Covid Support Thread
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My husband has a fever. We don’t have a thermometer but he’s very hot to the touch. He was up half the night with gastro issues. Today he can keep fluids in, but he can’t stay awake, has been sleeping all day, and has chills.
It’s probably stomach flu, right?
Maybe. But those symptoms are also consistent with covid. Some other symptoms to be on the look out for that might help differentiate from stomach flu: chest pain, trouble breathing, loss of smell, sore throat, dry coughing. The only one that is especially worrisome is the breathing. In case it’s covid, this might be helpful:
The fatigue is really fucking intense – much worse than a stomach flu. It took all my energy just to keep my head up to have a tele-appointment with a doctor.
It’s been about 3 weeks for me and although I’m feeling so much better, I’m still exhausted. The fatigue is no joke. I have always been an insomniac and right now I’m sleeping deeply every night for ten hours and still tired during the day. I still have a cough, although it gets better everyday.
Stay safe out there, everybody.
I keep asking him if he can smell and taste and he can. He’s not having respiratory symptoms, just what seems like a high fever and extreme fatigue. I’m giving him Tylenol and a hot drink for fever (which is also acetaminophen), but not at the same time. He has a sweatshirt and a blanket on and feels cold.
It’s not anything I’d think of calling a doctor about, but it’s worrisome at this time.
It’s scary. My husband just spent the last three hours in bed with chills and fatigue and even though I was in that boat a week ago and am fine now and I know he will be (or, I hope he will be), you can’t help but worry, even if under any other circumstances these symptoms definitely wouldn’t set off any alarms. Just remember, as long as he has no trouble breathing, it’s going to be fine – even if it’s corona – and he just has to ride this out. Prop him up on pillows instead of him lying down, if he isn’t already propped up. That will help keep the lungs clear.
No, thankfully, and I never did either. I had a dry cough but it never got bad. Drew is complaining of minor chest pain.
And neither of us is totally convinced we had/have the virus but it does seem likely. We’ll probably never know! There are very few tests available here and you have to be hospitalized – or famous – to get one.
I feel like we had it in mid-February. We both had a cough for 3 weeks, and mine was dry with no congestion. But who knows. Tests would be nice.
I had a slight fever briefly. I never lost my sense of smell or taste. I think I have asthma, so that might be why my cough has lasted so long.
I specifically came here to ask if anyone knew how Wendy was doing, so glad to see your update! What you & kate & anonymous describes lines up with my family’s experience. Omg the fatigue. My husband had intense GI symptoms and bounced back quickly in a week. My symptoms are respiratory and I’m still struggling. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since my symptoms began.
I have a dr appt tomorrow. They might 1013 me. That’s what we call an involuntary psych hold around here. I fell off the wagon when my husband got sick. And I didn’t have access to my support group. Excuses excuses. I’m a fucking addict acting like an addict. I’ve been cutting down but I don’t feel safe going cold turkey. I can’t tell which of my symptoms are withdrawal, covid, anxiety, my OCD, my tourette’s? I can usually pass as someone who doesn’t have tourette’s, but right now my tics are off the charts. So I’m going to lay it all out there for a dr, just like I’m laying it all out for you guys. I can’t afford a hospital stay but whatever, my credit is trash after countless 1013s and student loans for an education mental illness has left me unable to use. I’m actually ok mentally. I know what I need to do and I’m determined to do. I started my first steps today, and this post is one of them. Don’t worry if you don’t hear from me for 4 to 5 days. They don’t let you have your phone in the very shitty rehabs GA has to offer. I’ll keep you guys posted as I’m able. You have no idea how much you have helped me through the last month. I used to snear at internet relationships and not consider them real. No longer
