I have Covid. Feel so ill. Anyone else?

My daughter had this new form of Covid and she felt so I’ll .She has had the previous Covid a few years ago but this time felt so I’ll .Hope you get better soon

Currently on holiday and alas I think I may have it. Scratchy throat, runny nose, deep pain in all my joints, headache... Praying I shall be well enough to go home on Thursday because all I want is to be in my own bed.

rafichagran

I hope you feel better, have a lovely time with them.

Thank you so much rafichgran. I’m feeling much better today, not quite my usual self, but much better. I’m quite excited now too, it will be lovely to see them.

You can buy tests from chemists or Amazon. I had an older one (2022 I think) but it still worked though. They won’t suddenly expire, but will probably just get gradually less sensitive.

Can I ask how you all know it's covid? I have an old testing kit from 2021, but what do you test with nowadays?

Scribbles

I'm puzzled as to why antibiotics have been prescribed for people with covid. The clue's in the name: corona virus. Antibiotics have no effect on a virus.
Unless there is some additional bacterial infection present, antibiotics are just a waste of time and resources and may even contribute to the growing problem of antibiotics losing their effectiveness.

I think it’s if a chest infection or hopefully not, pneumonia develop Scribbles

Hope you are soon over your reaction. Maddy one. I wonder which vaccine you had ?I have had a fluey type reaction with the Pfizer, but the last one was Moderna and no reaction at all.

I'm puzzled as to why antibiotics have been prescribed for people with covid. The clue's in the name: corona virus. Antibiotics have no effect on a virus.
Unless there is some additional bacterial infection present, antibiotics are just a waste of time and resources and may even contribute to the growing problem of antibiotics losing their effectiveness.

That was to Maddyone.

I hope you feel better, have a lovely time with them.

Any known ‘remedies’ to fend off the antibiotic stage?Echinacea any use?

Joseann

Sorry to hear this pigsmayfly and others.
I didn't travel by plane but was unintentionally on a ferry for 10 hours with a crowd of rugby fans, so am a bit apprehensive about the next few days.

I was on a cruise for a week but didn’t get Covid Joseann. However I had my Covid booster on Friday and am in bed today, not feeling great at all. Tomorrow my daughter and her three children are arriving from New Zealand for a holiday. I’m hoping I’ll be feeling better then.

My son is just getting over it, he was much more poorly this time than the two previous times he’s had it. It seems rife around here at the moment and it’s flooring people.
Hope you feel better soon

I have long covid, been 8 months now and I have a very long recovery ahead of me. I hope i don't get covid again

I hope you get better and stronger soon,pigsmayfly. It sounds dreadful and I feel for you. Hateful disease.

We hear that there is a different strain coming over from Europe but then there are many rumours ,not all correct. In a few weeks we will be going for our 6th vaccination because we are off on a cruise out of Australia and don't particularly want to be stuck with it in the middle of nowhere. Not that the vaccinations protect you that much but at least we try!

Keep an eye on your temperature and blood pressure if you can. When DH had Covid his vital signs were erratic; ambulance came out, paramedic consulted GP who sent prescription for antibiotic (doxycycline) for me to collect from chemist which avoided hospital admission. Would highly recommend people keep BP machines and thermometers at home.

Sorry to hear this pigsmayfly and others.
I didn't travel by plane but was unintentionally on a ferry for 10 hours with a crowd of rugby fans, so am a bit apprehensive about the next few days.

Someone I know has it and has been so poorly they ended up in hospital on intravenous antibiotics for 48hrs. Home now but on antibiotics meds and feeling so poorly still. 😢

Thank you everyone and for all your lovely wishes xx

My daughter and SIL have had this one and it’s just dreadful. A week on my daughter is still really unwell and very concerned that she will be Ill for months like last time. She’s booked a doctor’s appointment for Monday although there is probably nothing to be done.

Got back from Barcelona three weeks ago and five of us went down with it the day we got back , it wasn’t too bad for any of us except one who had a massive reaction of itchy bumpy rash head to foot believed to be ‘the Covid rash !’ Had to have steroids and antihistamine they wee very very tired and worn out for a couple of weeks after, just feeling better this week

But no, for me it was just a bit under par for three/ four days

Keep resting and don’t hesitate to get antibiotics if a chest infection develops. This variant does seem to be lingering and making people feel very ill

I hope you get well soon, pigsmayfly. I had it in August, and it was grim, but I assume that was the old strain? The new one is supposed to be worse, I think. Look after yourself, and rest as much as you can.

My son. He was very very ill with it. I think it was two weeks before he felt significantly better. He wasn't "himself" for over a month - and is still uncharacteristically tired.

I had it a few weeks ago. Give yourself plenty of time to recover. Do not push yourself too hard to get back to normal. Just follow your body's lead.