Hope you feel better soon!

Thank goodness for kitties! Feel better. Hope covid doesn't affect the sense of humor!

I’d hug you all, but don’t want to share these cooties.

There has never been a meme that applied more right now:

Hope you get better quickly.

@Jilly get well sooner!

Jinx, no idea you were not feeling well. Hope you get better soon! Thank you, Tina.

Everyone ❤️❤️❤️

Hope you are JUST about to turn the corner!

I hope you feel better soon.

Could you please DM me when you have a minute?

I guess I missed that you are not feeling well._

_(( I hope you feel better!))

Hope you have a rapid, uneventful recovery.

Dear sweet Jinx - the best part of the internet is that kisses and hugs are guaranteed germ free! 😆 So here's another kiss from me. 😘

Also, mdln for the meme win today! Perfect. 😊

You all are the best. ❤️❤️

Zalco, I turned my messaging on just now, but I don’t see the ”message” button on your profile. It’s very possible I’m delirious. :D

Feel better, Jinx! ❤️

I hope you feel better soon! It stinks feeling awful.

I missed the 'announcement' and hope your experience with this %#^@! is short lived. As mdln recommended, take 2 kitties PRN.

Jinx, I think I successfully messaged you.

Aww poor @RNmomof2 zone 5! Hate to hear you are feeling bad too. Those I know who have had C and are also vaxxed and boosted, seem to be having cases such as yours. That's how my BIL was last week. He started with the sore throat. i don't remember him mentioning the headache though as many have. He was sick for about a week, although after day 2 or 3, he felt some better each day. Feel better soon!!

Hugs, RNmom, sure hope you continue feeling better!

Jinx and RNmom, hope you are both feeling better soon!

HA = headache?

Yes HA=headache. Just found that out that an-unvaxxed coworker who was out for 4-6 weeks in September has it again!. Hopefully nowhere as bad as the first time.

Oh boy-- lots of folks at work and five members of my family have all had covid in the last few weeks. Sorry to hear that you also have it, Jinx and RNmom. Hope you are feeling better soon!

I had my booster shot today-- it's the first I've been out since before the new year. I thought how ironic it would be if i contract it while going for my booster! I went with my sister and we chose a pharmacy that doesnt get much traffic.. but still, it would be funny/not funny if that's how I get it.

Hope Jinx, Rn mom and everyone else get well soon. I know this variant is rampant. Read my local news this morning (CT) and they say the numbers seemed to have peaked, but the death rate among un vaxxed or those with Comid situations is higher than last Jan. Rest, take care and get better soon!

Ugh, sorry to hear! Hope the kitties can help you feel better.

Jinx and RN, hope you are on the mend soon!

DD is finally out of Q with asymptomatic covid. Just found out DS has it (not from her, they’re in different states!) with the ”bad cold” symptoms. One more kid to go… and he’d be the worrisome one, partly bc he’s overweight and not the healthiest guy plus he’s a hypochondriac. Fortunately he’s 20 min away so we can help as needed. IF he gets it.

Thanks, everyone, so much. ❤️

Had a very rough and sleepless night. Really tired of this.

Sue, hope you DS recovers soon, and your other doesn’t get it!

Zalco, thank you, you know why. :) ❤️

I hate that so many of us/loved ones are sick right now (or have been or will be). This is a strange new world.

Gosh you all - I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. I've said this before, but I feel like I'm just waiting my turn. Hope you get well soon!

I am curious if anyone has felt the need to seek medical attention? I'm so confused at this point, I don't even know the recommendations anymore. (Is confusion a symptom???)

Thanks, ruby … great question. I’m wondering myself about going to the doctor. I don’t know if there’s anything they can do at this point.

I can deal with the body aches, fatigue, sore throat, etc, but it’s the extreme dizziness and nausea that’s nearly unbearable. :(

@rubyclaire I would probably go just to see if I tested positive, in order to stay away from the Mr. (Maybe not the dr, but a testing site. Here we have a drugstore and an after hours clinic doing drive through testing.) But as far as those I know who have had it recently, they are just being told to take cold/flu meds and tylenol, etc. @Jilly in your case there are meds they can prescribe for the nausea/dizziness. Perhaps your dr. would call something in for you?

When not sure if an in-person visit is needed, a telehealth appointment may be an option.

When someone has been ill and complaining of dizziness (esp. if nausea/vomiting and not enough oral fluids), I get concerned about possible dehydration.

Like Rx ondansetron/Zofran for nausea due to effectiveness and safety profile.

Jinx...they might be able to give you something to help with the nausea. That's no fun!!

