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ShatteredElysium posted...

I think I either have a really bad bout of the Flu or I have COVID. I have a sore throat, dry cough, fever, headaches and muscle/joint aches. These started developing yesterday morning but have gotten progressively worse. If it gets any worse, I'm getting tested.

I am not exaggerating when I say I have never felt as severe muscle/joint pain as this.

I'm in Florida so it's definitely somewhere that numbers have been rising.

Why wait to get tested?

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Because I took a questionnaire and it told me to self isolate unless certain symptoms developed. I assume it's to prevent me potentially spreading it to others when going to go get tested?

ShatteredElysium posted...

Because I took a questionnaire and it told me to self isolate unless certain symptoms developed. I assume it's to prevent me potentially spreading it to others when going to go get tested?

Ah, fair enough!

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yeah, flu in June, in Florida, I'm not sure about that...

how's your sense of smell? That's one of the symptoms I've always been most curious about, it completely shutting off for some people.

ShatteredElysium posted...

I think I either have a really bad bout of the Flu or I have COVID. I have a sore throat, dry cough, fever, headaches and muscle/joint aches. These started developing yesterday morning but have gotten progressively worse. If it gets any worse, I'm getting tested.

I am not exaggerating when I say I have never felt as severe muscle/joint pain as this.

I'm in Florida so it's definitely somewhere that numbers have been rising.

Sounds like you have it.

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Funny you ask that as my missus just asked the same question at the same time as you posted. Smell is still unaffected.

The fever and the pains are the worst. I think that my breathing is largely unaffected most of the time is a positive. If breathing starts being an issue outside the occasional cough, I'm immediately going to get tested.

I hope you get well very soon! Taking meds?

Also, Indonesia is now leading in COVID cases throughout South East Asia. While malls are being reopened and many workplaces are having people coming in again.

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With elections being back live in NYC it's... Worrying for Tuesday.


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ShatteredElysium posted...

I assume it's to prevent me potentially spreading it to others when going to go get tested?

Its just to keep the Florida numbers down likely.

They have literally free testing for anyone who wants it in Florida pretty much.

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The missus is taking me to a drive through test site later. I've been asleep since my earlier post and feel better now than I did earlier but might just be the meds. Still feel bad but not deathly sick like this morning

The questionnaire was provided by Google so not sure there would be ulterior motives

How old are you?

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33

Age wise you should likely be okay if it is the virus so that is good at least.

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ShatteredElysium posted...

The questionnaire was provided by Google so not sure there would be ulterior motives

The money they are getting from the State.

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jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams

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Not with THAT attitude, it doesn't

Testing site was closed when I got there so will have to go back tomorrow. I assume they ran out of tests

That sucks. Definitely go early tomorrow though. Is your wife having any symptoms?

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She had shortness of breath yesterday morning but may not necessarily be COVID as she has mad allergies and so has breathing issues from time to time anyway.

ShatteredElysium posted...

She had shortness of breath yesterday morning but may not necessarily be COVID as she has mad allergies and so has breathing issues from time to time anyway.

Yeah, my allergy season just ended thank god. I did a pretty good job avoiding the outside for the past month to not get hammered too bad. But, did have a couple really bad days.

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With July looming I wonder if theyll pass further unemployment benefits at least.

PerfectChaosZ posted...

With July looming I wonder if theyll pass further unemployment benefits at least.

So far Mitch is refusing to consider doing so

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COVID-19 is here and it's here to stay

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Im so glad to live in Massachusetts where we pretty much have everything under control finally after a nightmarish start. Cases and deaths dropping each day, mask compliance everywhere even with outdoor dining a thing. I take the MBTA to work everyday and almost everyone is distancing and masked aww yeah

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Oklahoma cases are skyrocketing and I highly doubt the governor is going to announce a return to any lockdown provisions, so its going to be on the mayors to decide if they want to save lives or attempt to save the local business economy, because I dont think were getting another round of loans any time soon.

