Page 3 | Anyone else shocked about how ill they felt with covid?

onthinice · 18/10/2021 09:53

I am double jabbed, in my thirties, never get ill, healthy weight, no bad habits. Don't feel well at all. For me it's not the pain of the aches, headache, eye socket aches, it's the debilitating aspects : I had to wash my hair this morning and I needed to rest on the sofa to get back up my energy. I was physically shaking from the effort of cleaning my teeth. I am living in a fog, I tried to type a file name earlier to save my daughters home learning (yes they are expecting her to continue school work even though we're all ill) and had to type it three times before the spelling was correct - I think it was more a coordination thing between my brain, hands and keyboard than an inability to spell! Easier on my phone as I just swipe and it works it out for me. I'm only day 5 but yesterday I felt a bit better so was hopefull I was over the worst. No such luck it seems. Also can't taste or smell anything,which I know we've all heard before but honestly when it happens to you it's really not pleasant.

Anon778833 · 18/10/2021 09:54

@InexperiencedDogOwner

Because last year people were not as ill with mild cold like symptoms and now since the vaccine people are feeling worse

Where is your Evidence for this? There have always been people who get milder symptoms and people who get it badly from the beginning. As I said, there were long threads on here at the beginning of the pandemic with people talking about how sick they were.

Obviously more people have it now because we are no longer quarantined.

Anon778833 · 18/10/2021 09:57

It's entirely down to the vaccines that hospitals aren't overwhelmed right now (though they're getting close anyway).

I agree. And also most of the people in ICU are unvaccinated.

RJnomore1 · 18/10/2021 09:58

DH and I had it in spring just before we were eligible to be vaccinated and I can safely say neither of us have ever been as ill. He’s mildly asthmatic (well controlled, runs marathons) and has to have steroids; he’s just now coming to the end of a phased return to work and can’t run more than sbout 4/5 miles.

I went back to work after 5 weeks, only because I was working from home. To put it into perspective I previously had pneumonia, peritonitis, septicaemia and a collapsed lung that ended me up in HDU and I was back at work after 3 weeks.

Fortunately our 16 year old had the sniffles and a mild headache.

Angrymum22 · 18/10/2021 10:06

The Covid doing the rounds is a different variant. I had the first variant in Feb 2020. The worst part about it was the cough and breathing difficulties, I couldn’t sleep lying down for 5 days and was exhausted. I don’t remember feeling ill but just very sore chest.
Second time was Sept 2021 post vaccine and I had mainly cold/sinus symptoms, the illness was so much more condensed. If I hadn’t had to isolate I would have probably worked through it (moaning) but having to stay at home means you notice every symptom. My sense of smell disappeared for over 3mnths the first time, this time it returned within a couple of weeks.
The other interesting thing is that I have had post viral fatigue symptoms since the first infection, but after recovering second time round I feel so much better. It’s almost like my immune system has really cleared out any residual effects if that makes sense.
I am now recovering from surgery for breast cancer and was really dreading the post op period due to having Covid two weeks prior to surgery. I have been fine and recovery so far has been text book. I do wonder if some of the post viral symptoms were due to having breast cancer that I was unaware of, it was picked up on routine screening. Since my mammogram was delayed by 12 mnths due to services being suspended by Covid I currently have everything crossed that it hasn’t spread.

Mamadothehump · 18/10/2021 10:32

Sorry to hear so many have been so bad. Another one here for a bit of balance - day 6 since my positive PCR and I've had what I would usually describe as a common cold so am clearly one of the "lucky" ones. Very nearly 40, fit, healthy and double jabbed. Passed on by my school aged children who have also thankfully not suffered.

steppemum · 18/10/2021 10:44

@InexperiencedDogOwner

It's weird how people are feeling worse since vaccination. Those who had it last year didn't find it so bad but this year after the vax they feel worse. Is it because it's the delta variant or the vaccine makes you more ill? How can anyone prove they would have been worse without it?!

not sure what planet you are on, but plenty of people were seriously ill last year. and ....you know... in hospital and dying? and all those people with long covid? It is nothing to do with being post vaccinated!

steppemum · 18/10/2021 10:50

Just for balance.
I felt very very unwell for 2-3 days and have just felt a bit grotty since.

Even when feeling really unwell, I still know it wasn't serious as in needing medical help etc, just I felt crap.

but it only lasted a few days. Improved massively as soon as I stopped throwing up, as then I could take paracetamol, which helped massively with headaches and shivers.