I work with 2 people who've caught the 'rona in the last 3 weeks. Both late 50s and reasonably healthy. Both were really pretty sick for 5 days or so, and then continued to feel unwell for another week. One is slowly still getting better, one is concerned about lingering unresolving symptoms. 🙁

I'd call your doctor my friend. Many options to try to control the nausea anyway. They may rx something with either a telemed or maybe even a phone consult.

I so appreciate the input, you all are the best. ❤️

@MDLN that's exactly what the Mr. and I were given a couple of years ago (had a nasty virus). It helped so much and didn't knock us out.

DH contacted his physician clinic as soon as he had symptoms - their first step was an online assessment with Zipnosis. It was fairly involved and the outcome was a recommendation to get tested. We scheduled it through the clinic first but then found a different location to get tested three days earlier. When he got the positive test results it said to contact his PCP which he did, again through the online portal. They told him what to watch for which we were already doing.

If I were as sick as you are Jinx, for as long as you have been, I would by all means contact my physician now. Is there a significant reason why you wouldn't want to do that?

Not really, just me being stubborn and thinking I can wait it out. It sort of comes in waves, so I get a false sense of ’oh, it’s improving’.

When I get dizzy, which is about five times a year, the dr. told me to lie your stomach and let your head drop over the side of the bed for 5. to 10 minutes, then lie back on a pillow. It works for me.

Thank you, Yaya!

(((Jinx and all with Covid)))

This whole thing is so confusing DH tested positive 5 days into symptoms. MIL same symptoms, that started the same day, tested negative on the same day as DH tested positive. Both were rapid tests. She went ahead and quarantined as she was sure the test was wrong. By the 10th day after her symptoms started she was feeling much better, she had a doctor appointment for her broken shoulder. The testing facility was in the same buildings so she decided to get tested again on the way out of the doctor’s office. The test now came back positive. The doctor could not explain it, told her she needed to go back into quarantine for 5 more days. Felt so bad for her she has basically has been stuck at home for 2 month, between Covid and a broken shoulder.

Oh, how awful, Jill. :( Hope she gets relief soon!

A coworkers 40-something husband has been down for two weeks, sleeping upright in a recliner, not getting better. He did go to a MD this week and got Tesslon perles (a cough medicine) an inhaler, atbx, and steroids.

So Jinx, depending how long this has been for you , a md visit may be prudent.

@Jilly i agree with those who say medical intervention is needed. depending if you have taken an OTC ( over the counter ) decongestant which I DONOT recommend you could be having inner ear problems from the congestion backing up in the eustachian tubes. You had pre-existing intake problems so dehydration is definitely a concern and leads to dizziness .

Phenergan for nausea can be mixed at a pharmacy that does compounding its put in a topical form so no need for oral intake when already nauseated.

please please contact your PCP. please

I will, thank you ladies. ❤️

Jinx, please feel better and it sounds like it's doctor time for you, stubborn lady :)

RN mom, also hope your COVID experience is not severe and most of all that your recovery is fast and complete!

Our neighbor got COVID over the holidays and though he's recovered he has no sense of smell or taste...today he said he's worried that if it doesn't come back it will be a career ender for him. He's a professional chef.

@runninginplace our son is a chef too and was deeply concerned when he lost his taste and smell with the Covid virus he had in November 2020. He immediately began researching ways to aid the return of the sense of smell. There is a lot of literature out there for/ by chefs. Frequent smelling of VERY pungent items really does help. Orange peel, lavender oil, peppermint and the like do work. Our son was back probably 75% by a couple months after his illness and has been 100% for quite awhile.

I on the other hand finally got smell and taste back and I was sick at the same time as my son since he caught it from me. But then last Spring when we were in FL lots of things began smelling and tasting bad or odd to me. I can’t stand any fragrance in laundry soap or wipes or shampoo . I can’t eat onions or garlic or leeks or bell peppers they taste like petroleum to me. Coffee tastes terrible now as well. My DH says sulphur seems to be the common component in these items.

I also smell cigarette smoke but no one smokes anywhere around here. So suggest he start immediately with the retraining and look up others experiences. wishing him a full recovery. c

I definitely agree that it's time to see a Dr. I am sure my PCP would do a tele-visit on the weekend if I was feeling poorly. You should at least let your PCP know and they may tell you to go to MedExpress. I hope you feel better very soon!

Jinx and RNmomof2, I hope you are both feeling much better soon. Jinx, you can definitely call and see if you can get some symptomatic relief, especially for nausea and dizziness. Make sure you are staying hydrated and eat something -- even if only crackers or rice. Mucus drainage on an empty stomach can make you nauseous even if you have no other reason to be.