rogevibe
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In response to countessalmirena

‎19-12-2022 07:20 PM - edited ‎19-12-2022 07:22 PM

True about the cold virus not being confused in test results - I have been revising my experience with COVID-19 and so wondering about all aspects of this pandemic.

4 days ill , isolated as precaution, daily RAT neg , forth day RAT neg , test pcr , next day RAT pos , pcr returns POS , next 3 days RAT pos - run out of RAT test kits 

Sat out illness in tranquil totally isolated comfort , except loosing 500 grams weight per day and half way through episode aged about 20 years overnight ( scary ) but recovered over next day or two  

There are some aspects of my experience that I consider was helpful in assisting recovery however I can not prove are clinically valid - many people recovered with less issues than I. 

 

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countessalmirena
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on ‎20-12-2022 12:14 AM

I’m glad to hear that you got through it.

 

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rogevibe
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In response to countessalmirena

on ‎21-12-2022 02:24 AM

I was fortunate as i am prone to pneumonia like conditions - early morning chills make me physically dysfunctional 

My living circumstances of easily arranged isolation seemed to have reduced increased viral loading - which to me I consider helpful

For me there seemed to be a precursor illness for 3 to 4 days which faded away , then i tested positive , but had no significant classic COVID symptoms for the duration 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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arctoph_49
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on ‎27-12-2022 07:54 AM

I still feel more tired than usual (after several months), but otherwise nothing really life-changing.

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rogevibe
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on ‎02-01-2023 02:19 AM

I do realise that I was fortunate in being one of the 99.85% (within Australia) who became clinically confirmed infected with SARS-CoV-2 (At least of the nasal passages )  and survived.

 

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springyzone
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on ‎02-01-2023 02:05 PM

What surprised me (and caused enormous relief) weas that I didn't get bad cold symptoms. 

If I am prone to anything, it is to a blocked up, stuffy nose. I have had nasal polyps in the past, I have had colds where I felt I was suffocating.

 

So I was scared of covid but I barely had even a cough, just one occasional slight cough maybe 4 or 5 times a day. No blocked nose, no sore throat, nothing. 

Just a bad headache/migraine at the start.

 

Maybe it was because I had had booster vax not too many months before and I had higher immunity or maybe I just had a mild dose, I don't know. My husband caught it 5 days later and according to him it was one of the worst things he has ever had. But I was actually really full of energy after a day or two. I count myself lucky anyway.

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rogevibe
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In response to springyzone

on ‎03-01-2023 07:06 PM

That is a good endorsement of booster shots 

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