Personal covid experiences

[Shoeless]

42 minutes ago, math teacher said:

I don't feel I am getting my strength back as quickly as I should. But there is a man who works with dh who had covid back in july who says he still doesn't feel good. So I guess, I'm in it for the long haul.A shower wore me out today, as did a walk outside. I just feel like I complain, while the rest of the world is passing me by.

I don't think you are complaining. :) You've been through a big ordeal.  I've had bronchitis several times, (which is nothing compared to covid), and it can take me 6 weeks to feel strong again.  You will get your strength back! Hang in there!

 

[Not_a_Number]

2 minutes ago, MissLemon said:

I don't think you are complaining. 🙂 You've been through a big ordeal.  I've had bronchitis several times, (which is nothing compared to covid), and it can take me 6 weeks to feel strong again.  You will get your strength back! Hang in there!

 

Yeah, it took me more than a month to feel normal after the flu in November. I was up and about in a week or so, but I was coughing and exhausted for a long time. I went through many bags of Halls... 

[Ausmumof3]

5 hours ago, math teacher said:

I don't feel I am getting my strength back as quickly as I should. But there is a man who works with dh who had covid back in july who says he still doesn't feel good. So I guess, I'm in it for the long haul.A shower wore me out today, as did a walk outside. I just feel like I complain, while the rest of the world is passing me by.

I have a feeling you mentioned having some gut issues with it.  There was an article about it today and about how they think that may work.  Anyway I just thought after reading it that it may be worth taking some probiotics.  It probably won’t do anything but it’s not expensive or harmful to try.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/10/super-antigen-tied-multisystem-inflammatory-syndrome-children-long-covid/

Edited October 18, 2020 by Ausmumof3

[mommyoffive]

5 hours ago, math teacher said:

I don't feel I am getting my strength back as quickly as I should. But there is a man who works with dh who had covid back in july who says he still doesn't feel good. So I guess, I'm in it for the long haul.A shower wore me out today, as did a walk outside. I just feel like I complain, while the rest of the world is passing me by.

One day at a time.  You are not complaining, getting over a bad sickness takes time.  You are not missing anything this year.  Keep  resting, taking care of yourself,  and getting  a little fresh air.   You will get there.

[mommyoffive]

On 10/16/2020 at 9:26 PM, Terabith said:

Oh yeah, I'm fine now.  

Glad you are doing better. 

[Lawyer&Mom]

6 hours ago, math teacher said:

I don't feel I am getting my strength back as quickly as I should. But there is a man who works with dh who had covid back in july who says he still doesn't feel good. So I guess, I'm in it for the long haul.A shower wore me out today, as did a walk outside. I just feel like I complain, while the rest of the world is passing me by.

Come join us over at Body Politic.  It’s a very friendly and supportive crowd.

https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid19

 

[ktgrok]

No details still on my priest, but he's still on the prayer list for the church. 

[Happy2BaMom]

I know about a dozen people scattered throughout WI (I graduated high school there many moons ago). 
 

Eight of them have been diagnosed with Covid in the last two days (one is a family group of 3). Too early to know if cases will be mild, or not. 
 

Apparently, the CDC (or some gov’t entity...I’m too lazy to google it) has said the entire state is basically now a hot spot. 

Edited October 18, 2020 by Happy2BaMom

[Not_a_Number]

2 hours ago, Happy2BaMom said:

I know about a dozen people scattered throughout WI (I graduated high school there many moons ago). 
 

Eight of them have been diagnosed with Covid in the last two days (one is a family group of 3). Too early to know if cases will be mild, or not. 
 

Apparently, the CDC (or some gov’t entity...I’m too lazy to google it) has said the entire state is basically now a hot spot. 

Yeah, that's about right, unfortunately. They are at like 25% positivity 😕 

[mommyoffive]

2 hours ago, Happy2BaMom said:

I know about a dozen people scattered throughout WI (I graduated high school there many moons ago). 
 

Eight of them have been diagnosed with Covid in the last two days (one is a family group of 3). Too early to know if cases will be mild, or not. 
 

Apparently, the CDC (or some gov’t entity...I’m too lazy to google it) has said the entire state is basically now a hot spot. 

Yes, yes we are.

