I want to start off by saying I do not intend nor want this to turn into a political discussion. I am just posting about 6 people (my wife and I included) who have tested positive for COVID and our experiences.
A week ago today, my wife starts getting a runny nose. She thinks nothing of it because...well, it's a runny nose and there are probably thousands of reasons why, including she has gotten one the first few weeks of school almost every year in her 15+ years of teaching. Monday afternoon, she said she started feeling achy and like her body was fighting something off. She informed her boss and took Tuesday off to go get tested per her district's policy. We did a home and it was positive. She went and got her PCR test Tuesday and it came back positive on Wednesday.
Tuesday, I woke up with a runny nose and feeling achy as well, and my body felt like it was also fighting something off. I was waiting on my wife's PCR test to come back before I took a home test, because I didn't see a way she could have it and I wouldn't. When her positive test came back Wednesday, I took the home test and it came back positive. Ok...we have it. When she got home Monday afternoon and told me how she felt, I ran to CVS to buy as much of Rev's list as I could, and maybe as a sign from the God's, they had everything BOGO, so I got myself some as well just incase.
Wednesday, my temp only got up to 99.8, fatigue sat in, my appetite went bye bye, and my eyes got very sore. I also started having headaches come and go. I don't remember my wife's highest temp, but she was also very fatigued and started getting some slight congestion. No major cough for either of us, or at least anything I would consider out of the ordinary.
Thursday, I woke up still feeling fatigued, eyes still sore and a temp of 99.8, but the headaches have gone away. For my wife, she felt about the same but her fever had broken and her legs were hurting. She took some IPB/Tylenol and it helped with that.
Thursday night/Friday morning was by far the worst for me. My fever came back earlier Thursday night than it had the night before, and I had a couple battles with chills throughout the night. When I woke up Friday morning, my fever was 100.2. Later that morning, the fever seemed to have broken and I started feeling somewhat better. Still tired, but not like I was the previous days. My eyes didn't hurt nearly as much and my appetite came back slightly, but nothing seemed good. Same for my wife. She seemed to have more energy than previous days, but still nowhere near normal. Friday is also the only day I told my boss I wasn't feeling well and didn't log into work since we're working remotely right now.
Woke up yesterday and we both felt a lot better. Her congestion had gone away and we both had much more energy. We still took it easy (thank God college football started) yesterday to not get ahead of ourselves. And today, we feel almost 100% and are confident we're on the backside of it.
We both made it a point to go do a 15-20 minute walk 2x/day last week to be sure we're not always lying around. We also drank a lot of water, and I can honestly say I took more cat naps last week than I have in probably the 10 years up to this point, combined. The biggest issue for me right now is I have woken up at 3:30 am the past 2 mornings for no reason. I'm talking wide eyed awake.
Neither of us are vaccinated. I'm 39 and would easily be considered overweight. My wife is 38 and has the typical weight women tend to get after children. Other than that, both of us are pretty healthy (non-smokers) with no other issues (high BP, cholesterol, etc).
About 3 weeks ago, I get a call from my dad to tell me my vaccinated aunt and uncle tested positive, and he and his fianc were also starting to feel bad. My uncle fought it off pretty easily and was good to go in a couple of days. Different story for my aunt. She ended up having to be taken to the ER via ambulance about a week in because she couldn't breathe. Turns out, she had pneumonia. They give her some meds and released her. She started to feel better for a couple of days, but then went right back into feeling awful. Thursday, my uncle took her back to the ER where they admitted her because of the pneumonia. Every update my uncle gives us is positive and she seems to be loads better. She has an appetite back, is able to breathe fine, talkative, etc. We're hoping she's released tomorrow.
My dad and his fianc ended up testing positive as well. It seems to have hit them decently hard with mainly just being fatigued. My dad did get a bad cough with it, which he said was the worst part. They both made a it a point to try to be active a few times a day as well. They were able to go get the antibody treatment on Thursday, and when I spoke with him yesterday, he seemed a lot better. He was worried about his sister, but his health seemed to have improved quite a bit. He's 66 and his fianc is 67 (neither vaccinated), and my aunt is 57 (IIRC) and my uncle is 56, both vaccinated.
My theory about my aunt is this...My dad and aunt are are essentially taking care of 2 of their brothers who have health issues. In June, they are told by doctors that one of my uncles has stage 4 lung cancer. 3 days before they all starting having symptoms of COVID, the doctors tell my aunt (who has POA) they estimate he has 2 weeks to 1 month left. He passed not even 8 hours later. I believe having to deal with that drained her emotionally and physically, and was a perfect storm for when COVID hit her. Luckily, she seems to be improving and should be home soon.
