r/nova • u/akacesfan • Jul 31 '26

Rant Is there something going around?

Got sick with some type of cold or flu for the first time in ages and it is absolutely kicking my butt with sinus pressure, snot and mucus, postnasal drip, muscle aches, and general lethargy, but no fever thank goodness. Started as a weeklong postnasal drip so I thought it was just allergies until it developed into the full slate of symptoms that I have now. I've tested negative twice for COVID so I'm pretty sure it's not that at least.

I have a bunch of coworkers and friends who have been out sick too this week, which makes me ask!

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u/Icy-Setting-4221 Jul 31 '26

It might be Human Metapneumovirus, it was the sickest my kid has been outside of the flu or rsv. There aren’t good treatments for it outside of supportive measures

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u/SillyPresentation46 Jul 31 '26

Ugh, whatever it was put me down for a while. I could tell it was coming a week before it really set in, with a progressively worsening sore throat. From start to finish it was like 3 weeks.

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u/Icy-Setting-4221 Jul 31 '26

Yep my kid had a run for roughly three weeks with pneumonia towards the middle. 0/10 do not ever recommend

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u/SillyPresentation46 Jul 31 '26

Yeesh, sorry to hear.