On the 2nd day of being sick I developed an odd cough, not really a productive cough that brings up chest mucus, but more of a dry, asthmatic, choking type of cough. So you're not the "first" or only one here to have had it that early. Hydration is essential to keep the body functioning at all times, but is especially important while youre battling an illness. A 2013 review of studies found that regular supplementation (one to two grams daily) reduced the duration of a cold in adults by eight percent, and in children by 14 percent. The conversation between R7, R10, R12, and R14 is fascinating documentation between people who actually had the virus, and someone offering them a diagnosis. Good luck. Little did I know what would happen, nearly a year later. Next time youre sick, please be sure to sneeze into your hand and wipe it off on his keyboard when he isnt looking. There are already hints that this year's cold and flu season could be bad: On Oct. 14, the CDC reported early increases in seasonal flu activity. Blow your brains out if you have any. In general, influenza has a sudden onset with fever, and muscle aches and pains but a severe common cold can also cause these. I want people to be more aggressive here.. Or told,,,,youre old. A couple of days letter I woke up feeling as though my neck glands were swollen. Little did I know when I posted this back in December, that we would be dealing with the Coronavirus, four months later. We actually have two years of small children who have not been exposed to any of these viruses at any time at all, she said. There are lots of people going out, stores seem to have normal traffic. r229. Malaga Wednesday, 27 april 2022, 13:07 GPs at health centres are reporting a number of cases where patients have a respiratory virus with symptoms similar to those of Covid-19, but they test negative for the coronavirus. Feeling sick can be especially concerning these days. Who came up with these SUPER COLDS? Mine started the Monday before Thanksgiving, and this past weekend I thought I was finally almost over it, but I still had congestion in my lungs and head I couldn't get rid of. Been a very, very long time since I was that ill. Just FYI, the guy who said his friend's mother died is a troll who goes around to a bunch of threads talking about how he's going to brutally murder women. Extra mitigation measures like social distancing, masking, and not going out for roughly a year have only delayed the inevitable. This post is important, as it chronicled the virus before it was identified. Not whether it tastes good or reminds you of your mom, or if the emulsified fat liquifies secretions. And it's not pneumonia, because the doctor checked. His coughs are horrible. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab717. I also put him on the Mucinex/, cough suppressant/ Tylenol regiment, and his symptoms relieved within the week. I firmly believe my exposure was the LA Car Show a week prior. I had this last year from mid December-January and had been traveling in Europe. Tricky emoji quiz will put your knowledge of childhood classics to the test. And every joint in my body aches. Maybe next time, you can warn us about bush beating al gore. My sister & I both slept & snuggled with her cat & were face to face with it. He took it until his cold went away & pronounced himself cured by it. There is no single home remedy known to be better than others., READ MORE:How to spot a Covid headache? You really need to do a test.". . Aye yi yi, you poor thing. Was this later proven to be early, undiagnosed Covid? They open at 10:00 am. So I've started taking my allergy medications. The co-worker (we did not really work together, just in the store) was hit harder, and out for about 2 weeks. Im hoping to get an antibody test when they become more widely available because I wouldnt be surprised in the least if the virus came over here far earlier than has been reported. Youre pretty much guaranteed some Deplorable will be at any public event spreading disease. I also have/had a sinus headache. even now, the testing is limited. The cashier at my grocery store had a cold, ACK now her germs are on everything I bought. Watch the full Resource LIVE: The Curious Case of Surging Summer Sickness And in Western Europe. Night sweats where I had to get up and change my wet t-shirt, followed by teeth chattering chills. This is completely unscientific. How Are Colds And The Flu Diagnosed What's Going Around: Flu, stomach virus infections abundant right now PCR-based tests can be done to look for common colds, but theyre not generally available to the public for routine use theyre usually reserved for hospital patients with pneumonia or a severe respiratory tract infection. Studies have since shown that Covid-19 was present here in the US contemporary with the beginning of this thread, in December 2019. Flu cases are on the rise. Mister Know it All. Hack, gargle and blow your nose in the warm steaminess- get it all out. Take a mucus and phlegm reducing cough medicine. "At this stage in the pandemic, it's really difficult to differentiate between the flu, Covid, common colds and even seasonal allergies," says Gounder. Though, I don't think many of those antibodies tests are accurate. Early Tuesday morning, I woke up in a huge body sweat, indicating the fever had broken. Vaccination fatigue is normal, and something we were all experiencing, she said, but a flu shot remained the best way to ensure against unnecessary fatalities. Ive had it for just over a week now. They are safe and effective ways to protect yourself and those around you. I hope this means I'm done. Normally, she's alway outeither working or taking care of her parents..always on the go. This system monitors visits for respiratory illness that includes fever plus a cough or sore throat, also referred