Mild Covid

[Ron Humphrey]

Back in January i felt a little under the weather and called into work sick for a day. I felt great the next day and returned to work. I was asked if I had tested negative. I asked "for what, I felt like crap for one day". I ended up going to Walgreens for an over the counter covid test, sure I was negative. To my surprise it turned out positive. I then did my required quarantine and then went back to work. I built a shed in my back yard all by myself while out "sick" with covid. I was sure it was a false positive. A few weeks later I had an antibody test done and expected it to prove my covid was a false positive. Antibodies were sky high.

I must have had the weakened strain. As a lung cancer survivor my coworkers figured catching covid was the end for me. I have had worse hangovers in my younger days.

 

[Tractionengines]

Count yourself lucky, and hope the antibodies and t-cells are ready for next time your exposed.

I also had Covid back in Feburary 2021 along with my son, and my mom. (We all had mild cases. 1-2 days of fever and chills, then back to normal.) I had bad pneumonia, years ago and my lungs never fully recovered.

 

[Rob Campbell]

Glad you had a mild case and fully recovered. I missed three weeks of work last year when I caught it. The fatigue was unreal. Luckily, I was able to sleep through most of it.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Different people have different experiences with covid infections. Some have no symptoms at all, other people die, and most fall somewhere in between. Consider yourself lucky.

The lesson I would take from this is if you have symptoms like a cold or flu, get tested before going to work or around other people. You might not feel like you are sick, but you might actually have a mild case of covid, and the real danger is you could pass it on to coworkers or others who might not be as lucky as you were.

I’m glad your case was not severe and you had a chance to build your shed.

 

[Ron Humphrey]

Different people have different experiences with covid infections. Some have no symptoms at all, other people die, and most fall somewhere in between. Consider yourself lucky.

The lesson I would take from this is if you have symptoms like a cold or flu, get tested before going to work or around other people. You might not feel like you are sick, but you might actually have a mild case of covid, and the real danger is you could pass it on to coworkers or others who might not be as lucky as you were.

I’m glad your case was not severe and you had a chance to build your shed.

I felt a bit guilty being home "sick" from covid and yet feeling well enough to work outside.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

I felt a bit guilty being home "sick" from covid and yet feeling well enough to work outside.

No need to feel guilty. You were staying home to protect others. It doesn’t mean you need to suffer the whole time.

But I know about feeling guilty about not working. It’s part of America’s workplace culture. I hope covid has changed that.

Honestly, when I used to work in an office, long before covid, I wished more people would stay home when they just had the cold or flu. I didn’t care if they spent the whole time drinking hot toddies and watching Netflix. I would prefer they did that than give me their cold. Stay home, rest up, get better, no guilt!

 

[Bat-mite]

You were staying home to protect others.

I wish more people understood this.

 

[kcobbva]

It's not fun that much is certain. I joke that the Easter Bunny brought me a little present as it finally got me on Easter morning. I'm stir crazy but still not going anywhere and even though I quarantined myself in a room in the house, my daughter still picked it up yesterday. While mine hurt for two days, my daughter getting it from me is the hardest of it all! Thankfully the rest of the family hasn't.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

It's not fun that much is certain. I joke that the Easter Bunny brought me a little present as it finally got me on Easter morning. I'm stir crazy but still not going anywhere and even though I quarantined myself in a room in the house, my daughter still picked it up yesterday. While mine hurt for two days, my daughter getting it from me is the hardest of it all! Thankfully the rest of the family hasn't.

Sorry to hear about your Easter gift.

 

[smstachwick]

I got infected shortly before going to visit my mom in Utah earlier this month. It knocked me down. Aches all over, a bad cough that still hasn’t entirely gone away, and deep chills that felt like the two times in my life I was running 103°F. I woke up on the morning of the 9th and I couldn’t catch my breath, I felt like I had just run a 100 meter dash despite having just been asleep.

I got two doses of Moderna and I don’t often get sick. I’m also on the younger side. I can very easily see how COVID could be crippling or fatal for somebody who doesn’t have these advantages.

I was dumb though, I didn’t summon the self-discipline to schedule the darn appointment and get a booster already. I should have done that long prior.

 

[cwbullet]

Hopefully everyone from this point forward gets mild covid.

 

[BABAR]

“Mild” is one of those usually subjective words.

here is the CDC definition of Mild Covid (I may be wrong, I thought the previous definition for “mild” was any Covid that didn’t result in hospitalization or death)

Individuals who have any of the various signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (e.g., fever, cough, sore throat, malaise, headache, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of taste and smell) but who do not have shortness of breath, dyspnea, or abnormal chest imaging.

