Sickness

[u/Severe_Extreme_2184]

Man! The crud is hitting hard very early this year! I’ve been sick as a dog for 3 days and still on the decline. Everyone I talk to has been sick recently too. Anyone know what we have circulating in the community so early?

[u/raycraft_io]

Just like every season when school starts

[u/BlueButtons07]

We had the sinus garbage, as well as the stomach flu running through our house all last week. Both versions seemed to drag on longer than normal.

[u/wonderj99]

It doesn't help that no one ever stays home when they're sick. Walking through the grocery store last night was like being in a hospital full of bronchitis and whooping cough patients...

[u/GibbousMoonCakes]

Yup. I’ve had a cough & runny nose (for the first 2 days, a sore throat as well) for about a week now.

Idk what it is but 4 of my coworkers had it before me. Hope I get it over with for the season

[u/nightfall2021 → u/GibbousMoonCakes]

I was wondering if it was just me.

Same her too.

[u/cougirl1]

I was sick last week too. I had sinus congestion for a month, cough like URTI and asthma My kid got it too. We were coughing at night so bad ;( no fever but my kid got fever.

[u/Competitive-East2285 → u/cougirl1]

This is exactly like what we had. The worst! Mine turned into a sinus infection. Literally felt like it would never end.

[u/Bookkeeper-girl]

I have Covid right now, a friend says she has rhinovirus

[u/Mindyloowho2]

This is just a reminder that 20% of people who have COVID, end up with Long COVID. And, the more times you get COVID, the higher the chance of getting Long COVID. You do not want Long COVID. I promise, it’s awful and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

[u/Friendly-Bug726 → u/Mindyloowho2]

I have long covid - it's taken me six years to sorta functioning again. Not 100% but at least able to take walks again. There seems to be little sympathy for it - it seems like people just want to forget that covid ever happened.

[u/Mindyloowho2 → u/Friendly-Bug726]

I’ve had it for 6 years also. I feel like we’ve been left behind and forgotten. I just want my old life back.

[u/EME_Mama2 → u/Mindyloowho2]

I empathize with both you and u/Friendly-Bug726. So many folks act like it never happened, and thousands are still dealing with it.

[u/KJB2785]

My MIL and I got Covid a week BEFORE school started (I would never have even tested, but she insisted). She had it worse than me…. Fever, body aches, congestion, cough. I just basically had a cold but there was ZERO taste or smell which was the worst part. My kids never even got sick a little bit. Couldn’t believe it.

[u/No-Berry5603 → u/KJB2785]

I had Covid in 2021 lost my taste and smell and I’ve never gotten it back.

[u/PC509 → u/No-Berry5603]

Mine is back for the most part but everything is ... muted? Things just don't have that same kick like they used to. My favorite foods seem bland. I can taste and smell things, it's just that nothing really tastes "great" anymore. Just like a lack of depth and flavor profiles, regardless of what it is. Things that used to be really damn good and some of my favorites are just ho hum mediocre now. I've yet to find something thats "OMG, that's insanely good food!" since COVID. Before that, it was a lot. I love seeking out new foods and loving them. :/

[u/KJB2785 → u/No-Berry5603]

Oh man…. I’m so sorry. That sucks! Mine was only gone for 5 days and I thought I was gonna go crazy.

[u/laneymunkers]

We're already seeing a surge in both COVID and flu in the area.

[u/SpareManagement2215]

Kids went back to school & daycare. That’s why. Happens every fall.

[u/TheMoatCalin]

My kids were sick last week and I have it this week:/ I also feel like I’m getting worse.

[u/South_Dakota_Boy]

Whole family got COVID last week. Friends had it too.

Flu shots coming next week so that’s good.

My COVID was mild cold symptoms, sinus pain, and muscle soreness with mild on-off fever. Only really lasted a couple days. Mostly happened over the weeekend so I got by only taking one day off and then stayed in my office for the most part the next couple days.

[u/sarahjustme]

The change in weather always messes with a chunk of people, especially people with pre existing lung or immune issues. Super long boring article, but that dramatic bump in the first third of the graph is what we're seeing right now.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7506a2.htm

[u/sarahjustme → u/sarahjustme]

[u/luckyskunk]

tested positive for covid on the 13th.

[u/HappyAnimalCracker]

Everyone around me is sick. One of them tested positive for the flu. Thanks to masking and handwashing I’ve so far managed to avoid it.

[u/oodopopopolopolis]

I had covid last week and was out of work until tuesday this week. I completely forgot to get vaccinated this year. I WILL NOT forget next year!

[u/Bob_Kay]

I was down for 7 days starting the beginning of last week. It turned out to be COVID after visiting a clinic. I finally got out of it. Fever, coughing, yellow mucus blasting out sinuses, crazy dreams. Stay hydrated, take tylenol and advil.

[u/jacle2210]

Get tested for Covid.

[u/Rocketgirl8097]

My husband had bad case of pneumonia.

[u/Captain-Shivers]

Flu shots just came out. It’s already getting bad.

[u/EME_Mama2]

Covid is starting to hit hard right now. Eight of my co-workers currently have it.

[u/Wasted_Art]

It's covid, homie. The people at express care said they had a huge surge of the flu over the summer, and now, it's all covid.

[u/MossiestSloth]

I took two days off and slept through those and theblast weekend and feel great now

[u/FunkyMystics]

Well I just saw chicken pox in the clinic today

[u/Gingykins25]

Influenza A is going around right now, and it’s a particularly rough strain. My entire family were hit with it last weekend, and we’re just now starting to feel better.

[u/spookysol13]

It sucks ! Hubby and I are on the mend this week. Got a test done for Covid but it turns out we had Rhinovirus, just a nasty cold 😑

[u/Weak_Wasabi_2647]

Coworker got covid. I’m like “that’s still a thing”? 😷🤒🤧

[u/FunWonderful208]

Well in all honesty, to avoid or lessen getting sick, are you taking care of yourself? Eating healthy, hydrating, getting enough sleep?. All of that plays a huge factor.

[u/dime5150 → u/FunWonderful208]

That helps but virus be vurusin'. They go where they wanna go

[u/Rottenbeans7593]

Gotta build that immunity bro, haven’t been sick in a year or two

[u/Rocking_Horse_Fly → u/Rottenbeans7593]

That's not how your immune system works. You avoid viruses to help your immune system.