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Originally posted by Rick_Perry:
Wife and I both got it on 9/11 after being in northern Michigan at our cabin for a week. We have no idea how we got it.

Did you go out to eat? Is it possible you were exposed to it before you went and didn’t get tester until you had symptoms a week later? I think they say to wait 5 days after symptoms start to get an accurate test result.

We never get sick in Northern Michigan as we aren’t cooped up inside with a bunch of other people. Our place is midway between Rogers City and Cheboygan. We get the back-to-school sick every time we come home and our kids go back to school.

I tested positive last Monday after feeling like crap for a couple of days . Fever , chills , congestion . cough . Lost my voice around Wednesday and still can't speak very well . Runny nose and cough still hanging around .

It was like a bad cold for the wife. After 7 days she was back in bed. I didn’t get it thankfully. After 10-11 days she was back to normal.

Are you sure you got the particular, specific Covid-19 virus, and not just a common cold?

People still take Covid tests? I ask because in 56 years I’ve had colds and flu and never once even considered going to a Dr. Covid seems to have changed all that for many people.

Ensigmatic is right. Once you feel better, strive to get to a healthy weight and back into shape. That’s your best defense against, well, everything. Anything else is an occasionally effective bandaid.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: pedropcola, November 05, 2023 11:05 AM

Replace the word "covid" with flu or a cold and see how silly everybody is acting about this crap.
Eat some chicken soup and get some rest. You'll be fine.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
Replace the word "covid" with flu or a cold and see how silly everybody is acting about this crap.
Eat some chicken soup and get some rest. You'll be fine.

This guys gets it. Why even test to see what variety of COLD you have?

You and your lady will be just fine.

My dad (90) left work early the other night (lol, yep) and went to a walk in clinic hoping to get something for his cough and chest congestion. First thing they did was give him a Covid test and it came back positive. When he got home he dug out one of the home test kits and it agreed.

Today his wife took a home test and she also showed positive.

Now the worst thing for my father is that she's blaming him for giving it to her.

Him, who doesn't really go anywhere, even at work he interacts with 1 other person. Last week she traveled and went to large wedding and family function and was around LOTS of people. She works... around lots of people. Goes to stores and other places with lots of people.

So OBVIOUSLY he gave it to her.

I’ve been sick the past eight days. Didn’t bother to test. Kids have been sick too. Getting better now. Just a persistent cough now. I think I’m dehydrated.

We have a pile of free gov’t covid tests. Still in storage. Lol.

Again for those asking how they are getting it; Covid is now ENDEMIC. Meaning it’s out there everywhere just like the common cold and flu which it’s just become another version of. It’s everywhere now and that’s just how it’s going to be. Treat it like a cold or flu because that’s all it is now.

I wonder how much less these little bugs would spread if rather than running out to get tested for every sniffle these people would just stay home and get some rest, drink fluids, and watch price is right reruns like God intended.

It's a little insulting to see people blow this off as a cold . My Mom had Covid . Developed Pneumonia , and died .

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I wonder how much less these little bugs would spread if rather than running out to get tested for every sniffle these people would just stay home ...

Where Covid-19 is concerned: Perhaps not as much as you might think. Many people who catch it are largely or entirely asymptomatic. For those who become symptomatic it can take up to fourteen days to become so.

The last time I had it a couple of years ago I caught it from a guy who did not yet know that he had it but he did know he had been exposed.

I don't believe this virus even exists.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I wonder how much less these little bugs would spread if rather than running out to get tested for every sniffle these people would just stay home ...

Where Covid-19 is concerned: Perhaps not as much as you might think. Many people who catch it are largely or entirely asymptomatic. For those who become symptomatic it can take up to fourteen days to become so.

Fer fucks sake.