Freebird Posted November 8, 2023 Share #1 Posted November 8, 2023 Well it finally happened, after avoiding it all this time, I have finally been struck by Covid. I really don't feel all that bad and the only reason that I even went to the doctor is because I try to exercise an abundance of caution because I am in the homes of the elderly all the time with the stairlift business. I was tested last night and they called this morning to say that I tested positive. So, looks like I'm quantized for the next few days. Here's the part that ticks me off. I had to call and canner an install for tomorrow and a service call and sales call on Friday. When I called ro cancel the sales call, the daughter told me "OH, it really doesn/t matter because mom has covid too". DUH...don't you think that she could have told me that yesterday when she called to schedule the appointment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushfandan Posted November 8, 2023 Share #2 Posted November 8, 2023 Hello Mr Freebird Sorry you caught that bug just wanted to say hang in there you might feel worse before it's over I've been sick 5 times since it started 4 of them tested positive and the fifth time I didn't bother getting tested I feel like I've done a prison sentence of all the time in quarantine get well soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydoc_17 Posted November 8, 2023 Share #3 Posted November 8, 2023 Hey Don, Both Jean and I hope you get well soon, and don't get the "LONG HORN"!....I mean "Long Haul" Virus! I hear that you Texacan's are susceptible to that! Earl and Jean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledj Posted November 8, 2023 Share #4 Posted November 8, 2023 People are all over the map with this, from NO symptoms to very serious. You seem a pretty healthy fella. I'm betting you'll get through it just fine. Praying for a good outcome for you. I had it twice, was no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted November 9, 2023 Share #5 Posted November 9, 2023 I (79) took 3 Pfizer shots and got covid last Jan 2. I woke up with a bad cough and fever set in later that day. I took ivermectin. The next day my fever was high and I felt terrible. I took another ivermectin. The 3rd day the fever had subsided a little and I was feeling better. The 4th day the fever was gone and I felt almost normal again. The cough lasted about 3 weeks and my sense of smell gradually came back still not quite back to normal. My wife (63) who refused the shots caught it from me Jan 3. Her symptoms were similar to mine but her cough wasn't as bad. First time for both of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpate4home Posted November 9, 2023 Share #6 Posted November 9, 2023 21 hours ago, Freebird said: Well it finally happened, after avoiding it all this time, I have finally been struck by Covid. I really don't feel all that bad and the only reason that I even went to the doctor is because I try to exercise an abundance of caution because I am in the homes of the elderly all the time with the stairlift business. I was tested last night and they called this morning to say that I tested positive. So, looks like I'm quantized for the next few days. Here's the part that ticks me off. I had to call and canner an install for tomorrow and a service call and sales call on Friday. When I called ro cancel the sales call, the daughter told me "OH, it really doesn/t matter because mom has covid too". DUH...don't you think that she could have told me that yesterday when she called to schedule the appointment. Take the test again. 50% accuracy rate. I actually have a friend that was preparing for a cruise and tested Positive. Went to a different testing station and tested negative. He was told by his Dr to come in and take a 3rd test. They administered 2 tests at his Dr's office. On in each nostril. Lo and behold, 1 positive and one negative. I won't give the rest of my opinion as I'd probably get banned LOL. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted November 9, 2023 Share #7 Posted November 9, 2023 Some people have relegated it to be nothing worse than the common cold. Somehow I don't think so, but going by what the media reports about it lately, maybe there is some truth to that thought. Could be, herd immunity, has set in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy2 Posted November 9, 2023 Share #8 Posted November 9, 2023 Sorry to hear about your predicament! Hope you get well soon with minor systems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BratmanXj Posted November 9, 2023 Share #9 Posted November 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Marcarl said: Some people have relegated it to be nothing worse than the common cold. Somehow I don't think so, but going by what the media reports about it lately, maybe there is some truth to that thought. Could be, herd immunity, has set in? Medical friends have called it a worst-case condition of the flu... definitely more than the common cold, but media reports a "sensationalized" version for ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted November 9, 2023 Share #10 Posted November 9, 2023 Get well soon, Don. I am just recovering from flu like symptoms on this end and may be able to go back to work soon. It took me at least 2 days to feel much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpate4home Posted November 9, 2023 Share #11 Posted November 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Marcarl said: Some people have relegated it to be nothing worse than the common cold. Somehow I don't think so, but going by what the media reports about it lately, maybe there is some truth to that thought. Could be, herd immunity, has set in? I have 0 faith in media, on either side of the spectrum. They will lie to meet their agenda - Sorry not tell the whole truth. They have spent the last 30 years changing the reference from Jounalist to Media. We have very few Jounalists anymore and the ones that do exist are stifled by their superiors or editors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted November 10, 2023 Just an update. I'm doing fine. My symptoms have been fairly minor. Thee hardest part for me has been staying home and resting. If not for the concern of giving this to one of my customers, I feel that I could have worked right through it. It's been about 5 days now since my symptoms started and I feel pretty darn good. I expect that I'll bee back to normal by Monday and back to work. I feel very fortunate. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV1100SE Posted November 11, 2023 Share #13 Posted November 11, 2023 Glad to hear that you are recovering and that it wasn't terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwacker Posted November 11, 2023 Share #14 Posted November 11, 2023 Your tough you will bounce back glad you are feeling better. Will be thinking of you. Bushwacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted November 12, 2023 Well, not unexpected but concerning. Today my wife tested positive. I worry because she already has some health issues including some breathing problems. Will watch her carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV1100SE Posted November 12, 2023 Share #16 Posted November 12, 2023 Hope her symptoms are light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwacker Posted November 12, 2023 Share #17 Posted November 12, 2023 Praying all goes well for her and you also Bushwacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share #18 Posted November 12, 2023 Thought I was over it but still testing positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDawson Posted November 12, 2023 Share #19 Posted November 12, 2023 Glad you’re doing better, hope the wife has an easy recovery also. Some of the guys at the firehouse tested positive for up to a month after getting over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted November 12, 2023 Share #20 Posted November 12, 2023 Holding you two in our prayers, it's best to get some help and that's where it comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReinyRooster Posted November 13, 2023 Share #21 Posted November 13, 2023 My wife and I have had it twice....she always gets hit a little harder then me. For me it was a sore throat and some dry coughing. Hopefully you and Eileen recover quickl;y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy2 Posted November 13, 2023 Share #22 Posted November 13, 2023 Sorry to hear this!!! Hope you two get well soon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted November 20, 2023 Share #23 Posted November 20, 2023 Get well soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy2 Posted November 21, 2023 Share #24 Posted November 21, 2023 How are things going? Any new updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share #25 Posted November 21, 2023 Yes, thanks for asking. We both survived the Covid. Both testing negative now. Mine was uneventful. Eileen had a harder time but had gotten through it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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