My dr told me to rest, rest, rest. Even if you feel like you can do something, DON’T. Also a raging sinus infection a couple weeks after you feel better is pretty common post covid this winter.

I had it right after Easter '22. Some coughing, mild fever, but mostly I alternated b/w days of great energy to feeling like someone hit me with a brick (no energy). The worst was really Covid brain. I just couldn't keep things in my head for about a month.

First bout a little over a year ago? Down for three days with the too-bad-to-believe fatigue some people get.

Hahahhaah you "got up to pee and had to lay down?" lololol

I got up to pee and had to lay down. It sucked. Some aches, brain fog that go around, no breathing issues, flu-type stuff at all. Did have some mild aphasia stuff that was probably long-covid related for about 8 months.

JUST got over it again a week ago. This time one half day of much more mild fatigue, aches, then two days of sniffles and a sinus headache. No sign of weird aphasia.

I have heard all the stories from " the good" to "the bad" to "the ugly"...but you may want to put out a question about Paxlovid...the after you get covid med.

My family finally got it this past Fall. We are all fully vaxxed and boosted.

Minor cold-like symptoms, never any fever, but about 4 days of extreme fatigue.

I was better for a week after I got it (for the first time) in February, then a week later...BAM. Rebound COVID. Just as fun as the first time but even more frustrating. So tired of this.

Rebound COVID

I got the Covid last June. I will tell you what I told everyone else that got it:

Take quick hot showers when you feel really bad.

Avoided for 3 years as a nurse and 5 Moderna shots. Last Sunday took my daughter to a special needs bowling game. Monday the organizer told me she is positive. 2 days later I got low fever, achy, and fatigued. Intermittent cough. No loss of taste or smell. Started Paxlovid Friday due my age and other issues. Feeling much better today but still have an occasional cough and some nasal congestion.

After working around it for so long my biggest concern is long term effects. I’ve seen too many with brain fog and neurological issues post-infection but those were all unvaccinated folks.

I had Covid in may of last year and I was the sickest I’ve ever been without needing to go to a hospital. It was awful so I feel for you.

I had a really nasty cough and the ONLY over the counter medicine that worked for me was Delsym.

That’s really my best piece of advice… otherwise drink plenty of water and get all the rest you need! Wishing you a speedy recovery

Had it last spring, started off as the worst migraine of my life and a 104 degree fever. Slept basically the first two days, felt a little better for a few days, didn’t have any respiratory symptoms until about a week in. Around the two week mark I lost smell/taste but only for a couple of days. Third week was pretty bad vertigo/brain fog and then that stupid sinus infection.

ETA I forgot about the body aches, those were bad the first week too. Just my clothes touching my skin hurt. Also ended up losing like 15 lbs cause all I ate for a week was crackers and Gatorade lol

It caught me in November, and I was just starting to feel smug about going so long without catching it. Vaxxed with 2 boosters. Fever, aches, and nausea for me, no cold or flu like symptoms, which really surprised me. I took the meds (name escapes me ATM) and it made me really nauseous. I stopped after the fourth day, just took Tylenolfor the aches. Lots of Pedialyte and soup, and sleep. Took about 2 weeks to get over it fully. Hope you shake it and feel better soon.

Extra Vitamin D and Rest. Your body is fighting, even if you feel up to it, just rest.

Just got over my first case of it a week or so ago. I'm vaxed and boosted multiple times. For me, it was a light fever for a couple of days, coupled with sinus congestion and complete loss of sense of smell - that was weird. Feeling pretty good now but still some fatigue. Sense of smell is mostly back. Fever is gone. Still some congestion.

No great hints that haven't already been covered. Drink a lot of water. Get a lot of rest. I did do a couple of saline nasal flushes that I think helped with the congestion. Don't make any critical decisions because your brain probably isn't working all that well. Good luck and have a swift recovery!

My partner got COVID for the first time in the Fall. Fortunately, she was asymptomatic, and I somehow never caught it from her.

Isolation tips: I don't know what your home layout is like, but, if there's a guest bedroom, camp out in there for the duration. Try to minimize your time in common areas, and wear a mask when you leave your quarantine room. Ventilation is hard in the winter, but if you can air out the common areas once in a while that can help. Try a Corsi-Rosenthal box, they're inexpensive and do a great job at cleaning the air. (Our house has a lot of airborne particulates from our pets -- setting up a box in the living area cut down that down almost entirely, and MERV 13 or higher filters will do the same for virus particles.)

Had it in the fall. Vaxxed and boosted. It was real bad for me. Basically 4 days of fever, sweats and a lack of anything like coherent memories. There are 103 episodes of Cougartown somewhere in that void. Long term, I noticed from my fitness tracker that my resting heart rate went from the low-mid fifties to the mid-high sixties and stayed like that for months. Back to normal now. Never really moved into my chest or sinuses so that’s a plus. Never lost taste or smell. I feel like I had it a lot worse than most people I know in terms of hitting hard.

We dodged COVID until Christmas day '22. I got paxlovid but my husband didn't. I had much milder symptoms and was better in a week. He was down for two full weeks and it went into his chest. He coughed for a month. Sucked but we lived.

