Just tested positive. Symptoms started Sunday. Piece of advice: indica edibles are incredibly effective at abating symptoms before bedtime.

[34, M, no health problems beyond anxiety and mild narcissism] Got my results back and I have 3 times the COVID antibody levels required for use in vaccine development (edit: and possible experimental transfusions?) My good good heart juice is coming to a lab near you! I think this also means I am an Omega level mutant? Going to donate as often I can.

Edit: thanks to the gift, stranger! Just doing my part to beat this shit.

Since there is very little information out there, I decided to post my symptom progression to anyone interested.

Female, age 38, 5'6 118lbs. MS and asthma. Taking advair and albuterol. Living in NYS.

I started jotting down how I felt once I realized something was off. Here is my symptom journal...

Day 1 3/14/20

Headache, sore throat. The sore throat feeling also is in the back of my nose, maybe in my sinus? Could be allergies? No fever.

Day 2 3/15/20

Sore throat is worse, kinda feel like something is in my sinuses... they kinda feel blocked. Uncomfortable feeling in the back of my head, base of my skull. No fever.

Day 3 3/16/20

Throat still scratchy but better, definitely feels like strep behind my nose though. Started feeling achy and very tired. No fever.

Day 4 3/17/20

Very difficult to get up for work, extremely exhausted. Didn't sleep well, couldn't get comfortable. Headache, aches, pain in the base of skull, continued "strep in nose" feeling. No fever, self isolating.

Day 5 3/18/20

All previous symptoms with the addition of a mild, nonproductive cough. No fever

Day 6 3/19/20

NYS health Department called. Had prolonged exposure to a positive case. Placed on quarantine, they aren't coming to test. Told to call my doctor. Cough has escalated, difficulty walking up and down stairs. No fever.

Day 7 3/20/20

Shortness of breath, heaviness in chest, pain in left lung when I breathe. I didn't sleep last night... kept coughing. Low grade fever 99.2. Doctor sending me for evaluation.

At evaluation my blood pressure was low, heart rate was 139, oxygen levels low. They gave me a breathing treatment and was told to stay under quarantine. "High probability" of Covid but cannot test me because my temperature wasn't above 101. Eval looked like a war zone.

Here we are at day 8, I haven't made an entry yet. I will say last week (maybe the 12th or so) I did have a stomach thing that started this off. I didn't connect any dots, but in case it's relevant, here you go.

Still no mentionable fever. Heart rate resting at 115, spikes over 150 when I walk. Chest still heavy, sore throat is gone, still strep feeling behind nose. Woke up in a huge coughing fit, but after I cleared my lungs I was better. I feel out of it, little bit of confusion... things just feeling off, not sure how to describe that.

Either way, hope this helps someone.

I'll continue to update as symptoms progress or resolve as applicable.

Edit: Posting links to stomach connection and heart rate connection in comments.

Edit: Additional symptom not considered is a lack of taste and smell. Considering the intense "strep in back of nose" feeling, maybe it has something to do with that? I had complained about not being able to taste anything to my kids, but hadn't connected any dots.

Update: Day 9

Massive headache, pain in eye and increased pressure at base of skull. Fever fluctuated over night, highest was 99.6 lowest 96.4. Chest heaviness seems to have subsided. There's some rattling in my chest when I breathe, mild pain in left lung. All in all better than previous days.

My girlfriend and I both tested positive, quick backstory (she was the carrier as she works in pharmacy, had a cough for one day and a mild fever so was sent home, scheduled a tele-doc appointment who said there was a 70% chance she had it so we should both go get tested) - the next day, we got tested at a local practice that offered it. The doctor came in and said we both came back positive. She sat down, went over what to do, how to monitor the symptoms and manage.)

No medicine. Just a note ordering to self quarantine in home. So here we are. Day 2 officially of 14, but they recommended to go to 20 just to be safe.

What I felt:

•Tingling in chest

•Mild cough

•On & off fever

•Exhaustion

•Small muscle aches

My girlfriends symptoms were about double the severity, but still nothing worth hospitalization or medication.

And... That’s it. We are both feeling much better from just staying hydrated and eating a lot.

Our only concern is preventing spreading of it!

Overall maybe 6-7 days worth of mild symptoms with the worse being on the 4th-5th day.

