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[Power Pro]

I had gone all these years without catching covid. I've traveled, gone to concerts, situations where so many people have been around me, and I didn't catch covid. No idea where I caught it from but I felt like shit sooo bad yesterday. Originally thought I just had the flu, but it got so bad where I went to the ER. Positive test came back. I hope this isn't an indication of how 2025 is gonna be for me

 

[SJRB]

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Good luck OP, you’ll be fine

 

[AJUMP23]

98% survival rate.

 

[Power Pro]

98% survival rate.

Tell that to the 2 family members of mine who died from it.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[kevboard]

I had gone all these years without catching covid. I've traveled, gone to concerts, situations where so many people have been around me, and I didn't catch covid.

unless you did get tested constantly you can't really know that.

if you had a scratchy throat, or slight fever in the last few years, all of those cases could have been covid.

I had one case where all I really felt was a scratchy thoat and a tiny bit of limb pain. then suddenly as the symptoms where basically gone I lost my sense of smell for a week while feeling fully healthy otherwise

shit's weird.

 

[LectureMaster]

Anyway man, hope you get better soon!

 

[nush]

98% survival rate.

Only provided you do nothing to prevent it.....

 

[AJUMP23]

Tell that to the 2 family members of mine who died from it.

I am sorry your family members died. It affected the obese and the elderly more vigorously. But most people survived.

But the stat is the stat. I didn’t make it up.

THE FACTS: As of July 23, there were more than 34.3 million known cases of COVID-19 in the United States and 610,370 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That means the case fatality ratio -- or the portion of known cases that result in death in the country -- is 1.8%. In other words, on average, 98.2% of known COVID-19 patients in the U.S. survive. Because the true number of infections is much larger than just the documented cases, the actual survival rate of all COVID-19 infections is even higher than 98.2%.

 

[March Climber]

98% survival rate.

I am sorry your family members died. It affected the obese and the elderly more vigorously. But most people survived.

But the stat is the stat. I didn’t make it up.

THE FACTS: As of July 23, there were more than 34.3 million known cases of COVID-19 in the United States and 610,370 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That means the case fatality ratio -- or the portion of known cases that result in death in the country -- is 1.8%. In other words, on average, 98.2% of known COVID-19 patients in the U.S. survive. Because the true number of infections is much larger than just the documented cases, the actual survival rate of all COVID-19 infections is even higher than 98.2%.

I don't know if you are trying to help the OP feel better or help yourself feel better.

 

[AJUMP23]

I don't know if you are trying to help the OP feel better or help yourself feel better.

The op. He has a good chance of surviving. Don’t give into fear.

 

[adamsapple]

Rest, relax, isolate, lots of fluids, water, Vitamin C etc.

I had covid once lats year, my symptoms were different to others I know. I didn't lose my sense of taste or smell but I got a really high fever for about 2 days (105* F)

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Had COVID twice.

Still here.

 

[Wheeljack539]

I had gone all these years without catching covid. I've traveled, gone to concerts, situations where so many people have been around me, and I didn't catch covid. No idea where I caught it from but I felt like shit sooo bad yesterday. Originally thought I just had the flu, but it got so bad where I went to the ER. Positive test came back. I hope this isn't an indication of how 2025 is gonna be for me

I'll say what I did in another thread: Oil of Oregano, Black Seed Oil and get plenty of Vitamin C. For at least several days with Oil of Oregano take two capsules at breakfast, lunch and dinner times daily and two Black Seed Oil daily. That should help in killing the virus and the vitamin C to help with the recovery. You may likely need Prednisone to restrengthen your lungs.

I caught covid in '21 but while it did lay me out the case of pneumonia that I had caught in '17 had been far, far worse.

 

[winjer]

That is a terrible way to end 2024. And to start 2025.
Hope you get better soon.

 

[FunkMiller]

I'll say what I did in another thread: Oil of Oregano, Black Seed Oil and get plenty of Vitamin C. For at least several days with Oil of Oregano take two capsules at breakfast, lunch and dinner times daily and two Black Seed Oil daily. That should help in killing the virus and the vitamin C to help with the recovery. You may likely need Prednisone to restrengthen your lungs.