Clinical Spectrum | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

Learn how SARS-CoV-2 infection is categorized by severity of illness.

www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov

glad your case caused you minimal symptoms. but the CDC definition can include some pretty sick puppies. take any single or combo of those symptoms and If IT/THEY are severe…..let’s just say “mild“ is in the eye of the beholder.

enjoy the gift of some time off. Possibly you have (or will have) to cover for others in similar situations.

Straight Trails!

 

[maverickrocketry]

In the past 2 years its been normal life for me and my family. I dont treat covid any different then anything else. Sure in the last 2 years have I thrown up or had a fever, ect.... sure but life goes on as normal. No one has to know anything about what goes on inside your household including your employer. I have never tested for coivid nor is anyone gonna make me test nor did I ever get the vaccine. I dont need the CDC or the WHO to tell me what to do. Its all common sense in my book. The whole world and this country has over thought covid. People die of diabetes and heart disease all the time, they are not outlawing fast-food and buffets which is a direct connection to those life threating illness. Its all hypocritical thinking.

I know for a fact people that "quarantined" just to "quarantine" to get fee time off from work. I am not that way. My philosophy is if I can still function within certain perimeters at work, I go to work. The only way I stay home from work is if I cannot function. There is no reason to abuse the system. I am arcaic in my thinking compared to all the modern progressive folks.

 

[BABAR]

clearly you are a person of integrity and a strong work ethic, and you are likely correct that there are some, possibly many, that game the system.

while you may feel fully recovered, thank you for quarantining the requisite period. My case of Covid while technically “mild” ended up with me at the ER at 5 a.m. and my wife really thought I was going to die. Perhaps if the person I got it from had quarantined appropriately (although maybe they had an asymptomatic case and never knew it), I could have skipped that.

as @ThirstyBarbarian said, the quarantine period is to protect others, who if they get it from you may not have as mild a case as you did.

 

[loopy]

In the past 2 years its been normal life for me and my family. I dont treat covid any different then anything else. Sure in the last 2 years have I thrown up or had a fever, ect.... sure but life goes on as normal. No one has to know anything about what goes on inside your household including your employer. I have never tested for coivid nor is anyone gonna make me test nor did I ever get the vaccine. I dont need the CDC or the WHO to tell me what to do. Its all common sense in my book. The whole world and this country has over thought covid. People die of diabetes and heart disease all the time, they are not outlawing fast-food and buffets which is a direct connection to those life threating illness. Its all hypocritical thinking.

I know for a fact people that "quarantined" just to "quarantine" to get fee time off from work. I am not that way. My philosophy is if I can still function within certain perimeters at work, I go to work. The only way I stay home from work is if I cannot function. There is no reason to abuse the system. I am arcaic in my thinking compared to all the modern progressive folks.

Here's the thing about diabetes and fast food...those are choices people make on their own that have zero impact on those around them. You can't catch diabetes by standing next to a diabetic. If someone with asthma were to stand next to you on a bus for 15 minutes while you had Covid, that person could very well die. It's not about what you decide for yourself, it's about how your decisions impact those around you. It's not hypocritical to curb behaviors that can have a negative impact on other people. Think of it like traffic laws...driving recklessly can have a profound impact on those around you even though it's a personal decision you make. Going to work when you have COVID but feel fine can also have a profound impact on those around you even though it's a personal decision you make.

 

[loopy]

When I had it in January of 2021, I couldn't get out of bed for 2 weeks. At least, not for very long. The fatigue I had from this was absolutely soul crushing. I'd wake up, go to my computer and log in for work, work for an hour, then sleep for 2. Repeat all day/evening. Then I'd try to sleep at night, but would have horrible cramps in my lower back all night. This went on for 2 weeks. I'd have random bouts of fatigue/nausea for 4 months after I tested negative. It was insane, but still a mild case. It's different for everyone. Thanks for doing what you needed to do.

 

[maverickrocketry]

Here's the thing about diabetes and fast food...those are choices people make on their own that have zero impact on those around them. You can't catch diabetes by standing next to a diabetic. If someone with asthma were to stand next to you on a bus for 15 minutes while you had Covid, that person could very well die. It's not about what you decide for yourself, it's about how your decisions impact those around you. It's not hypocritical to curb behaviors that can have a negative impact on other people. Think of it like traffic laws...driving recklessly can have a profound impact on those around you even though it's a personal decision you make. Going to work when you have COVID but feel fine can also have a profound impact on those around you even though it's a personal decision you make.

That is you beliefs and opinions. I have mine. Agree to disagree. I am glad you and I can live in this great country of ours and believe what we want to.