A week ago today, my wife starts getting a runny nose. She thinks nothing of it because...well, it's a runny nose and there are probably thousands of reasons why, including she has gotten one the first few weeks of school almost every year in her 15+ years of teaching. Monday afternoon, she said she started feeling achy and like her body was fighting something off. She informed her boss and took Tuesday off to go get tested per her district's policy. We did a home and it was positive. She went and got her PCR test Tuesday and it came back positive on Wednesday.
Tuesday, I woke up with a runny nose and feeling achy as well, and my body felt like it was also fighting something off. I was waiting on my wife's PCR test to come back before I took a home test, because I didn't see a way she could have it and I wouldn't. When her positive test came back Wednesday, I took the home test and it came back positive. Ok...we have it. When she got home Monday afternoon and told me how she felt, I ran to CVS to buy as much of Rev's list as I could, and maybe as a sign from the God's, they had everything BOGO, so I got myself some as well just incase.
Wednesday, my temp only got up to 99.8, fatigue sat in, my appetite went bye bye, and my eyes got very sore. I also started having headaches come and go. I don't remember my wife's highest temp, but she was also very fatigued and started getting some slight congestion. No major cough for either of us, or at least anything I would consider out of the ordinary.
Thursday, I woke up still feeling fatigued, eyes still sore and a temp of 99.8, but the headaches have gone away. For my wife, she felt about the same but her fever had broken and her legs were hurting. She took some IPB/Tylenol and it helped with that.
Thursday night/Friday morning was by far the worst for me. My fever came back earlier Thursday night than it had the night before, and I had a couple battles with chills throughout the night. When I woke up Friday morning, my fever was 100.2. Later that morning, the fever seemed to have broken and I started feeling somewhat better. Still tired, but not like I was the previous days. My eyes didn't hurt nearly as much and my appetite came back slightly, but nothing seemed good. Same for my wife. She seemed to have more energy than previous days, but still nowhere near normal. Friday is also the only day I told my boss I wasn't feeling well and didn't log into work since we're working remotely right now.
Woke up yesterday and we both felt a lot better. Her congestion had gone away and we both had much more energy. We still took it easy (thank God college football started) yesterday to not get ahead of ourselves. And today, we feel almost 100% and are confident we're on the backside of it.
We both made it a point to go do a 15-20 minute walk 2x/day last week to be sure we're not always lying around. We also drank a lot of water, and I can honestly say I took more cat naps last week than I have in probably the 10 years up to this point, combined. The biggest issue for me right now is I have woken up at 3:30 am the past 2 mornings for no reason. I'm talking wide eyed awake.
Neither of us are vaccinated. I'm 39 and would easily be considered overweight. My wife is 38 and has the typical weight women tend to get after children. Other than that, both of us are pretty healthy (non-smokers) with no other issues (high BP, cholesterol, etc).
About 3 weeks ago, I get a call from my dad to tell me my vaccinated aunt and uncle tested positive, and he and his fianc were also starting to feel bad. My uncle fought it off pretty easily and was good to go in a couple of days. Different story for my aunt. She ended up having to be taken to the ER via ambulance about a week in because she couldn't breathe. Turns out, she had pneumonia. They give her some meds and released her. She started to feel better for a couple of days, but then went right back into feeling awful. Thursday, my uncle took her back to the ER where they admitted her because of the pneumonia. Every update my uncle gives us is positive and she seems to be loads better. She has an appetite back, is able to breathe fine, talkative, etc. We're hoping she's released tomorrow.
My dad and his fianc ended up testing positive as well. It seems to have hit them decently hard with mainly just being fatigued. My dad did get a bad cough with it, which he said was the worst part. They both made a it a point to try to be active a few times a day as well. They were able to go get the antibody treatment on Thursday, and when I spoke with him yesterday, he seemed a lot better. He was worried about his sister, but his health seemed to have improved quite a bit. He's 66 and his fianc is 67 (neither vaccinated), and my aunt is 57 (IIRC) and my uncle is 56, both vaccinated.
My theory about my aunt is this...My dad and aunt are are essentially taking care of 2 of their brothers who have health issues. In June, they are told by doctors that one of my uncles has stage 4 lung cancer. 3 days before they all starting having symptoms of COVID, the doctors tell my aunt (who has POA) they estimate he has 2 weeks to 1 month left. He passed not even 8 hours later. I believe having to deal with that drained her emotionally and physically, and was a perfect storm for when COVID hit her. Luckily, she seems to be improving and should be home soon.
