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Both my wife and I have had a nasty flu / covid ( delete as applicable) virus.
Started off with absolutely freezing cold hands and feet , which was strange . Then bad stomach cramps and diarrhoea. Horrendous sore throat combined with a non stop cough , high temp for couple of days. Skin felt sore all over , even bedclothes touching the skin was uncomfortable. Aching joints , horrendous Headache and then finally horrible vertigo. We were left wiped out and still very lethargic about 2 weeks later with a lingering cough . Bugger of a thing.
Started off with absolutely freezing cold hands and feet , which was strange . Then bad stomach cramps and diarrhoea. Horrendous sore throat combined with a non stop cough , high temp for couple of days. Skin felt sore all over , even bedclothes touching the skin was uncomfortable. Aching joints , horrendous Headache and then finally horrible vertigo. We were left wiped out and still very lethargic about 2 weeks later with a lingering cough . Bugger of a thing.
Much the same here, I'd describe it as flu generally. Had a 24hr illness last weekend into Monday, no sleep, snot down back of throat all night then pretty much revovered. Repeat this weekend into Monday. I haven't been able to get warm for 2 weeks (wife's been fine), generally been pretty miserable and now I'm tired, wooden head and full of snot.
If it is covid though I'm doing different to last time, lesser symptoms and I'm able to function but it's dragged on a bit.
If it is covid though I'm doing different to last time, lesser symptoms and I'm able to function but it's dragged on a bit.
It's flu. Youngest daughter was ill a couple of weeks. She's 14, resting heart rate was 170 bpm (no, that's not a typo, it was 170 bpm).
Admitted to hospital for several days. As her inflammatory markers were high (CRP over 190) they also put her on IV antibiotics.
The flu was from a throat swab, positive for flu type A, negative for flu type B & covid-19.
Docs said they'd had a lot of 10-15 yr olds admitted with similar symptoms, seems it's hitting this age group hard this year.
Also, don't forget that cough/colds are also caused by several corona virus strains (as well as the usual rhinoviruses).
Admitted to hospital for several days. As her inflammatory markers were high (CRP over 190) they also put her on IV antibiotics.
The flu was from a throat swab, positive for flu type A, negative for flu type B & covid-19.
Docs said they'd had a lot of 10-15 yr olds admitted with similar symptoms, seems it's hitting this age group hard this year.
Also, don't forget that cough/colds are also caused by several corona virus strains (as well as the usual rhinoviruses).
I wonder, how many people who have caught this bug have a Vitamin D deficiency. I started taking decent quality vitamin D supplements 6 years a go, and I’ve had noticeably fewer colds.
Perhaps something to consider. I know this is anecdotal, but for £1 a month probably worth a try. Worked for me, and if the government mandated it, maybe could have saved a bunch from covid too…
Perhaps something to consider. I know this is anecdotal, but for £1 a month probably worth a try. Worked for me, and if the government mandated it, maybe could have saved a bunch from covid too…
The household has it now. Started with kiddo who was mostly over it in 48 hours, then I went down and now OH is complaining of aching.
My god i didn’t know your finger and toe joints could hurt so much. Painkillers not even taking the edge off it. Convinced I’d peed myself as was soaking wet- no just sweat. The whole bed was damp. Sinuses feel like they are being crushed and alternating between nose running like a tap and being badly bunged.
Definitely worse than when we all had covid.
My god i didn’t know your finger and toe joints could hurt so much. Painkillers not even taking the edge off it. Convinced I’d peed myself as was soaking wet- no just sweat. The whole bed was damp. Sinuses feel like they are being crushed and alternating between nose running like a tap and being badly bunged.
Definitely worse than when we all had covid.
usn90 said:
For what it’s worth i lost faith in the home covid tests, I was convinced I had it last year, took 2 tests a day for 4/5 days all negative, it was only when I had a pcr test that it finally showed up as positive, I even took another home test after and it was stil negative.
So 9-11 negatives and 1 positive. Did it cross your mind that the 1 positive is more likely to be a false result than the 9-11 negatives?
Well holy fiddle-f
ks with a testicle on top, I've had a properly crap few days. First, had a sore elbow a few weeks back, figured it was a bit of bursitis. Just as the cold weather hit, I was sent flying in to a frozen water trough, cracking my elbow and getting covered in mud and god knows what sort of protozoa swimming in the murky depths. Ballooned to the size of my leg, so last friday rang the GP as there'd been no improvement after a week, and a new symptom had me self diagnose as cellulitis.
I'd been taking ibuprofen for it, which helped, I should have asked for some naproxen but didn't. Got me some flucloxacillin. Felt a bit rough, figured it was the gammy arm.
