Covid Update 1 Week In - INFO ADDED

[quikdraw67]

It's been a roller coaster week for Mrs. QD67 and I.

She's finally recovering some of her smell and taste. I never lost mine. Neither one of us has an appetite. We're eating because we have to, not because we want to.

The joint and muscle pain has subsided, and I've been able to sleep. But no matter how much sleep we get, we're still both chronically tired.

Yesterday was a setback. It was like the worst hangover I've ever had, head pounding, sick to my stomach, awful. And I haven't had a drink in 2 weeks.

Today is somewhat better. Walked about a 1/4 mile to get the Mail, and I wasn't exhausted from it.

Her State mandated quarantine ended today, mine ends Monday. We will work from home next week none the less, trying to get back to some sort of normalcy.

It's no joke, it's not just the flu. We're both healthy adults in our mid-50's and it's kicked our butts

UPDATE 03/01 - Feeling somewhat better. The runny nose and sore throat is gone. I have not lost taste or smell, but things are off. I love coffee. I can't drink it, it doesn't taste right. I had a few cans of Coke, they still taste OK, and I've been drinking a lot of water. But coffee just tastes wrong. Hope that passes soon!

Still a little on the tired side. I did get a good night's sleep. Weird dreams though. I've noticed this the last few nights. Covid related? Not sure, but strange all the same.

The weather is supposed to improve here. By Wednesday or Thursday it should be warm enough to take a walk. I'm sure that will help too, to get outdoors for a little while.

 

[MetalMan]

Wow...so sorry to hear about your experiences here and glad that both you and your bride are on the road to recovery.

This virus is so strange the way it affects people differently...and there doesn’t appear to be any way for someone to know.

My wife and I are about 10+ years older than you, also healthy, and have been very careful as we try to go about our lives.

We did get our first vaccination (of 2 planned) yesterday with no ill effects. Even after the second shot, we’re still not sure what the new “normal” will look like.

 

[Jon651]

I am empathetic for what you are going through and I hope you both make a full recovery. My only advice is please (PLEASE!) pay attention to your lungs as long-term lung issues are unfortunately common in our age group. People always talk about the death rate, but the rate of long-term effects is much, much higher.

When I had my bout of it, I was coughing so hard I split the cartilage between my ribs on my right side from my shoulder blade to my sternum - a pain I would not wish on my worst enemy!!! It's been a year now and it's still haunting me.

Good luck and get better!

 

[Rpg]

Good to hear you’re improving.

Take care of yourselves: don’t minimize your symptoms.

Remember that the quarantine period has to do with when you’re infectious. It’s not a recovery timeline.

 

[6518John]

I didn’t have the headaches or nausea but broke out on my torso and the backs of my knees with chicken-pox like rash. It was miserable and itched like fire, especially behind my knees. But the worst was the complete loss of smell. I never believed that could happen until it happened to me.

It took me about 8 days to start feeling like a human again.

Skin rash should be considered as a fourth key sign of COVID-19

 

[LVSteve]

Take your recovery one step at a time. I have a cousin in the UK who now has "long COVID". Before he was fit and a regular squash player. Now he gets tired walking up the stairs and his memory is damaged.

 

[S&W Fan]

I had it the beginning of December. The first week was horrible-worst headache I ever had, severe body aches, lost senses of smell and taste. Exhausted for 6 days straight. After the 9th day I felt better.

My taste came back after 5 weeks, sense of smell after 7. I’m 64, in pretty good shape (type II diabetes and prior heart issues but take care of myself) still working. I have to get tested every 2 weeks-most recent was yesterday, negative. Beginning March 5 I’m eligible for the vax, will get it.

 

[Bill Bates]

I had the unfortunate experience of COVID19 just about a year ago. For me it was kind of like a mild cold for a few days, low grade fever and my taste and sense of smell was whacked.

One year in and I still have times when my smell goes funny and not in a good way. It doesn't last long but it is annoying to have some sort of chemical stink hit you that isn't there. Also, I have times when fatigue really sets in and I feel like walking across the room might be impossible.

On the good side most of the time I feel great and I got through this winter without so much as a sniffle.

 

[tnmandpshooter]

I was at the dr Thursday and asked about getting the vaccines. My Dr told me she's advising people under 50 not to get the vaccine unless they might be immune compromised. She told me it was my personal choice if I got the shot but that I'm healthy and ill be 43 in March. I told her in going to wait until it's fda approved and she said that's what she'd do in my situation even though I'm a first responder.

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[BC38]

This virus is so strange the way it affects people differently...and there doesn’t appear to be any way for someone to know.

You can say that again.
I had it the first two weeks of this year.
Stuffy head, chest congestion, loss of sense of smell and taste - but no worse than with a cold. Never had a fever. A mild shortness of breath developed over time, but nothing extreme.
A week into it I woke up with my hands swollen up and itching. Oral steroids took care of that in a couple of days.
Then a couple of days later I woke up covered in hives and itching ALL OVER. A couple of days of Benadryl took care of that.
Then a couple of days later it was diarrhea for about 3 days.
None of it was terribly serious, but it was just one weird symptom after another.

 

[bushmaster1313]

My wife and I (both in our 60's) have been very careful -- but not hermits. If we were exposed and infected we did not come down with symptoms. A friend of mine lost his brother-in-law (early 30's) to this dreaded disease. You and your wife are the lucky ones.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

My wife and I both had it in December. Mine lasted 4 days,then I got the regular flu. Wife had the extreme fatigue that women get when their recovering.Both fine now. Gods blessings on you both

 

[LVSteve]

My wife and I both had it in December. Mine lasted 4 days,then I got the regular flu. Wife had the extreme fatigue that women get when their recovering.Both fine now. Gods blessings on you both

1) It's not confined to women. One of guys at work can attest to that.

2) Your wife is fortunate that the fatigue went away. My cousin in the UK got COVID in March. HE used to play squash regularly at age 56. Now he's out of breath at the top of the stairs and his memory is shot.

 

[pharmer]

Glad you are on the mend. Today is my wife’s 1st day back to work. Diagnosed 1/6, hospital 1/17-25. Slow recovery. Still no “wind.” Do what doc says, eat right and sleep extra. Joe

 

[hsguy]

I didn’t have the headaches or nausea but broke out on my torso and the backs of my knees with chicken-pox like rash. It was miserable and itched like fire, especially behind my knees. But the worst was the complete loss of smell. I never believed that could happen until it happened to me.

It took me about 8 days to start feeling like a human again.

Skin rash should be considered as a fourth key sign of COVID-19

Glad you are on the mend quikdraw67 and Mrs. QD!

Interesting about the rash. I wonder if it due to the Cytokine storm unleashed by the virus? That seems to be the problem that puts many people on a ventilator when it effects the lungs. I am not a medical professional but had terrible itching due to the Cytokines prior to being diagnosed with Lymphoma a few years ago. Thankfully it went away after my first chemo treatment.The following copied from a medical site:

Pruritus may be confined to the hands, feet or lower legs, or it can affect the entire body. Researchers believe this effect is caused by cytokines, which are chemicals released by the body’s immune system in response to lymphoma. Cytokines can irritate nerve endings in the skin and cause persistent itching.

 

[pawncop]

Prayer for your continued improvement.