[Carrie12345]

On 9/25/2020 at 7:17 AM, Carrie12345 said:

I was looking for it the other day, and thought it was weird that I couldn’t find it!

My son’s grandmother appears to have beat it. I don’t technically believe in miracles, but it’s pretty miraculous. She was hospitalized for major health issues and acquired it there. She is still hospitalized for major health issues, but said to be over COVID.
This is a woman who was in hospice from cancer decades ago and made it out of that, too.

Quoting myself to update.
She tested negative multiple times, but her health was really declining. My son went to say his goodbyes yesterday. This morning, she tested positive.

[Carrie12345]

2 minutes ago, kand said:

I’m sorry. Do you mean she had it, then appeared to be over it, but then got sicker again and is now positive? That’s really hard. I’m sorry. 

The “official” communication has been that she had it, then cleared it, and is now positive again.
It’s hard to talk about sick/symptoms because she has been sick with other issues and struggling with neurological declines unrelated to COVID. She’s been hospitalized since before the first positive test.

[SKL]

An Indian friend's cousin (in his 60s) reportedly died of Covid.  Here's the story as it was told to me 3rd+ hand.  He had some symptoms and was found to have a heart disease that had previously gone undetected.  His doctor was trying this and that, and then the patient developed Covid-like symptoms.  As quoted to me, "The hospital came and took him away.  Nobody was allowed to see him after that.  He died and the hospital buried his body.  They said he had Covid."  I don't know how they determined the diagnosis - official test or symptoms or what.  I was told the original doctor did not initially test for Covid.

His only daughter is living in the US and would not have been able to visit him in any case.

[Shoeless]

Ugh, more people I know with Covid:

Friend of the family, male, early 70s, lives in North Carolina: was hospitalized in the regular covid ward for about 2 weeks and then released home on oxygen.  His wife also had covid but did not require hospitalization and recovered at home.

Cousin, male, 39.  Quit smoking 3.5 years ago, quit drinking 18 months ago.  Only known health issue is stomach ulcers caused by H. pylori.  He contracted it on a Navy ship.  Tested negative multiple times before the ship came back to home port, but on the day they got home he told them he wasn't feeling well.  Navy said, "Not our problem; go home", and would not put him up in barracks to isolate. He went home, next day felt worse and tested positive.  He spread it to his wife and baby.  Baby is fine, took the wife 6 weeks to recover.   My cousin is still having health issues. He's been in and out of the hospital 3 times, has brain fog, and has multiple ulcerated lesions in his stomach that are causing him to spit up blood.  His clotting times are all messed up.  I don't know if they are too long or too short, but he's got coagulation issues now. 

[Not_a_Number]

56 minutes ago, MissLemon said:

Ugh, more people I know with Covid:

Friend of the family, male, early 70s, lives in North Carolina: was hospitalized in the regular covid ward for about 2 weeks and then released home on oxygen.  His wife also had covid but did not require hospitalization and recovered at home.

Cousin, male, 39.  Quit smoking 3.5 years ago, quit drinking 18 months ago.  Only known health issue is stomach ulcers caused by H. pylori.  He contracted it on a Navy ship.  Tested negative multiple times before the ship came back to home port, but on the day they got home he told them he wasn't feeling well.  Navy said, "Not our problem; go home", and would not put him up in barracks to isolate. He went home, next day felt worse and tested positive.  He spread it to his wife and baby.  Baby is fine, took the wife 6 weeks to recover.   My cousin is still having health issues. He's been in and out of the hospital 3 times, has brain fog, and has multiple ulcerated lesions in his stomach that are causing him to spit up blood.  His clotting times are all messed up.  I don't know if they are too long or too short, but he's got coagulation issues now. 

Oh, geez. 39 is really not old 😕 . 

I've actually heard stories of quite a few people of this age with serious issues. No deaths, but lots of experiences I don't want to have 😕 . 

[Shoeless]

10 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:

Oh, geez. 39 is really not old 😕 . 

I've actually heard stories of quite a few people of this age with serious issues. No deaths, but lots of experiences I don't want to have 😕 . 

No, I don't want to have any of these experiences, either. And all the people that say they want to catch covid and "get it over with"? Why? You'd like to flirt with death and limp along with serious health issues indefinitely? My cousin is released from the hospital, but he's now under the care of multiple specialists (he still has shortness of breath, too), and it's unknown if he'll have to leave the Navy because of this. He can't do his job because of the shortness of breath and brain fog. 

