Second Time With Covid-Anyone With Me?

[+ Gar1eth]

I had Covid in December 2020. I was sick for about three weeks. This was before the vaccines were available, or looking just now-right around the time the vaccines were being rolled out. As I recall,  I was a bit apprehensive as I'm obese, hypertensive, prediabetic, and probably mildly immune suppressed as I'm on chronic prednisone. 
 

While it started out as more like a cold, what really worried me back then was I'd have fever for about 5 days -get better for 2 or 3-then would redevelop the fever. This happened about three times. The last time was the worst. Unknowingly with the last 5 days of fever I had developed pneumonia. Luckily it was a mild one. The worst part was that every nite for 5 or so days, the fever would spike, and I'd be in bed with shaking chills. After the fever resolved for good, I was a bit short of breath for 1 to weeks, but it gradually resolved. 
 

Since then I've been vaccinated-had my third shot this November. But I've also since  December 2020 been retested for COVID probably 5 or more times due to runny nose and sore throat. I was probably tested around twice in late November because someone I was around almost daily became positive. 
 

Well now we get to December-I was tested a few times because I had a runny nose and sore throat. But I was always negative.  Well  I now have had a runny nose for about 2 weeks. I got tested again last Wednesday. Thursday I was out and about.  My nose was dripping so much I had a wet spot on my mask. And I started sneezing. Considering all my negative tests, I thought there was a good chance it was cedar fever as there's an enormous amount of cedar pollen in the Texas air right now. Of course I'm not usually allergic. But the newspaper said there was so much pollen even people not usually affected were having symptoms. Plus Allegra seemed to help dry me up.
 

But today the test results came back, and I'm positive. This is nothing like the first time. I am a bit tired. But aside from that, the runny nose, and the sneezing. I'm doing fine. I'm going to hope I stay that way. Thank gosh for vaccine immunity, natural immunity, and most likely omicron being less virulent in vaccinated people. 
 

Gman

[+ purplekow]

I have had patient's who are on their third round of Cvid.  These few patients have not been vaccinated and there is no convincing them that it is a good idea.  One patient, a woman in her 50's has been hospitalized all three times.  The first time for a month, the second time for 6 weeks and intensive care stay and the third time for two weeks.   It is beyond my comprehension how people such as she are unwilling to be vaccinated.  Her care alone has probably cost more than a million dollars in medical bills and likely several million.   

If ignorance is bliss, this woman must  be unremittingly orgasmic when she is not gasping for breath,,  and having sweats .  Although that does sound orgasmic.  

[+ harey]

@Gar1eth thanks for sharing your experiences. I’m still a COVID virgin and counting my blessings. Take care, man. 

[+ Pensant]

5 hours ago, harey said:

@Gar1eth thanks for sharing your experiences. I’m still a COVID virgin and counting my blessings. Take care, man. 

Yeah, me too! Tons of family and friends have had it, but I just seem to sail through. I’m thankful for a strong immune system, though I’ve been taking Vitamin D and C, super quercitin and zinc picolinate daily. I’m also triple vaxxed. I’m also fortunate to not have any health issues.

[+ Charlie]

I have a lifetime history of allergies to trees and grass, so I am used to sneezing, runny nose and eyes, congestion and sore throats. Just my luck that some of those things are similar to symptoms of COVID. In late 2020 they seemed so severe that I got tested for COVID, but I was negative. The symptoms continued, and since I never got the frightening problems with breathing or loss of taste and smell, I figured it was just the same old same old, and I have never been tested again. I was vaxxed back in February and March, and boosted in October. But every time I sneeze or cough, I still wonder, "Is this it?" However, I use my spouse as 'the canary in the mine:' if he doesn't develop any symptoms, then it is probably just my allergies.

BTW, one of the reasons I moved to the desert was because I wanted to get away from the green allergy triggers of my lifetime in NY/NJ/PA. Who knew that I would also be allergic to mesquite and palo verde trees?

[Monarchy79]

15 hours ago, purplekow said:

I have had patient's who are on their third round of Cvid.  These few patients have not been vaccinated and there is no convincing them that it is a good idea.  One patient, a woman in her 50's has been hospitalized all three times.  The first time for a month, the second time for 6 weeks and intensive care stay and the third time for two weeks.   It is beyond my comprehension how people such as she are unwilling to be vaccinated.  Her care alone has probably cost more than a million dollars in medical bills and likely several million.   

If ignorance is bliss, this woman must  be unremittingly orgasmic when she is not gasping for breath,,  and having sweats .  Although that does sound orgasmic.  