I caught covid in '21 but while it did lay me out the case of pneumonia that I had caught in '17 had been far, far worse.

And, you know, make sure you’ve had the vaccine.

Get well soon OP.

 

[Ownage]

I had gone all these years without catching covid. I've traveled, gone to concerts, situations where so many people have been around me, and I didn't catch covid. No idea where I caught it from but I felt like shit sooo bad yesterday. Originally thought I just had the flu, but it got so bad where I went to the ER. Positive test came back. I hope this isn't an indication of how 2025 is gonna be for me

Better now than in fall of 2020. The strain is watered down considerably since then, and folks know how to manage it. Feel better and don't sweat it too much.

 

[sono]

Rest hot drinks vitamins
Get well soon

 

[ConkerTheSquirrel.]

Got it around the same time 2 years ago, too.

Felt crappy.

There's word going around in Chinese YouTube that there's going to be a COVID 2.0 as well. smdh

 

[IntentionalPun]

Still haven’t had it yet, only got the one vaccine shot that was basically required where I live 4 years ago or whatever.

I also haven’t been sick in 15 years. No colds, no flus… and I go to an office, go to bars, parties, glory holes….

 

[EverydayBeast]

The Covid lockdowns and how they handled it was criminal, I built up an inventory of Covid tests, hand sanitizer and masks—all the virus meant was to get healthier, stronger, social distance, quarantine when sick and they say the virus is over there’s hundreds of mutations, a lot of people are infected every day and these are people who have healthy conditions, commonsense like washing hands.

 

[segasonic]

The lockdowns were necessary at the time to protect the hospitals from getting overwhelmed.

 

[thefool]

Still haven’t had it yet, only got the one vaccine shot that was basically required where I live 4 years ago or whatever.

I also haven’t been sick in 15 years. No colds, no flus… and I go to an office, go to bars, parties, glory holes….

Do you do blood work regularly? I'm curious what they would look like.

From my experience the two biggest enemies are public transportation and kids.

 

[mitch1971]

that there's going to be a COVID 2.0 as well. smdh

Who's playing the lead role?

 

[Paltheos]

Godspeed. I've had covid twice. The first time laid me out in bed for days - The first night was a hellish repetition of wake up->move to other side of bed->go to sleep->wake up->change bed sheets->go to sleep->repeat from step 1 because I kept sweating through my sheets and moving to the other side of the bed meant I didn't have to force myself up to change them. Second time wasn't so bad.

There's word going around in Chinese YouTube that there's going to be a COVID 2.0 as well. smdh

I mean, covid never really ended. Unless you mean Chinese Youtube believes the next strain will be as contagious and deadly as the original?

 

[808mate]

I think I caught it 3 weeks ago.

Had crazy fever and night sweats, aches and pains. The second night I thought I might be in trouble as I had a severe case of the shakes.

When all but the most obvious symptoms had died down, the cold sweats persisted for a few days longer.

Thought it was just the regular flu, but now I'm not so sure. All in all, took about 10 days for me to recover.

 

[M1chl]

Had covid during the worst times, by that I mean in 2021 Delta Covid and nearly died from it and then got one year later and it was like a flu. So chances are you are going to fine, if you don't have some untreated underlying issue. However as always with this shitty virus, don't play a hero, if your breathing gets tougher, go to hospital.

 

[swaffles23]

The lockdowns were necessary at the time to protect the hospitals from getting overwhelmed.

They were so overwhelmed that doctors and nurses had the time to make chorographed tik Tok dances!

 

[Alebrije]

Don't worry he's praying for You

 

[wipeout364]

COVID today is not the COVID that hit in 2019/2020. This COVID is very contagious but not as virulent. A lot of people died in the early days of COVID but less do now due the virus increasing its ability to survive; which it has done with perfection and is now endemic in the whole world.

The hope was that isolation/vaccines would have prevented this but they failed for various reasons. Now we have a new disease to deal with forever.

 

[E-Cat]

Only provided you do nothing to prevent it.....

