I tested and didn't just assume anything...It's quite possible that you can have COVID and not display any symptoms, or even feel bad. Did you test when he had it? Or are you just assuming, since you had no obvious symptoms, that you didn't have it?
Me and dh both took paxlovid last month. We did get better quickly but we’ll never know if it was because of the meds or not. My husband got the nasty taste in his mouth which lasted a good week. Luckily I didn’t get it. We didn’t get any covid rebound either.Oh what a bummer but glad to hear that Christmas is going to be better for you! My DD was given Paxlovid but is afraid to take it. Going to check in with her in a bit to see what she decided to do.
COVID made a visit to me as well. First time. Everyone said three days and you’ll feel better. NOPE! Started with the sore throat on Sunday evening. Headache in the middle of the night. Stuffy/runny nose, body aches and eye pain Monday morning. Tested and it was immediately positive. Today is day 4 and while the body aches are mostly gone my throat is on fire and the coughing isn’t helping. This is miserable. I’d hate to know what it would be like it vaccination makes it more mild.
I got Covid on a trip to FL earlier this month. Tested positive right away as I was feeling sick (headache, sore throat, cough, fatigue). Still not over it 100% yet. I’ve got the tinnitus in my left ear (I think you had that, didn’t you, Christine?), am really run down and a bit winded at times. Little doubt I caught it on the plane going down.
My DD’s been sick since an October trip (her master’s graduation). Little doubt she caught it on the plane as well - someone sneezed in front of us the whole way home with no attempts to cover mouth. She tested negative for Covid (multiple times, including a PCR) but she did wind up getting treated for strep. Fast forward to FL (wedding), and my illness, and when we got home she started feeling sick again. Again tested negative for Covid except once when she thought she saw a tiny little “line” in the positive window, which I couldn’t really see, myself. Had the same symptoms as me, with the prouction of that thick “cement-guck” (as I call it). Wound up at Urgent Care earlier this week with a horrendous cough. Diagnosed with post-viral bronchitis and doc thought, for sure, she had had Covid. For several nights she was in bronchospasm and it took all we know (both of us RNs) to get it to calm down in the middle of the night. Now she has an awful sore throat again, with white spots, so we’re thinking the strep is probably back. Ugh.
I’ve only been able to do the bare minimum for Christmas. Just exhausted. Hopefully DD can get tested for strep today and treated if necessary. I hope your DD feels better soon and all of you stay healthy. We are supposed to go to FL again this winter for son’s baseball tournament, and we’re seriously thinking of taking a pass. People aren’t testing anymore and everyone is out and about hacking and sneezing. I can mostly avoid it, except on a plane.
I just checked in with her and she decided not to take it. I pushed her to do so but she's too terrified of side effects. I guess some of her friends took it and several got the rebound. I told her she could take a few doses and could always stop if it were too much but she has decided she doesn't want to do. Not much more I can do.Hmmm. Paxlovid worked really well for me. I would not hesitate to take it again because I felt much better the very next day. Is she afraid to take Tamiflu? It's the same kind of thing, except for Covid instead of Influenza.
Wow. I'm amazed someone got it 4x, you'd think they are over it at some point, & crazy you never got it from him any of those times... you're right you must have some high level of immunity & his level is really low for whatever reason.
I wonder if something like blood type has something to do with it. I always think one day we're going to figure out that blood type is a big deal and makes us all either prone to certain things, like illness & even dieting results.
I wanted to recommend Paxlovid for people with Covid. I had Covid in April of this year (after flying home from a cruise) and I took my first dose of Paxlovid hours after I tested positive. I was 95% better and tested negative 4 days later with no Paxlovid bounce back. One thing, Paxlovid Mouth is totally true. My pharmacist recommended cinnamon gum which really helped with the nasty metallic taste.
Do you happen to know everyone blood type?It would be great if scientists could figure out why some people seem more or less susceptible. My son & 2 sisters haven’t had it, even tho their spouses did. My husband & I avoided it til July. It still annoys him (& me) that we got it. There were some initial theories about people with low Vit D being more susceptible. We took it for over 2 years & avoided Covid, so we‘re back to taking that. I also remember seeing news stories about studies being done with pwolle who have never had it. I’m looking forward to seeing some study reports.
Do you happen to know everyone blood type?
That's a shame to hear about the Physics Girl. My son and I watch her for homeschooling. I was wondering what happened to her.Sadly not everyone just recovers from COVID. Long COVID is a real thing but hopefully some new treatments will help out. I don't personally know anyone who had a severe case of it, but there is someone I follow on social media/youtube, called "The Physics Girl" and she's been basically completely bed-ridden for several months with almost no ability to move or get around on her own
FWIW I always get the latest vaccine and have only had COVID once in August of 2022 and I was only sick for about 2 days with it. Somehow, despite being overweight and not the healthiest eater, etc. I am very rarely hit by major illnesses. I only had the flu once in 2019 and that was also something I got over in 2 days (and I had never had a flu shot before then). Super lucky somehow.
Wow. I'm amazed someone got it 4x, you'd think they are over it at some point, & crazy you never got it from him any of those times...
That's a shame to hear about the Physics Girl. My son and I watch her for homeschooling. I was wondering what happened to her.
Just an FYI regarding the "5 day" rule.
It is only if you are SYMPTOM FREE that it applies.
If you're still having symptoms you should continue
to isolate until the worst of them are gone.