I am mentally preparing for college football season to not happen and half the restaurants in Norman (where OU and I are) to shut down a day after that announcement

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Damn, just when there's good news in the New York region, Carnegie Hall announces that they will not have any performances until 2021. Not that I had plans to go there imminently; it just drives things home.

I read online from people in the know that Broadway probably won't start up until then either, since they'll need months to set up and prepare any new productions, and it won't be profitable to stage anything at 25% capacity or whatever the initial limit will be.

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If you do have covid please come cough on me so I can get it and get my 4 weeks off paid time.

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Dr_Football posted...

Oklahoma cases are skyrocketing and I highly doubt the governor is going to announce a return to any lockdown provisions, so its going to be on the mayors to decide if they want to save lives or attempt to save the local business economy, because I dont think were getting another round of loans any time soon.

I am mentally preparing for college football season to not happen and half the restaurants in Norman (where OU and I are) to shut down a day after that announcement

COVID-19 is over as far as the federal government is concerned.

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TheRock1525 posted...

If you do have covid please come cough on me so I can get it and get my 4 weeks off paid time.

Trust me when I tell you, you do not want this. I was never concerned about getting it because I figured I'd be asymptomatic or mild symptoms at worse. That has not been the case at all. Yesterday morning when I woke up, I was in so much pain that all I could do is curl up in the fetal position which combined with the other symptoms caused me to have breathing difficulties as I think I had a panic attack.

I've basically shuffled between a camping bed and the sofa for the last 3 days. All my symptoms are still present today but aren't as bad as yesterday. I have now developed chest pains in the sides of my ribcage. I'm familiar with this type of pain as it is similar to the pain from when I had multiple pneumothoraxes when I was younger (which eventually resulted in double lung surgery / pleurodesis as a preventative). So I have to assume that is the virus attacking my lungs.

My biggest concern is actually my old deaf cat who absolutely adores me. She never leaves the bedroom but constantly looks for me all day in there when she's awake and will cry for me. And I can't go see her because I'm terrified she will get it and at her age it would likely be fatal. My other 3 cats and dog are all young enough where I obviously don't want them to get it but I don't think it would be fatal.

Cuomo just gave his last daily press conference! Complete with the kind of sappy video* that would play at a convention.

*That made me feel a little emotional.

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So my symptoms have mostly subsided and I feel confident it is COVID as one of my fiancee's friends who visited her at my house on Saturday started displaying symptoms yesterday. Different symptoms to me but still symptoms on the COVID checklist (Heavy breathing, shortness of breath, nausea, faintness, dry mouth, diarrhea). I had minimal interaction with her friend and actually left the house like 5 minutes after they arrived.

This is a rundown of what my symptoms were:

Day 1 Evening - Muscle/Joint Ache in the ankles only

Day 2 Morning - Sore Throat, Dry Cough, Muscle/Joint Ache all over
Day 2 Evening - All above plus Headache, Tiredness

Day 3 Morning - All above. Fever, Chills, infrequent difficulty breathing. Muscle / Joint pain now extremely severe
Day 3 Evening - All symptoms still present but pain less severe. Granted I had been chugging advil.

Day 4 Morning - All symptoms present but reduced in severity. Mild chest pain on both sides of ribcage.
Day 4 Evening - Only chest pain, dry cough and a bit of congestion present (I wouldn't say I was congested prior to this)

Day 5 Morning (that's now) - Mild congestion, mild chest pain (but comes and goes), bruised feeling (no brusing present) on both sides of ribcage and pelvis area, mild pain just below shoulder joints (front not back), neck ache and headache (behind the ears). I feel like the latter 3 may be from sleeping on a camping bed whilst tossing and turning all night.

I didn't realize I was sick until Day 2. I just added 2+2 together when I realized I had ankle pain the previous day.

I'd also say that throughout this I have been chugging tons of liquids but my body has been reacting like I have been dehydrated. Rarely needed to go the bathroom and when I did, it was the start of the dehydration color point on a 'pee chart'.

My pulse (57 BPM resting), Oxygen saturation (99%) and temperature (97.7) were all normal when tested but we only took them for the first time at around 4pm yesterday.