That woman is vile and self centered. She knows that regardless of what she does, the health care system will still take care of her. She’s a bubbling cauldron ignorance, arrogance and delusion. 
 

She should be ashamed of herself. 
 

[marylander1940]

15 hours ago, Gar1eth said:

I had Covid in December 2020. I was sick for about three weeks. This was before the vaccines were available, or looking just now-right around the time the vaccines were being rolled out. As I recall,  I was a bit apprehensive as I'm obese, hypertensive, prediabetic, and probably mildly immune suppressed as I'm on chronic prednisone. 
 

While it started out as more like a cold, what really worried me back then was I'd have fever for about 5 days -get better for 2 or 3-then would redevelop the fever. This happened about three times. The last time was the worst. Unknowingly with the last 5 days of fever I had developed pneumonia. Luckily it was a mild one. The worst part was that every nite for 5 or so days, the fever would spike, and I'd be in bed with shaking chills. After the fever resolved for good, I was a bit short of breath for 1 to weeks, but it gradually resolved. 
 

Since then I've been vaccinated-had my third shot this November. But I've also since  December 2020 been retested for COVID probably 5 or more times due to runny nose and sore throat. I was probably tested around twice in late November because someone I was around almost daily became positive. 
 

Well now we get to December-I was tested a few times because I had a runny nose and sore throat. But I was always negative.  Well  I now have had a runny nose for about 2 weeks. I got tested again last Wednesday. Thursday I was out and about.  My nose was dripping so much I had a wet spot on my mask. And I started sneezing. Considering all my negative tests, I thought there was a good chance it was cedar fever as there's an enormous amount of cedar pollen in the Texas air right now. Of course I'm not usually allergic. But the newspaper said there was so much pollen even people not usually affected were having symptoms. Plus Allegra seemed to help dry me up.
 

But today the test results came back, and I'm positive. This is nothing like the first time. I am a bit tired. But aside from that, the runny nose, and the sneezing. I'm doing fine. I'm going to hope I stay that way. Thank gosh for vaccine immunity, natural immunity, and most likely omicron being less virulent in vaccinated people. 
 

Gman

I didn't know you had Covid back in 2020 and I'm very happy to know you survived despite some medical issues you have shared with us in your many posts! 

 

[+ Reisr30]

I’m vaccinated and boosted (Pfizer) and got COVID last week.  The test I did at the pharmacy didn’t outline which variant; it just said positive.  It knocked me on my butt for 3 days; couldn’t even get out of bed.  Doing better now but developed an awful sore throat which feels I’m swallowing razor blades.  Hope it goes away soon.  Can’t imagine how it would have been if I had not been vaccinated…

[+ Pensant]

I have some highly intelligent friends who are anti-vax. They sometimes make me nervous with their dire warnings of the long-term unknown effects of the MRNA vaccines. They can’t believe that I got the vaccines and booster. 

[+ sync]

34 minutes ago, Pensant said:

I have some highly intelligent friends who are anti-vax. They sometimes make me nervous with their dire warnings of the long-term unknown effects of the MRNA vaccines. They can’t believe that I got the vaccines and booster. 

Unless your friends are Covid and vaccine specialists I believe you can comfortably disregard their dire warnings.  

[CatDaddy]

I had two Moderna vaccines last Spring and was boosted in December.   I tested positive for Covid in late December.  I sailed through it with mild symptoms (congestion, fatigue, and night sweats - no fever) and was done with it in three/four days.  I'm lucky!

[+ augustus]

I am not vaccinated and have natural immunity from getting Covid a couple of years ago.  I'm fine and don't wear a mask (unless it's required).

Edited February 3, 2022 by augustus

[+ FreshFluff]

Is there any way to test whether you’ve been infected with the Omicron strain if you were boosted a couple of months ago? Can the antibody test differentiate between the two?

 

[+ augustus]

46 minutes ago, FreshFluff said:

Is there any way to test whether you’ve been infected with the Omicron strain if you were boosted a couple of months ago? Can the antibody test differentiate between the two?

 

It can take a long time for the results of what strain you have but for at least the last 2 months, 99% of all Covid cases are now the Omicron strain.  

Edited February 3, 2022 by augustus

[+ FreshFluff]

28 minutes ago, augustus said:

It can take a long time for the results of what strain you have but for at least the last 2 months, 99% of all Covid cases are now the Omicron strain.  

