This flu is no joke. It is kicking my butt -- 4x Covid vacc and recent flu vaccine, too. No fever, but hacking, unproductive cough x 3 days. Started as a sore throat over last weekend... Take care, everyone ๐๐ป
@Julie_in_FL Bleah--sorry to hear it. Hope it passes quickly
@rpardee Thanks so much; me, too ๐
@Julie_in_FL Hope you feel better soon.
@JuanitaIguana1 Thanks so much ๐
@Julie_in_FL - That sounds miserable. Hope it doesn't last much longer!
@a2dox It really is; I'm a tough old -- emphasis OLD (LOL) -- broad. I think I picked it up at grandson's (what HE must have gone through!!!) on a recent visit. Worth it to see him, but I can't remember feeling so ill... ๐
@Julie_in_FL ๐๐ข
@Julie_in_FL Hope you feel better soon
@zacnewman TY for your kind words ๐๐ป ๐
take care!
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@Julie_in_FL I hope you start to feel better soon. ๐
@peter_by_the_sea Thank you so much; love the get well flowers ๐๐ป ๐
@Julie_in_FL Ugh! Hope you feel better soon. I feel your pain. I think my family caught a similar bug. No fever, started in the throat, cough, a congestion that lingers after, but multiple negative COVID tests over a few days. It has been unpleasant. Hope you come through the other side soon.
@pknanse EXACTLY! 3 Covid tests so far are negative. Sense of smell affected...not fun. Ribs hurt is worse, tho. Hoping for a better result soon, too.
@Julie_in_FL I am so sorry. We didnโt cough so bad our ribs hurt that just sucks. I hope you turn the corner soon.
@Julie_in_FL took me 2.5 weeks to start feeling well again. It is no joke. Hope you recover faster!
@t_lang Oh jeez; that must've been awful. I'm so sorry. Thanks for the well wishes -- hoping this moves more quickly ๐๐ป ๐
@Julie_in_FL That really sucks. Here's hoping it's gone soon.
One of my roommates is downstairs coughing up a lung as I type. She's sounds pretty bad. No fever thank goodness.
@kittentude It's so awful -- hoping to turn the corner SOON! ๐๐ป ๐ Thinking of your roommate, too!
@Julie_in_FL
Had the same thing,Dr calling it viral. Had heart surgery earlier in the year. Asked for antibiotics to be safe. Cleared in 10 days. Cough was brutal.
@Raoulness WOW! So glad you came through it ok. I have never felt so awful. Take care ~ ๐ ๐๐ป
@Julie_in_FL No fever, loss of smell really sounds like covid and not flu. Flu symptom #1 is fever but it's hard to know. Get well wishes..kick it back! ๐๐
@Cachobweeney Right?! This has been really weird -- have home-tested x4 and all negative. Symptoms do seem classic for COVID, tho; so grateful to be on the rebound side! Thanks so much! ๐๐ป ๐
@Julie_in_FL Yep, its no joke.
3 folks in my bldge (2 on my floor) have tested covid +. My neighbor's symptoms are similar to yours. She was coughing so loudly and for so long today that I asked her to please call her doc. She did. She's lost her appetite, sense of smell and taste also.
I hope you get well soon.
@Bliss oooh, that's awful. I agree on the coughing...I came upon some Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Citrus and dissolved 2 tabs in water. Took x2 yesterday and again this mid-day.
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but today it started breaking up in my chest, ears popping when clearing out my sinuses, but at least it's clearing out.
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@Bliss I'm really hoping tomorrow will be MUCH better. In the meantime, I HAVE been behaving as if I was COVID positive -- Staying HOME, masking in public areas, etc.
Thanks for good wishes :)
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Well I can finally sort of taste and smell. Hoping I'm turning the corner on this not Covid maybe flu! ๐ค