at high risk of getting very ill I wondered if anecdotally this is the case here too?

I know of a 39 year old - no underlying health conditions - who won't be able to answer you as they died.

That’s terrible @BackforGood I’m so sorry to hear that. I know there have been some people in this age bracket who have been lost to it, which is tragic and terrifying.

I’m so sorry for your loss if they were someone close to you or someone you knew well.

It seems like a real lottery, how poorly you get, whatever age you are. My 90 year olds grandmother had it and hardly had any symptoms. They wouldn’t have known had they not been doing the weekly tests at her care home

@Swoonforpeterbishop

Just curious, everyone I know in this range has had it mildly apart from one. I don’t think I’ve had it, unless it was extremely mild.

As we are in an age group that’s statistically not supposed to be at high risk of getting very ill I wondered if anecdotally this is the case here too?

I know plenty people in mid to late forties who had it mild or were almost symptomless. Chances of serious Covid at your age are very very slim especially if you are in general good health.

We had some patients mid to late thirties in my icu, but they did have pre existing conditions. Some didn’t survive, very sad.

@Tagagzjskva that’s very sad :(
A friend and I were saying there are probably a lot of people who don’t realise they have an underlying condition - diabetes, Pre-diabetes, thyroid etc.

I don’t think people realise exactly what can be classed as an underlying condition either I was quite surprised to hear about some of them which I wouldn’t have thought would count

I’m 33 & I’ve had worse colds. The tiredness was the worst bit but I quickly got over it. In normal life, I’d have carried on working & socialising. Might have paused exercising, I did feel wiped!

*I have mild-moderate asthma but otherwise, seemingly fit and healthy.

Fit & healthy 36 year old here. No health issues at all and I’m a healthy weight. I had in back in March ‘20 and I’d call it a moderate case. So, I felt properly, properly grim for about three weeks but my breathing didn’t get bad enough to warrant treatment. Worst thing is every two or three weeks since - so for just over a year now - I get a fever, cough, banging headache and sore throat all over again. I’m being referred to a long covid clinic.

This is making me wonder even more what the point of the vaccine is for under 50s without health issusz

I felt like I had a cold

@Sstrongtn this isn’t how it’s intended at all, I’m keen to get my vaccination because even though my chances are low at being ill with Covid they are still much higher than having any issues with the vaccine

@GidgetGirl that’s rough I’m sorry :( I think long Covid is just as scary. When you get a bad bout again is it as bad as it was the first time around? Have you found anything triggers it? I hope they find a way to help

@Sstrongtn

This is making me wonder even more what the point of the vaccine is for under 50s without health issusz

Because there is massive government / NHS pressure to do so plus societal pressure that you'll be labelled as a Covid denying anti vaxxer hell bent on killing grannies if you don't get the jab.

[quote Swoonforpeterbishop]@GidgetGirl that’s rough I’m sorry :( I think long Covid is just as scary. When you get a bad bout again is it as bad as it was the first time around? Have you found anything triggers it? I hope they find a way to help[/quote]
I’ve been trying to work it out for a year! I think it’s worse if I’ve done more exercise than usual. If I had a physically busy couple of days, I’ll probably pay for it a couple of days after that. It’s very, very odd though. When it’s bad it’s pretty bad, although without the massive array of other symptoms I had when I had covid first time round.

The killing grannies "joke" on here is getting tedious.

Fit, healthy, 32yo - pretty much symptomless. Had a runny nose and tiredness but put that down to being pregnant. Only took a test when my taste/smell disappeared. Caught it from MIL age 60 who had it pretty badly as did a fair few of her peers.

Mid 30’s and had it around christmas. Was quite acutely unwell for about two - three weeks. I’ve also had flu before and it was very similar. Muscle aches, bad chest and general unwellness.

No underlying conditions and have fully recovered.

My 35 year old friend couldn't get out bed for 5 days, said she wouldn't wish it on anyone. No underlying conditions.

Early 30s - definitely worse than a normal cold, horrible endless dry coughing spouts, unable to sleep from coughing fits and very fatigued for a few weeks. Very fit and healthy otherwise so can understand how people with breathing issues would be in a bad way.

I am 32 and had covid a few weeks ago. Loss of smell and bit of a runny nose. Didn't feel unwell at any point

Have a friend who was floored by it during the initial symptoms and who now struggles, several months after catching Covid, with any exertion. They're mid 30's, no underlying health conditions or overweight and have what I would say was a average lifestyle e.g. eats mostly healthy homecooked food but has a takeaway relatively regularly; exercises but isn't in the gym 5 days a week.

I know another person who thinks they've had it but it was very early last year before testing kicked in. They got sent home from work (again before much was really known about it over here and the rules about isolating weren't in place) felt horrendous for a few days but then fine. They have, however, had a recent spot of Covid toe (felt fine otherwise) so there's still something going on.

Had it early on, it was awful, was extremely breathless, had a horrendous cough, very faint, basically couldn't get put of bed for 3 weeks, had 3 months off work and still have chest pain, severe fatigue and breathlessness now a year on and am currently off sick again from work despite having reduced my hours etc. I do have underlying conditions though (although wasnt shielding)

My cousin died at 34. He had a lot of underlying conditions, but we certainly didn't expect him to die any time soon.

One of my friends aged 36 and healthy had long Covid last year, she was ill in April, not seriously ill but very fatigued and breathless at times. She recovered but then just couldn't seem to get properly better - had fevers every day, couldn't do anything strenuous, couldn't do a full day at work as a teacher without sleeping through the next day. This continued until summer when she was treated with steroids at a long Covid clinic, and is now fully better.

I know a couple of other early 40s women who have had long Covid to varying degrees, but they both have underlying conditions. I know lots of other people who've had it to varying degrees of illness (mild to needing oxygen at home) but are now fine. It's a real gamble.

I was 37 when I had it, felt very unwell for a good 2 weeks, then ongoing symptoms for at least 6 months, sense of smell still a bit dodgy now over a year after I had it.

DH was similar but he has more severe ongoing chest issues than me.

Other people I know in the same age range were very similar, a couple of weeks of feeling very unwell but not quite bad enough for hospital admission, followed by a range of ongoing symptoms.

Also isn’t the point of vaccinating as many as possible for herd immunity? Not just to protect the individual who may or may not suffer badly.