sassenach Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 It finally got us. Me plus 2 kids. Every day seems to bring a new symptom. I thought maybe we were turning a corner yesterday because my fever had been down but nope, fever shot back up last night and now my throat is so sore. Is there anything more miserable than a sore throat? My jaw hurts from how much I've been clenching. My poor special needs guy is miserable. I'm so over this. 1 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I’m sorry. I hope you feel better soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I tried to make the same post earlier, but I've been complaining so much lately I decided not too. I've had 4 puking and feverish kids for 3 days. It honestly feels like a stomach virus. My body is so achy and everyone’s sleep is awful. We are so restless in our sleep. I was up so many hours last night. Get well soon and take it easy! 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) I'm so sorry! Hope you are all better soon. 😞 @Elizabeth86 we were posting at the same time so I'm ETA that I hope you and your family are better soon too. That sounds beyond awful. Edited July 13, 2022 by Kassia 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Oh man I am so sorry. Are you taking anything for the sore throat? Advil/Tylenol. Tea, honey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Oh man I am so sorry. Are you taking anything for the sore throat? Advil/Tylenol. Tea, honey. Yep. I can’t do advil because my stomach just won’t tolerate it but sipping away on my tea and lozenges and taking Tylenol around the clock. 28 minutes ago, Elizabeth86 said: I tried to make the same post earlier, but I've been complaining so much lately I decided not too. I've had 4 puking and feverish kids for 3 days. It honestly feels like a stomach virus. My body is so achy and everyone’s sleep is awful. We are so restless in our sleep. I was up so many hours last night. Get well soon and take it easy! My deepest sympathy. We’ve had 1 puker so far but I think he may be done with that phase. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, sassenach said: Yep. I can’t do advil because my stomach just won’t tolerate it but sipping away on my tea and lozenges and taking Tylenol around the clock. My deepest sympathy. We’ve had 1 puker so far but I think he may be done with that phase. Thanks. How many days have you all been sick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Elizabeth86 said: Thanks. How many days have you all been sick? 3 days but it feels so much longer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Just now, sassenach said: 3 days but it feels so much longer Right? I agree! 3 of my kids and I got sick on Monday and the 4 year old got sick on Tuesday. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 It was so mild for me. No stomach issues at all. I wonder if that's the difference of being old enough for the second booster? I was about 2 months past second booster. And it's easier to be one person sick than being one person sick tending to sick kiddos too. I'm hoping you can all get to a more mild convalescing stage soon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I'm so sorry, @sassenach and @Elizabeth86! I hope you and your families start feeling much better very soon!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSmomof2 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I’m so sorry….it is miserable. I hope you’re all feeling better soon. Dh had a terrible sore throat with Covid for over a week. He went to urgent care, and they said they’d been seeing that a lot and prescribed him a lidocaine gel to swallow that gave him a lot of relief. That and popsicles…..his symptoms were pretty much gone by day 10. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I think somebody here said they found chloroseptic lozenges to give a lot of relief from the terrible sore throat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 My best friend (immune compromised…the one who almost died two years ago.) just tested positive. She was sick with vomiting yesterday and other flu like symptoms, but tested negative. Today she tested positive. Her husband is still negative and has no symptoms. He just left to go to their lake house to attempt avoiding contracting it. I am so so worried about her. Thankfully she is Quad vaccinated plus an extra one for immune compromised people…but I have dreaded this day. As a side note we were scheduled to leave on the 23 to meet them in CO for vacation. No clue how that will play out now. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelydon Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Sore throat was bad. Paxlovid stopped the fever and sore throat in 12 hours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 We're a few days ahead of you and throwing up. Make sure you have throat tea, honey, lemon, lozenges, vix and broth. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 We didn’t have any GI symptoms with this go-round. Last time (June 2021) I did, but no one else in the family did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, Slache said: We're a few days ahead of you and throwing up. Make sure you have throat tea, honey, lemon, lozenges, vix and broth. Oh no! You all too? Get well soon! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, alisoncooks said: We didn’t have any GI symptoms with this go-round. Last time (June 2021) I did, but no one else in the family did. Funny, we didn't but do now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Scarlett said: My best friend (immune compromised…the one who almost died two years ago.) just tested positive. She was sick with vomiting yesterday and other flu like symptoms, but tested negative. Today she tested positive. Her husband is still negative and has no symptoms. He just left to go to their lake house to attempt avoiding contracting it. I am so so worried about her. Thankfully she is Quad vaccinated plus an extra one for immune compromised people…but I have dreaded this day. As a side note we were scheduled to leave on the 23 to meet them in CO for vacation. No clue how that will play out now. Hope she is like my mom. If they hadn't tested her, wouldn't have known she had it. We thought the explosive diarrhea was from her cancer meds and probably was or maybe the Covid just exacerbated the med's side effects. But she was over it quickly and no side effects that I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Ds has too many medication contraindications for paxlovid so they’re having him come in for monoclonal antibodies and fluids today. Hopefully that will give him a little boost in the right direction. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, sassenach said: Ds has too many medication contraindications for paxlovid so they’re having him come in for monoclonal antibodies and fluids today. Hopefully that will give him a little boost in the right direction. Hopefully that will help him out, bless his heart. I wasn't sure if they were even doing monoclonal antibodies anymore, I haven't heard it mentioned in ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, Elizabeth86 said: Hopefully that will help him out, bless his heart. I wasn't sure if they were even doing monoclonal antibodies anymore, I haven't heard it mentioned in ages. The efficacy is questionable but worth a shot. The fluids in of themselves will be helpful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom_to3 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 How bad is the puking with this? I've been so worried about one of mine who does very poorly whenever vomiting is concerned (including lenghty hospitalization). That must be awful for so many of you to be sick at the same time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Of the 5 family members that have had it in the last couple of weeks (including dd and sil, who don't live with us) 3 had vomiting, but each person only vomited once or twice. I put ds and I on mostly just liquids very quickly into this. My appetite has been low but no nausea. Dd rates vomiting with paxlovid mouth as the worst vomiting experience of her life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, Mom_to3 said: How bad is the puking with this? I've been so worried about one of mine who does very poorly whenever vomiting is concerned (including lenghty hospitalization). That must be awful for so many of you to be sick at the same time... All 4 kids and I have thrown up. I only did once (I'm also first trimester pregnant) Mine have not thrown up quite so bad as a typical stomach virus, but pretty close. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ting Tang Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I'm so very sorry for you all. I plan to take Paxlovid if possible. My husband still thinks he should buy Ivermectin. Where is the eye roll emoji? I am still masking. Can any of you take Paxlovid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 You guys that are all sick, my heart hurts for you. To be sick with this, on top of being a parent of children sick with this is just all an around misery and I am so, so sorry. I wish I could make it better or at least bring you some soup.❤️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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