Well, I made three years - but COVID finally got me. Positive home test last evening
Going to get a confirming swab at the doc in an hour, then if definitely positive, will have a video con with my doc. I've had all of the Moderna vaxxes and boosters. 66 years old, only risk factor is a bit overweight.
Strange virus this is - over the last week, I've had vertigo - then felt like a cold was coming on (some sneezes, scratchy throat, post nasal drip). last evening I felt feverish - lo and behold, 100 - took the test - and...damn.
Fitful night sleeping, different symptoms came and went (took NyQuil and Guafenesin) - this morning not too bad until I got up - room spun, got nauseous - cold sweat. Went pretty quickly away, had coffee and cereal and couldn't taste it (probably due to very stuffed nose). Right now, energy a bit low, no breathing issues/congestion, just that head cold feeling.
I suspect I am a few days into this - we shall see where it goes next. My wife is of course on watch for symptoms. Thankfully we are pretty isolated here and can just hang out for a few weeks.
Keep safe, all.
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1) Walk 2 miles to next town.
2) Stop at bakery and buy 1/2 pound of rugelach.
3) Walk 2 miles back home.
How are you feeling today & how is Mrs. NHL?
I also hope your wife stays healthy. 🙏🤞
Enjoy your time together creating. Let us know how it turns out and if you enjoyed painting. Don't stop at one. The more you do, the better you'll get. 
Feel better.
We avoided it for three years here and then the week before Christmas my husband came down with it. Then a couple days later, me and my two sons. We fell like Dominoes, Lol
I wore a mask at first and stayed out of whatever room he was in, but when you’re all living in the same house ….
Felt “off” and out of it for like 3 days, achy, a mild sore throat. I did not get the fever everyone else had. then felt better, but like I had a head cold. Lost my taste and smell for 3 days. My doc said if I wanted Paxlovid I could have it, but my symptoms were pretty mild,so I said I’ll just stick it out. Was much better after 4 days. All I ever needed was some Benadryl.
Good luck to you both and I hope you’re feeling better very soon!
I had it two years ago -- right now, in fact. Mostly I felt like I had a mild flu, more than a cold because of the fever and body aches. I never had breathing issues, but also never lost the sense of taste or smell. It just seemed to last forever, more than a week.
Feel better!
My nephew announced that he had tested positive for Covid after we'd all spent 5 days together at Thanksgiving. He said, "But don't worry, I have no symptoms. I hardly know I even have it."
We said, "Yeah, you're 22 but we're all in our 50's and 60's. We've got a lot more to worry about than you do." I can't tell you how annoyed I was with my nephew for being so thoughtless.
So I came home with the dizziness, and felt like maybe I was getting a slight cold. I took some aspirin and some vitamin C, and waited for the worst to happen. But nothing did really happen. No temperature, no sore throat, only slightly hoarse - for the first 3 days. Then by Wednesday I discovered that I had no sense of taste or smell. That's when I knew I had the Covid, but it was a very mild case. I didn't even get a positive reading on my home testing kit. (It had to be a false negative.) But I didn't want to take any chances, I stayed home and quarantined for two weeks, including the time since I returned from the Thanksgiving visit with my family.
There was never any sickness, no fever, no cold or sore throat. It was just hoarseness for about 6 or 7 days, and loss of taste and smell for 4 days. That's it. I could have easily been walking around, obliviously infecting other people. Except I didn't do that - I stayed home and waited it out.
I'm certain that my vaccinations in 2021 prevented me from getting sicker. So thank you, Dr. Fauci and Joe Biden! Because of those vaccinations I'm here to tell the story.
