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

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Swoonforpeterbishop · 02/04/2021 22:24

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?

OP posts:

FlyingBurrito · 03/04/2021 07:12

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?

What do you mean by this sentence? The statistics at a population level will give the most accurate picture of infections for those in their 30s ie the facts. Are you suggesting that they are wrong? I don't quite get what you're after

I'm not in my 30s but I know of one friend who was fine and one friend of my brothers who died wiho had no other medical problems that she knew about. They don't cancel each other out or anything as everyone's experience is their own.

Tiktokersmiracle · 03/04/2021 07:16

37 when I had it

Wasnt ill enough to be in hospital, but wasn't pleasant.

Couldn't sleep as laying down made me feel like I was drowning. Constant cough that made my entire upper body ache and pulled a muscle in my rib cage. Felt like my lungs were full of liquid but however hard I coughed nothing came up.
Skin felt painful to touch on arms. Sweating one minute and freezing the next
Headache was so bad I cried, felt like my head had been run over. No sense of taste at all but appetite was nonexistent.
A year later and my lungs are still not how they were, I get out of breath very quickly.

No underlying health issues at the time either and not overweight then (am now as I find exercise very hard now)

vampirethriller · 03/04/2021 07:18

I'm 39 and fat, hypothyroid and asthma, had it a few weeks ago and it was like a cold. Fine now.
A friend a couple of years younger was ill for about two weeks and has long covid. No underlying conditions.
Another friend and her husband both early 30s and very obese had it and both better after a week.

littlepeas · 03/04/2021 07:23

A friend of mine in very early 40’s had it early on was very unwell (but not hospitalised) and had long COVID - all sorts of ongoing symptoms for almost a year. He’s still not quite right tbh. He is fit and healthy with no underlying conditions.

Sleepyblueocean · 03/04/2021 07:26

My sister is in her early thirties and had covid fairly mildly - flu like symptoms and needed rest for a few days. She did need a short hospital admittance with suspected blood clotting problems. It turned out not to be a blood clot but it would have have created a big hassle if she had had children.

Sleepyblueocean · 03/04/2021 07:27

No underlying health conditions.

FlyingFlamingo · 03/04/2021 07:28

I had it, I’ve also been more unwell acutely with nasty colds but the symptoms, particularly the headache and fatigue, lasted for weeks longer than ‘just a cold’ would. I was able to do some degree of work from home throughout but not at my usual level, and my first half day back in the office/usual role floored me. Dh and dd2 just had coughs and temperatures.

I’ve had both doses of the vaccine, because I want as much protection for myself as possible against reinfection and to protect others. I have antibodies and hope they are long lasting. I’m glad we haven’t gone down the route of only one jab for those who have tested positive here and I look forward to my rumoured booster in the autumn if that will give me even more protection against new strains.

Lostinacloud · 03/04/2021 07:38

I had it last October aged 40. Had the cough for a week (that’s how it started), didn’t really get a fever and no breathing problems but felt a bit under the weather for about 3 days and had a headache that was controllable with paracetamol. Lost my taste and smell on day 3 which is what prompted me to get a test because before that I felt a bit rubbish and wanted to lay on the sofa for a few days but if I’d never heard of covid I wouldn’t have thought I was that ill, just a bit of a heavy cold type of thing. I still made all the DC their lunch and dinners and felt fully back to normal after about a week. Got my taste and smell back after 2-3 weeks.

ScottishBadger · 03/04/2021 07:43

My DH is 40. Was bed ridden for three months. Needed support to get to the bathroom. Meals in bed. Narrowly avoided hospital admission twice. Only just back at work 9 months on and that's part time. Has to nap in the afternoon on his days off. Like he's aged 20 years. He's fit and healthy normally, no underlying conditions and in a very very physical job.

Pubbles123 · 03/04/2021 07:44

I caught Covid at 37, last March. I was previously very fit and healthy, no underlying conditions. I’m still ill with Long Covid a year on. I’m improved on where I was but I can’t yet work properly (I work from home a few hours a week), there’s no way I could do my normal commute. Anyway I now can’t drive, can’t walk more than 30 mins, loads of ongoing symptoms but much improved on where I was. I was very unwell for 3 months (hospital several
Times but not admitted) then moderately unwell for another 3 and then mostly fatugue and cognitive issues for the last 6. It’s been a slog. I have organ damage but hopeful it’s healing.

Everyone else I know in the age group I’m in has mostly been ok, my husband has had several long covid issues too but not as severely as me. Although I have two other friends in their 30s with long covid (seriously affected).