She’s getting paid for two weeks + benefits and I work from home so it’s no stress. Thankfully, we have all we need right now and for up to 30 days.

Our stats:

•Not overweight.

•No underlying conditions.

•In our 20’s.

So the general idea, is that if you are like us, and catch it. You will 100% be okay, just be cautious not to give it to others. That’s the mission.

Edit: WEIRD DREAMS. 100%. Every single night. Very lucid, very strange. Both good and bad. Just remembered we both have been talking about our dreams.

Edit 2: To those asking about the test and the process, I will NOT deny it is 100% a position of privilege as to how we got our test. The initial test was the “eliminate option” test, where they test for all, and if you come back negative there’s an 85-95% chance you have it, and then we were issued the full test following that. We are not considered high risk. You may message me to ask about this, but I’m sorry I won’t tell anyone what state I live in directly, but population is totally “average.” Both were swab tests up the nose. Not fun, but didn’t hurt at all.

Edit 3: Symptom Tracker Overall. Figured this is useful.

Symptom Tracker (Covid-19) 2020 Infection date: unknown (within 2 weeks or less of March 3rd, 2020)

First symptoms post positive test: 3/14/20 * Mild cough * Sleepy / slept in until 11:30AM * Low productivity * Caffeine did not help “waking up.” * Fever unknown but possible

3/14/20-3/17/20 Symptoms amplified to: * Normal cough (more than one small fit per 45 minutes) * Slight stuffiness (could be allergies) * No fever as of 3/16/20 * Tickling in chest & ribs. * No shortness of breath. Actually able to hold breath if needed. * Mild auditory hallucinations at night. * Weird dreams.

3/18/20 * Slight Shortness of breath at night * Light cough * Stuffy nose

3/19/20 * Felt pretty normal today, just tired. * Walked the neighborhood. * Slight allergies. * No fever.

3/20/20 * No fever. * Slight tingling in chest, almost unnoticeable.

Some dates might not line up right and I’m sorry. It’s been a long week. PRE-DIAGNOSIS DAYS ARE NOT TRACKED SO PLEASE KEEP IN MIND. I have to send this to my Tele-Doc.

Edit:

3/21/20 • Almost no symptoms at all. Both of us. • Maybe a small cough once every few hours.

I wore a mask and gloves, I stayed home and only went out for necessities, and I tried to get groceries and anything else I needed delivered as much as possible. I’ve even been paying for a stupid monthly delivery service because that was the only way I could get groceries delivered without paying an extra fee every time.

When I was out, I stayed 6 feet away from people (although there were plenty of assholes who got way too close to me). I used hand sanitizer, I washed my hands, I didn’t touch my face.

Then last week I started feeling off. Nothing specific, I just didn’t feel 100%. I thought it was just a passing illness, a cold, no big deal. Then I started coughing. Couldn’t go up the steps without getting short of breath. Had a constant headache, and generally felt like shit. I had a bad feeling, so I got tested, and got my results today. Positive.

It’s not so bad yet that I’ve needed to see a doctor, so I’m thankful for that. But I can’t work, I’m having trouble getting things done around the house, and I feel terrible. I’m most worried about long-term effects, like some people have experienced. I hope I don’t fall into that category.

And I have to say it - to all the fuckheads I encountered not wearing masks at all, wearing them below their noses, taking them off to cough or sneeze, and invading my personal space in the grocery store: fuck all of you.

Edit: thank you stranger for the gold, and thank you everyone for the kind words. I was feeling really down when I wrote this and coming back to see all the support has made me feel 10000% better. Stay safe!

Edit 2: thank you for the awards, and speaking of voting, please go vote today if you haven’t already.

Hey everyone I created a throwaway to tell you about my journey so far.

I will give you a backround of myself aswell

27 Male- In excellent shape (gym 5-6 days a week for last 3 years), O+ BLOOD TYPE, No prior health problems, I get a cold once a year (if that). Minor allergies (pollen, Pine), 6'2, 210 lbs. Only suppliments I take daily are Creatine, Preworkout (C4). I am a carb loader but the 2 months before this ive only been eating chicken/rice/sweet potatoes or steak/rice/sweet potatoes 3 meals a day and a yogurt in the morning. I do not smoke cigs, drink socially.

