No good, very bad night

[Jolly]

Take care of yourself.

Seems like most of the COVID we've had lately starts with a bad sore throat. Must be the predominant strain...

[jon-nyc]

Seems like a mini-wave going on. Just anecdotal but I wouldn’t be surprised to see cases are up.

[jon-nyc]

Yep.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/why-is-covid-surging-summer-2024/

[jon-nyc]

Glad you got over that initial hit, Horace. You taking anything?

I found Tylenol kept a lid on my symptoms.

[blondie]

The swallowing difficulty sounds scary. Am glad you feel better this morning!

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in No good, very bad night:

Glad you got over that initial hit, Horace. You taking anything?

I found Tylenol kept a lid on my symptoms.

I took some acetaminophen. This morning I bought theraflu but I haven’t used it.

[George K]

Oh, man. Feel better.

[Copper]

@Horace said in No good, very bad night:

I took some acetaminophen. This morning I bought theraflu but I haven’t used it.

If you follow Dr. Fauci's instructions, you should be fine.

[Mik]

So sad you have to endure this. I hope it passes quickly.

[kluurs]

Today is the 3rd week anniversary of my coming down with Covid. I only had a sore throat the first day or so. After that, it morphed into heavy fatigue and malise. I took Palovid on day 2 - BUT a lot of folks have suggested that Paxlovid may be assocaited with a rebound. I don't know if I would take it again - BUT it did seem to knock down the symptoms quickly =- just took a long time to completely murder off the bug.

But everyone is different. I hope you murder it off quickly. From what I hear Covid is a bit more prevalent in the South - and again, some of the suspician is that a lot of folks are indoors - confined spaces with air conditioning.

[Renauda]

Get well soon and remember to gargle several times a day with salt and warm water along with the usual rest and plenty of non dehydrating fluids. Lemon and honey will soothe the sore throat.

[LuFins Dad]

@Renauda said in No good, very bad night:

Get well soon and remember to gargle several times a day with salt and warm water along with the usual rest and plenty of non dehydrating fluids. Lemon and honey will soothe the sore throat.

Seconded. And a great way to have that lemon and honey is a hot toddy…

[Horace]

@Renauda said in No good, very bad night:

Get well soon and remember to gargle several times a day with salt and warm water along with the usual rest and plenty of non dehydrating fluids. Lemon and honey will soothe the sore throat.

Thank you I will try the lemon and honey. The sore throat is coming back.

[Horace]

@kluurs said in No good, very bad night:

Today is the 3rd week anniversary of my coming down with Covid. I only had a sore throat the first day or so. After that, it morphed into heavy fatigue and malise. I took Palovid on day 2 - BUT a lot of folks have suggested that Paxlovid may be assocaited with a rebound. I don't know if I would take it again - BUT it did seem to knock down the symptoms quickly =- just took a long time to completely murder off the bug.

But everyone is different. I hope you murder it off quickly. From what I hear Covid is a bit more prevalent in the South - and again, some of the suspician is that a lot of folks are indoors - confined spaces with air conditioning.

I’m glad you’re finally feeling better. Hopefully I won’t be in for 3 weeks of this.

[Horace]

@blondie said in No good, very bad night:

The swallowing difficulty sounds scary. Am glad you feel better this morning!

Thanks, I might be wildly optimistic thinking I’ll be over this in a couple days. We’ll see.

[Copper]

Has anyone mentioned plenty of fluids? It makes a difference.

[Renauda]

@Copper

Yes, I already mentioned it above.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in No good, very bad night:

@Renauda said in No good, very bad night:

Get well soon and remember to gargle several times a day with salt and warm water along with the usual rest and plenty of non dehydrating fluids. Lemon and honey will soothe the sore throat.

Thank you I will try the lemon and honey. The sore throat is coming back.

Fluids, rest, acetaminophen and a cough suppresent. Keep a check on your O2Sat. If it hits 94 or below and you seem like you've got a little chest tightness, make sure you see a doc.

Down here, docs give steroids, even though it's not recommended. Paxolovid is a discussion to have with your doc.

[Horace]

Maybe I will check in with my doc next week.

[taiwan_girl]

awww. Sorry to hear this @Horace Take care of yourself. And yes to all of the advice from all of the smart people above.