Oh dear, I think I'm getting sick...

[FirstLight]

Had a Dr appointment in Sacramento Tuesday...Didnt really go anywhere, but we DID stop at the goodwill store, got drive thru, etc...

First time out of Tahoe since last year.

Today I woke up feeling "off" and it's not really getting better but not worse...

Started with aches (but I have arthritis so that's kinda standard, but ouch! Everywhere, not just the usual places) runny nose, sore throat, icky tummy, headache, and just not feeling very "present" no fever, but definitely running both hot and cold

Even laying in bed doesnt help.
Tried to get up and have a hot cuppa coffee, nope...had to switch to water.

no loss of smell or taste but I look at the onset for Covid and Im kinda worried

Hoping to shake this off and not get worse. Don't even know what to take...advil? pepto bismol? ugh

[malaise]

1. Hope you're OK

[mobeau69]

2. Get tested. Aren't tests available over-the-counter now?

[FirstLight]

3. not in my rural area...

but there is a drive up place in town. I just gotta feel ok enough to drive ...bleh

[KT2000]

4. Yes - get tested if possible

and appoint someone to keep track of you, even if only on the phone if you live alone. Take care.

[jmbar2]

5. I hope you don't get sicker, but if you do...

I've heard that the monoclonal antibody treatments are more widely available, and covered by most insurance. You just have to ask for them. Same treatment used by the orange one and other poobahs.

Good luck. Keep us posted how you are doing.

[Lochloosa]

6. This! You have to demand it.

[HariSeldon]

23. There's also a fluvoxamine trial run by Washington U.

https://stopcovidtrial.wustl.edu/

You've gotta get into the trial within the first seven days and they could put you in the control group.

[jmbar2]

30. good to know

[FirstLight]

7. OK I scheduled one for tomorrow!

AT the local commmunity college... If this doesn't "pass" then I'll go tomorrow. If it's just my auto-immune stuff acting up, it will let up by then.

[lpbk2713]

9. They will check your temp when you arrive.

A high temp will indicate further testing will be needed.

[FirstLight]

11. right now no fever...just that general ache and some chills...

that's why I made it for tomorrow, to see if that shows up

[In_The_Wind]

8. Lets hope you are just tired from your outing to visit your doc.

Have you called your doctor about how you feel today?

I usually take Advil and drink 7up.

[FirstLight]

13. I keep telling myself it's nothing to be alarmed about

And the past week has been stressful, usually long drives like that can run me down,

If I am getting worse later instead of better Im gonna call my rheumatologist

[In_The_Wind]

16. Sounds like the wise way to handle everything.

[Dream Girl]

33. Do NOT take Advil! It is contraindicated for Covid and could incite a Cytokine storm.

[Maxheader]

45. my nephrologist

would have a fit....

[niyad]

10. Sending vibes for healing and energy.

[Karadeniz]

12. Are you sensitive to allergens? Everything here is covered in a thin greenish coating... trees.

[FirstLight]

15. I wondered if allergies could have a lingering effect...

nothing blooming here, but plenty of stuff down in the valley is poppin'

[Karadeniz]

37. Take a Clariten or whatever to see if it helps.

[MLAA]

14. Sending 💕💕💕💖💖

[IronLionZion]

17. Call your doctor to describe your symptoms and get guidance on what do to

for the aches and headaches you can try over the counter pain meds like tylenol. For the icky tummy and sore throat, try hot herbal teas like peppermint, ginger, or similar.

Good luck

[DENVERPOPS]

18. I am thinking that there will be

a large number of people who will now catch the normal yearly flu.

That, and after this long a period, muscles have to get back to work after not being used these past months.

Maybe that is a lot of what is going on in people at this point???????????

[FakeNoose]

28. As long as we continue masking, distancing and washing hands regularly

... we Americans should see colds and flu infections at an all-time low.

The vaccine won't prevent colds and flu, but masks, hand washing, and social distancing definitely does.

[Dream Girl]

34. There's been very little flu this year due to lock downs and masking...

[Hekate]

19. Call your doc now, ask for a test,& if positive ask to get monoclonal antibodies infusion treatment

Now. Do not wait on this.

[FirstLight]

20. As a Medi-CAL patient, there's a clinic, but they dont do samy day appts.

unless I have a fever, Im not gonna get anywhere. Im just waiting to see if the piece of toast I had will help or make it worse...I could sill taste, though!

[Hekate]

22. If you missed Rachel Maddow's reporting on this, she's done 2 segments by now...

There’s a doc in California serving a lower-income community and he has been able to keep all his COVID patients out of the hospital using this treatment. His record on this is astounding. I think he’s in SoCal. Best results are to start when the patient tests positive, not to wait until they are already terribly sick.

Because of the orange monster, we were all given the impression that monoclonal antibody infusion was fabulously expensive and available only to people like himself. Not so. Turns out there’s plenty available, but not yet widely enough known. In addition, the infusion procedure takes time (I don’t know how long; I hope she mentions it next time she does a report) — it is not a difficult procedure, but not every place is set up for it.

Rachel is on one of her missions, God love her.

I hope you are just experiencing seasonal allergies and whatnot, though my mask is helping me with pollens. Flu is way down this past year because of masking, but if you weren’t, well that’s a possibility too.