It all started around March 12th- Extreme fatigue, and very sore (I thought I wasnt getting enough sleep)

March 13th- Extreme Fatigue, body Very Sore (had 3 double expresso and still extremely tired)

March 14th- Fatigue, Soreness ( I knew something was up just didnt know that these were symptoms)

March 15th- Fatigue, Soreness, Cough (very minor cough started, i was joking around with friends that I had coronavirus)

March 16th-Really bad body aches, the fatigue stepped it up 10x, minor cough (still went to work)

March 17th-Fever started 100.3, chills, body aches, fatigue

March 18th- Fever 100.2, chills, body aches, fatigue (Found a loophole and got tested)

March 19th- NO FEVER, body aches worsen, fatigue, but now the worst part tightness in my chest

March 20th- woke up in the middle of the night with pain in my lower back, shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing alot more

March 21st- ****THE WORST DAY IVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE**** Having trouble breathing, A LOT OF TIGHTNESS IN MY CHEST. Body aches. (luckily i have a friend who is a Physicians assistant come to my house and check my lungs which allievated a lot of my anxiety. Lungs were clear and I was not going to make an uneccessay trip to the ER)

March 22nd-Tightness in my chest, trouble breathing, head feeling foggy, lost all sense of smell and taste (thankgod today was a better day, my anxiety had me freaking out and I thought it was all over)

March 23rd- Seemed to be on the mend, Still tightness in my chest, trouble breathing, head feeling very foggy, when I get up too fast I am dizzy and out of breath (still a better day than the 21st so I am in good spirits)

March 24th- Test results finally came back positive after a long wait, Tightness in my chest still, fatigue, head very foggy, NO SENSE OF SMELL AT ALL, I also developed a weird tickle in my sinuses. (ill take no sense of smell over the trouble i had breathing)

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I will continue to update if you want but these have been my day by days. Honestly to kill time Ive been playing a lot of video games to help with the anxiety and listening to "chill piano playlists".

If you have any questions feel free to pm me.

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Waiting for the tightness in my chest to disapear. Ive lost a total of 10lbs but i did not lose my appetite which is weird. Ive been eating like a freak and drinking a lot of water.

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**NO I WILL NOT SEND YOU A RECORDING OF MY COUGH** sorry

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EDITS- Added blood type and suppliments i take daily. And I do not smoke cigs added

Everyone told me Omicron was supposed to be mild. Everyone else in my family only had cold symptoms. I (F17, double vaxxed) can barely move. It took all the strength I had to sit up and even attempting to hold my phone exhausts me. Everything hurts. I have a headache and it hurts to even be in a room with any light. I constantly feel like I'm going to vomit but I am so dehydrated. My heartrate is so high and my throat keeps filling up. This is hell. I don't understand how this is mild.

I had a really bad bout of Covid in April/May and had to go to the hospital. My lungs were thoroughly fucked up from it, and I am now on a beclomethasone inhaler, which helps with the constant burning in my lungs.

I work in a very crowded small grocery store in a very wealthy area (Maine Line in PA) and now I've gotten Covid again. I am furious, at the customers who give me attitude when asking them to put on their fucking masks, for those who just come in to browse and pick out a granola bar and a fucking kombucha, and at a few covid denier coworkers who decided to travel out of state for the holidays.

I'm coughing up blood, my fever is around 103° and my chest feels like it's on fire. This is day 4, and I'm terrified.

*EDIT: Thank you all for the well wishes and kind words. I'm in the ED now, ruling out a pulmonary embolism. So far, so good. Keep washing your hands and stay safe! *

I am a teacher that was required to work in person starting two months ago. I have had a bubble of two people since March, haven’t stepped foot in a grocery store, and have worn N95s at work and at home. At school, my students are all 10+ feet away from each other and wear masks. We sanitize EVERYTHING.

I have gotten tested weekly since July. All negative till last week.

I have followed literally every precaution and still tested positive. I’m so mad at my school board and the federal government for insisting we go back in. I had no option but to go in or to take a year off without pay. And now I’m sick. And at least one of my students is too.

Thank you — need a place to vent without feeling pitied.

EDIT TO ADD: Yes, symptomatic. I have a fever, cough, sore throat, and it hurts to breathe. I was out of breath at the top of my stairs today. I’m hoping it doesn’t get worse, but who knows with this thing.

Thanks to all for your support and kind wishes. I needed to let some frustration out in a space of understanding.

