My wife and I caught the bug- Yeah, that one

[erikmannie]

My wife has it right now. She will have to miss the family Thanksgiving at my brother’s house as well as 1-2 weeks of work & the income that goes with it.

I imagine that I’m next. Missing work will be a staffing problem for the company & a financial problem for us.

 

[Janderso]

My wife has it right now. She will have to miss the family Thanksgiving at my brother’s house as well as 1-2 weeks of work & the income that goes with it.

I imagine that I’m next. Missing work will be a staffing problem for the company & a financial problem for us.

Sorry to hear that. I hope she is ok. I would imagine you are next.
We have discussed cancelling Thanksgiving as well.
I believe the latest method to determine if you are contagious is, five days after first symptom, then a negative test.
A friend took eleven days to come up with a negative test after the initial five.

 

[Grandpop]

Jeff,
I got it for first time Oct 28, then my wife got it from me Nov1. Both vaccinated and triple boosted. Both got the paxlovid on day 1 + test, but my dose was twice hers. Both had sore throat, minor fever, cold like runny nose. And that metallic taste in mouth from the paxlovid.

Both felt better by day 6. Then we both got rebound symptoms about day 8. Mine are mostly allergy/cold like runny nose and lingering cough, hers are mostly cough and migraine like headaches. Dr says both are common rebound symptoms from the paxlovid.. I am day 24 and still can't shake that cough. Dr says can last 2-3 months. Can also to continue to test + for same period despite not being contagious, so really can't infect anyone. Her Drs suggested we travel go out and travel for next few months, as pretty safe for us and those we contact.

Not going to complain, as neither of us had any respiratory issues. Both well enough to attend son's wedding yesterday, but both pretty worn out today. She tested + before the wedding, I tested -.

 

[Aaron_W]

That is a very narrow-minded perspective. Maybe people are concerned (afraid) because over a million American citizens have died from this. It is a worldwide problem, too, not just in the U.S. Viruses don't care about borders.
YOU may have had a mild case, but you are a sample of one. It is similar to saying "I beat cancer, I don't know why everyone else is making a big deal out of it."

I am vaccinated and double-boosted. When I had Covid in May, it was not fun, with significant fatigue and very achy joints lasting for weeks. My wife got Covid a few weeks ago, and she went downhill so fast that there was a thought in my mind that this may not turn out well. She went on Plaxovid, which helped tremendously but still has some lingering issues.

My wife was a healthy 40 something with no significant health issues and Covid has put her in the hospital with pneumonia twice. It has left her with asthma, which she had no history of prior. It also killed her uncle who was a healthy 50 something year old. For me I just had very mild flu like symptoms for a few days and was extra tired for a couple weeks.

As you say anecdotal evidence is a very small sample size. People tend to be bad with large numbers, for those that have lost loved ones to Covid it is the worst thing ever. To those that just got a cold, you get "what is the big deal?" Made all the worse since it has become a partisan issue.

Feeling a bit better today. My wife is one day ahead of me and she has turned the corner as well.
Thank you for all the kind words of support.

Glad to hear you both are getting better. There is a lot of crud out there this year, not just Covid. The isolation worked great on all the bugs, so they are coming back hard this year with people getting out and about again. Wash your hands, still the number 1 way to avoid getting sick.

 

[ACHiPo]

Well, add me to the ranks of the infected. As near as I can figure out I picked it up at work before we left for MI Thursday, as I tested positive Sunday morning and it has a 3-5 day incubation period. As with Aaron, it was a mild flu for me for 2 days, which is not to say I felt great, just not like I was going to die. I feel much better since my fever broke yesterday, but still have little stamina and still have coughing, a scratchy throat, and sinus congestion. My wife is negative so far, although my son in law tested positive this morning, so I have my fingers crossed.

 

[twhite]

A bit of maybe useless info at this point of the game. Going back to Late October 2019 my place of employment has aprox 100 people. A very large percentage of the people came down with the flu. Myself included. I must say it was the strangest I ever had. I literally thought I might die in my sleep one night. It affected my lungs thought I would stop breathing. Being an asthmatic I am very familiar with breathing problems. Anyhow I was sick as a dog for 2 days then spent 2 days eating and getting my self back to normal. I always have gotten sick this way. 2 maybe 3 days high fever 103. Then all is good. This was no exception. Anyhow many at work were out for weeks.

Never thought much about it as it was flu season. What finally struck me was during the last 2-1/2 years. I was only aware of 2 people at my company that officially came down with the vid. I asked my Dr. last year if nobody at my work got sick because we all had it or were exposed in late 2019. He blew me off saying it only arrived in Jan or Feb of 2020.

Fast forward to last week and I found a study done out of Italy from Sept 2021 identifying that it was in Italy in sept of 2019. Now I am certain that all the people at work had it in 2019. Nobody got it again until Feb of this year. Where 30% came down with it. Thankfully none had it bad. Most out only for the 5 day mandatory.

