I have covid - ask me anything

Thanks for sharing this. How is your wife now, does she have any lingering fatigue? And is she a runner?

I agree that the case-fatality rate overestimates the actual mortality. On the other hand, the virus has probably mutated to a less lethal, more contagious version since last year. And yes, it will probably evolve to become a common (relatively serious) illness like the flu.

The bigger question is, with a new virus added to our list of seasonal illnesses, can healthcare systems cope? We're in a better place than last year, with a lot fewer lockdowns, but clearly some countries don't fare too well.

Bro acting like nobody else has ever had COVID lmaooo

So now do you understand the stupidity and illegal nature of vaccine mandates such that they don't have anything to due with transmission?

fromtheheart wrote:

So now do you understand the stupidity and illegal nature of vaccine mandates such that they don't have anything to due with transmission?

Vaccines and vaccine mandates don't bother me personally. I had to get vaccinated as a child to attend public school: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, TB, measles, mumps, rubella.

It's part of living in society. I accept it.

sussy baka wrote:

Bro acting like nobody else has ever had COVID lmaooo

Any question behind this remarkably astute observation?

Muad''dib wrote:

sussy baka wrote:

Bro acting like nobody else has ever had COVID lmaooo

Any question behind this remarkably astute observation?

Clearly not

Are you using this as an opportunity to read or reread Dune?

- RS

RunnerSam wrote:

Are you using this as an opportunity to read or reread Dune?

- RS

Watched the 1984 movie again, in various cuts. For sure I should read the books.

What was your next planned raced (before getting COVID)? What is your hopeful next planned race after recovery?

Did you and your wife consider that she might be carrying but asymptomatic (which would lead to increased likelihood of false negative)? Has she continued to have no symptoms? Has she been tested again?

bop wrote:

What was your next planned raced (before getting COVID)? What is your hopeful next planned race after recovery?

Did you and your wife consider that she might be carrying but asymptomatic (which would lead to increased likelihood of false negative)? Has she continued to have no symptoms? Has she been tested again?

My planned race was a 5k road yesterday, and the next a 10k XC this coming Sunday.

I'm hoping to be able to run roads or masters xc early January..

Wife tested negative again today. She has no symptoms. The plan is to test her every other day until my self isolation ends.

In other news, i just lost my sense of smell and most of my taste, and that is f..ing depressing.

If you had mild symptoms consistent with a cold, why did you choose to get tested? We haven't given approval to the antiviral drug like the UK, so it wouldn't really alter your treatment options. Just self-isolate, sleep and drink fluids as you would for any cold. Getting tested just puts you on the map, forces you to have to miss work / school for longer than is truly necessary and does nothing to shorten the duration of the illness.

Nobody cares about Covid anymore. It’s over. Move on.

joed|rt wrote:

If you had mild symptoms consistent with a cold, why did you choose to get tested? We haven't given approval to the antiviral drug like the UK, so it wouldn't really alter your treatment options. Just self-isolate, sleep and drink fluids as you would for any cold. Getting tested just puts you on the map, forces you to have to miss work / school for longer than is truly necessary and does nothing to shorten the duration of the illness.

We self tested using antigen kits. My wife and I are the only two employees of our business so work us only affected as far as we want ut to be. She's running the business right now. Self isolating, drinking fluid and resting is exactly what i'm doing.

Have you died yet OP?

Serious Questions only please wrote:

Have you died yet OP?

Nope, but i might die of boredom.

What food or beverage were you eating or drinking when you realized that you lost your sense of smell and taste?

No vax. Have been around people who were sick with Covid. Never have had a single symptom of Covid.[/quote]

You are the problem!

WHTaft wrote:

What food or beverage were you eating or drinking when you realized that you lost your sense of smell and taste?

Had a meat pie for lunch, tasted fine. Then had some tea to wash it down, fine as well.

I then had a piece of dark chocolate 2 hours later and found it super bland. I then tried other snacks and candies (cookies, sour skittles) and all i could taste was sugar - i know, that's what they're made of but they do have flavour normally!

Tried sniffing a few things like garlic , mint, essential oils, but i don't smell anything.

I can taste sweet, sour, bitter, astringent but no flavour.

joed|rt wrote:

If you had mild symptoms consistent with a cold, why did you choose to get tested? . . . Getting tested just puts you on the map, forces you to have to miss work / school for longer than is truly necessary and does nothing to shorten the duration of the illness.

Well, maybe he was interested in not spreading it to other people, people who might get much sicker from it.

Oh, I know, I know...right there was more of that "thinking of others" crap, when one should only care about oneself amirite? Silly me.