1. "i definitely am looking to stock up" In response to Reply # 0
might be too late to do so but ill see what i can do.
i dont feel sick but the last few days i keep feeling like im about to catch something then it goes away.
my boss is sick, my officemate is sick. theyve been to the doctor, not corona. i might be catching that. no known cases of it within 400 miles so im not worried about my health or others near me.
i am worried about job getting shut down and bills if it comes to it.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79586 posts
Fri Mar-13-20 10:27 AM
2. "My kids have the daycare crud. We took them to the doctor" In response to Reply # 0
just to be sure it wasn’t whooping cough since a classmate had it.
It’s the typical season sickness they get every year.
Wife also gets it every year, especially with the weather change.
I’m good tho. Knock on wood
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3. "I’m wondering if I already had a mild case of it" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Mar-13-20 10:31 AM by DJR
Back in late January, I had something. Sore throat and flat out exhausted for about 3 days. I thought it was a cold coming on, as that’s how they always start for me. But I never got the runny nose, sneezing, etc. It just stayed in my throat and then chest. LOTS of coughing for a few days, and then that lessened but lingered for another week or so. Mouth was very dry and I couldn’t even drink enough water. I was downing so much of it but kept feeling like I needed more. I had a mild fever. And then it gradually went away. I didn’t know what it was, and honestly didn’t think much of it.
Reading the symptoms, it’s possible that I had it?
And given that I had the stomach bug for probably the first time since I was a kid in early January....I think I’m good on catching anything for awhile. I usually catch a cold every 6-8 months, and that’s about it.
4. "Me too. I got a cold that feld odd. Recovered. Then got another one." In response to Reply # 3
My group at work of 8 people had 3 flu cases and 1 early onset bronchitis. Myself and my coworker both had colds. It was a mess.
The shortness of breath and sore throat were symptoms. Ongoing dry cough.
I'm sure that was seasonal stuff but I really don't get sick too often and to get two back to back colds and with all my other coworkers hit hard, it felt different than a normal year
7. "Yes - shortness of breathe too" In response to Reply # 4
I couldn’t breathe deep at all without coughing, and had a constant tickle feeling in my throat and then in my chest. It was extremely annoying for a few days. But again - I really thought little of it. Figured it was just some little virus.
There were LOTS of people that I work with who were sick in January too. Which isn’t unusual, but it felt like more than normal this year.
8. "Me too, and they just started a couple years ago" In response to Reply # 5
So I'm not really used to the timing and all of the symptoms yet. It's turned out to be less than optimal when it comes to rational, even-keeled evaluations of my health.
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10. "i've gotten worse at being able to differentiate" In response to Reply # 8
i have mild allergies, and i tend to get one cold a year so when allergies kick in the first day feels like a toss up. Usually i won't know until i wake up the second day if it's just allergies or the cold has kicked in based on whether symptoms have changed or advanced/
>So I'm not really used to the timing and all of the symptoms >yet. It's turned out to be less than optimal when it comes to >rational, even-keeled evaluations of my health.
11. "This is precisely where I'm at" In response to Reply # 10
>i have mild allergies, and i tend to get one cold a year so >when allergies kick in the first day feels like a toss up. >Usually i won't know until i wake up the second day if it's >just allergies or the cold has kicked in based on whether >symptoms have changed or advanced/
Throw in that growing up in a family with a really weird relationship with health stuff* and I've got a strong tendency to lie to myself based on need. Stuff nose and cough on a Monday with a tough week of work ahead of me? I'm sick. Same symptoms when I've got something that I'm looking forward to? Just allergies.
Just trying to be a good herd member right now. But spring is very *here* in the District of Columbia and these flowers and trees are just spraying directly into my big dumb face, so that means being intensely conservative.
*we just don't talk about it, like at all - but we also get sick really rarely so the older generation (like my mom and dad) kind of tend to relate those things with an end result that talking and worrying about your health is kind of treated as a moral flaw. I'm trying to break out of it, but it's weird to realize at moments how thorough it is in the way that I think about things and then having to deliberately un-fuck my thinking.
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13. "Dry cough mean no phlem involved" In response to Reply # 12
Wet cough A wet cough, also called a productive cough, is a cough that typically brings up mucus. Wet coughs are commonly caused by a cold or the flu. They can come on slowly or quickly and may be accompanied by other symptoms, such as:
runny nose postnasal drip fatigue
--- Dry cough A dry cough is a cough that doesn’t bring up mucus. It may feel like you have a tickle in the back of your throat triggering your cough reflex, giving you hacking coughs. Dry coughs are often difficult to control and may present in long fits. Dry coughs occur because there’s inflammation or irritation in your respiratory tract, but no excess mucus to cough up.
Dry coughs are often caused by upper respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu. In both children and adults, it’s common for dry coughs to linger for several weeks after a cold or flu has passed. Other possible causes of dry cough include: laryngitis sore throat croup tonsillitis sinusitis asthma allergies gastroesophageal reflux disease medications, especially ACE inhibitors exposure to irritants such as air pollution, dust, or smoke
16. ""reassuringly phlegmy"" In response to Reply # 15
Just really, extraordinarily good posting there. I like it very much.
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17. "I’m at the tail end of a cold. " In response to Reply # 0
It arrived on Wednesday. Started as a drier cough, which made me paranoid. But! Now it’s mostly a wet cough with a mild runny nose and some minor aches.
No fever or difficulty breathing. I usually get a cold 1-3 times a year. My last one was in late October/early November or so.
I was smart enough to bring my work laptop home Wednesday night and pulled the “I need to WFH” trigger on Thursday morning. Boss texted me early this morning to ask about my symptoms. I tried to come in but he told me to keep my azz at home.
And now? HR is urging folks who can WFH to WFH henceforth.
*claps ass in excitement.*
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