AmandaVT Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Can I have a small pity party for myself for a minute? I have been a very covid cautious person for the past two years - not eating in restaurants, grocery delivery, etc... I am one of two teachers still masking at school. Masks were dropped a couple of months ago at school, but I've been wearing mine and have a giant air purifier in my office. I tested positive this morning - on two different tests. I'm so mad! And because contact tracing isn't a required thing anymore, I don't even know when/how I was exposed. Thankfully, my symptoms are mild so far. I thought I had allergies and only tested because we had people coming over later (not anymore) and I try to test often because of my job. Ugh. I'm mostly just crabby. Edited May 6, 2022 by AmandaVT 43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 That sucks. Covid sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I'm so sorry. I hope your symptoms remain mild, and you recover quickly with no long term effects. Possible silver lining to look at is that you will now have antibodies from a natural infection which should help in the future? To me, this is the only bright spot that I can find if/when I finally get COVID. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I’m sorry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Oh noooo! That sucks so much after being cautious for two whole years. A lot of very cautious teachers at my school are now getting it. 😭 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Ugh, so sorry. May it stay mild and not spread! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 thank you!! And if anyone is curious - I had heard that if a test is going to turn positive, it does so immediately and they were right. On both tests, the positive line showed up fast, dark, and before the control line. My only symptoms so far are a runny nose, watering eyes, and occasional sneezing/stuffiness. It really felt like allergies! 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I'm sorry. So frustrating when you've been careful. 😞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 oh man that sucks. I am so sorry. I hope you recover quickly and it stays mild for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Sue Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I had the same experience. I’m a teacher and I’m very Covid cautious. My only symptom was a runny nose- I never had fever, chills, cough, or any other sign of infection. My positive tests continued for two weeks. On the advice of my doctor, I began supplementing with VitD, K, Zinc and Melatonin and drank plenty of green tea. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I’m so sorry! There seem to be only a few of us left who work so hard at not getting it— I’m mad and sad on your behalf. 😞 I hope your symptoms remain mild and clear up quickly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Hey you managed to put it off until after you were vaccinated *and* when hospitals have capacity. Well done you! 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 So sorry! I hope your symtpoms remain mild and others aren't infected. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I’m sorry! To achieve two years as a teacher is pretty amazing. And given reinfections etc I think every time you didn’t catch it is a win. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 4 hours ago, AmandaVT said: thank you!! And if anyone is curious - I had heard that if a test is going to turn positive, it does so immediately and they were right. On both tests, the positive line showed up fast, dark, and before the control line. My only symptoms so far are a runny nose, watering eyes, and occasional sneezing/stuffiness. It really felt like allergies! Those are the same symptoms I had. I did get a slight cough but it was more of a post nasal drip cough vs a chest congestion cough. When you look at the charts that compare allergies to COVID I was totally on the allergy chart. I only tested as my son popped up with a low grade fever for about 4 hours and then tested positive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 So sorry to hear this after you have been so cautious. Teacher here too, continuing to be cautious...but out of the blue, I had an itchy throat on Friday, cancelled a student and ended up on the couch the last 2 days. Body was sore from laying around, stuffy nose, a few sneezes. First real cold in 2 years. It figured it was a cold, and turns out it was. I tested just in case and not positive for covid. But my symptoms sounded much worse than yours. You just can never tell and it's best to test. I was finally better today and was able to be outside for a bit. But yeah, if it stays mild for you, you will be lucky to only have that but stronger antibodies. Hang in there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I'm so sorry! Huge hugs to you. ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 So sorry! Covid sucks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 1:32 PM, AmandaVT said: thank you!! And if anyone is curious - I had heard that if a test is going to turn positive, it does so immediately and they were right. On both tests, the positive line showed up fast, dark, and before the control line. My only symptoms so far are a runny nose, watering eyes, and occasional sneezing/stuffiness. It really felt like allergies! It might be asymptomatic Covid and seasonal allergies. I'd ask my doctor if I could take allergy meds to feel better while you're stuck at home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 @AmandaVT How are you doing now? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Kanin said: @AmandaVT How are you doing now? I came to ask the same thing. ❤️ I hope you were able to get lots of rest this weekend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 5:00 PM, East Coast Sue said: I had the same experience. I’m a teacher and I’m very Covid cautious. My only symptom was a runny nose- I never had fever, chills, cough, or any other sign of infection. My positive tests continued for two weeks. On the advice of my doctor, I began supplementing with VitD, K, Zinc and Melatonin and drank plenty of green tea. On 5/1/2022 at 5:21 PM, MEmama said: I’m so sorry! There seem to be only a few of us left who work so hard at not getting it— I’m mad and sad on your behalf. 😞 I hope your symptoms remain mild and clear up quickly. On 5/1/2022 at 6:26 PM, Lawyer&Mom said: Hey you managed to put it off until after you were vaccinated *and* when hospitals have capacity. Well done you! On 5/1/2022 at 7:08 PM, Ausmumof3 said: I’m sorry! To achieve two years as a teacher is pretty amazing. And given reinfections etc I think every time you didn’t catch it is a win. Thank you!! One other masking teacher and I both have it this week. My current theory is that we were the last two to not get it and there is so much just floating around out there that the virus latched on to us as new blood! On 5/1/2022 at 7:28 PM, Ottakee said: Those are the same symptoms I had. I did get a slight cough but it was more of a post nasal drip cough vs a chest congestion cough. When you look at the charts that compare allergies to COVID I was totally on the allergy chart. I only tested as my son popped up with a low grade fever for about 4 hours and then tested positive. On 5/1/2022 at 9:51 PM, ***** said: So sorry to hear this after you have been so cautious. Teacher here too, continuing to be cautious...but out of the blue, I had an itchy throat on Friday, cancelled a student and ended up on the couch the last 2 days. Body was sore from laying around, stuffy nose, a few sneezes. First real cold in 2 years. It figured it was a cold, and turns out it was. I tested just in case and not positive for covid. But my symptoms sounded much worse than yours. You just can never tell and it's best to test. I was finally better today and was able to be outside for a bit. But yeah, if it stays mild for you, you will be lucky to only have that but stronger antibodies. Hang in there! 10 hours ago, chiguirre said: It might be asymptomatic Covid and seasonal allergies. I'd ask my doctor if I could take allergy meds to feel better while you're stuck at home. Yes - that's exactly it. My nose is almost clear today, but I had a throat-clearing type of cough this morning. Now that my nose is not stuffy, I noticed I can't smell anything! That's a weird symptom!! I hope your cold gets better *****!! 3 hours ago, Kanin said: @AmandaVT How are you doing now? I really feel almost 100%. Now that my nose has mostly unstuffed, I just can't smell and that's about it. No headache, fatigue, body aches, etc. I have gone into school feeling way worse than this many times, including a couple of weeks ago with a cold! Thank you for checking in!! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I'm so sorry. Hope you heal fast and it isn't too much a disruption of your life. I, too, was being very careful. But the subvariant by us is so freakin' contagious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 12:37 PM, AmandaVT said: Thankfully, my symptoms are mild so far. I thought I had allergies and only tested because we had people coming over later (not anymore) and I try to test often because of my job. Ugh. I'm mostly just crabby. I'm sorry you got Covid. I think Omicron will eventually get us all. Here's hoping your symptoms stay mild. We had it back in early March and thought the same thing - it was allergies. It took a day or two to get suspicious. Thankfully our cases were mild; we were fully vaccinated and boosted. On 5/1/2022 at 2:32 PM, AmandaVT said: thank you!! And if anyone is curious - I had heard that if a test is going to turn positive, it does so immediately and they were right. On both tests, the positive line showed up fast, dark, and before the control line. My only symptoms so far are a runny nose, watering eyes, and occasional sneezing/stuffiness. It really felt like allergies! Dh and I had symptoms and yes the line showed clearly positive almost immediately. Ds was asymptomatic. His test took the entire wait time and the line was only faintly pink. We all went and had PCR tests to be sure and all tested positive, but our rapid at home tests were different for the two of us with symptoms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I am glad you are feeling better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Update on me - smell is starting to come back a little bit I think. I've been testing every day and I am negative as of this morning! I'm going to keep an eye out for the next few days because I've been reading a lot about infections bouncing back in a small percentage of people who took Paxlovid. But I'm so grateful that I didn't have much in the way of symptoms, especially because I have asthma and any time I get sick, it tends to go right to my lungs. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtime Lurker Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, AmandaVT said: Update on me - smell is starting to come back a little bit I think. I've been testing every day and I am negative as of this morning! I'm going to keep an eye out for the next few days because I've been reading a lot about infections bouncing back in a small percentage of people who took Paxlovid. But I'm so grateful that I didn't have much in the way of symptoms, especially because I have asthma and any time I get sick, it tends to go right to my lungs. Great news! It must be so nice to see that negative result! Keep us posted on whether you have any rebound symptoms. I have really appreciated your sharing about your Paxlovid experience as I follow a few days behind you. It sounds like the rebound effects happen in only a very small percentage of cases. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Wow, I am glad you are doing so well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Ya for the negative test, hopefully you don't have a rebound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtime Lurker Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 How are you doing today? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Longtime Lurker said: How are you doing today? Tested negative again. I have a boatload of tests and am curious about the rebound effect I keep hearing about from Paxlovid. Satisfying my geeky science curiosity by testing every day still. 😁 No symptoms! And my smell is almost all the way back. Thank you for checking in!! How about you? I'm off to go check your thread - I was hoping your DH and DS could get Paxlovid too. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 minute ago, AmandaVT said: Tested negative again. I have a boatload of tests and am curious about the rebound effect I keep hearing about from Paxlovid. Satisfying my geeky science curiosity by testing every day still. 😁 No symptoms! And my smell is almost all the way back. Thank you for checking in!! How about you? I'm off to go check your thread - I was hoping your DH and DS could get Paxlovid too. I am so glad you are doing well. I wish everyone could get Paxlovid. It sounds like it really works. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: I am so glad you are doing well. I wish everyone could get Paxlovid. It sounds like it really works. I am so glad DH thought of it. I wouldn't have even thought to ask if he hadn't said something. It was easy - called my PCP office and left a message w/ the answering service because it was a Sunday. The on-call Dr. called back and I told him I had covid and wanted Paxlovid. He asked a few questions about medication interaction, checked my most recent blood work for (I think) liver function (or kidneys, I am terrible about mixing those two up for some reason), and said he would prescribe it. DH went to CVS an hour later and picked it up. The tricky thing is that I don't know if I would have had as mild symptoms without it? Which I'll never really know. But everything tends to go right to my lungs whenever I get anything and I wanted to give my body a chance to avoid that if at all possible. My dad had covid last month and never had anything more than a stuffy nose either? So if there is a genetic effect - which I don't think there is? I may have had a super mild case whether I took it or not. Gross taste in mouth for a few days was a small side effect though considering how much worse symptoms could have been. My biggest fear has always been long covid- and I won't know about that for awhile I'm thinking. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 So glad to hear you are on the other side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtime Lurker Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 4 hours ago, AmandaVT said: Tested negative again. I have a boatload of tests and am curious about the rebound effect I keep hearing about from Paxlovid. Satisfying my geeky science curiosity by testing every day still. 😁 No symptoms! And my smell is almost all the way back. Thank you for checking in!! Great news! I never actually lost any smell. I am a super-smeller and would not actually complain about losing some of it... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom_to3 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Great news! So glad you are on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom_to3 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 6 hours ago, mommyoffive said: I am so glad you are doing well. I wish everyone could get Paxlovid. It sounds like it really works. Personally I'd also try to get it - but on a public health level, I don't think this is such a great idea yet. The US has purchased what, 10 million doses? Yet they expect 100 million cases in the fall/winter (how many the current wave we are in, or over the summer)?? The rebound effect is worrisome on a number of levels (cut in doses if they decide to lengthen treatment, possible new variants that resist treatment). I haven't read anything about immune response following infection and Paxlovid treatment. If there is essentially none, are we going to have to get treated every few weeks? That's not sustainable. I wish we had a government/CDC who would be open about these issues with the public - instead we have one that that has the foresight of a toddler and that misleads the public on purpose for short term gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtime Lurker Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 @AmandaVT, how are you doing? How long have you been done with the Paxlovid? Any "rebound" symptoms? I finished my last dose this morning... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Longtime Lurker said: @AmandaVT, how are you doing? How long have you been done with the Paxlovid? Any "rebound" symptoms? I finished my last dose this morning... Nothing yet - I'm keeping an eye out and have been testing daily still. So far so good! And thankfully the bad mouth taste was gone after the last dose was done, which was great!! How are you feeling? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtime Lurker Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 21 hours ago, AmandaVT said: Nothing yet - I'm keeping an eye out and have been testing daily still. So far so good! And thankfully the bad mouth taste was gone after the last dose was done, which was great!! How are you feeling? I'm doing pretty well. I feel a little better each day. I am mostly just tired at this point. I feel like yesterday to today was a big improvement. I am really glad to be done with the Paxlovid and to have my mouth taste normal again! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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