I don’t know if I’ve been lucky, but I haven’t had any symptoms, so I haven’t gotten Covid. I took the J&J version of the vaccine.

Vitamin D!!!!! Lots of it keep in the healthy range don’t over dose on the D also just drink water lots and lots of water. Hot showers and rest

Cloth baby diapers to blow your nose and rest. It was the sickest I've been in years (I didn't qualify for an updated vaccination at the point). The cloth diapers saved my nose and face from being insanely chapped

My husband had Covid. He was home for twelve weeks. My mum tested positive today. She is in Florida. 😦

I had it. And I barely noticed. If I did not test for work I would not have known I even had COVID.

I downloaded GTA San Andreas on my phone and played until my eyes fell out.

There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence to say that long covid could be caused by/exacerbated by activity. Even when you are feeling better go slow. Don’t rush back to the gym, don’t push yourself excessively.

Never had any symptoms but I tested positive via antibody tests

Rest. Liquids.

I had spurts of energy, times I felt really exhausted and times I felt like I could do things around the house.

I felt stuffy and congested around day 5 and by day 7 I was able to breathe easier. On day 3 I had a dull pain in my back and ribs, that was for about 3 days.

Other than that I felt fine. Honestly felt like I had a bad cold or sinus infection and pain you get from coughing a lot, even though I didn't cough as much.

I think fluid and rest helped.

Had a rough flu this year, that was fever for 4-5 days, 5% energy, aches & pains, constantly cold then hot in bed/night sweats, heavy brain fog, among other symptoms. Maybe some of that lasted longer than necessary because I was still single-dad in there, but the 5 % energy really surprised me, an active and health focused individual otherwise and made me test for Covid twice, always negative. So far as I know otherwise, no Covid yet.

My whole family had Covid, including my 101 year old grandmother. All had nothing worse than extreme tiredness for a couple days and a little congestion. My 2 year old son and infant (at the time) daughter had zero symptoms while testing positive.

I have had a few colds and the flu this past year that were much, much worse. Crazy how much it can vary for people.

Vitamins D. Mine was very soon after a booster, and only really uncomfortable for two days. Just a very assertive cold, with painful sore throat and fever.

BOO for Covid

YAAAAWHO for mystery meatloaf and mashed potatoes

Feel better soon.

It finally got me 2 months ago. I gargled with warm salt water and lots of water. The illness was 6 days or so but I had fatigue for about a month. That was worse than illness

No covid but a bad case of bronchitis. Knocked me on my ass.

Elderberry syrup!

Rest! Eat healthy, drink plenty of water, take vitamin supplements, especially vitamin D. I ended up with a severe vitamin D deficiency. I never had any vitamin deficiencies before this! It’s like covid ravaged my body of vitamins. You may end up totally fine, depending on what variant you have. I hope you have a speedy recovery!

If it's not too late, ask your doctor about paxlovid.

I got Covid over Labor Day weekend. Symptoms were pretty mild, I was fully up to date on the vax and boosters, and as soon as I showed symptoms and tested positive, I called my doctor and they put me on paxlovid (I also have underlying medical issues that put me at a higher risk for a more severe case).

Honestly, for me, with the above, the worst thing was the cold/flu like symptoms making it hard to sleep. Nyquill became my friend. I was already off work that week for planned PTO, I was able to return to work via telecommuting only by the second day I was supposed to be back at work. I think I wound up taking only two sick days, not in a row.

And my employer's Employee Health people banned me from the office for three weeks instead of their normal two due to my underlying medical issues and relevant medications.

And, it's apparently not uncommon to get a "bounce" of symptoms a couple weeks later, and to test false-positive for up to three months after the infection. They told me to not bother testing until at least three months had gone by.

Mine hit me hard! Couple of days with a terrible headache, then the body aches hit, and the congestion, and completely lost my appetite. I was basically in bed for 5 days and home from work for 10! I was in so much pain, I couldn’t sleep, just aches all over! After it passed, I had major brain fog for about a week. I could barely sit through a conference call at work, I really needed everyone to speak slowly to me lol. It was brutal.

Had it last year. 103° temp, had to go to ER to get fluids, outside of that, I didn't leave my bed for 6 days. I came down with it on a Saturday and didn't have the strength to even go downstairs until Friday. Lost my sense of smell, but it did come back, although it has changed. While I had acute Covid, I noticed that I did not experience the tinnitus I usually have. That came back too. Am very easily fatigued still.

Wow what year is it hahahaha

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My first round last Thanksgiving (21) was pretty bad. So tired I was nearly useless for a week - I could work for an hour or two and then nap time, and by day 3 my chest was very congested. Got it again this winter and was more like a bad cold - after my quarantine and several negative tests I was able to travel with no problem

Navage

It was a free paid 2 week vacation for me for a super deadly virus with a 99.998% survival rate.

• Have depression
• Be an introvert
• Be autistic with social anxiety (disclaimer: cannot receive from vaccines)
• Get all the vaccines, play it safe
• ???
• Profit

Haven't gotten COVID yet. And that is what happens when you rarely go out, and when you do go out, you go at night.

Covid is pussy ass shit the flu has been far worse... unvaccinated had it twice both times just sniffles got the useless flu shot however and have had that god that was terrible