Take care of yourself, and check back in.

[mahina]

43. This

All of it

Good luck sister

[mackdaddy]

24. My local LIBRARY has free at home COVID test now.

Look like a pregnancy test but you put a drop of blood on them like a glucose test. I saw them do the test on my mother when she was diagnosed at her assisted living home.

I had a questionable illness 8 months ago, and you had to go to the ER and incur hundreds in fees. I am a week past my second moderna shot, but the free test kits are still great to know that they are available.


Most people can just go through the sickness as home, but when I called the ask a nurse line what they were worried about was if you lips turned blue you Oxygen levels have dropped dangerously low. Second difficulty breathing. Third was fever over 102f, and fourth was serious confusion. Any of these says get medical attention.

For me, I took Tylenol and imodium and it dropped my fever, and I had serious gastrointestinal distress that was relieved over the next 24 hours. I never had lung/breathing issues buy my Pulse/ox did drop below 90.

The problem now is that the latest variant is said to be much more transmissible. Hope you get better.

[yobrault1]

25. DO NOT TAKE ADVIL!! !!

Get tested but stay away from ADVIL. Many side effects with COVID-19.

Hope it’s just a flu and that you’re on the mend soon.

[FirstLight]

26. I took a prescription nsaid

Hope I don't croak now 🥺😜😣

[USALiberal]

40. Link to proof please!!!!! Nt

[druidity33]

44. ADVIL IS FINE!!!

No really. The CDC and the NIH have removed the warning about Advil. At this point they are only telling people not to take Advil RIGHT BEFORE you get your shot. And that's because you shouldn't take any NSAIDs right before a vaccination.

[Jetheels]

27. For the sore throat,

gargle with warm salt water...

[FakeNoose]

29. Firstlight you haven't told us - any shots yet?

Good luck my friend. I hope this is simply a case of overdoing it for one day.

[FirstLight]

31. No... my appointment was for next week

[thomhartmann]

32. If this were happening to me, I'd be

doubling up on dosing myself with Vitamin D and Zinc. Can't offer medical advice, but you can google this stuff...

[58Sunliner]

35. Call your doctor and ask if anyone in his office has been ill.

When I feel off, I drink elderberry tea. It's anti-viral. That, and echinacea.

[EndlessWire]

47. Goldenseal

Offering this off the top of my head...ordinarily I would check my facts better, seeing as how I can't quite remember as I read this thread...but goldenseal, used with echinacea, can act as a natural antibiotic.

It is important to remember that you can't take goldenseal constantly. You shouldn't get some and then put it in the daily lineup with echinacea. You have to take it one month, then one or two months off...someone here will remember and straighten that out. Or, you could do a google and get the info.

The thing about these two used in conjunction is, trials have shown that one opens the door for the other, and allows the good stuff into the cells. There are actual medical research trials that have shown this. So, that's why I mention it.

It's pretty well known that these two together are beneficial if used the right way--I am sorry that my memory fails me this morning. Always, always check before implementing a recommendation.

My knowledge is from when I was nursing my mother during her last days, and I had cause to investigate. Always remembered that the two go together. But, this is not medical advice...just a hint at what you should investigate for yourself.

[58Sunliner]

48. I used to use the triumvirate-Myrhh, echinacea, goldenseal for CF.

[wendyb-NC]

36. Oh sorry to hear that.

If it's anything, I hope that it is just an old fashioned cold.

I hope you get better quick, and it's not Covid. You can take it easy, rest, drink, fluids, and if you get worse, call your health care provider.

[FirstLight]

38. Went back to bed for a couple hours

still not sure if it helped or not... mild headache, throat still scratchy, sweated a LOT while laying in bed, and my aches are probably maybe from driving **fingers crossed**

[FirstLight]

39. feeling bettewr as the day goes on, still a mild headache

but nothing like the WOOZY i was feeling earlier.

ok, dont laugh at me...I tried a new CBD/CBG/THC skin patch last night for pain, wonder if it messed me up? lol I've had lidocaine and other patches make me sick before

[GopherGal]

41. Personally, I get headaches when I'm dehydrated

so hydration is my first go-to for a headache (and is sometimes more immediately available than pain relievers.)

And my appetite tends to go bye-bye when I get a head cold or flu, taking any motivation to put effort into meal prep along with it, so I might get some Ensure or protein drink (or other meal replacement product) or at least some frozen meals. And if not eating much, I try and drink something besides water for my hydration. I currently have in stock a little Gatorade in case I get sick.

That's just some of the self-care that's gotten me through past bouts of flu. Your mileage may vary.

[FirstLight]

42. Had my daughter run to the store for me too

got a couple basics so the care and feeding of this body isnt too laboroius. I have also some smoothie stuff and protien shakes.

Drank water all day

didnt eat much, still got the gurgly tummy and such

had another mucus/sneeze and gross-fest this afternoon, gonna take an allergy pill when I know my little snack is gonna stay down...

could be allergy related too...the springtime stuff was blooming in the Sacramento valley, and then yesterday I saw my folks in the Carson Valley and things are sprouting there too! Two climates in three days could have tripped out my already fucked up immune issues

[malaise]

46. Drink hot chicken brother

with garlic ginger and celery - you have to stay healthy