[Not_a_Number]

4 minutes ago, MissLemon said:

And all the people that say they want to catch covid and "get it over with"?

I remember thinking about it back in April. But that was before I saw the range of issues... 

[Not_a_Number]

Bump. Any more stories?

[Shoeless]

No one new. My friend is still in the hospital. They were planning to send her to ICU because they could not get her 02 sat above 89, but they made some changes to her meds and it moved up to 90. It sounds like she may have some heart damage because they started some cardiac meds for her. She's on insulin injections now (she is not normally diabetic), and gets diuretic injections twice a day to get fluid off her lungs. If she goes home (yeah...*if*... 😞  ), the doctors told her to expect at least a few months of bedrest. 

There are a lot more details to her treatment that I have not posted out of privacy.  I don't want to bother her by asking if it's ok to share more, so I've only shared the details that have been posted publicly on her profile. 

This is BAD, y'all. You really don't want this. 

[Not_a_Number]

1 minute ago, MissLemon said:

No one new. My friend is still in the hospital. They were planning to send her to ICU because they could not get her 02 sat above 89, but they made some changes to her meds and it moved up to 90. It sounds like she may have some heart damage because they started some cardiac meds for her. She's on insulin injections now (she is not normally diabetic), and gets diuretic injections twice a day to get fluid off her lungs. If she goes home (yeah...*if*... 😞  ), the doctors told her to expect at least a few months of bedrest. 

There are a lot more details to her treatment that I have not posted out of privacy.  I don't want to bother her by asking if it's ok to share more, so I've only shared the details that have been posted publicly on her profile. 

This is BAD, y'all. You really don't want this. 

Oh, man, I saw that you posted on this thread and I got worried that we'd get some bad update again 😛 . Which friend is this? 

[Shoeless]

Just now, Not_a_Number said:

Oh, man, I saw that you posted on this thread and I got worried that we'd get some bad update again 😛 . Which friend is this? 

Local Mom friend, who caught covid from her husband, who caught it at work.  It spread from husband to both older kids to mom.  Husband and kids are sick but recovering at home.  Mom has some chronic health issues and went down hard. 

[Selkie]

My high school classmate (51 y.o.) is finally back home after being in the hospital for over three months. His family said that he still has months of rehab and recovery ahead of him. He is very weak and lost a ton of weight (and was not overweight to start with).

[Not_a_Number]

8 minutes ago, MissLemon said:

Local Mom friend, who caught covid from her husband, who caught it at work.  It spread from husband to both older kids to mom.  Husband and kids are sick but recovering at home.  Mom has some chronic health issues and went down hard. 

Oh, yes, I remember now. 

Are most of the people you're mentioning in Texas or all over? 

[Shoeless]

Just now, Not_a_Number said:

Oh, yes, I remember now. 

Are most of the people you're mentioning in Texas or all over? 

All over. DH and I have lived in many different states, so we have friends and family all over the country.  I know people with covid in Texas, NY, North Carolina, California, Illinois, Boston. 

[Not_a_Number]

7 minutes ago, MissLemon said:

All over. DH and I have lived in many different states, so we have friends and family all over the country.  I know people with covid in Texas, NY, North Carolina, California, Illinois, Boston. 

Interesting. Quite a good sample, then. 

We haven't met anyone new with COVID recently. I guess a friend of my BIL had it, but I don't have any updates on him except that he had to go to the ER... but no idea how he's doing now. 

[ktgrok]

Neighbor directly across the street is in the hospital - waiting on Covid test results. He is having chest pain as only symptom so it likely is NOT Covid, but they can't/wont' take him to the cath lab to do angiogram until they have negative test results. But EKG and cardiac enzymes are normal, so they are not sure what is going on.

And this is a guy that has known heart disease, had a heart attack a year ago, and was posting photos of himself at a party at the local bowling alley, so indoors, with no masks to be seen on anyone in the building. So frustrating! 

Oh  - and his daughter is an ICU nurse working with Covid patients!