 

[maverickrocketry]

When I had it in January of 2021, I couldn't get out of bed for 2 weeks. At least, not for very long. The fatigue I had from this was absolutely soul crushing. I'd wake up, go to my computer and log in for work, work for an hour, then sleep for 2. Repeat all day/evening. Then I'd try to sleep at night, but would have horrible cramps in my lower back all night. This went on for 2 weeks. I'd have random bouts of fatigue/nausea for 4 months after I tested negative. It was insane, but still a mild case. It's different for everyone. Thanks for doing what you needed to do.

I didnt do what I needed to do, I did what I wanted to do.

 

[tab28682]

That is you beliefs and opinions. I have mine. Agree to disagree. I am glad you and I can live in this great country of ours and believe what we want to.

There is no agree and disagree on the spreading of infectious disease. That reality is not subject to opinions.

Comparing a non infectious disease like diabetes to an infectious disease like Covid simply does not compute in any way.

 

[TBob]

I didnt do what I needed to do, I did what I wanted to do.

So you admit you needed to do something but chose not to because you didn't want to do it?

One other question, how long before you get banned from this forum again?

 

[OverTheTop]

I felt a bit guilty being home "sick" from covid and yet feeling well enough to work outside.

No guilt needed. The universe was on your side for a change, so just go with the flow. It doesn't usually work that way. Protecting others is important to reduce the spread.

 

[smstachwick]

I didnt do what I needed to do, I did what I wanted to do.

If the question of COVID has got your brain gummed up, perhaps we can approach the question of public health and safety from a different angle.

In 2015, an Airbus A320 operating Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. The copilot, Andreas Lubitz, has previously sought psychiatric help for mental health issues that included suicidal tendencies, and was advised not to fly anymore by his therapist.

He reported for work anyway and crashed the airplane deliberately. His employer was never informed of his condition despite the catastrophic risk to the airline’s employees, not to mention the traveling public. German privacy law forbade it at the time.

In the face of this, would you have argued against:

• His employer being informed of his condition, by himself or his therapist, either voluntarily or as required by law?
• His employer taking action to deny him access to the controls while the risk is addressed?
• Standardized measures to address safety risks presented by air crew, in the interest of preventing disasters like this from happening on a continual basis?
• Measures that allow the authorities to monitor the degree of catastrophic risk presented by the health of air crew?

If so, what would your arguments be? Could you seriously look the parent of an air crash victim in the eye and say that effective measures to prevent more people from being killed that way are unnecessary or unreasonable?

And if not, why does your stance differ on employers being kept in the loop for something as deadly as COVID-19?

 

[loopy]

That is you beliefs and opinions. I have mine. Agree to disagree. I am glad you and I can live in this great country of ours and believe what we want to.

Sorry...won't agree to disagree when your "personal choice" can kill people around you. Your personal freedoms only extend as far as the tip of your nose...and whatever you exhale clearly goes beyond that. It's just sad to me that so many in this country really don't care about anyone around them.

 

[loopy]

I didnt do what I needed to do, I did what I wanted to do.

Right...and who knows how many people may have ended up in the hospital (or worse) because of that. Bravo.

 

[joe7]

I wish more people understood this.

if they did we would not need mask mandates...

 

[cwbullet]

if they did we would not need mask mandates...

That is not entirely true. You need masks when rates are high and people need to be in close proximity,

 

[Marc_G]

if they did we would not need mask mandates...

That is not entirely true. You need masks when rates are high and people need to be in close proximity,

My reading of @joe7 's post is that if people truly understood the need and benefit of masks in such situations, we wouldn't need mask mandates because people would mask of their own accord rather than being "mandated" to wear them.

 

[joe7]

Yes exactly sorry for lack of clarity.

The vast majority of mask benefit is to the OTHERS, not the wearer. I try to explain this when people question me for still wearing a mask but they seem more bent on political statements than scientific fact, human respect, or disease control.

 

[cwbullet]

My reading of @joe7 's post is that if people truly understood the need and benefit of masks in such situations, we wouldn't need mask mandates because people would mask of their own accord rather than being "mandated" to wear them.

Understood. It is not about understanding. It is about a lack of consideration or concern for one’s fellow man or woman. Our society is so self centered that they are only concerned about themselves. I could care less if you wear a mask, but please stay 6-12 feet from me. If you are sick, please stay home.

 

[dr wogz]

If you are sick, please stay home.

If you are contagious, please stay home.. I think that needs to be clear. You may feel fine, but test positive. You may feel guilty staying home when you feel fine. And just because you are 'at home from the office' doesn't mean you are free to go spend the day at the mall.. (or attend a launch!)