my covid experience

[dragmerc]

i think i'm finally over covid.
day 1- went to bed with stuffy nose.
day 2- extremely tired, laid around all day.
day 3- achy and slight fever - started nasal rinse, nasal spray, benadryl twice a day.
day 4- tested positive for virus, aches and fever gone but still tired.
my doctor didn't think i needed to take any of the new medicines because i didn't have underlying problems. he thought i might have a sinus infection and gave me antibiotics but they didn't help anything.
for the next week, center of my chest felt tight.
seemed short of breath but got checked and lungs were clear.
terrible thick drainage that seemed to stick in my bronchial tubes.
started feeling anxious and depressed. felt like i was having panic attacks because i couldn't breathe but lungs were always clear.
developed a dry cough that wouldn't stop during the day. steam, vaporizers, vicks, and cough drops did help.
coughed for 6 weeks but finally better now.
i never was terribly sick, nothing more than a mild cold except for depression and cough.
anxiety and depression were the worst for me.
i'll be 70 next month, don't drink or smoke, bmi is 26. i was taking vitamin b, c, d, zinc, nac, etc.
i'm not vaccinated or anyone in my immediate family. we all had covid at the same time. grandkids weren't up to par for 1 day. my wife and kids were off a little for 3 days. my cough is all that kept me from being back to normal in a few days and i'm a pansie.
my inlaws are 90 and vaccinated and they didn't get sick but they never go out. my older sister and her husband aren't vaccinated and they haven't had it but they rarely go out.

i lost my best fishing buddy that i had fished with for 40 years. he taught me most of what i know about bass fishing and the area lakes. i think the depression made it even worse for me. he was fully vaccinated and boosted.
also lost a school mate that was vaccinated and boosted. he caught it anyway and recovered but then died from what they think was a heart attack. he had no history of heart problems.
another friend almost died from blood clots and must take blood thinners indefinitely.
my dental nurse has spleen damage from a blood clot that happened after 1 jab. they advised her not to take more.
another friend in the army was in a group of 12 younger men. his friend in the group was a long distance runner and died from heart attack. they were all jabbed. 10 of the 12 are dead.
i am allergic to many things. i can't even eat fast food because of msg. i was afraid to take the jab.
i will never advise anyone outside my family, for or against the jab.
because of the depression, i'll never believe this was a naturally occurring virus.
good luck in whatever decision you make.

[stripernut1]

well first of all congratulations on your victory!
I didn't get the depression that many do but the "brain fog" was (kinda still is) horrible.
It truly amazes me how differently this crud affects different people.
Mt big scare was my kidney function was starting to degrade due to the fact that I am a diabetic and already am high risk for kidney problems without covid.
I feel like everything is pretty much back to normal except I never feel like I can get that deep lung filling rewarding breath.
As for the vaccine I can say my second bout with covid was a lot less trouble , have no idea if the vaccine had anything to do with it or not. Buy I do know for a fact the vaccine made me sicker than dammit for about 4 days. And when I say sick I mean as sick as I was with the first round of covid.
Sorry for your loss, lifelong good fishing buddies can be counted on one finger.

[Moveon]

i think i'm finally over covid.
day 1- went to bed with stuffy nose.
day 2- extremely tired, laid around all day.
day 3- achy and slight fever - started nasal rinse, nasal spray, benadryl twice a day.
day 4- tested positive for virus, aches and fever gone but still tired.
my doctor didn't think i needed to take any of the new medicines because i didn't have underlying problems. he thought i might have a sinus infection and gave me antibiotics but they didn't help anything.
for the next week, center of my chest felt tight.
seemed short of breath but got checked and lungs were clear.
terrible thick drainage that seemed to stick in my bronchial tubes.
started feeling anxious and depressed. felt like i was having panic attacks because i couldn't breathe but lungs were always clear.
developed a dry cough that wouldn't stop during the day. steam, vaporizers, vicks, and cough drops did help.
coughed for 6 weeks but finally better now.
i never was terribly sick, nothing more than a mild cold except for depression and cough.
anxiety and depression were the worst for me.
i'll be 70 next month, don't drink or smoke, bmi is 26. i was taking vitamin b, c, d, zinc, nac, etc.
i'm not vaccinated or anyone in my immediate family. we all had covid at the same time. grandkids weren't up to par for 1 day. my wife and kids were off a little for 3 days. my cough is all that kept me from being back to normal in a few days and i'm a pansie.
my inlaws are 90 and vaccinated and they didn't get sick but they never go out. my older sister and her husband aren't vaccinated and they haven't had it but they rarely go out.

i lost my best fishing buddy that i had fished with for 40 years. he taught me most of what i know about bass fishing and the area lakes. i think the depression made it even worse for me. he was fully vaccinated and boosted.
also lost a school mate that was vaccinated and boosted. he caught it anyway and recovered but then died from what they think was a heart attack. he had no history of heart problems.
another friend almost died from blood clots and must take blood thinners indefinitely.
my dental nurse has spleen damage from a blood clot that happened after 1 jab. they advised her not to take more.
another friend in the army was in a group of 12 younger men. his friend in the group was a long distance runner and died from heart attack. they were all jabbed. 10 of the 12 are dead.
i am allergic to many things. i can't even eat fast food because of msg. i was afraid to take the jab.
i will never advise anyone outside my family, for or against the jab.
because of the depression, i'll never believe this was a naturally occurring virus.
good luck in whatever decision you make.

Everyone is different genetically. Some people don't do well with Covid while others hardly get sick at all. It's in the genes.

I'm going to get a 4th shot or a second booster as soon at I can get it. I thought you were much younger for some reason, but I was wrong, I guess. You are my age.

I am scheduled to get a Covid Test this next month. I must get it before I got to the sleep center to do a sleep study. I've had a cough that won't go away but I think it's due to my CPAP machine. I'll find out if I have Covid. I've been vaccinated 3 times so if I have it it's a very mild case. I am reading that they may make people get a 2nd booster shot. Polio vaccines are given to people 3 or 4 times.