to as ILI, not laboratory confirmed influenza and may capture patient visits due to other respiratory pathogens that cause similar symptoms. "The same things we can do to prevent Covid are the same things that'll prevent other respiratory tract infections.". I described mine from the end of November. [quote]pinpoint the patient zero is extremely hard and virtually impossible in the flu like pandemic. I find it funny because the news was commenting on Trump receiving steroids for COVID and they were questioning whether his judgment might be questionable, I mean more questionable, on the steroids. My Christmas time visiting older not so wiser brother took Mom to Patient First. Finally I went to see the heme while I had the bad cold. He finished two rounds of antibiotics, he told me. The most common. Visiting brother leaves, several days mom not better, I start her on the med combo, feels better in about a week. "You might see fewer coronavirus deaths in winter because vulnerable people are actually more vulnerable to flu," she said. The about Three days later a ton of backed up mucus cleared out then I was completely cured. It's just a covid. As borders reopen, so too comes an influx of influenza and other respiratory tract viruses, which have developed unseen over the last two years, and which we do not yet have immunity to. I'm convinced that these early posters on this thread, had the milder version of Covid-19. Since then, I've had some severe bouts of tiredness and weakness. It is possible that COVID was never fully eradicated in those people who got sick, twice. I think we had the Coronavirus. I find that OTC meds really don't workAlka Seltzer plus works a bit but nothing else does. I can function - but Im miserable. PMID: 32145879. Symptoms: upper chest, dry cough, clearing my throat a lot (couldve been acid reflux). Headache. I tested negative for flu and strep. It lasted five weeks for me. Feel fine now but it was awful. The physically warming feeling of broth and soup is enough to make anyone feel better, but it turns out that the nutritional benefits can also have a positive effect on your body. You are marvelous R7. I realize now that it was probably swollen glands fighting off something and putting pressure on my jaw and ear canal. I wonder if steroids might help you. Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletter, Get Make It newsletters delivered to your inbox, Learn more about the world of CNBC Make It, 2023 CNBC LLC. I have never coughed so much in my life. For more consumer health news and information, visit health.nih.gov. That stuff is fucking awesome. At least 60% of my co-workers has this weeks-long "cold" last December and January. R79, In Vegas and was so sick last year I couldn't swallow any liquid for over a week. A nasty cold hit New York City and much of the country this summer. A medical worker disinfects a tent used for suspected Ebola victims inside the Ebola isolation center of Madudu Health Center III, in the village of Madudu, in the Mubende district of Uganda Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Our poor old immune system has gone into a bit of shock, and people are being quite symptomatic. Beaming Prince Harry and Meghan enjoy a date night at exclusive $4,200-A-YEAR Repli-Kate! But I was otherwise very sick in February and March. "When you rest, your immune system is in a better position to fight off any infection, get better and recover faster," she says. Within weeks, like clockwork, the bug jumps from desk to desk until half of the team is down for the count. R87, your boss sounds like a complete jackass. More than once. I'm curious about this because I had many of the symptoms include fatigue, tightness in the lungs and even something that looked like pink eye. If you feel sick with body aches, sore throat, fever, stuffy head, it could be the flu. Maier HE, Kuan G, Saborio S, Bustos Carrillo FA, Plazaola M, Barilla C, Sanchez N, Lopez R, Smith M, Kubale J, Ojeda S, Zuniga-Moya JC, Carlson B, Lopez B, Gajewski AM, Chowdhury M, Harris E, Balmaseda A, Gordon A. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 May 18;72(10):e476-e483. The 2021-2022 flu shots were only 16% effective at reducing a person's chance of getting a mild or moderate infection - compared to some prior years, where rates reached as high as 50% or 60%. Try to have one daily. Usual, high (100102 F), sometimes higher, especially in young children); lasts 34 days, Rare, except for those with allergic asthma, Common; can cause trouble breathing or persistent pain or pressure in the chest that calls for immediate emergency care, Avoid allergens (things that youre allergic to), NIH has developed guidance on treatment of COVID-19, which is regularly updated. I was always a coffee drinker before I caught this dreaded cold, but once I had it, I just didn't want to drink coffee any more. I was told by my PA that this season's cold is a new, "super virus," and can make you very ill indeed, but antibiotics should not be used unless there is a secondary bacterial infection. My encounter with COVID started about the 2nd week of December 2019. Extreme lung congestion as R186 stated, the mucus was very thick and heavy, like wallpaper paste. Anyway if cover-19 was going around USA in December, why weren't there more deaths? Deakin University chair of epidemiology Professor Catherine Bennett warned that the flu may also kill more people than Covid this year, due to 'less immunity against the flu now because we've skipped two flu seasons'. It was the beer flu, manufactured in Wuhan by Chinese. Thats all. She always gets sick once a year, but she was VERY sick at the end of last year. All Rights Reserved. An OTC like Nyquil has several ingredients that are potentially dangerous--so if you want the heavy leaded syrup, get a prescription medication