Anyone personally affected by Covid 19?

Diatonic12 wrote: »

@lgfrie I'm glad you survived it. Are you going to have your blood tested again for the antibody profile? That would show the true scale you've lived through. I've heard some are having a 102 temp for 10-14 days in a row and the fever grows more intense in the evenings Happy you're here. My family is waiting on pending test results for two relatives.

Did you see the bus driver tonight on nat'l news. My condolences to all who've lost a loved one and friend.

Yes the fever was really something, especially at night! I was shivering and shaking and it was so awful, but there was only a couple/few days of that and then things started improving fast.

I do want to be tested for the antibody profile, but for the time being I'm staying far away from health care. I know the hospitals and doctors are overwhelmed so I don't want to get in the way unless there's a life threatening emergency. But when things settle down I'll definitely get tested. My rheumatologist will want to know, for sure.

I may end up a data point in someone's study, as I had been on hydroxycholoroquine before, during, and after the incident and there seems to be a huge amount of interest in how that drug interacts with covid-19 (if that's what the affliction was).

I will hope to hear good news on your two relatives when they get their results.

I'm in the Chicago area, and we are in the top 10 for outbreaks in the usa. I did have the flu in early January with similar symptoms to covid 19, but currently I don't know if I had it or not. Was sick for 2 weeks, then recovered. I hope to get a test at some point to see if I had it.

My mom is in the high risk group for age and I'm worried about her. Mainly because my nephew lives with her and goes to work every day and comes back into the same household. His company manufactures medical supplies, so he's considered essential. So far no incidents with anyone I know.

Maybe I personally had it. Around here they only test if you are high risk, need medical intervention, or if they have been traveling, so with mild symptoms, I was not tested. All to say, I don't know if I was sick with it or something like it, 14 days stuck at home either way.

Oh that is so hard Papyrus.

The personal separation for people who can't just substitute with electronic versions.

My own biggest personal fear with coronavirus is my 3 year old grand daughter who lives in another town - she is healthy, I am healthy - but if this goes on too long, I am scared she will forget me.

corinasue1143 wrote: »

rkcampbell wrote: »

My father-in-law passed away yesterday from it. First in his county.

So sorry for your loss.
I have a friend who probably has it. They won’t give her a test, but she got sick a couple of days after being exposed. She has never been really, really sick. Is better now. Work is giving her 2 paid weeks off, but since her 2 weeks is up and she still has fever, told her not to come back to work and to send Dr.’s note. Meanwhile her Dr. has been in touch by phone, but says you can’t come in.
She will have to use her own sick leave or vacation until she is fever free for 3 days.

I don’t know if anyone was wondering, but she still has it. Temperature today 100.4 and she’s beginning to wonder what constitutes a fever. Makes me think she’s getting better.

PAPYRUS3 wrote: »

My mother is in a retirement home - she is in the dementia unit (she's really 'gone') and all the homes do not allow visitors, etc., This is absolutely something that has to happen - as soon as one patient or staff member has it - it spreads like wild fire...
I'm scared I won't see her now for months...and scared that 'it' happens in her residence I'll never see her ever again.

My 95 year old father is also in a nursing home, with some dementia. His wife took him out of the home, even though she is 83 and not very strong, because they said no visitors were allowed. She has seen that even with daily visits, lack of staff means that care is often inadequate. He'll call for help to go to the bathroom and it often takes an hour for someone to respond. By then it's too late. She didn't want to leave him there with that kind if inefficiency with no oversight. If he fell, as he has done too often, he could be left untended for a long time. I worry about both of them.

Last week when I had convinced myself my stomach upset was covid related (turned out to be a migraine) I had a call that the dr at my mom's seniors residence had to water positive. Luckily he one saw one person there in the past week but goodness only knows how many workers he came into contact with. So we put her into lockdown with only her private caregiving team. She's not happy but I keep telling her it's to minimize risk.

Every account I've read on sites like this one, Nextdoor, and our local newsletters are from people who had the symptoms and believe they had it, but were not able to be tested. So it seems that the numbers of actual cases are greatly under-reported. In our county, there have been 2 deaths.
Both of my parents are in care facilities; my mom in a memory care facility and my dad in an independent living facility. Both facilities are taking this very seriously and are on lockdown; for which I am very grateful. Thus far, no cases have been reported in either one.
I am so sorry for those of you who have lost loved ones.