(update - he's negative, thankfully)

Edited October 21, 2020 by ktgrok

[ktgrok]

And right after posting that neighbor got his results - negative. (testing was yesterday afternoon - got results this morning). He will go to cath lab at 11am. His wife seems very relieved it isn't Covid, she was worried....not worried enough for them to wear masks at indoor parties..sigh. I'm VERY glad he is negative, but wish they'd be more careful!

[Not_a_Number]

7 minutes ago, ktgrok said:

And right after posting that neighbor got his results - negative. (testing was yesterday afternoon - got results this morning). He will go to cath lab at 11am. His wife seems very relieved it isn't Covid, she was worried....not worried enough for them to wear masks at indoor parties..sigh. I'm VERY glad he is negative, but wish they'd be more careful!

I'm glad he's negative, too. 

[Wheres Toto]

One of my students tested positive.   I'm technically not a close contact (over 10 feet away the whole time) but I've suspended classes until I get test results to be on the safe side.  I have 3 other students who would be considered close contacts of his. 

[Happy2BaMom]

On 10/20/2020 at 12:33 AM, MissLemon said:

No, I don't want to have any of these experiences, either. And all the people that say they want to catch covid and "get it over with"? Why? You'd like to flirt with death and limp along with serious health issues indefinitely? My cousin is released from the hospital, but he's now under the care of multiple specialists (he still has shortness of breath, too), and it's unknown if he'll have to leave the Navy because of this. He can't do his job because of the shortness of breath and brain fog. 

And this is why the “herd immunity” thing is bunk. We still don’t know why some people (and not a small # of them, either) end up as long-haulers, with their lives severely compromised for months if not years. And they’re not all immune-compromised or old. 

[TCB]

58 minutes ago, Happy2BaMom said:

And this is why the “herd immunity” thing is bunk. We still don’t know why some people (and not a small # of them, either) end up as long-haulers, with their lives severely compromised for months if not years. And they’re not all immune-compromised or old. 

Just read an article on the BBC about long Covid. I was going to try and link it but can’t figure it out. 
You are more at risk of it if you are female and over 50, if you have 5 different symptoms in the first week, and if you have asthma or other lung disease. 
1 in 20 ill  for at least 8 weeks

1 in 45 ill for at least 12 weeks
 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 21, 2020 by TCB

[Not_a_Number]

3 hours ago, DorothyNJ said:

One of my students tested positive.   I'm technically not a close contact (over 10 feet away the whole time) but I've suspended classes until I get test results to be on the safe side.  I have 3 other students who would be considered close contacts of his. 

Oh no. I’m sorry to hear that. Keep us updated.

[Not_a_Number]

1 hour ago, TCB said:

Just read an article on the BBC about long Covid. I was going to try and link it but can’t figure it out. 
You are more at risk of it if you are female and over 50, if you have 5 different symptoms in the first week, and if you have asthma or other lung disease. 
1 in 20 ill  for at least 8 weeks

1 in 45 ill for at least 12 weeks
 

 

 

 

 

And I think those rates are considerably higher over age 30, right? I’d love an age breakdown.

[Wheres Toto]

2 hours ago, TCB said:

Just read an article on the BBC about long Covid. I was going to try and link it but can’t figure it out. 
You are more at risk of it if you are female and over 50, if you have 5 different symptoms in the first week, and if you have asthma or other lung disease. 
1 in 20 ill  for at least 8 weeks

1 in 45 ill for at least 12 weeks
 

 

 

 

 

Gee, I'm over 50, female, have asthma (also obese and have the "wrong" blood type).  So far I don't have any symptoms that aren't more likely to be my allergies.   I guess if my test is positive, I'll have to rethink that.

[ktgrok]

My sister is a high school principal and just shut down the whole school due to covid cases. All switched to virtual. 

[Not_a_Number]

5 minutes ago, ktgrok said:

My sister is a high school principal and just shut down the whole school due to covid cases. All switched to virtual. 

Oh, whoa. Any sick teachers?

[ktgrok]

7 minutes ago, Not_a_Number said:

Oh, whoa. Any sick teachers?

Yes, as of yesterday there were 8 known positives, one a teacher, but as of today it was up to 14 positives, so some of those additional may be teachers, I'm not sure. 

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/10/21/timber-creek-high-school-shifts-to-virtual-learning-due-to-covid-19-cases/#:~:text=– Timber Creek High School has,not say for how long.

Students and staff members will return to campus on Nov. 5.

