Has anyone else felt sick "like this" recently?

[Heel n Toe]

Most of the last week, I've felt like I was beginning to come down with the flu, but it hasn't taken hold.

I've been somewhat achy, a bit run down, a slight fuzzy stuffy head feeling but no sinus congestion and the beginnings of a headache that is pretty much handled by a couple of Extra Strength Tylenol every 6 hours. A few times it felt like I was about to get chills, and it begins to feel like it is getting worse at night. But it never does get much worse.

I had a flu shot back in the Fall and most of the Covid shots, including the most recent one. I'm thankful it has remained very low key and very grateful it hasn't gone into my chest. I've had no problem sleeping and am getting tons of rest.

Eating mostly chicken noodle soup, even though I don't have much of an appetite. It's just weird. Anyone else? Have any of your friends and family reported this?

[red 928]

maybe it's a tooma

[Bill Douglas]

Yep, Covid.

[KFC911]

I've felt like crappola the past day or so, but just because I'm so "stuffed up" I can't breath through my nose or my nose runs like a drippy faucet. Can't sleep and post on here at 4 am too..... mebbe it's because I followed the balloon thread to PARF ?

Yours sounds like it might be worth seeing a doc by Monday .... I dunno.

Hope ya feel beter soon!

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by bill douglas

yep, covid.

+1

[rfuerst911sc]

Last Friday I started getting a scratchy throat . Woke up Saturday morning my head feels like it's going to explode ! All stuffed up and a headache . Started taking Coricidan every 4-6 hours . It took me until late Thursday to start feeling better . Home COVID test was negative . Whatever it was it kicked my butt . Glad that's in the rear view mirror 😁

[cstreit]

...from my observation the strain of flu going around is pretty nasty. ...like 2 weeks of misery.

...and I'm about to head off to a conference. Bubble boy mode may need to be engaged. If anyone so much as sniffles I'm hitting them in the face with lysol.

[cassisrot]

Could be a touch of bird flu.

[Bill Douglas]

Can survive the flu. Can survive covid. Don't know about surviving both at the same time - take care.

[stevej37]

"Has anyone else felt sick "like this" recently?"

Yes, since last week Wed. after getting the latest Covid Booster.
Today was the first day that I felt close to normal.
Vax day today.

[fintstone]

Wife and I had very similar symptoms for about 10 days now. Had to postpone a trip west. Been sleeping most of the day. It eventually moved to the chest...and that is starting to improve. Feel pretty good yesterday and today. Appetite is returning.

No vax shots since the first two...very early in the program. Did get the flu shot as usual.

[ADDvanced]

That's the fun thing: Once you get covid, any future flu/cold can now be much worse! We still don't know much about the long term effects of this, but BaCk To NoRmaL!!11!!1

[WPOZZZ]

Why not take a home Covid test? IF neg, you know it is something else. If pos, you know what you have to do. When I had Covid a year ago, those were the same symptoms, but I also had the sweats, and body aches. Lost 15 lbs in 10 days.

[hcoles]

That's how I felt with Covid.

[fintstone]

In my case...I just follow same protocol for the flu and colds (as one would for Covid) ...so no need to test. It really does not matter which it was.

[Heel n Toe]

Thank you to everyone for all the input. You guys are the best.

I took an at-home Covid test this afternoon. I followed the semi-complex directions very carefully and it showed negative, so I'm thankful.

I've had no worsening or lessening of any of the symptoms I described. As long as I don't get any nasty head or chest congestion, I can put up with it for a little while longer, but I'm hoping it'll go away in a few days.

[Pazuzu]

Bad allergies? The way the weather patterns have been the past few weeks, you might be encountering histamines from some pretty distant lands.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Eating mostly chicken noodle soup, even though I don't have much of an appetite. It's just weird. Anyone else? Have any of your friends and family reported this?

Two bouts with illness this winter. Many days tired beforehand, sore, etc. Classic early flu symptoms but I wanted to eat like a horse. Then four straight days on the couch with lingering symptoms afterwards. Not fun at all. 2nd round I was dry heaving the first day.

If it was covid I quaranteened but I don't think it was and I was too weak to go to the drugstore once I went down.

I gained weight. Second Phiser booster early January along with flu shot.

[masraum]

I've had weird "colds" one for Thanksgiving and one that's just finishing up. Headache and neck and shoulders sore, sore throat with a persistent cough, hardly any congestion, lasts 4-7 days. The cough is lingering despite everything else clearing up and feeling fine, but I don't know if that's specific to the infection or just something that's occurring with me now that I'm older.

No throwing up or flow from either end (classic flu symptom).

[Superman]

Runny nose yesterday and, apparently, also today. Negative Covid test yesterday. Cups of hot water with whiskey helped yesterday.