Have you been sick during this Covid-19 Pandemic?
 

So I had a bit of a sore throat a few weeks back and then today I feel really sick... exactly as I would if I had the flu. Bad headache, bad cough, very weak and I haven't been able to check but I'm very sure I have a fever. It's hit me very quick too, like last night to today, feeling awful. :worry: Medicine (Tylenol (extra strength)) is helping me feel better temporarily until it wears off, idk if that would be the case or not if I had coronavirus?

It does seem like a lot of people are getting sick now though whether it's corona or not.

Have you gotten sick at all during this outbreak?

A bit, yeah. I’ve been coughing and sneezing quite a lot.

yeah, i've had an unexplained cough and feeling pretty crappy intermittently. No fever for me though

About two weeks ago I felt not 100% for a week or so, not “sick” just a bit rough.

Like a stress type headache in my sinuses/behind my eyes, a very dry throat (never sore), hot/cold flashes and even woke up one night at the start a bit sweaty - all things that can happen when I’m having a bad anxiety/panic episode (which I put down to all of this Coronavirus stuff going on and I was genuinely anxious).

It’s only NOW that I’ve read that loss of taste/smell, which I had at this time on/off for about 2/3 days, has been a common symptom of this, it was such an odd sensation. Like as if food was just “texture”. I thought the basic/fundamental symptoms were raging fever and a dry cough and I had neither, just other things that now I know seem to be common in people infected. Who knows... but if it was, and that’s how mild it can get, no wonder it’s spreading like wildfire because as I say, I didn’t once feel “ILL”, just a bit dodgy.

Luckily I didn’t do anything or go anywhere the whole of this time so I’m happy about that. My sister also complained of eye ache and feeling tired for a few days too.

Just had a sore throat a couple of times but nothing more than that

Felt reaaally tired too over the last couple of days but I’m pretty sure that’s just lack of sleep anyway :skull:

no

just have muscle pain on my leg now (after i fell yesterday evening after losing balance in a embarrassing hilarious way, i tripped over someone else's shoes :joker: )

Ah Jersey, hope you feel better soon. I think pain meds do help if you have mild corona so you may have it but as you are young am sure you will ride.it out and feel better in a week.or so.

Of course, it could be a regular cold /flu bug but you would be best to isolate yourself from others in your house for the next 7 days if its possible.

Take care and look after yourself, lots of fluids, tylenol and rest. Xx

Ive spoken to lots of people recently who have felt like this....been feeling crap for a few days then have a good day and then bad again.

Any other time you'd just think its a cold / flu but with all this going on your mind races doesn't it?

Take care x

I have had a scratchy throat on and off but I thinks its pollen rather than anything more sinister :worry:

feel better soon :love:

The TL and I had a cold first week in March. Just a bog standard cold that you cough a bit due to catarrh and blow your nose for the next 2 weeks but dont actually feel ill.

I never get sick.

Im so ill feeling sick and got the cold

its unlikely you will have a cold at this time of the year, its is more likely its covid 19. WHat are your symptoms?

No but I always have a random cough come on when out shopping or something and get the dirtiest looks

Coughing and sneezing but I'm burying my head in the sand and putting it down to smoking and hayfever :lol

Its just a cold i doubt its covid 19

That sounds exactly like Corona Jersey

Beginning of March = ok
3 weeks later = very unlikely

still even though it isn't covid-19, try not to cough in public too much, i mean most people already live in anxiety, being scared these times

I’ve had a very mild cold over the last 4 or 5 days like I’ll have a teeny bit of a sore throat and it seems to just come and go throughout the days. I have been feeling very tired and run down lately but I think that’s mainly to do with lack of sleep and then heading out to work tbh.

I do hope you begin to feel a bit better soon tho Jersey and everyone else whose feeling poorly. :love:

Nonsense Dr LT you can get a cold at any time of year; I had the worst chest infection of my life (secondary infection after a cold) from August - December (...yes, 4 bloody months... rehhh) 2007. The initial cold was at the end of July. "Cold and flu season" is winter but they're still around at all year.

At the moment any cough, cold, sore throat .. pretty much any mild Covid-like symptom ... is still more likely to be another random infection. You should still ACT LIKE it's Covid "just in case", obviously, but realistically, unless you've been out and about in a larger population center it probably isn't.

again, its much more likely you have a mild covid as these are the symptoms,. you should not be out the house

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

I get that you're trying to encourage people to stay in but this is misguided advice LT; mild symptoms are more likely to not be Covid, you should isolate anyway because they MIGHT be Covid, but if people start assuming they've had it... they will assume after recovery that they have immunity... and will be less careful - when they probably just had a bog standard cold.

In as basic terms as possible;

Symptoms but no test = act like you currently have Covid, whilst remembering that you probably DON'T have Covid.