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It seems to me I read that somewhere....
Thats the thing, for everything you read, you'll find another article that contradicts what you read. It's so fricking crazy.
It seems to me I read that somewhere....
Given the description of the symptoms, it sounds almost as if you had the flu then ><BAM!>< COVID. You didn't mention a loss of taste or smell when you first got sick and two days would be ultra quick for symptoms to show after exposure.
That has made me wonder how many in the future will be on disability due to Covid.Lung Damage
You sound happy about that....Test results back - Positive!
That has made me wonder how many in the future will be on disability due to Covid.
You sound happy about that....
I am finding 2-3 days after exposure is common start of symptoms. I have also followed many that test negative, but definitely have it...the loss of taste and smell is a 99.9% tell and no it not like when things seem tasteless when you get a cold or the flu.FYI, that doesn't sound like COVID. I had COVID 4 months ago, and like most it was a dry cough for a long time before any other symptoms. Certainly didn't show up in 2 days and hit you like a train.
That said, I got sick again 2 weeks ago and it presented EXACTLY like what you described. I got tested (as did my wife) and we were negative. Which makes sense, we already had it and we got vaccinated for it afterwards.
Vrai, the difference is the mucus. The consistency of the COVID19 mucus is unlike other ailments. The normal breathing treatments don't budge it. It also seems to build up 'silently'. It doesn't cause productive coughing so the victim doesn't even realizing the layers are building. The best way to tell if your breathing is being compromised is to breath in to fill your lungs as completely as possible then try to hold it for 60 seconds. If you have mucus you won't make it much past 15 seconds before coughing even if you didn't have any coughing beforehand.First of all, so Sneakers doesn't think mean things about me, I hope you and the fiancee recover quickly
I've had the regular flu and thought I was going to die with what you described, and presume you have as well. How are the symptoms different with covid?
Vrai, the difference is the mucus. The consistency of the COVID19 mucus is unlike other ailments. The normal breathing treatments don't budge it. It also seems to build up 'silently'. It doesn't cause productive coughing so the victim doesn't even realizing the layers are building. The best way to tell if your breathing is being compromised is to breath in to fill your lungs as completely as possible then try to hold it for 60 seconds. If you have mucus you won't make it much past 15 seconds before coughing even if you didn't have any coughing beforehand.
Drinking a TON of water, sucking zinc drops, mass increase of vitamin D and C, elderberry drops are all natural ways to boost your body's ability to fight it.
Lung Damage
Thats the thing, for everything you read, you'll find another article that contradicts what you read. It's so fricking crazy.
Because the nods in the lungs that get completely suffocated by the tar mucus do not fix themselves. Lung capacity stays limited.I'm not sure how we would know at this point if there is long term lung damage with covid.
was it in the other covid thread someone posted medical advice when recovering: stand up and walk around for a few minutes at least every hour. Don't allow yourself to lay down for too long due to the way this mucus accumilates unlike any other sickness.Vrai, the difference is the mucus. The consistency of the COVID19 mucus is unlike other ailments. The normal breathing treatments don't budge it. It also seems to build up 'silently'. It doesn't cause productive coughing so the victim doesn't even realizing the layers are building. The best way to tell if your breathing is being compromised is to breath in to fill your lungs as completely as possible then try to hold it for 60 seconds. If you have mucus you won't make it much past 15 seconds before coughing even if you didn't have any coughing beforehand.
Drinking a TON of water, sucking zinc drops, mass increase of vitamin D and C, elderberry drops are all natural ways to boost your body's ability to fight it.
I made it the full 60 seconds!
Thats the thing, for everything you read, you'll find another article that contradicts what you read. It's so fricking crazy.
So did I but I did my due diligence to do my lung exercises to keep it at bay...I made it the full 60 seconds!
Yes and DO NOT sleep on your back.was it in the other covid thread someone posted medical advice when recovering: stand up and walk around for a few minutes at least every hour. Don't allow yourself to lay down for too long due to the way this mucus accumilates unlike any other sickness.
When I did my deep dive digging, I found pretty much every news source was useless. I also went "overseas" to see what their medical advice was and that provided way more helpful "home remedy" information than anything we are getting here.That's because kwillia's "best method" has been disavowed by every reputable news source.
Like what kwillia posted above. I guess the problem is when you count guidance from the NIH/CDC as equal to Doctor Bob's COVID Blog (*Dr. Bob has a PHD in metallurgical sciences)
It's the scarring shown in MRIsI'm not sure how we would know at this point if there is long term lung damage with covid.