my sister, who lives in a group home in another town --- no contact with outside world except staff --- tested negative for the rona. but further tests showed she has the antibodies. someone isn't being forthright with answers ....

be well Kath ... find some way to enjoy the time ...

So sorry, Kath. Eat well, drink fluids, get plenty of rest, take good care of yourself. So sorry. Best wishes to you and yours.

bragu it may not be that someone is not being forthright. I have always suspected that this virus has been in the US and may have actually originated in the US about three-four years ago based only on the number of people that I have known who have had the symptoms but were told they did not have flu but it was something that was going around. If I am correct your sister may have had it but it was passed off as just "a cold".

Everyone be safe as they can be until this thing runs it's course.

Sorry to hear this kath...hope you all feel well fast!

I hope everyone has a fast recovery.

Sad news for you and your family. I hope that all who test positive have a mild case and a quick recovery.

Hope all goes well!

and the post reappears???? Weird.

Sending prayers. Hopefully all of you will have mild symptoms, or don't get it at all. Hope you can get her in to your doctor.

I'm winding down to the end (Sunday) of my third trip to isolation. Got out of 2nd isolation for less than a week and then earned a round trip back for another two weeks! All of Covid victims have/ are recovering nicely and have been out on the ice fishing during their time in quarantine. Weekdays when any other fishers were few & far.

Hope everyone gets well soon without problems.

Sorry to hear this, Kathy.

Hope all recover quickly with no lingering effects

Everyone be safe as they can be until this thing runs it's course

It's not going anywhere, it's a permanent fixture like colds and flu. All hope of beating it down so we do not have to live the rest of our lives in a continuous state of pandemic depends on majority cooperation with masking, social distancing, diligent hand washing and vaccination. In the meantime lots of Americans continue to fail at the first two, if not three, and domestic vaccine distribution has been fraught with problems. So that 500,000 U.S. fatalities is just around the corner.

Good luck with your family. Let us all hope for the best. Statistics are with you.

Good luck. Glad you’re not being complacent. Just found out a vaccinated acquaintance tested positive. (NJ EMT) 95≠100

ETA - Correction, he hadn’t had his second dose yet.

I hope your dd gets through this quick and that the vaccine that you got has protected you and you can use this time off in a pleasant way,

fyi Last week everything I posted...posted in duplicate. Then I started a post about buying cheap eye glasses...it never showed up. I had to do it three times. It's just a glitchy site. Suddenly ALL my large size photos have to be down sized or they won't post....when they previously did just fine.

Actually, they haven't found out if a person that is fully vaccinated carries enough viral load to infect another person. And even after full vaccination around 5% of people can still be infected.

Until that question is answered quarantine will be required. :(

DH and I both tested positive around Thanksgiving with very mild symptoms. Our doctor ordered the tests for us. When they called with the test results we were told to quarantine for 10 days after the test date. One of the hardest things about all this is they don't really know for sure about so many aspects of it. You get a different response depending on whom you ask.

Where did you get your information Kath? It is FALSE. If you have both doses the chances are RARE you could transfer or get it again. The point of this is to give us freedom again. If what you said were half true WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT!?. They are suggesting if you have had the virus you should go ahead and get the shots--but again once you have the virus the chances are RARE you give or get it!!

Arcy, multiple medical/science sources and the local epidemiologist here for our county. The letter my daughter got states that I am still able to get it because I am still in the window before the vaccine becomes fully effective.

Even after that, I can get it and spread it. It is just like any other vaccine, you can still get it and give it to others, just makes the likelihood of that less and your symptoms will be less likely to make you very ill or kill you. It can still happen.

We are all wearing our masks around each other. Hopefully no one else will get it.

Best of luck to you and your family Kath.

I'm sorry your daughter picked up Covid, Kathsgardn. And thank you for always spreading correct information, not hearsay! I hope you'll stay covid-free.

The one exchange student tested negative and so did my daughter's girlfriend. We are all getting tested/retested again tomorrow because the health department doesn't count a test done too early. Have had a runny nose the last couple of days and last night and this morning some tightness in my chest. I have asthma so could just be another respiratory virus. My daughter's having body aches, headache and sinus pressure/congestion still. Got her some more cold meds today to make her comfortable.(Wal-Mart delivery!)

Stay as well as possible Kath ((((hugs))))

Kath, if you don't have one, get a pulse oximeter - Walmart has them, not very expensive. although I don't know which brands are most accurate. I would guess you know how to use one.

The chest tightness is concerning - don't minimize your symptoms; of course they could be nothing but also could be early warning of trouble coming.

Raee, I do own one, thanks.

Thinking of you Kath and your family.

Best wishes to you and your household. I have wondered what one does to treat the symptoms in quarantine.

Wishing you and your daughter a fast and complete recovery. If you use a steroid inhaler, increasing the dosage might work to help with the chest tightness. Usually does the trick for me when I have a respiratory bug.