Jevyod
09-08-2020, 03:04 PM
My parents, and we 3 boys along with spouses all live in the same area. 2 weeks ago, we all came down with something. Mom and dad got hot a bit harder than the rest, and got tested. Came back positive. The rest of us had similar symptoms, and doctor presumed we were positive without doing the tests. Only my wife escaped it. We all had similar symptoms. I will say how it was from my point. It actually was not that terrible. At first it felt like sinus infection. Then 2nd day a fever came, and I lost taste and smell. Was feeling weak and zombie like due to the fever. The next few days I kept the same symptoms. I did not have a fever all the time, it would come and go. And it was low grade. Most days 100-101. Then day 5 and 6 the diarrhea and stomach cramps hit, but not terrible. Day 7 or so I developed a terrible cough at which point I went to doctor for prescription. All of us saw the same doctor, and she treated all the same...as soon as you are suspicious you have it, we took 150 mg zinc a day, 2000 mg vitamin C, and 50 Mcgm?? vitamin D. she then prescribed an inhaler to help the cough, prednisone, and another antibiotic to prevent pneumonia. It really was not that bad. I am overweight (285) and diabetic, and did not feel at any point like I may not survive Towards the end I was a bit short on breath, but just took it easy.
My siblings and their wives had varying degrees of the same thing. Mom and dad are in around 60, and had it worse than we did, but again, not terrible. We all took about 10 days, and are all pretty much back to normal. Again, maybe tire easier, and a bit short on breath, but overall not as bad as I was expecting. For mom and dad it certainly was worse, but still not a killer it is made out to be. Dad has diabetes, and back in November lost part of his foot due to gangrene. He has been on a recovery journey until quite recently. Then to compound things he got a bleeding stomach ulcer which caused him to lose a lot of blood, and he passed out at home and had to be rushed to the hospital where it was found that his hemoglobin was 6.5 and he needed a transfusion. We were all most worried about him, but he is back at work. He tires more easily, but God has been good to us.
My siblings and their wives had varying degrees of the same thing. Mom and dad are in around 60, and had it worse than we did, but again, not terrible. We all took about 10 days, and are all pretty much back to normal. Again, maybe tire easier, and a bit short on breath, but overall not as bad as I was expecting. For mom and dad it certainly was worse, but still not a killer it is made out to be. Dad has diabetes, and back in November lost part of his foot due to gangrene. He has been on a recovery journey until quite recently. Then to compound things he got a bleeding stomach ulcer which caused him to lose a lot of blood, and he passed out at home and had to be rushed to the hospital where it was found that his hemoglobin was 6.5 and he needed a transfusion. We were all most worried about him, but he is back at work. He tires more easily, but God has been good to us.