I (21F) made a post back in July about my symptoms after testing positive. I experienced a lot of respiratory problems and even went to the hospital but I made a complete recovery with no relapses. This morning I received a positive result after experiencing a few symptoms. On Friday, I lost my taste and smell and then developed a cough. I also have a runny nose and a sinus headache. It feels significantly different than my first infection and more like a head cold, and I wouldn’t have thought any differently if it wasn’t for the loss of smell and taste. My roommate developed worse symptoms than me and tested positive and I’m pretty sure I caught it from her as there’s been an outbreak at her job. This post is to basically warn everyone that reinfection IS possible and mine happened after a little over 3 months. Stay healthy and safe!

I got COVID in June 2020 and didn't have it too bad. Granted, I was in my late 20s at the time.

Fast forward to present: I got back from a vacation (being on an airplane is like a petri dish for germs lol) and felt fine for the first day. Then all of a sudden it just hit me: chills deep in my bones, body aches, sinus drainage, a bad cough, and my throat getting sore.

I knew I was getting sick, but didn't know HOW sick I was getting until the next day. I had a 101 fever, it broke in the middle of the night, but I could barely move from my bed. I managed to get to the urgent care clinic and had "very bright" markers. I guess I had a lot of the virus.

The variant going around is called "razor-blade throat" COVID. You can guess why, and it lives up to the name. I have NEVER had such intense throat pain before, and I usually get strep-throat every other year. I could handle almost everything else, but that was unreal. Nothing touched the pain.

I'm on day 4 now, and I've been fever free for almost 24 hours. Aches and pains are gone. Throat is sore, but nothing like earlier. I still can't smell or taste anything.

My cough is outrageous, and I can feel it trickled into my chest. I can still breath just fine so it doesn't feel like pneumonia, but it feels like there's something "stuck" in the bottom of my lungs and I'm coughing constantly. I don't know what pneumonia feels like, to be fair, but I imagine I would know if I had it.

Oh, and my left hand went a little numb and tingly overnight.

Now I'm worried about "long COVID" and long term-consequences of how I feel now.

For reference, I'm about to turn 34, very fit, good blood work, and never had any major medical issues.

*rant warning*: I've had COVID a few times but this is the worst I've had it. I've tested positive 4 days in a row, fall asleep every few hours with fever dreams, temp has broken a couple times but keeps going back up to 99/100, terrible sinus pressure and headache, (cannot breathe out of my nose), and I can't stand up for too long without feeling like I'm about to pass out.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Previously COVID just felt like the common cold but this strain is wrecking havoc. I don't like to complain like this but I'm shocked at how much it's taking me out. Hoping symptoms will be over soon.

For context, I have really bad asthma and found out I was COVID positive yesterday after being sick for a few days (mostly mild symptoms such as congestion, occasional cough and a sore throat that hopefully has run its course). I immediately called my primary care physician to inform them that I had tested positive, knowing my history with asthma, he immediately sent in a prescription for Paxlovid. The unfortunate part is I am currently unemployed and have no insurance so my out-of-pocket cost would be around roughly $1700. I have literally been crying several times because there’s no way I can afford it and I know without it, I’m going to have a severe case of COVID and if I don’t outright die from it, I’ll be severely scarred by it. I don’t know what to do… I’ve tried using one of the savings cards but they’re a complete troll job by Pfizer and only save you a measly $25. I hate people, genuinely with every fiber and atom of my body HATE people

This probably isn’t the right subreddit to post this to but I don’t care anymore, I need to get this off my chest.

I'm 26F, no underlying health conditions, day 19 since I started having symptoms. I ended up going to the hospital because of breathing problems and turns out I have covid AND double pneumonia.

I tried so hard to be careful but there's only so much I can do when I work at a bar full of people who don't care. People who either say covid isn't real or that its no big deal and they've had hangovers worse then this. I currently can't work, can barely do much of anything and hate the world. I'm struggling to breathe and missing a check because people couldn't be responsible adults and just wear a mask and sit down and stop trying to hug me, cough at me for being a "germaphobe", and or the few times people tried to physically pull my mask off because they're drunk and thought it would be funny.

My MIL had the nerve to call to check up on me and ask if I really had covid or not "yea you obviously have pneumonia but are you really sure its covid?"

