Anyone else come home from MCACN with covid ?

[Lynn]

Still fine this morning, so guess I dodged this one.
Get better soon.

[396 SS/RS]

I've had it twice. Both times it was more like a sinus/head congestion and felt a little run down with no fever. I never experienced it to the level that some have.

FWIW, I have heard the test kits are actually good for one year after expiration.

[Billohio]

I got it Tuesday and was in Ohio. Must be around again. First two days had aches and then congestion the third day. Today my temp was normal. Started paxlovid Wednesday and seems to be working. My first time getting it

[Too Many Projects]

A little update on this. I "thought" I was over, whatever I had, last Friday,as I felt almost normal. As the weekend progressed into Monday, I knew I was slipping back and by yesterday, I was in the shop, moving tires/wheels around to get snow tires on our cars and I kept having to stop, sit down and catch my breath...very unusual for me and I found it more irritating than concerning, as I wanted to get done with mounting/balancing 4 tires for my Highlander. About 3:30 my wife came out to the shop to see how I was feeling and said I looked like death warmed over. So I went in and we took my temp which was slightly higher than usual, but still under 100, but the finger pulsox meter indicated my pulse was 103... We put on masks and went to the Urgent Care and I said I thought I was relapsing with covid and could I get a dose of Paxlovid ? After having all the "check in" procedures, the DR listened to my lungs and asked more questions about the previous week of feeling ill and ordered a lung xray. She said there was no way to determine what I initially had, whether covid or a chest cold, but after the x-ray, informed me that I now had progressed into pneumonia and was ready to send me over to the hospital, strap my butt in a bed and get me started on IV anti-biotics !! I may have mentioned something like "over my dead body", and she agreed to send me home with 2 prescriptions and strict orders that if I wasn't better in 3 days, I would need to come back and be admitted.

So bottom line, I may not have had, or subjected others to, covid after all, but there is no way to know that now. I don't see where the people I most closely interacted with have had an issue, so for that I am relieved.

[Billohio]

Geez Mitch take care of yourself. That sure progressed.
I just saw a message from my Dr that had what Paxlovid was going to cost. $1360 for 5 days. 3 pills twice a day. With my insurance it was 360. I do think it worked.

[napa68]

I was of the opinion whatever I was struggling with, was a self inflicted issue I know a few others that came home with C19. Ironically, each of those flew in.

Hope you are doing better Mitch!

[Mr70]

Hope you're feeling better Mitch.

P.S.,who has Mitch in this months pool?

[markinnaples]

Prayers for your health and quick healing Mitch.

[Too Many Projects]

Thanks, guys, 24 hours later, I feel better already. My energy level has improved and I'm looking forward to throwing tires around again tomorrow. We had wind driven snow on and off most of the afternoon that made the roads slick and both our DD's need their winter shoes put on.