Anyhow. Just thought I would share it. Maybe some have not caught it yet because they had it prior to the official beginning.

Edit if interested here is the link. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33176598/
Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[Aaron_W]

A bit of maybe useless info at this point of the game. Going back to Late October 2019 my place of employment has aprox 100 people. A very large percentage of the people came down with the flu. Myself included. I must say it was the strangest I ever had. I literally thought I might die in my sleep one night. It affected my lungs thought I would stop breathing. Being an asthmatic I am very familiar with breathing problems. Anyhow I was sick as a dog for 2 days then spent 2 days eating and getting my self back to normal. I always have gotten sick this way. 2 maybe 3 days high fever 103. Then all is good. This was no exception. Anyhow many at work were out for weeks.

Never thought much about it as it was flu season. What finally struck me was during the last 2-1/2 years. I was only aware of 2 people at my company that officially came down with the vid. I asked my Dr. last year if nobody at my work got sick because we all had it or were exposed in late 2019. He blew me off saying it only arrived in Jan or Feb of 2020.

Fast forward to last week and I found a study done out of Italy from Sept 2021 identifying that it was in Italy in sept of 2019. Now I am certain that all the people at work had it in 2019. Nobody got it again until Feb of this year. Where 30% came down with it. Thankfully none had it bad. Most out only for the 5 day mandatory.

Anyhow. Just thought I would share it. Maybe some have not caught it yet because they had it prior to the official beginning.

Edit if interested here is the link. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33176598/
Cutting oil is my blood.

I had a similar experience. In late September or early October 2019 I was working a fire for about a week, and the last couple days I was starting to feel bad. My last shift I felt awful but was powering through to finish inventorying my supply unit so I could get home. I was getting worse by the hour, but only 45 minutes from home so really trying to get everything done so I could sleep in my own bed instead of my pickup. Felt like I was going to die by the time I left. I spent the next week in bed and was exhausted for about a month.

Like you I thought nothing about it until I started hearing it may have been in California during the Fall of 2019. My wife got very sick in the Spring of 2020, and was hospitalized for about a week with pneumonia. I didn't get it. We both got vaccinated in early 2021, but in the Fall of 2021 my wife officially got Covid and wound up in the hospital with pneumonia again. Nearly identical symptoms to the first time. Her doctor now believes she probably had Covid the first time, but tested negative due to the tests being unreliable early on.

She got it a third time in January 2022, probably the third strain (Omichron?) which was new then. That is when I officially got it and it was very mild.
My wife's third time was almost as bad as the other time(s). The only reason they didn't hospitalize her is she works in the ER and knows the doctor. He agreed to let her go home since I would be there to watch her, but he made her agree to check in daily, and promise to come back if she was getting worse.

 

[Richard King 2]

GET WELL SOON, so we can go camping. You must be getting better if you are thinking about going camping....LOL..( he wrote in one of my posts first asking me ....he he) Really I pray you, your honey and all the others with it get well soon. My guardian angle has been watching over me and my wife, thank God.

 

[twhite]

I had a similar experience. In late September or early October 2019 I was working a fire for about a week, and the last couple days I was starting to feel bad. My last shift I felt awful but was powering through to finish inventorying my supply unit so I could get home. I was getting worse by the hour, but only 45 minutes from home so really trying to get everything done so I could sleep in my own bed instead of my pickup. Felt like I was going to die by the time I left. I spent the next week in bed and was exhausted for about a month.

Like you I thought nothing about it until I started hearing it may have been in California during the Fall of 2019. My wife got very sick in the Spring of 2020, and was hospitalized for about a week with pneumonia. I didn't get it. We both got vaccinated in early 2021, but in the Fall of 2021 my wife officially got Covid and wound up in the hospital with pneumonia again. Nearly identical symptoms to the first time. Her doctor now believes she probably had Covid the first time, but tested negative due to the tests being unreliable early on.

She got it a third time in January 2022, probably the third strain (Omichron?) which was new then. That is when I officially got it and it was very mild.
My wife's third time was almost as bad as the other time(s). The only reason they didn't hospitalize her is she works in the ER and knows the doctor. He agreed to let her go home since I would be there to watch her, but he made her agree to check in daily, and promise to come back if she was getting worse.

Very interesting. I am in SOCAL. I have not been sick sense. Or even felt an inkling of anything. My wife caught it in Feb of this year. She had a fever of 101-102 for 9 straight days. Felt cruddy obviously but thankfully no respiratory issues. Only the fever. Crazy illness to say the least.


Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[JohnDB]

Gotta watch out for valley fever....
Apparently it is really bad this year.
Valley fever is a fungal infection of the lungs coming from mold spores in the ground.

Usually the last thing the doctors look for too.

Nevermind that Bird Flu is back along with covid and influenza and RSV.

And quarantine fatigue? What's that? Nobody is isolating anymore....

Gonna be a sick year.
My wife works in medical research....I hear about ALL the things going around.