I'm tired of hearing that it only effects certain at risk groups because apparently fucking not I'm 26 and healthy yet going on almost 3 weeks of feeling like garbage.

I tried so damn hard to be safe, only work and home, and even at work I would tell people to stay away, didn't see friends or family, even my boss asked me how did this happen when I told her because she knew I took it more seriously then any of them and they all regularly had their mask off or pulled down, how did I get it and none of them? How did i get double pneumonia and people I know in their 50s only get sniffles for 2 days? I'm just becoming so angry with everything.

I just really needed to vent this out and this seemed the place to do it. If you read this far thank you for the little bit of your time.

Edit. I posted this and went to sleep and woke up to it getting much more attention then I thought it would. Thank you all for the well wishes. This whole thing has been emotionally and physically exhausting. I'm currently trying to work my way through all the comments and it helps knowing I'm not the only frustrated one.

It is always the same. First sore throat for a day or less. Then sudden onset of muscle/joint pain with chills then coughs with nasal congestion/runny nose. It is so punctual with 6 months that I can predict in which month Im going to get sick in. It is a worser version of flu. Every time we get Covid my wife has always headache and I have muscle pain so thats how I know we got covid. The virus is amazingly consistent. I think next september/august I will get vaccinated. I’m 30 years old. I can’t imagine getting covid twice a year until end of my life. Pure torture for two weeks every year. This virus is will reduce my life span if I don’t do anything. My asthma got much worse this year because of constant getting flu/covid/cold.

Edit: I didn‘t know this subreddit was so anti-vax and so pro-Mask. Everyone is telling me to wear a mask. I don‘t know where you guys live but in Germany almost no one wears mask anymore unless they are sick. And it is recommended by our health ministry to get vaccinated if you are medical personal. The vaccine gets adapted to newer strains just like influenza vaccine. It was a big mistake that I didn’t get the vaccine this year. The collegues who got it didn’t get sick although that they don’t wear masks. It is announced that mask are not necessarry in daily life anymore and no doctor in any hospital wears n95 anymore (obviously except the doctors who are examining symptomatic patients). And I take sick leave until my symptoms are over and stay at home so I don‘t infect anyone.

I was exposed to COVID on the 12th of October and started developing symptoms only 2 days later. I tested positive a week and a half later. I had been diligently quarantining in my apartment, even to the point of not going to the grocery store because I was deathly afraid of falling ill. My mom came into town to visit me, as I hadn’t seen her since the pandemic started and she had been strictly quarantining as well. My best friend (who had not been quarantining, but stated she tried her best to adhere to safe practices) asked if I could give her a ride to campus for an in person class we are forced to go to. I said sure, as I felt it was the nice thing to do for a close friend. Well, she neglects to tell me until after class was over that night, and AFTER giving my mom and I a hug, that for a week she had been exhibiting classic COVID symptoms such as cough, stuffy nose, etc. We had an explicit conversation prior to that night that if she were to be exhibiting any cold symptoms whatsoever, that I did not want to be exposed to her, as I have autoimmune illness and get extremely ill from even the common cold. She knew that COVID could prove deadly to me, yet she came over knowing she was sick anyway because she “didn’t think it was COVID” even though she didn’t get tested to rule that out. Fast forward to me almost going to the hospital a week ago from COVID complications after my mom and I have both tested positive for COVID. I’m hearing through the grapevine now that our mutual friends think I’m just being dramatic, that it wasn’t a big deal because she didn’t know she actually had COVID and wouldn’t intentionally get me sick. However, I feel like her careless assumptions about her cold symptoms and lack of communicating them to me could’ve costed me my life (and nearly did) and my mom’s life and at the time it was a big deal to me. My dad was inadvertently exposed from my mom as well, and he has a stint in his heart— I could’ve lost my whole family in one go. She refuses to speak to me because I hurt her feelings when I got angry with her for coming over to my house with COVID. She is apparently so offended that I was upset with her about this, that she has actually not even reached out to check and see how I’m even doing— even after hearing things had taken a turn for the worse from mutual friends. The friend group (she also infected 4 of them as well), doesn’t seem to see the validity of the seriousness of this at all and I have been made out to be a huge dramatic bitch. I wanted some insight on this from an unbiased perspective on whether or not this is a legitimate reason to end a close friendship over, or if maybe they’re right that I’m just being dramatic.

