I have COVID-19

[ShokWaveRider]

Caninelover - Here's for an uneventful recovery.

 

[LOL!]

A salient point is that caninelover was social distancing since mid-March except to go to Trader Joe's a few times. If this is Covid-19, then what would a "contact tracer" figure out about this?

Get healthy soon!

 

[Aerides]

Best thoughts for your full recovery, and another vote here to please get tested. I think it's important that everyone "stand up and be counted" if they have it, and for contact tracing, and those around you, to know for sure so they can take necessary precautions.

And if it's not, to pursue other treatment perhaps. And, on the bright side, when this passes, you'll know you can really count yourself in the group with antibodies - should that prove to provide immunity.

 

[donheff]

Disheartening that there is no testing and tracking. You can take the most appropriate actions for yourself whether you get tested or not - just act like you got it. But this shows that CA (and everybody else surely) is not ready to test and track. We are going to slowly reopen and probably have no realistic choice not to but we are doing it as a crap shoot. If we are lucky, the reports that there are huge numbers of unsymptomatic positives already out there are true and the mortality rate is much lower than surmised. If that isn't true we could get some nasty rebounds as people start circulating blindly.

Best wishes - drink lots of fluids and do breathing exercises. Sleep on your side or stomach if you get congested. Edit: research that for yourself, don't trust random Internet comments.

 

[cooch96]

Speedy recovery, op.
I think of wuhan flu survivors as unwilling heroes. I think you should get medals, or at least badges, stating, “I survived COVID19 and I am a Herd Immunizer!”

Something like that. The symptomatic certainly earned the right the hard way. Maybe that’ll be the next national craft project, after everyone has masks.

 

[audreyh1]

Wow, what a bummer after being so careful! I hope you are over it quickly.

You might have been exposed 5 days before onset of symptoms which seems typical, although some folks have gotten sick within 2 days and others longer.

Here is a consumer reports article discussing fever and COVID-19 that might be useful. https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-symptoms/fever-and-covid-19-what-to-know/

 

[audreyh1]

Best thoughts for your full recovery, and another vote here to please get tested. I think it's important that everyone "stand up and be counted" if they have it, and for contact tracing, and those around you, to know for sure so they can take necessary precautions.

And if it's not, to pursue other treatment perhaps. And, on the bright side, when this passes, you'll know you can really count yourself in the group with antibodies - should that prove to provide immunity.

Certainly good to get tested, but with false negatives you still have to assume you have it regardless of the initial test result. Just because you test negative doesn’t mean you are cleared (there is no “for sure”) - others around you still have to take necessary precautions.

Eventually hopefully antibody testing will provide an answer after the fact.

 

[ivinsfan]

Wow, what a bummer after being so careful! I hope you are over it quickly.

You might have been exposed 5 days before onset of symptoms which seems typical, although some folks have gotten sick within 2 days and others longer.

Here is a consumer reports article discussing fever and COVID-19 that might be useful. https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-symptoms/fever-and-covid-19-what-to-know/

Good article and it will of course vary by person, but my plan of attack would be to let my fever run, fever is basic response by your body to kill off invaders..i.e. COVID...since drugs don't work well on virus, fever is really the one things your body can deploy to help kill off viral load..

 

[audreyh1]

Good article and it will of course vary by person, but my plan of attack would be to let my fever run, fever is basic response by your body to kill off invaders..i.e. COVID...since drugs don't work well on virus, fever is really the one things your body can deploy to help kill off viral load..

You have to be careful and not let it run too high, and at the same time it’s not clear that a high temp really helps with this virus as it seems to have come from bats which have a high body temp. I thought the article did a good job of explaining handling fever - if your fever is running high (but not dangerously so), but you don’t feel that bad, then maybe OK to let it run, but if you feel miserable with a high fever and can’t function, I’m not so sure letting it run is a good idea.

 

[ER Eddie]

Sorry to hear that, caninelover (nice name, btw). I'm sending you good thoughts.