“This decision is out of an abundance of caution after being notified of 14 positive COVID-19 cases,” OCPS said in a statement. “The FDOH has traced most of the positive cases back to events in the community that are now impacting the school with more than 200 quarantine letters being issued. During this time, the entire campus will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as the health and safety of everyone is a top priority.”

[TCB]

2 hours ago, Not_a_Number said:

And I think those rates are considerably higher over age 30, right? I’d love an age breakdown.

I couldn’t see any more information about further age breakdown. The study is supposed to be released soon on line.

[ktgrok]

And today the CDC revised the contact guidelines to mean 15 minutes within 6 feet over 24 hours, not consecutive, the same day my governor said he didn't want schools shutting down. As my sister's school shut down. 

[Not_a_Number]

1 minute ago, ktgrok said:

And today the CDC revised the contact guidelines to mean 15 minutes within 6 feet over 24 hours, not consecutive, the same day my governor said he didn't want schools shutting down. As my sister's school shut down. 

That's probably wise. Since people were gaming that... 

[Junie]

6 hours ago, ktgrok said:

My sister is a high school principal and just shut down the whole school due to covid cases. All switched to virtual. 

 

1 hour ago, ktgrok said:

And today the CDC revised the contact guidelines to mean 15 minutes within 6 feet over 24 hours, not consecutive, the same day my governor said he didn't want schools shutting down. As my sister's school shut down. 

I'm so glad that your sister's school shut down.  Maybe they will be able to keep it (fairly well) contained.

[Carrie12345]

My son’s grandmother passed away the other night. 
 

Today one of dh’s employees was taken off his vent because it wasn’t helping. Older man, but fit enough to have been working insane hours in a hurricane zone for a few weeks. Went home and appears to have contracted it at a church service (as did his wife.)

I don’t know how many connections that gives us at this point. 7? 8?  All separate cases. 

[Carrie12345]

And now ds just texted to let me know his grandfather tested positive. No symptoms currently. 

[Kassia]

@Carrie12345  I'm so sorry!  

[Not_a_Number]

1 hour ago, Carrie12345 said:

My son’s grandmother passed away the other night. 
 

Today one of dh’s employees was taken off his vent because it wasn’t helping. Older man, but fit enough to have been working insane hours in a hurricane zone for a few weeks. Went home and appears to have contracted it at a church service (as did his wife.)

I don’t know how many connections that gives us at this point. 7? 8?  All separate cases. 

Oh, I’m sorry 😞 . How old was your DH’s employee?

[Not_a_Number]

Apparently, a neighbor of my in laws has COVID and his father (who’s in his 80s) has been hospitalized.

[Not_a_Number]

Bumpity. How's everyone doing? 

[kokotg]

DH's county went back to 5 days a week in person last week (even though the county numbers were rising and didn't meet the metrics for reopening they set themselves). 4 days in his school shut back down for three days for "contact tracing and deep cleaning" after 2 positives and 140 quarantines. Two teachers in his department are quarantined, but not him. He's back today after 3 days of teaching remotely. I'm in a constant state of low grade rage about how the county is handling things (i.e. lying and misrepresenting the data)

[SKL]

So finally someone I know in my state/county has Covid.  She was in Florida last week, so I am guessing that's where she got it.  We did not have close contact with her, but this is someone involved with an establishment my kids frequent.  (I'm being vague on purpose.)  Her daughter tested negative.  Another family who had close contact tested negative.  So I guess she was not spreading it around while asymptomatic.  She's an active senior citizen.  Her daughter says she's "doing great," so I am prayerfully optimistic.

There are a lot of new cases in my county and many schools are on remote only.

[Terabith]

1 hour ago, Medicmom2.0 said:

I woke up sick this morning, and then my boss called to tell me that three of my coworkers that I was in the same station with last Thursday night have tested positive for Covid. 6 people were present, 3 are now positive. Fortunately no one seems to have any serious symtoms, just severe cold type stuff. 
 

I had taken vacation this week and next week anyway, so I guess I’m spending it self quarantining now.  It’s been 8 days now since exposure; one felt ill Friday and got tested, two fell ill over the weekend, and all got their tests back just in the last 48 hours. 

Didn't you have it over the summer?  If re-infection can happen over that short an interval, that is really concerning.