CV and mad panic behaviour

[Thryleon]

Odds are most of us will be fine. 

Im still yet to catch covid and catch the train to and from the city and have done every business day since Feb 22nd.

Not sure what all the fuss is about.

I haven't had a booster since January and don't exactly live like a hermit.

[kruddler]

Odds are most of us will be fine. 

Im still yet to catch covid and catch the train to and from the city and have done every business day since Feb 22nd.

Not sure what all the fuss is about.

I haven't had a booster since January and don't exactly live like a hermit.

I haven't caught it yet either, nor my wife or kids.

See basically 20 different people every day.

Seem to be one of the last remaining from our extended families and group of friends.

I'm starting to wonder if maybe we've had it and just didn't notice.

[madbluboy]

RSV put my youngest in hospital for 7 days, he required oxygen at one stage, he had a fever for 5 days with his temperature peaking at 39.8. Got out yesterday.

Covid gave him a mild temperature of 37.5 for one afternoon.

[LP]

[member=26]madbluboy[/member]‍  Glad to hear your young one is out, look after him.

Reality is none of the conditions can be consider in isolation, getting one can affect the other even if it's weeks or months apart. Worst case might be getting both at the same time which I believe is a major problem with those most susceptible.

It is a "because of" or "as well as" scenario, not "instead of" something!

[kruddler]

I spoke to soon.

One of my kids has covid now.
Wife and other kid are sick, but tested negative.
I've started with a sniffle this morning, haven't been tested yet as i just found out.

Yay.

[Mav]

My son & I tested positive recently & did the week’s iso. I’d had a cough for a month beforehand which waxed and waned and I tested negative on a RAT. But then a month later I tested positive on a RAT at the tail end of the cough.

If the cough was unrelated to Covid, then I had no symptoms. If the coughing was a symptom, then it was unpleasant but more of an annoyance than anything. Mucous would accumulate in the upper respiratory tract and then I’d cough continually for what seemed like ages. Sometimes, I’d wonder when I’d be able to take the next breath. Unfortunately, that would interrupt my sleep. But it was no worse than a pre-Covid cold.

[Mav]

I spoke to soon.

One of my kids has covid now.
Wife and other kid are sick, but tested negative.
I've started with a sniffle this morning, haven't been tested yet as i just found out.

Yay.

You should probably get the family in for PCRs. They’re more reliable as they “amplify” the sample. The downside is that the Health Dept will know of any positives and the isolation period is known as well. Fair bet that many who test positive on RATs don’t register that result with the Health Dept. imagine if the whole family has to observe the same isolation period …

[Baggers]

Wishing all the sick folks and their loved ones a complete and speedy recovery.

Mrs Baggers and I have both had Covid (both also triple vaxxed) and think we were lucky. Bit of sniffle, odd cough for a day, loadsa sneezing ...but that was about it. Mrs Baggers reckons if she hadn't tested positive she'd not have known she had it! Wonder how many folks are in the same boat? This was about a month ago. I also got the flu (haven't had a flu shot) but, it, also was mild for a few days, bit tired, minimal phlegm. No temperature with either.

[kruddler]

You should probably get the family in for PCRs. They’re more reliable as they “amplify” the sample. The downside is that the Health Dept will know of any positives and the isolation period is known as well. Fair bet that many who test positive on RATs don’t register that result with the Health Dept. imagine if the whole family has to observe the same isolation period …

Wife and kids all had PCR's, only 1 came back back positive.
They are use RATs every few days, all been negative.....i only rat when i feel a little off, all been negative.

I'm (now) working from home today and tomorrow, but will make time for a PCR at some stage and suggested we test the wife and other kid again.

[Lods]

It's running wild....and I reckon the number of folks with it is far greater than the 'official' figures indicate.

I was supposed to go in to hospital to have a bladder stone removed yesterday.
It's not causing me any great discomfort but it is fairly large.

I got a bit of a sniffle on Monday night that was till there yesterday morning so I did a RAT.
Positive.
Surgery cancelled and unable to be done for 6 weeks.
The thing that struck me was from just having a few sniffles at around 7.00am I was in bed with chills and fever by 10am (about the time I would have been leaving for the hospital)

I spent the day in bed and by this morning I was feeling much better.
Still a bit blocked up and have a cough, but hopefully that's as bad as it gets.
I'm double vaxed with double boosters.
I was also able to get onto my doctor and got a script for some anti-virals.

I registered the RAT...all very easy, and today I had a call from QLD health just to run through how I was feeling. They're going to call back Friday.

Assuming (and no guarantees ) the worst is over and I keep improving it was like a bad flu..but shorter duration.