I agree with the decision to avoid TV. So much fear and blame. It's almost as contagious as the virus itself. It's good to stay informed, but you don't need to feed the fear right now. Feed faith. Take good care of yourself. Best wishes.

 

[caninelover]

Thanks everyone. Quarantine Day 2, fever is 99.4 this morning. Didn't sleep great, woke up a few times. I may take NyQuil tonight and see if that helps. Otherwise still feel very achy and tired but the chills are mostly gone. Still no cough or shortness of breath. Doctor did prescribed a Z-Pak in case it is a different infection causing the fever. Also said there is some anecdotal evidence that it lowers the chance of progression to pneumonia in healthy people.

Still not sure but leaning towards getting a test Monday morning. Just better to know for sure.

Yes I am sure I went nowhere else except TJs and the timing fits if I went Saturday and showed symptoms Friday so that is where I think I got it. Yes we wear masks as did most in the store, including employees. They also limit to 15 in the store at once so it was not crowded with everyone else waiting outside in marked 6ft distances. And I wash hands when I get home. I think it shows how contagious this thing is.

Everyone be careful out there!

 

[ivinsfan]

You have to be careful and not let it run too high, and at the same time it’s not clear that a high temp really helps with this virus as it seems to have come from bats which have a high body temp. I thought the article did a good job of explaining handling fever - if your fever is running high (but not dangerously so), but you don’t feel that bad, then maybe OK to let it run, but if you feel miserable with a high fever and can’t function, I’m not so sure letting it run is a good idea.

There is way too much unknown here that's for sure, hopefully some clear research will be available after some time has passed. The one uncertain about fever reducing medicine, is it doesn't really give you a clear idea of how you are progressing as temp reading will be artificially influenced.

I know in my GKs school they dont want kids back until they have been fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing meds... this is pre CONID of course.

 

[caninelover]

Wow, what a bummer after being so careful! I hope you are over it quickly.

You might have been exposed 5 days before onset of symptoms which seems typical, although some folks have gotten sick within 2 days and others longer.

Here is a consumer reports article discussing fever and COVID-19 that might be useful. https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-symptoms/fever-and-covid-19-what-to-know/

Thanks good article. I am taking Tylenol as the associated aches and chills were too much for me.

I always thought I was a wired because my 'normal' temp is about 97.7 not 98.6. Good to know I'm not alone!

 

[Moemg]

Get well soon !

 

[audreyh1]

Thanks good article. I am taking Tylenol as the associated aches and chills were too much for me.

I always thought I was a wired because my 'normal' temp is about 97.7 not 98.6. Good to know I'm not alone!

Right, when I read average normal is now 97.5, I feel much more in line as my morning temps run around 97.2.

 

[Chuckanut]

I hope you have a quick recovery.

I guess it's a good thing they didn't demand you come if for immediate testing. That would be cause for worry.

 

[Ronstar]

Get well soon caninelover! I had similar symptoms for a couple of weeks. Chills, fever, night sweats, fatigue, light headedness, stomach ache on and off. No sore throat, cough or trouble breathing. very weird. Nights were the worst.

Not sure if I had covid19 or the flu. I didn't get checked. Wasn't bad enough to go to the dr. It would be semi bad for a day or two, then a couple of good days, then a couple of bad. That was the depressing part - I thought I was recovering and then have a relapse.

Don't expect to recover overnight. It'll take a week or two to get all of the aches and pains out of your system.

 

[tmm99]

I am sorry to hear you're sick. I hope you get well very soon.
I would get myself tested, just to know for sure.

 

[pacergal]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I highly encourage you to get tested, just for confirmation.
The fact that you have been so careful of potential exposure and still got ill, points to how very contagious this virus is.
Take care and keep us informed if you can.

 

[Ian S]

Sending healing thoughts! I'd get tested if you can. You've been so careful, hopefully, it is something else.

 

[tmm99]

It's possible that you somehow got the virus when you were at TJ's, but it's also possible that your SO got it first and gave it to you as some people are asymptomatic.