Saturday, I woke up dead. Which is never a good start to the weekend. Headache, lungs were on fire, throat like I'd fellatio'd a saguaro, fever/chills, everything hurt and a cough that by midday had led to a rib popping out of place. Slept 4 hours on, few hours off, all day. Sunday was worse, I'd clearly died and gone to hell. The coughing so violent I'd be physically sick. Doubly miffed as I was supposed to go to stonehenge for a solstice ceremony.
Its only just started to subside, its now like a bad cold. Sleep schedule has gone to pot, bunged up and full of snot. Also, my teeth hurt. Like, a lot. None of the 4 covid tests came up positive, not that it means anything. Its got all the hallmarks of a coronavirus, but none of the symptoms fit for someone vaccinated. Had my booster at the start of the year, and the symptoms don't fit for a covid infection, but do fit for other coronaviruses.
Few other symptoms. Properly weird, lucid dreams. leg cramps, those really bad ones you get in bed that make you get out of bed and hobble about. Severe sweats, total inability to regulate body temp. Hearing has been affected too, very stuffy and bunged up. But I'm greatful I wasn't dragged out of my stable and shot.
ks with a testicle on top, I've had a properly crap few days. First, had a sore elbow a few weeks back, figured it was a bit of bursitis. Just as the cold weather hit, I was sent flying in to a frozen water trough, cracking my elbow and getting covered in mud and god knows what sort of protozoa swimming in the murky depths. Ballooned to the size of my leg, so last friday rang the GP as there'd been no improvement after a week, and a new symptom had me self diagnose as cellulitis.I'd been taking ibuprofen for it, which helped, I should have asked for some naproxen but didn't. Got me some flucloxacillin. Felt a bit rough, figured it was the gammy arm.
Saturday, I woke up dead. Which is never a good start to the weekend. Headache, lungs were on fire, throat like I'd fellatio'd a saguaro, fever/chills, everything hurt and a cough that by midday had led to a rib popping out of place. Slept 4 hours on, few hours off, all day. Sunday was worse, I'd clearly died and gone to hell. The coughing so violent I'd be physically sick. Doubly miffed as I was supposed to go to stonehenge for a solstice ceremony.
Its only just started to subside, its now like a bad cold. Sleep schedule has gone to pot, bunged up and full of snot. Also, my teeth hurt. Like, a lot. None of the 4 covid tests came up positive, not that it means anything. Its got all the hallmarks of a coronavirus, but none of the symptoms fit for someone vaccinated. Had my booster at the start of the year, and the symptoms don't fit for a covid infection, but do fit for other coronaviruses.
Few other symptoms. Properly weird, lucid dreams. leg cramps, those really bad ones you get in bed that make you get out of bed and hobble about. Severe sweats, total inability to regulate body temp. Hearing has been affected too, very stuffy and bunged up. But I'm greatful I wasn't dragged out of my stable and shot.
MYOB said:
Doing the rounds here. Just a sore throat and a sore ear for me. But in my experience, those that had been vaccinated seem to be faring far worst and for longer.
Well, yes. That's to be expected though. Would an explanation change anything, or would that trigger the users of the cure worse than the disease thread to start furiously googling spurious buzzwords and posting links to completely irrelevent academic articles they mistakenly believe prove them right?NDA said:
I am sure you're right. My GF never tested positive - but lost taste and smell. Has recovered but can't eat mustard any more - abhorrent to her, she used to love it.
Yeah same here, tested negative throughout but taste has gone a bit strange. Some things taste like normal but others, notably buttered toast and bundaberg root beer taste of nothing. I had to give up on the toast as it was like eating greasy cardboard. I fear what we're seeing is Immune system damage due to repeated Covid infections. This would explain more severe ill health as well as the RSV, Strep A outbreaks. There is some evidence for immunity breakdown caused by covid - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.30...
For anyone thinking immunity debt, ask yourself why Sweden, which didn't lockdown, has had bad RSV outbreaks last year and now this winter.
For anyone thinking immunity debt, ask yourself why Sweden, which didn't lockdown, has had bad RSV outbreaks last year and now this winter.
r3g said:
Are you all fully covid vaxxed and boosted to protect you from the lurgy(ies) ? How long has it been since your last covid jab ?
Nothing here. Got over COVID unvaxed in February in 3 days, 2 of them in bed with flu like symptoms. On day 3 after a proper meal the night before I went for a 5 mile walk.I take cod liver oil thru winter which has 100pc RDA vit D in it.
Touch wood I'm over this latest now. Feeling stuffy but much perkier.
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