It got me

04 September 2023, 05:28 PM

ShiroKuro

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All we have now are hospitalization data.

Some places are still tracking wastewater, actually maybe a fair amount of places, but the data can be hard to track down. I saw some the other day (not sure where now) and it showed a definite uptick.

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On the plus side, I haven't heard any stories of friends and acquaintances with serious disease. Since most of my friends are now older, that's a good sign.

Yes, this is definitely a good sign. I'm still going to try to avoid it as long as possible, but also try not to panic when the inevitable happens.

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04 September 2023, 08:04 PM

Nina

I hope you get better quickly and have a super mild case. I was listening to something on the radio on Friday (probably NPR) about a new surge in COVID cases... nothing like previous years, but still a big surge.

04 September 2023, 09:52 PM

piqué

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Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
It is puzzling indeed!

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I always thought you had to have a period of exposure, at least 10 or 15 minutes in close proximity to someone who is infected.

That's been my understanding as well. Maybe this new variant is that much more infectious, such that the needed time is shrunk?

In any case, I'm glad your case seems to be mild and hopefully it will stay that way!!

The guideline is you need 15 minutes *cumulative* exposure over a period of 24 hours.

So if you spent 6 minutes talking to your neighbor and they were closer than 6 feet away from you, then you spent 2 minutes next to an infected person at the supermarket, then another 5 minutes.... you get the idea.

04 September 2023, 10:33 PM

QuirtEvans

I hope you get well soon!

05 September 2023, 09:41 AM

ShiroKuro

How are you feeling today, WTG?

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05 September 2023, 10:25 AM

wtg

Low grade fever bouncing around a bit. Runny nose and occasional cough with mild muscle aches and pains. I've been checking O2 with a pulse oximeter and that seems to be fine.

It feels very upper respiratory. If I hadn't tested positive for COVID I would have said I have a cold.

Thanks for asking!

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05 September 2023, 02:56 PM

ShiroKuro

WTG, thanks for the update! Glad you're not any worse, but hope it all resolves quickly!

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05 September 2023, 04:29 PM

wtg

I'm glad I'm feeling better because it looks like Mr wtg is likely to get it. He was super tired yesterday and is getting a sore throat and neck pain this afternoon. All the same symptoms as I had. Still testing negative but he's crashing hard and fast. I know he needs a positive COVID test in order to get Paxlovid. I think he may need it.

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05 September 2023, 10:49 PM

pianojuggler

Thinking healing thoughts for Mr WTG.

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06 September 2023, 12:07 AM

piqué

Hope you are both on the mend quickly!

06 September 2023, 04:52 AM

jon-nyc

My symptoms were all but gone after two days of antiviral drug, but the damn positive test lingered on for 20 days.

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06 September 2023, 06:23 AM

ShiroKuro

WTG, oh no! I hope Mr. WTG doesn’t get any worse than you did!

Jon, that’s wild! During the time that you had the positive tests, were you staying home or did you go back to business as usual? I assume there’s some protocol but I have no idea what it is.

BTW did you take paxlovid or is there another antiviral available now?

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06 September 2023, 07:32 AM

wtg

There are two antivirals, Paxlovid and Lageviro. Paxlovid is the one that's almost always prescribed. Out of dozens of friends who have taken an antiviral, I only know one person who took Lageviro.

It's also worth noting that doctors aren't throwing Paxlovid at people just because they test positive and are over 65; they save it for people who are higher risk. A number of my over 65 friends had their doctors tell them they didn't really need it as their cases were quite mild and they were otherwise healthy. But their spouses (same age) were prescribed it because of other conditions such as diabetes. It reduces viral load and hopefully prevents bigger problems from developing as a result of the infection.

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06 September 2023, 09:34 AM

ShiroKuro

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Lageviro

I have not even heard about this one. I wonder if it's any better at the paxlovid rebound issue.

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