You also mentioned in your earlier posts that you did takeouts twice a week. Did you have to go inside for these? Did they get close to you at any point? It's just that with you wearing a mask and everyone else wearing a mask at TJ's, it seems unlikely to me that you caught the virus there, but I'm just speculating... I will continue to do curbside pickups in the meantime though...

 

[caninelover]

It's possible that you somehow got the virus when you were at TJ's, but it's also possible that your SO got it first and gave it to you as some people are asymptomatic.

You also mentioned in your earlier posts that you did takeouts twice a week. Did you have to go inside for these? Did they get close to you at any point? It's just that with you wearing a mask and everyone else wearing a mask at TJ's, it seems unlikely to me that you caught the virus there, but I'm just speculating... I will continue to do curbside pickups in the meantime though...

No either curbside pickups or GrubHub contactless delivery. We left the bags outside and only brought in the food, then washed hands.

It is possible SO got it but he works from home normally, even before this and hasn't been outside except for the takeout food, which was a pickup. Though it's possible he got it mid March before stay at home orders and gave it to me while asymptomatic. But given we are in close proximity to each other, I doubt it. TJs makes more sense to me as the timing seems more logical. Note the masks are cloth and not N95s so don't definitively stop virus spread...also could have touched a surface that was contaminated and maybe unwittingly touched my face (I do find that habit hard to break but have been trying).

At any rate, SO is also quarantining for two weeks assuming exposure. We are well stocked on food but may do instacart for milk next week.

 

[tmm99]

No either curbside pickups or GrubHub contactless delivery. We left the bags outside and only brought in the food, then washed hands.

It is possible SO got it but he works from home normally, even before this and hasn't been outside except for the takeout food, which was a pickup. Though it's possible he got it mid March before stay at home orders and gave it to me while asymptomatic. But given we are in close proximity to each other, I doubt it. TJs makes more sense to me as the timing seems more logical. Note the masks are cloth and not N95s so don't definitively stop virus spread...also could have touched a surface that was contaminated and maybe unwittingly touched my face (I do find that habit hard to break but have been trying).

At any rate, SO is also quarantining for two weeks assuming exposure. We are well stocked on food but may do instacart for milk next week.

Thanks for sharing this info. It makes me want to be more vigilant if I ever need to venture into a grocery store...

 

[Sojourner]

Yes I am sure I went nowhere else except TJs and the timing fits if I went Saturday and showed symptoms Friday so that is where I think I got it. Yes we wear masks as did most in the store, including employees. They also limit to 15 in the store at once so it was not crowded with everyone else waiting outside in marked 6ft distances. And I wash hands when I get home. I think it shows how contagious this thing is.

If you did, in fact, get COVID-19 from your trip to Trader Joe's as you described, then I don't see how anyone can realistically avoid getting infected before a vaccine becomes available. Even following all the recommended safety protocols didn't work in your case (so it seems). If it's truly that contagious, we're pretty much all doomed to catch it at some point over the next 12 months... and it's amazing that only a fraction of 1% of the population has contracted it so far.

Best of luck with your recovery. Sounds like you're well on your way to feeling better soon.

 

[Morgan22]

Sorry to hear! I hope you feel better. But I think your doctor is giving you bad advice. California has enough test kits to test anyone who wants a COVID-19 test. You and your SO should both get tested so that you can confirm this is what you have, and then you can do any contact tracing with anyone else who you may have been in contact with recently.

There is no reason to avoid taking a test at this point in time. There is no downside, and if you don’t have it, you may have something else that has a different treatment plan. And if your SO has it but is asymptomatic they would want to know this so that they can decide whether to avoid doing any grocery shopping or other errands outside of the house.

This is not true from what I'm hearing in my hospital system. (I currently w*rk in a large system in SD City and surrounding area.) We do not have enough tests for everyone and anyone. We still need to be selective on who we test so we do not run out. Maybe its different in the area where you live?