I stay 6 feet from people. I wear a fitted 3M N95 mask, replaced weekly, when around people who don’t live in my house. I use alcohol hand sanitizer after touching things outside the house. I avoid crowds, don’t eat out, avoid shopping as much as is practical, and am overall very aware of potential exposure risks. I get a COVID test every other week because my job has me in and out a lot of different facilities and I don’t want to asymptomatically spread the disease around the state. My wife is similar; a bit more lax than me, but still always wearing an n95 and distancing.

Didn’t matter, still got it. Fortunately one of my every other week tests returned a positive before the symptoms set in and I was able to isolate. Don’t get me wrong, all those efforts were not in vain. It’s good to attempt to not get this and to do what you can to prevent giving it to others. But I guess what I’m saying is: stay humble; don’t get cocky. Do your best but be humble and have a plan. This virus has a way of finding a way.

EDIT: since the majority of responses are people lecturing me about washing my hands and wearing a mask or telling me how vaccines work (Jesus middle aged Christ I know I've heard it a million times I am well aware) let me say I am well aware of how the virus is contracted. Yes I know the only thing that really helps is an N95. Yes I know how to wash my hands. I was just venting because every time I forgot to wear a mask or didn't have the right kind, it seems that was the window I would contract it. I feel like the majority of responses are so condescending and not helpful. I'm just hoping for a little empathy here. I promise I'm not a complete moron like so many of you seem to think FFS I'm just unlucky :-/ I have gotten sick when none of the people around me have. Is it fair that I have to be the only person that wears an N95 every time I want to leave the house to go to the store or attend an event? No, it's not. I'm allowed to be upset about that. Life isn't fair, and it sucks, and I'm bitching about it. That is all.

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I am SO FRUSTRATED with this damn virus! I am a young, healthy, strong woman who eats right and is physically active. I don't have any medical conditions. So WHY THE HELL AM I GETTING COVID?!?!? I have gotten it SIX F@(#ING TIMES now! First infection was March 2020, lasted 3 months. When the vaccines came out I went full on and did 4 as soon as it was available.. I got Covid again in Dec 2021, but it only lasted about 2 weeks. It was rough, hard fever, racing heart rate, and of course the cough. I also lost my sense of taste and smell but only for a few days thank GOD. in 2022 I managed to avoid it, because of my heavily vaccinated self. 2023, October, I got it TWICE back to back. Thanks to Omicron and the ability to get multiple infections, I was sick for a month (10 days and 2 weeks back to back with about 3 days respite) October 2024, ONCE AGAIN I caught the VID. I had tried to get vaxxed in August before I left Canada, but THEY THREW OUT THE OLD VACCINES FFS (new ones are going to be here in September! Oh, ya, I AM NOT I AM LEAVING THE DAMN COUNTRY)

SO what happens? I am no longer vaxxed and I get the Vid. I was sick for nearly a month. Now I have to wait 3 months for the vaccine - but what happens? yet ANOTHER conference in italy, before I have a chance to get it.
So once again, I get Covid. This time, though, was WEIRD.

I started off with a flu. Not the Covid cough, just a fever with aches and fatigue, mild cough. Nothing tickling in the chest, normal cough. It progressed into crackling in the lungs, likely post viral bronchitis, but it was going away WHEN.... I felt it. That tickle. That Godforsaken tickle in my lungs. The cough I can't shake. Dry cough, insessant, I can't sleep through the night and the coughing got so violent I have to sit down on the toiled cuz I might PEE FFS. I took a Covid test Feb 27, after a few days of the noticeable tickle. I'd already been off since Feb 15th with whatever the heck I had. This time, it feels worse... I can't catch my breath, my coughs are so violent I'm going to need pelvic floor therapy to loosen the muscles, I can't sleep through the night, even my puffer isn't helping. I only fall asleep if I knock myself out with neocitrin or benadryl.

I HATE THIS DAMN VIRUS

PS - EVERY SINGLE TIME I have contracted Covid was in Italy, 4 times was at a conference, twice was at a dinner party / event with lots of people.

Just needed to vent.

Anyone else have the subscription for Covid?

