Big_Holla
Senior Member
Holy crap, I haven't heard of anyone getting badly sick like that in a while now. Sure hate to hear you all are right in the middle of it Jesse. Hope you all get better fast!!
Damn! feel better buddy!!At this point, it's safe to say this is the sickest I've ever been. It's worse than January 2020 and January 2022. Kaydence ended up with pneumonia last week after having a fever off and on for a week prior, which seems to be the current trend for COVID this time around. I started feeling it Saturday, then went downhill hard Sunday. I didn't have vomiting or diarrhea this first time, or non-stop sweating. The onset of pneumonia started last night and is full on today. I'm down 10#s since Saturday and it's going to take a while to fully recover.
Kaydence came home Day 1 with a feverDang, didn’t know several of yall were ailing like this but it is that time of year, school start up is like a catalyst.
Dang, you may need to go to the ER so they can pump you with fluids. All that heat and sweating can cause major dehydration. Take care of yourself bud!I'll be honest when I say there's been a couple 2-3 hours stretches where I now truly understand "survival mode" in relation to health. Like nearly all men, I'm stubborn and want to avoid the doctor and meds at all costs. I sat on the side of my bed at 9:30 last night contemplating asking my wife to take me to the ER. I was really worried about vitals. I'm glad my wife's a nurse and we have good equipment at home (pulse ox monitor and nebulizer with a full stock of albuterol). She actually wanted me to go to the ER this morning, but backed off when my O2 stats stayed consistent between 94-96.
Here's two really weird symptoms this time. One is the constant sweating, but at one point last night, my entire body was covered in a cold, slimy sweat that made me feel like I'd stood in front of a mister. It was not the usual "fever breaking" sweat that I've experienced in the past. And the second is a crazy look at how your body tells you something is wrong. I'm taking 3-4 showers a day for the steam and comfort, but within 30 minutes, my armpits smell like I ate nothing but ramps for a week straight. Not a faint smell, but ruin a new sweatshirt within an hour stench.
The other thing that interesting is any time I have a fever, I can knock it back with ibuprofen and in a worst case, tylenol. All 3 times I've had the 'Vid, I haven't been able to completely eliminate the fever. The best I've seen since Sunday is 99.5, which for me is man flu level and it's enough to make me feel half the man I usually am.
I hope this group can avoid whatever strain I encountered this year!
I pray for a quick and full recovery for you and the family. My mother in law was out of town and got very sick, they said she was positive for the flu and negative for Covid. She ended up with pneumonia, she passed out twice and to spend 3 days in the hospital. It has been 2 weeks and she is still not fully recovered, can hardly talk and is still weak.I'll be honest when I say there's been a couple 2-3 hours stretches where I now truly understand "survival mode" in relation to health. Like nearly all men, I'm stubborn and want to avoid the doctor and meds at all costs. I sat on the side of my bed at 9:30 last night contemplating asking my wife to take me to the ER. I was really worried about vitals. I'm glad my wife's a nurse and we have good equipment at home (pulse ox monitor and nebulizer with a full stock of albuterol). She actually wanted me to go to the ER this morning, but backed off when my O2 stats stayed consistent between 94-96.
Here's two really weird symptoms this time. One is the constant sweating, but at one point last night, my entire body was covered in a cold, slimy sweat that made me feel like I'd stood in front of a mister. It was not the usual "fever breaking" sweat that I've experienced in the past. And the second is a crazy look at how your body tells you something is wrong. I'm taking 3-4 showers a day for the steam and comfort, but within 30 minutes, my armpits smell like I ate nothing but ramps for a week straight. Not a faint smell, but ruin a new sweatshirt within an hour stench.
The other thing that interesting is any time I have a fever, I can knock it back with ibuprofen and in a worst case, tylenol. All 3 times I've had the 'Vid, I haven't been able to completely eliminate the fever. The best I've seen since Sunday is 99.5, which for me is man flu level and it's enough to make me feel half the man I usually am.
I hope this group can avoid whatever strain I encountered this year!