MarshaBradyo · 18/10/2021 10:55

I don’t know if I’ve had it but didn’t isolate from Ds who was a positive.

Signed up for antibody test but didn’t seem to arrive.

itsallgoingpearshaped · 18/10/2021 10:56

@CatAlice

Can anyone give an idea of what day they started to feel really poorly after they tested positive? I wasn't too bad days 1 to 5 and thought it was unpleasant but the vaccine had made it milder than it might have been. It was day 7 when I started to get really ill and day 10 it got serious. A doctor told me days 7 to 10 were often the worst.

Oh no. Based on headache, bit of a cough, think I'm on Day 4 and still feeling like it's pretty mild other than the off and on headache which paracetamol is keeping under control. Was rather hoping it would stick at this level...

Bobholll · 18/10/2021 10:59

Not really. I felt pretty poorly but it’s clear you can be quite ill with it. It kills people!

Still nothing to be frightened of in my opinion. We all get ill sometimes. It’s a shit part of life. You suffer, you recover, life goes on. I’m on about day 14 & feeling shite. But I’ll get better. These things just take time. I’m quite happy to get back out & take my chances again (I’ve had it twice). Was at softplay yesterday & went to a friends party on Saturday. I had to basically just sit down & not move as I felt grim but life goes on.

borntobequiet · 18/10/2021 11:02

I don’t think I’ve had it, but those I know who’ve been ill with it have been very ill. One still under the care of cardio/thyroid consultants four months later - double vaccinated, works in education.

DuvetDayIsEveryDay · 18/10/2021 11:30

I was the opposite. I'm CEV and spend months indoor in fear of catching it.

Woke up with it on Xmas day. Felt like a cold with a headache and only knew it was Covid when my taste and smell disappeared later that day.

Lindy2 · 18/10/2021 11:33

I had it in January pre vaccinations.

Not only did I feel really ill but it just went on so long.

Normally with even a bad illness after a few days rest you tend to start to feel noticeably better. With Covid I remember waking every morning and my heart sinking a little bit when after a few seconds of being awake I knew the pounding Covid headache was still there, the aches were still there, the nausea was still there etc etc. It took 3 weeks before I actually started the recovery process.

It's a horrible illness and it scares me even though I'm now also double jabbed.

RollaCola84 · 18/10/2021 15:03

Agree with @CatAlice I think the issue is many people describe colds as "a touch of flu" or similar so generally associate respiratory viruses with feeling miserable for a few days but generally able to function. I used to work with a woman who would sit in the office with a runny nose and a slight sniffle commenting loudly how she was so unlucky to have had a little bit of flu for the third time that winter. I wanted to smack her with a lemsip packet.

I haven't had covid but I did have flu in my early 20s and I barely got out of bed for ten days. Whole body aches, one moment sweating the next shivering, hallucinations, drinking half a cup of hot lemon then needing to sleep for hours. It was horrendous. If Covid is worse than flu than I definitely don't want it.

Chocachocaholic · 18/10/2021 16:15

I'm just recovering. First day out of isolation. It has been a roller coaster! At first it felt like a cold. Headache, sore throat but no tiredness or fever etc then about day 6 the tiredness hit and I didn't move out of bed all day this has then continued on and off. I'm having to do small bouts of work for an hour or so at a time but thankfully my employer is extremely reasonable and told me to take my time 🙂
I've also got loss of smell which is so weird. But the symptom that has really been difficult is the sinus congestion. Really bad sinuses with pain and pressure for a week now. No sign of it letting up either.
I'm also extremely out of breath doing anything which I'm not sure whether is a direct result of covid or whether it's because I've spent 10 days stuck in a bedroom doing nothing at all (used to gym 3-4 x a week before) 🤷‍♀️
I am double vaccinated as well so dread to think what it would of been like without the vaccine!
I had flu about 3 years ago and whilst I definitely felt worse when I had the flu, covid seems to be very up and down and a much longer recovery! One minute you feel ok and the next you just want to lie down and sleep. I'm day 11 and still feeling very up and down

Kindleandacuppa · 18/10/2021 16:33

Me, DH & our 3 kids all tested positive a few days apart in August & it was so different for each of us. Youngest threw up twice & felt dizzy with a headache for 1 day then completely normal on day 2