Really hope you get tested just to be sure.

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I thought diarrhea was not a symptom of covid

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It's on the list from what I can see

Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea

Look for emergency warning signs for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately:

Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Bluish lips or face

yeah dude why have you not gotten tested yet? damn.

edit: nvm, I missed the last page. hope you get tested soon.

A whole family of medical professional got wiped out. The father was a nurse, the mother a midwife, and the two sons were doctors. All passed away one after another within two weeks. RIP...

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colliding posted...

yeah dude why have you not gotten tested yet? damn.

edit: nvm, I missed the last page. hope you get tested soon.

Tried. It's virtually impossible.

Missus tried to get tested at a hospital the other night when she took a friend to get checked out. They wouldn't test either of them even though one of them was displaying symptoms. Told them to go to a testing site.

Tried a testing site today. It's a 5 hour wait and the people at the start actually advised us to turn around. Asked them if there was a better time to come. They said it's a 5 hour wait regardless because people start queueing at 4am and they don't open until 9am. Keep in mind that it's 12 when we turned up, they're supposed to close at 5 but closed at 347 when we tried a few days back

ShatteredElysium posted...

Tried. It's virtually impossible.

Missus tried to get tested at a hospital the other night when she took a friend to get checked out. They wouldn't test either of them even though one of them was displaying symptoms. Told them to go to a testing site.

Tried a testing site today. It's a 5 hour wait and the people at the start actually advised us to turn around. Asked them if there was a better time to come. They said it's a 5 hour wait regardless because people start queueing at 4am and they don't open until 9am. Keep in mind that it's 12 when we turned up, they're supposed to close at 5 but closed at 347 when we tried a few days back

Go at 4am

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brazil crossed 1 million covid cases

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Corrik7 posted...

Go at 4am

Go at 4am when they don't even open until 9am?

What's the benefit of knowing at this point? It takes 6 business days to get the result back. So I'd basically be getting tested for the chance it comes back negative so I can exit quarantine a week earlier? Even if it did come back negative I'd probably finish up the quarantine anyway just in case the test was wrong.

ShatteredElysium posted...

Go at 4am when they don't even open until 9am?

What's the benefit of knowing at this point? It takes 6 business days to get the result back. So I'd basically be getting tested for the chance it comes back negative so I can exit quarantine a week earlier? Even if it did come back negative I'd probably finish up the quarantine anyway just in case the test was wrong.

To know you had it for sure, and go at 4am to get in line and ensure you get in for the wait. Nothing to do with leaving quarantine early. It is so you and your wife can get tested and know if you were alrdy infected or not.

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If she wants to know and wants to go at 4am and wait 5 hours (or a different time), I'd go with her. My desire to personally know certainly isn't strong enough where I would do that for myself though.

ShatteredElysium posted...

If she wants to know and wants to go at 4am and wait 5 hours (or a different time), I'd go with her. My desire to personally know certainly isn't strong enough where I would do that for myself though.

For immunity purposes, it is good to know. There are also people who went from feeling fine to dying in a short time span. That would also be good to know in case you have a sudden swing in health.

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Corrik7 posted...

To know you had it for sure, and go at 4am to get in line and ensure you get in for the wait. Nothing to do with leaving quarantine early. It is so you and your wife can get tested and know if you were alrdy infected or not.

am I about to defend Georgia? I signed up for an appointment the day before, ten minute wait, 24 hour wait.

Corrik7 posted...

For immunity purposes, it is good to know. There are also people who went from feeling fine to dying in a short time span. That would also be good to know in case you have a sudden swing in health.

I feel like if I wasn't sure if I had COVID19, I definitely wouldn't want to wait in line for 5 hours with people who think they might have it.
So I kinda understand from that perspective.

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Coronavirus sucks

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VintageGin posted...

I feel like if I wasn't sure if I had COVID19, I definitely wouldn't want to wait in line for 5 hours with people who think they might have it.
So I kinda understand from that perspective.

You are in your own car...

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