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What are the symptoms you had

I was triple-vaxxed before getting it. I basically had a bad cold, with the worst symptom being a sore throat. Didn't lose my smell, have brain fog, or any of the really bad stuff you hear about, so the vaccine definitely helped.

Got double dose and booster before getting Covid so I was pretty much asymptomatic except for feeling very fatigued on the day I got tested positive.

Tired, sore throat, slight cough, runny nose.

Sore throat, cough, some shortness of breath if I laid with my head at the wrong angle. I was sneezing with a runny nose early on, and I think there was some minor fatigue also. Was double vaccinated at the time. The cough stuck around for about a month after I tested negative too.

I got it before any vaxxes but I had a really high fever and pretty much constant fatigue, aching and headache. Literally no smell or taste except salt, although I could sense hot spice through the burning (I ended up eating plain carbs and veg loaded with chillis, sriracha and salt every meal for about a week, to save money and time). It was very surreal, not just the dulled taste you get with illness but a complete and utter absence of the sense. I could taste stuff again after the week I had proper symptoms, but certain things (particularly sweet and sour tastes) were still awful for over a year (I had it in October/November 2020, and only started being able to eat fruits and chocolate again the last few months). Mint was the worst one, and it took throwing up several times while brushing my teeth before I clocked that it was probably a covid thing and I found one with baking soda instead. I also had a cough, though it wasn't awful and I had minimal breathing difficulties, and the first symptom I got was a constant running nose. I think I had it worse than most people since I'm on a lot of medication and very physically unfit (although underweight rather than overweight, which I think was the bigger risk factor), and got it just before I was due to have my first vaccine, but even then I never felt like I was gonna die or anything.

Standard symptoms but without the taste loss

Sore throat, coughing, headaches, muscle and joint aches, shortness of breath, fever. I'd say dehydration too as I distinctly remember drinking a ton of water but rarely ever peeing. And it was weird because I wasn't sweating it out either.

First time I got it (June 2020) it was pretty bad for the first week, the muscle/joint pains were the worst pain I have experienced and I've previously had lung surgery where I was hooked up to a morphine drop for pain. I literally didn't want to move for 2-3 days and just curled myself into a ball on a camping bed in a spare room.

Second time I got it in Dec 2021 it just felt like a lesser flu for a couple of days. Didn't feel bad at all. Although the shortness of breath / coughing took like 6+ weeks to go away and was super frustrating as basically any time I spoke I'd have to cough after a few words.

Weirdly my wife got no symptoms the first time when I had it (she didn't tests so either didn't get it or was asymptomatic) but was super sick the second time when I had it for several weeks (we both tested positive, her test immediately went positive and a solid red like unlike mine which took like 5 mins for the faintest of lines). Vax wasn't available first time I got but by the second time we were double vaxxed.

Early symptoms: 1-2 days of fever, fatigue, and slight muscle soreness.

The next like 3 days following those, I had a sore throat and congestion - I found this stage to be the most annoying.

Finally, I had a lingering mild cough + airway irritation for another stretch of like 3-5 days.

Vaccinated + boosted here

had a sore throat and a mild cough for 3 days

Vaccinated, got booster late last year.

Caught it earlier this week, and am in day 6 since showing symptoms.

It started as a light tickle in my throat and a minor headache. By day 2 I had developed a fever, the cough got a lot worse, and it felt like a small animal was clawing at the back of my throat. Day 3 was by far the worst, with a really intense fever, constant coughing, and dizziness every time I picked my head up.

I caught it a couple of weeks ago. Headache for a day + lowgrade fever and runny nose for 2-3 days. I was due to get the booster, but I'll probably wait a while on that now

Was double boosted at the time I got it (last Sept). For a couple days it was like I had a bad flu, very stuffy and congested as well as extremely lethargic and weak. Occasional chills. Other than that I felt fine.

Is this a stealth "I have COVID what am in for?" topic?

(I have not had COVID yet)

red13n posted...

Is this a stealth "I have COVID what am in for?" topic?

(I have not had COVID yet)

gonna guess it's a stealth "see covid was overhyped" topic

oddly enough, never had the loss of taste or smell here

I had an extremely sore throat which was the worst of the symptoms. Otherwise usual flu-like symptoms for the most part. Dealt with night sweats a few nights.

Don't be surprised if you get an earache at the tail end of the sickness. This is a common symptom and will go away.

Honestly, the worst symptom I had was my muscles basically felt like they stopped working. I remember driving 50 miles to get a same day test, stopping at a gas station to fill up and going "I have no earthly idea how I'm gonna drive myself back."

I remember my nose not being clogged but it was still hard to breathe through my nose, if that makes sense. It's a weird feeling. Then there was a point where my nose was clogged and wouldn't stop running so I had to stuff some tissue in them. Coughing, headaches, and my neck hurt.

Had it a few weeks back, had trouble breathing, runny nose, bad cough, earache.

Just got it today lol

Basically flu symptoms right now, but no sinus issues. Also no taste loss or anything.

cyan1001 posted...

What are the symptoms you had

Triple vaxxed when I got it. Had serious trouble sleeping - some of the worst insomnia I've had. Fatigue. Some aches. There was also quite a bit of coughing, obviously, which lingered well after I tested negative. Sore throat too yeah.

Didn't lose taste or smell.

oh yeah, to follow up on that, I had a lingering occasional cough for several weeks after all my symptoms disappeared. Took almost a month for that to go away.