Middle child felt dizzy with a head ache one day - no other symptoms

Eldest had head ache, dizziness, back ache and sore legs - lasted around 4 days (then lost taste/smell

Dh (one jab) had worse headache he's ever had followed by sore eyes & legs and tiredness then head cold (lost taste smell as last symptom)

Me (one jab at the time) had sore eyes, terrible lower back ache, achy body, head cold then lost taste/smell at the end

None of us lost our appetite ( we had 4 home deliveries & various take aways ) youngest child had it the mildest, eldest child had it the worst (out of the 3 kids)

I would say my worse symptom was the lower backache however I do have a dodgy back so I'm not certain that was covid related. I said at the time it was definitely not as bad as the flu (which had my in bed for 2 weeks, horrendous) but much worse than a cold.

Madwife123 · 18/10/2021 16:52

It’s so variable.

My daughter is really poorly at the moment. High temperature only being controlled with paracetamol, none stop cough, shivering constantly, aches all over her body, can’t bear to look at light etc. It’s awful. My foster daughter also has it and she’s bouncing around like nothing has happened.

BlueBlancmange · 18/10/2021 18:31

@InexperiencedDogOwner

It's weird how people are feeling worse since vaccination. Those who had it last year didn't find it so bad but this year after the vax they feel worse. Is it because it's the delta variant or the vaccine makes you more ill? How can anyone prove they would have been worse without it?!

Individuals can't, but the overall hospitalisations and deaths compared to cases are much lower.

whattodo2019 · 18/10/2021 18:34

@Justwingingit2005

Hey all

I tested postive last weekend.
I have been shocked how poorly covid made.
Being sick.
Stomach pains.
Nausea.
Whole body aches.
Fever.
Tiredness oh so tired.....
Runny nose
Headache
Cough
Lost of taste
Sore eyes

OK, so I'm no marathon runner but I'm mid 40s and no other medical conditions.
Healthy weight. Fairly active.

I suppose I was stupid to think I'd just bat this off like a mild cold.

OMG this sounds very familiar!! I'm in Day 8 and I have had all the same symptoms as you, similar age too although i'm over weight! I now have a chesty cough and am coughing up lots of mucus and (TMI) huge sticky snot (never had anything like it!)

Gwenhwyfar · 20/10/2021 18:52

"I would say my worse symptom was the lower backache however I do have a dodgy back so I'm not certain that was covid related."

I had lower back pain for a while after my AZ vaccine.

Sl33py · 22/10/2021 19:29

My partner and I had those symptoms.

I’m jabbed he isn’t. Both had the same experience of catching covid.

Can anyone explain that one???

I’ve lost faith in the vaccine

Syrup6 · 22/10/2021 19:55

I’m day 3 now.

Sore throat
Banging headache
Blocked sinuses
Knot in stomach
Swollen glands in neck
Sore tongue

I’m hoping it doesn’t get any worse.

Lougle · 22/10/2021 20:06

Day 6 now. Early 40s, double vaccinated, no significant commodities.

Days 1-3 fever up to 39.2°c, body aches, fatigue, cough, no appetite.
Days 4-6 as above but no fever.

I've lost 3kg so far. It's like my appetite has been switched off. I look at food theoretically, and think 'it would be nice to want that...'

TiddleTaddleTat · 22/10/2021 20:14

I had it first in Mar 20, and was on the 'lungs on fire' threads. About ten days being bedbound, had to crawl to the toilet, chest pressure and shortness of breath, stomach pain and diarrhoea, etc etc. Terrible, crushing fatigue that persisted for over a year and was not reduced by rest.

Vaccines (AZ) reduced my long covid symptoms significantly, along with a supplement routine that became popular in the long covid community.

Then caught it from DC 9 days ago. Initially an awful headache but other symptoms not too bad, mild cough, runny nose and sneezing. About day 4 felt a little better and thought I was improving, day 6 fatigue kicked in, cough became very chesty and productive. Tinnitus is back, occasional chest pressure that I remember so well from the first time round, it's covid's signature for me.

I'm hopeful that the masses of supplements I'm on and more focused rest will reduce the longer term impact this time, but am starting to accept that I may be in for another protracted recovery. I was unable to walk and had a wheelchair, etc and thought I wouldn't recover after 14
Months of it. For context I'm 30s no underlying health conditions. I had flu in my 20s and it was awful but the complexity , change ability and extended recovery of Covid has been far more damaging for me. It's a very dangerous illness.