because even cough syrup containing opiates is safer than that swill. My sinuses were so bad that I was shaking from the pain and not thinking rationally. Within hours, shed lost $40,000, Mining giants $4 million gift over missing capusle, but its not cash, Woman dead following police chase in Melbourne, Two planets will kiss tonight. It would be interesting if the Coronavirus was around earlier. It's a shame that the idiocy of conspiracy theorists (O negative = shape-shifting lizard person) has caused people to bristle at the mention of blood type, because it absolutely does play a role in how the body handles infection. If that one ever becomes more contagious we are really in trouble. And nothing seems to work on it. All I wanted was one of his Hummel figurines to remember him by. Now the bug seems to have made its way Down Under, as Covid-19 restrictions start to scale back across the nation. Dr Rachel Ward, GP partner at Woodlands Medical Centre toldExpress.co.uk: A cold is a viral infection that your body needs to fight. The OP was from Dec 2019 and you think he should've read an article nearly four months into the future? I never got sick at all. Thank you OP, for your timely warning A WEEK after I got this infection. It was accompanied by a low grade fever and fatigue, but no phlegm. but the doctor said it was influenza alpha. RSV is a common contagious virus that infects the human respiratory tract. The co- worker as well. Know the Difference for Best Treatment, Safeguarding Our Health: Vaccines Protect Us All, Understanding COVID-19: How To Protect Yourself During the Pandemic, Face Masks and COVID-19: Protecting Yourself and Others, Seeking Allergy Relief: When Breathing Becomes Bothersome, Complimentary Approaches for Flu and Cold. One small teaspoon of honey has proven particularly effective in children, with one 2012 study concluding that it showed an improvement in their sleep and reduced nighttime coughing. I don't eat chicken so it ends up being miso with tofu and seaweed or vegetable soup and it seems to be beneficial. I've never had the flu and I hope I never do. HA ! I coughed nonstop, and yet I didn't have a painful, scratchy throat, and it wasn't hard to swallow (haha), but it felt so unusual. Because I had a computer job, he was standing over me a lot and coughing on me. It also went around work, but not 'everyone' got it. Has anyone done a study comparing chicken soup to other types of soup in its effect on cold or flu?A lot of people lose their appetite when they have colds or flu. And if you do end up feeling under the weather, it would be best to assume you may have Covid, and act accordingly by testing and isolating yourself from others. Body and head ached. Then I insisted on more tests, and an X-ray said I was fine. Allergy symptoms tend to stop when youre no longer exposed to the cause. My friend's mother was only 56. That is what I am afraid of. But do stock up on supplies. Those suffering viruses may benefit from Elderberry extract, like Sambucal, or one from the health food store. As big banks fail savers on rate hikes, SIMON LAMBERT on how to Dirtiest places in your work kitchen revealed by grim swabbing test. Treat yourself (and that includes your body) with love and care. One telling sign of COVID-19 in some cases is loss of smell or taste. overreacting. Is this Asian in origin, or Russian, or South American? A friend was very sick with covid-like symptoms in December but didnt test positive for the antibodies in the spring. I was never diagnosed with it because I thnk I had it in late 2019. Clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection and protection from symptomatic re-infection. Sustained daily intake of vitamin C has also been proven to reduce the severity of colds overall, though you should use this as a prevention tactic - not a cure. Also had pinkeye.. My dad soon after got what he called "the worst illness I ever had" in February. [quote] w garlic, onions, capsaicin - the active ingredient in chili peppers or use Louisiana hot sauce, as well as Tumeric and curry powder to your chicken or vegetable soup. Not in the sense that they are highly contagious or need to quarantine. If you have COVID-19 but don't have symptoms, don't take cold medications, acetaminophen (Tylenol), or over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Advil) and naproxen (Aleve). I'm pretty convinced I had the Chinee Sneeze back around Thanksgiving. The 2020-2021 flu season was practically non-existent due to COVID-19 . Winter is the prime cold and flu season. Ugh, this sounds like that horrible flu from two years ago and came in two waves. They can leave you sniffling, coughing, and feeling tired. The latest CDC update tracks data through October 29. [quote] I came down with it the week before Thanksgiving, with strep throat on top of it. 2023 Cable News Network. Get the COVID-19 vaccine, recommended for everyone age 5 and older. But I didn't - did I. I still think it was similar to what I've heard described as Covid symptoms, but as I'm in the middle of the country and Covid was then unknown, that is unlikely. Ive had many sinus infections and allergies that affected mine, but never to this extent. The 3rd-4th day, I threw up and was extremely nauseous. I think it was California. Theres a law here saying you have to wear a mask everywhere. Good enough for me. I'm sure it was covid, looking back on it. The thought that people were suffering and confused by the unusual aspects of their illness combined with the fact that no declarations about Covid19 had yet been made is disconcerting to say the least. If you take vitamin C regularly, your cold symptoms may disappear earlier. Allergies can cause a runny nose and sneezing. No lemon or honey or salt water gargles. Tiredness. 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