Nasty cold going around NYC

[ShortCutie7]

I’ve had it for over a week now… I initially thought it was just allergies since my only symptom for the first few days was mild congestion but it’s turned into deep congestion with a cough. A ton of people around are coughing and sneezing, so there’s definitely something going around. Be careful out there, New Yorkers!

[BuffaloKyle]

Yeah, I had something like that a couple weeks ago. I knew it wasn't allergies because I had a sore throat first for a couple days and then a stuffy nose. It was odd though as I was blowing my nose a lot but it wasn't stuffy to the point where I couldn't breathe through my nose even when I was laying down in bed to sleep.

[danteig]

Yep. Some of my older gay friends have caught it and it seems really bad. A couple of them have unfortunately ended up at the hospital. 

Edited Saturday at 05:33 PM by danteig

[ShortCutie7]

7 hours ago, danteig said:

Yep. Some of my older gay friends have caught it and it seems really bad. A couple of them have unfortunately ended up at the hospital. 

FWIW this is 100% for sure not related to anything gay or sexual… I haven’t had any sort of intimate contact since June. But I gave whatever I have to my mother (who is older) so thanks for the warning that it could get serious!

[+ sync]

I reside about 80 miles outside of NYC and, while I have not visited NYC in months, I have recently experienced the same above symptoms.

[+ sniper]

I'm out in the suburbs of nyc and when my sister was admitted to the hospital for something else, they noted the ER has been slammed for a couple of months with some respiratory bug. My other sister and brother both sounded like death for weeks.

Edited 11 hours ago by sniper

[+ SidewaysDM]

My wife recently retired from her position as an ER nurse after 40 years. We reside in the suburbs of Philly. She got this respiratory bug, and I can’t recall her ever being this sick. She had the worst cough, runny nose and lost her voice for the past few weeks. My brother and sister in law also, struggled for weeks with it. This is one nasty virus! 

[+ Just Chuck]

I spent the last two weeks on a work trip to Las Vegas.  I think the same thing is going around there.  Three of the eight people I worked with came down with symptoms just like that.  

I’ve been non-symptomatic. So, I hope I dodged that one.