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21 Oct 21
21 Oct 21
@contenchess saidHow do you now know that you had covid back then?
Worst cough I ever had.
It wasn't even called covid when I had it.
The "unknown respiratory infection"...was the talk back then.
@velns saidThis was during the "strange lung infection" days and all of the symptoms matched covid once we were told about covid.
How do you now know that you had covid back then?
Of course their is no way to know because they didn't have testing back then but using your logic it's no different than saying...🤔
"That house didn't burn down because of that kid who lives here likes to play with matches!! What proof do you have?"
I'm sure you're a liberal, no offense.
My significant other was so bad I demanded 3 different times for her to go to the hospital but she wouldn't.
Mine was less severe but it was the worst ever and I'm 42.
What else could it be?
Sometimes the obvious is the answer.
People did have covid before it had a name...you understand that right?
I'm in a major metropolitan area.
21 Oct 21
@velns saidOne doesn't. Late December 2019, I had a fever, aches, pains, respiratory distress, cough, felt terrible. I went to urgent care, asked if I had covid, they said it was unlikely as only a very few cases were in the US. And they said they didn't have a test there yet. They diagnosed it as a lung infection, gave me antibiotics and steroids
How do you now know that you had covid back then?
It took about a month to get back to work. About 2 months later I hurt my back, was out again. During this time covid ran through the workplace, infecting over 25% of the employees.
I've never been tested for antibodies or covid, but I may well have had it.
21 Oct 21
@divegeester saidHang in there my friend.
Had it a week, still here. Just!
Sorry to disappoint.
21 Oct 21
@gambrel saidSame time I had mine.
One doesn't. Late December 2019, I had a fever, aches, pains, respiratory distress, cough, felt terrible. I went to urgent care, asked if I had covid, they said it was unlikely as only a very few cases were in the US. And they said they didn't have a test there yet. They diagnosed it as a lung infection, gave me antibiotics and steroids
It took about a month to get back to ...[text shortened]... r 25% of the employees.
I've never been tested for antibodies or covid, but I may well have had it.
@divegeester saidI imagine Suzianne is punching a brick wall 🤔
Had it a week, still here. Just!
Sorry to disappoint.
22 Oct 21
@divegeester saidGlad to hear you’re ok. My 10 day coughing virus was bad enough so I sympathise.
Had it a week, still here. Just!
Sorry to disappoint.
22 Oct 21
Who else here has had it or got it?
So far I don’t feel that my life is in danger but it’s not pleasant of course.
Flu like symptoms but also different, kidney ache at night keeping me awake, drinking lots of fluids. At the height of the symptoms I would be in bed in the night and it seemed like the virus was rampaging around my body pressure testing various parts for weaknesses. I had pains popping up in one place then an ache in another, then my jaw would ache, then my head … all within a few hours. Like flu on fast-forward. Sense of smell and taste completely gone.
Isolating until next Tuesday.
22 Oct 21
@eladar saidIn fact:
If you get covid, you must end up in the hospital, be put on a respirator and either die or almost die.
I was sick for 2 weeks, stayed home. No hospital.
*people do die from Covid
* nobody ever claimed that mortality was 100%, it is quite clear that it is more around 2% which is a big enough number, but of course MOST people don't die.
* treating Covid by respirators does reduce mortality.
Making fun of Covid measures is an utter disrespect about people who really suffered and those who lost loved ones.
Oh: And take it to Debates!
22 Oct 21
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@gambrel saidI had covid-like symptoms in January last year and the cough lasted for weeks. We hadn't heard about Covid then but I might very well have had it which served me well as I had to spend much time around people the summer months and perhaps I was saved by antibodies.
One doesn't. Late December 2019, I had a fever, aches, pains, respiratory distress, cough, felt terrible. I went to urgent care, asked if I had covid, they said it was unlikely as only a very few cases were in the US. And they said they didn't have a test there yet. They diagnosed it as a lung infection, gave me antibiotics and steroids
It took about a month to get back to ...[text shortened]... r 25% of the employees.
I've never been tested for antibodies or covid, but I may well have had it.
@divegeester saidIf you feel up to documenting your symptoms you can provide useful information to a study by Kings College London on the ZOE COVID Study app.
Who else here has had it or got it?
So far I don’t feel that my life is in danger but it’s not pleasant of course.
Flu like symptoms but also different, kidney ache at night keeping me awake, drinking lots of fluids. At the height of the symptoms I would be in bed in the night and it seemed like the virus was rampaging around my body pressure testing various parts ...[text shortened]... ike flu on fast-forward. Sense of smell and taste completely gone.
Isolating until next Tuesday.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/spotlight/zoe-covid-study-app-kings-researchers-slowed-the-spread-covid-19
Btw, a neighbour’s daughter, early 50’s and infected post double vaccination noticed the skin of her fingers peeling.