I am double vaxxed with Moderna, healthy 26 yo. male. Just overweight right now after 2 years of lock down working out went by the way side. I Work in the health care field and this virus is spreading so rapidly it's insane. So many people I know are sick right now including myself as I tested positive yesterday. It started with mild fatigue and scratchy throat. Today I woke up almost paralyzed in bed every muscle hurt to move, every bone. Every breath I take my ribs hurt. Slight cough, throat feels like swallowing glass id compare it to strep level pain. 102 degree fever, constant profuse sweats, frequent heart palpitations. Feeling intense brain fog like I'm stuck in a twilight zone. To anyone comparing this to the common cold I vehemently disagree. Sure, just like the original Wuhan strain some may only get mild symptoms from a small viral load, but this is by no means a walk in the park.

Hi all, I’m looking for maybe similar stories with a hopeful outcome. I’m on my 10th covid infection despite masking in most crowded situations since 2020 and being vaccinated. I’m 34 and have an active and pretty healthy lifestyle, just really susceptible for some reason—this time, I got it at the dentist. Last couple infections, I cleared it in about a week, so I thought this would be the same, like I was getting better at it lol.

I’ve been sick and testing positive for about a month now. It’s not horrible anymore, mostly just mild congestion and some weakness/a bad feeling in my chest when I try to do too much. I’m trying to keep laying down as much as possible, hydrate, not exercise (which is so tough because I do combat sports and lift multiple times a week when not sick), eat healthy, and sleep (which I’m bad at but forcing with sleep aids when I can’t). I’ve started doing a home sauna this week, which seems to maybe help my lungs a bit? I’m quarantined (with air purifiers) and wear a mask at home so my husband doesn’t catch it, but I go outside briefly at least once a day to breathe and get some sun. I’m positive on rapid tests, so I’m thinking if my viral load is high enough for that, I’m still contagious (PSA though: Binax gives me false negatives, Walgreens positives.)

I got this two months after the previous infection, so I think this must be the highly mutated cicada strain, making my antibodies useless. People are worried, and I’m so frustrated with how long it’s lasting, and concerned I’ll get yet another long-term gift from it (already got GERD and dysautonomia/maybe POTS from past infections). Has anyone else had an infection with positive rapid tests this long, and how did it turn out?

I work as a teacher and have had Covid at least 6 times (I am vaccinated - 3 boosters). The last two times were completely without any symptoms. I only tested because one of my children had it with symptoms. He is 3 years old and has had it 3 times already - every July in his life, always with symptoms. But this time only half a day of fever.
I don’t want to know how many more times I have had it without symptoms and without testing in addition to the 6 tested infections.

I don’t understand why we catch it so often - I wear masks on public transport but it doesn’t seem to change anything. My blood group is 0 positive so I should be more protected than others, yet I permanently seem to catch it. Vitamin D levels are fine in all of us. Apart from Covid I am rarely ill.

I sincerely worry about long term organ damage.

I fucking catch this shit. I got both pfizer doses in February. I am the only one at work who wears my mask properly. I eat lunch alone. For the first time, I hung out with vaccinated people on Mother's Day without masks.

Now I feel like my head is a balloon. I have a ringing in my ears, and I developed a cough. Just tested positive with a rapid test.

This is bullshit.

(Edit: I wanted to add info so you don't have to go all the way down: Everyone I was with, including myself, was fully vaccinated. Except the 7 year old child I sat next to outside. Could have possibly gotten it from him.)

(Edit 2: The child and his mother tested negative. Now I'm really confused.)

I’m so pissed. Why. How. It’s like every time I try to go out and do something for myself. It smacks me. Most people I know don’t mask and never fucking get it. Why me?

I have had covid now 5 times and I am a fit healthy 31 female. thankfully this time, round I just have mild symptoms but the first three times I had it I was very ill, like 10 days in bed sick and about a month to recover ill.

Why are people all laughing at posts about it on facebook, people died from this virus, I am glad I got my vaccines, god know how much worse I would have been if not.

So tomorrow is my annual friendsgiving. we host around 60 people. Sadly I started feeling unwell today and tested positive for covid. We were able to reschedule with the venue for 2 weeks down the road, which is great.

So I posted to facebook so all of my friends could be made aware at once - one 'facebook friend', not someone I've seen in years, took the opportunity to berate me and tell me that in 2025 nobody should have to test for covid or post about having 'a cold'.

Meantime my mom has had all kinds of health issues this year and is immuno compromised - so I lost it. It absolutely boggles my mind that people are STILL so stupid.