I’m guessing I was unlucky / high viral load etc but the fact is that for now it’s ruined my life as I knew it BUT I am not dead and I am improving so hopefully in another year I’ll be back to the old me I hope. I feel I’ve gone from a great, rounded, healthy life to being somewhat disabled but as I say I’m improving month on month and I’m aware there are many people more affected by this than me sadly.

OpheliasCrayon · 03/04/2021 07:45

Mine was milder than the cold I have now. Which is pretty mild ! Mh husband had it worse than I did but he also has just had a much worse cold. Was absolutely nothing of anything. I'm apparently CEV and on the shielding list. I've never shielded and worked throughout. When I had covid I was taking 3 immunosuppressants... So yeah... Nothing of anything. By contrast I've spent a good chunk of 2021 in hospital for the chronic illnesses I do have.

Formulation123 · 03/04/2021 07:48

Mid to late 30s here and also had 4 friends with it. No one has been seriously ill just run down, fevers, tiredness. Just generally feeling rubbish for 1-2 weeks then back to normal. No long Covid cases

Dustyhedge · 03/04/2021 07:51

I’d still take the vaccine. My husband and I had one week each of feeling utterly shite and one further week feeling rubbish but worked the second week doing the minimum we could get away with, partly because it gave us a rest from childcare. It was awful knowing we weren’t looking after the children as well as we’d have wanted to. I’d say it took a month before energy levels were back.

itispersonal · 03/04/2021 07:56

I'm 30s didn't have covid bad at all - no cough, breathing issues just tired and smell gone. But I may have long covid as have brain fog and other issues since having it.

Colleague again 30s runner, again mild symptoms and she's still struggling with the fatigue since January.

VashtaNerada · 03/04/2021 07:59

Mine was similar to the flu. Symptoms were bad for about 12 hours (shivering, dizzy, stuck in bed), then more moderate for several days (too tired to leave bed and a pounding headache) and then I had pain when breathing and breathlessness for a few more days. It was about a week and a half in total. DH was with me the whole time and had zero symptoms so it’s very possible he had it but was asymptomatic.

bumbleymummy · 03/04/2021 08:11

OP, I think you’re better sticking with the statistics. Even though there have been very few deaths in people in their 30s with no underlying conditions, lots of people on MN seem to know super healthy marathon runners in that age bracket who died from it. Perhaps they all know the same few, but still, better to stick with the stats.

didireallysaythat · 03/04/2021 08:17

Be useful if the stats included long COVID numbers. Obviously the number one objection if to avoid death (yours, your gran's etc) but the effect long COVID can't be ignored

Jupiterstar · 03/04/2021 08:26

Mid 30’s and I had fairly mild symptoms, loss of taste and smell, some fatigue some breathlessness. It wasn’t bad enough that I needed to be in bed, I have small children so I couldn’t really anyway!
This was a year ago and I have since had recurring bouts of extreme fatigue, headaches and dizziness that do stop me doing anything. Every few weeks it comes from no where. I’ve just had blood tests but the doctor did mention long covid, so I might have to push for that to be looked at if the blood tests come back clear!

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 03/04/2021 08:29

It's really hard to gauge tbh. It's an unpredictable illness

My 23 year old niece was flat on her back in bed for over a fortnight - raging temp, nasty cough, breathless etc. My 47 year old husband had a week of feeling a bit tired and achey. Stayed on the sofa with a cuppa and daytime telly...

kowari · 03/04/2021 08:34

I had minor whole body symptoms like headache, fatigue, lower back pain, muscle aches, for a few days. Not bad enough for a day off work if I wasn't isolating. I wanted to be off because of workplace bullying so I phoned in and said the right things. Then developed a mild cough and lost my sense of taste and smell for a couple of weeks. Confirmed it had been covid later with antibody test.

starfish4 · 03/04/2021 08:45

I know you're asking about people in their 30s, but my 25 year old niece said she felt absolutely awful. Didn't eat for a week, could only manage a few sips of water.

BigGreen · 03/04/2021 08:54

I felt quite rough for a week but I think I have a bit of long Covid as having huge issues w histamine control now which is often a post viral thing. I also have altered kidney function which is a slight worry.

FlyLight · 03/04/2021 08:57

I'm 35. Lost taste and smell and felt a bit queasy for a few days. No cough, temp or breathing issues. Have felt more ill with a cold

doireallyneedaname · 03/04/2021 09:21

My 22 year old niece was bed ridden with it for 5 days. Her partner had to wash and feed her. She is a healthy weight with no underlying conditions.

Happylittlechicken123 · 03/04/2021 09:21

I am 30, I had muscle aches, chesty productive cough, breathing difficulties , tight chest , nausea. Extreme tiredness , runny nose , all lasted around 3 weeks. Feeling a lot better now

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