True. I’m asking how you can tell if you’ve been infected if you’re also vaxxed and boosted. According to an NYT article, if you’ve been infected with Omicron, you won’t be reinfected for at least 3 months. 

[+ sniper]

On 2/2/2022 at 7:40 AM, Pensant said:

I have some highly intelligent friends who are anti-vax. They sometimes make me nervous with their dire warnings of the long-term unknown effects of the MRNA vaccines. They can’t believe that I got the vaccines and booster. 

What kills me is when people over 60 with other conditions say stuff like this. I'm like, "You're not going to be around long enough for that to be a concern for you anyway, amd COVID is a particularly nasty way to go."

 

Edited February 3, 2022 by sniper

[+ Pensant]

9 minutes ago, sniper said:

What kills me is when people over 60 with other conditions say stuff lile this. I'm like, "You're not going to be around long enough for that to be a concern for you anyway, amd COVID is a particularly nasty way to go."

 

Well said. 

[+ augustus]

6 hours ago, FreshFluff said:

True. I’m asking how you can tell if you’ve been infected if you’re also vaxxed and boosted. According to an NYT article, if you’ve been infected with Omicron, you won’t be reinfected for at least 3 months. 

You can most definitely get reinfected again right after getting a booster BUT the symptoms are supposed to be milder BUT not always.  Depends on your overall health like age and comorbidities.  Assuming you are not feeling well but the antibodies are working, the Omicron infection will make you feel like you have a cold (hopefully).  Breakthrough cases are rising though even with vaccination with serious effects like trouble breathing.   It mostly depends on your overall health. 

[Guest]

On 2/2/2022 at 4:40 AM, Pensant said:

I have some highly intelligent friends who are anti-vax....

That sentence is a great example of an oxymoron.

[Guest]

On 2/2/2022 at 5:18 AM, sync said:

Unless your friends are Covid and vaccine specialists I believe you can comfortably disregard their dire warnings.  

You could simply eliminate the first 60% of the sentence and simply say "You can comfortably disregard their dire warnings." Trust the findings of the teams of professionals whose job it is to go through the scientific studies. The scientific data is overwhelming.

[Guest]

On 2/3/2022 at 12:25 AM, FreshFluff said:

Is there any way to test whether you’ve been infected with the Omicron strain if you were boosted a couple of months ago? Can the antibody test differentiate between the two?

 

Not at this time. It wouldn't have much clinical utility if it did. Probably the only value of antibody testing at this time, maybe, is to determine if a person who is taking immune-suppressing meds received benefit from the immunizations. Even then, I recently attended a lecture with two infectious disease specialists who opined that antibody testing has no value at this time. 

[Guest]

On 2/2/2022 at 6:34 AM, CatDaddy said:

I had two Moderna vaccines last Spring and was boosted in December.   I tested positive for Covid in late December.  I sailed through it with mild symptoms (congestion, fatigue, and night sweats - no fever) and was done with it in three/four days.  I'm lucky!

Actually, I know lots of people who've tested positive recently, including two octogenarian neighbors. Most were asymptomatic, and I don't know of a single person who's been ill for more than 3 days, and not one had fatigue or night sweats, so you may not be as lucky as you think. I've been to a number of parties/gatherings in the last few months (maskless), and I always take my mask off in movie theaters, restaurants, etc., which I attend multiple times per week (I have an AMC Stubs membership). I have no fears of getting omicron, and assume I've probably contracted it at some point. I have no plans to get myself tested until I go with "Chris" on a tour of Guatemala and Belize next month, when it's required. I will be careful for 10 days before the testing, not because I'm fearful of getting sick, but rather because I'm fearful of testing positive and having the trip get cancelled. 

[Guest]

23 hours ago, augustus said:

It can take a long time for the results of what strain you have but for at least the last 2 months, 99% of all Covid cases are now the Omicron strain.  

To be more precise, according to the latest data from the CDC, somewhere between 99.9% and 100% of Covid-19 cases in the US at this time are from the omicron variant:

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions

[+ sync]

1 hour ago, Unicorn said:

You could simply eliminate the first 60% of the sentence and simply say "You can comfortably disregard their dire warnings." Trust the findings of the teams of professionals whose job it is to go through the scientific studies. The scientific data is overwhelming.

Your flair for redundancy is noteworthy.

[jtwalker]

3 hours ago, Unicorn said:

That sentence is a great example of an oxymoron.

When was the last time you saw 10's of 1000's of healthcare workers willing to lose their jobs because they didn't want to do something that was healthy?

It is ignorant to assume that everyone who disagrees with you on this is a fool.