And provided you are of average age

 

[Days like these...]

unless you did get tested constantly you can't really know that.

if you had a scratchy throat, or slight fever in the last few years, all of those cases could have been covid.

I had one case where all I really felt was a scratchy thoat and a tiny bit of limb pain. then suddenly as the symptoms where basically gone I lost my sense of smell for a week while feeling fully healthy otherwise

shit's weird.

Same thing happened to me back in the summer of 2020 felt perfectly fine but couldn't smell or taste anything. I did have an obese uncle pass from covid though

 

[drganon]

I've got it twice. First time I had no symptoms, but the second I was fucked up for a week.

 

[CokeDiet]

Still haven’t had it yet, only got the one vaccine shot that was basically required where I live 4 years ago or whatever.

I also haven’t been sick in 15 years. No colds, no flus… and I go to an office, go to bars, parties, glory holes….

It's been said that frequenting glory holes is a terrific way to build the immune system

 

[FunkMiller]

COVID today is not the COVID that hit in 2019/2020. This COVID is very contagious but not as virulent. A lot of people died in the early days of COVID but less do now due the virus increasing its ability to survive; which it has done with perfection and is now endemic in the whole world.

The hope was that isolation/vaccines would have prevented this but they failed for various reasons. Now we have a new disease to deal with forever.

The vaccines exist to prevent serious disease and death. They did a great job of this.

...but I'm sure all those deaths from taking the vaccine will begin any day now.

...any day now...

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[wipeout364]

The vaccines exist to prevent serious disease and death. They did a great job of this.

...but I'm sure all those deaths from taking the vaccine will begin any day now.

...any day now...

The vaccines did not prevent COVID from becoming endemic which was the goal of the health agencies that rolled them out. Preventing deaths is one thing but now that it is endemic the number of deaths will be ongoing and forever, similar to influenza

Now we have a disease which exists worldwide reoccurs multiple times a year and could theoretically mutate back to its deadlier form which causes thrombosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and possibly cause another mass wave of deaths.

 

[Oner]

It's just a Severe Flu. Had it & got over it with the usual regimen ~ Zinc, Vitamins, Proper food for energy, Nyquil/Dayquil type of OTC meds (since back then they weren't prescribing a damned thing like a ZPack/Tamiflu etc.) and Rest. If I had access to Ivermectin, Monoclonal Antibodies or anything else that has been PROVEN to help I would have. But we all know how that was handled....and they were ALL wrong. Cost people their lives with the BS.

 

[dave_d]

It's just a Severe Flu. Had it & got over it with the usual regimen ~ Zinc, Vitamins, Proper food for energy, Nyquil/Dayquil type of OTC meds (since back then they weren't prescribing a damned thing like a ZPack/Tamiflu etc.) and Rest. If I had access to Ivermectin, Monoclonal Antibodies or anything else that has been PROVEN to help I would have. But we all know how that was handled....and they were ALL wrong. Cost people their lives with the BS.

Well isn't the deal it's a bigger concern than the flu if you're elderly or obese? (Not sure what age or what BMI. Possibly immunocompromised) If you're not in those groups I think it's less likely to kill you than the flu is. (People know that the flu kills people, even little kids, right?) Admittedly probably one of the reasons to be concerned about COVID in the US is how many people here are fat. (And I mean morbidly obese.)

 

[Oner]

Well isn't the deal it's a bigger concern than the flu if you're elderly or obese? (Not sure what age or what BMI. Possibly immunocompromised) If you're not in those groups I think it's less likely to kill you than the flu is. (People know that the flu kills people, even little kids, right?) Admittedly probably one of the reasons to be concerned about COVID in the US is how many people here are fat. (And I mean morbidly obese.)

Agreed mostly. Part of my point is how there were/are technologies that can be used in conjunction to what you & your physician agree with. If you are elderly or morbidly obese and feel the need to fully vaccinate, then go right ahead. But to limit others while also limiting therapies for yourself (which are NOT harmful) is remarkably myopic and closed-minded.

 

[ValiantInstance]

Had COVID twice.

Still here.

5 times myself, not a single jab either.

 

[AJUMP23]

Did Power Pro die yet?