Well, I am off the never had COVID list.

[TNNurse]

Have no idea how I got it. Husband is negative. Sore throat (fiercely sore), nagging cough, sleeping a lot.

Just got Paxlovid which was free. And good cough medicine for which I would gladly have paid more than $10.99. If you have never taken Tessalon Perles for cough, they are effective. I wanted to hug the NP's neck when she suggested them, but I stayed far away.

[mitch96]

1. Amazing working in a hot bed of COVID ie:hospitals I'm surprised you did not get it sooner.

Stay well, your crew needs you..
m

[TNNurse]

6. Thanks, but I am retired.

It has surely been
Hell working in health care.

[mitch96]

12. I am a 42 year retired RadioLogic Technologist and loved it!! The last 5 years...not so much..

I'm a gear head so working on all these neat million dollar machines was great fun...
I liked the interaction with patients but unlike you It was a quick turn around.
I saw the patient for about an hour or so and "next".
Hope you feel better..
m

[Rebl2]

27. That's like

a gal I know (nurse practitioner) that worked in an oncology office all through Covid. Less than a month into retirement she got Covid.

[SYFROYH]

2. I suspect we will all have covid at some pointZ

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[intrepidity]

3. Aw, our ranks are dwindling

What is this "Tessalon Perles"? Widely available OTC, or? Never heard of it.

[TNNurse]

7. No, it is a prescription med for cough, works really well.

Had taken before.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. Prescription med. Dangerous if taken incorrectly.

I was instructed by my doc to take them incorrectly and it went very badly.

[John1956PA]

4. My COVID experience a year also began with a burning sensation in my throat, and a cough.

The cough from inflammation in my throat interrupted my sleep for a few days. It sounds like you are on track with the proper cough suppressant. Wishing you a quick recovery.

[RobinA]

19. COVID

is just a strange bird. When I had it I had no hint of a sore throat, it started out feeling like allergies, major sneezing. I coughed for one day, not very badly. The person I got it from had the sore throat for days and the cough for two weeks.

[Rebl2]

34. I remember many

years ago having a cold and it started with a super burning sensation in the back of my throat. Almost felt like I wasn’t going to be able to swallow. Luckily that lasted just part of a day. Horrible sensation though.

[John1956PA]

39. It would be interesting to know the identity of the strain which you contracted.

But, it is not possible to accomplish such identification. I am thinking that each of us is predisposed to developing individualized symptoms to common respiratory viruses, not no mention novel viruses like COVID.

[Rebl2]

42. It would be

interesting, but I think this was back in the late 1980’s or early nineties.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. Several years ago I'd never had Tessalon, my MD said to put it under your tongue

so I did, in the car on the way home. I immediately started foaming from the mouth and neck, had to pull over, almost choked and died.


That may have left me with an an unfavorable opinion of the medication.




Sorry about your covids. I'm still a unicorn and starting to wonder if I can get it at all, given the MASSIVE exposure (so many patients and coworkers) I've had to it.

[TNNurse]

9. The bottle clearly says "swallow whole".

Sorry you got bad advice.

The NP said the numbers were up and most people had no idea where they got it.

Had lunch with friends Monday, notified them and all are well.

[Maru Kitteh]

20. My md clearly said "put it under your tongue"

He heard about it when I got home. I have his cell number.

[Rebl2]

28. I looked

it up and it clearly says to swallow it immediately. Don’t chew or hold in mouth.

[Nevilledog]

10. Yikes.

Scary reaction. Hope you read the M.D. The riot act.

[Crunchy Frog]

50. I was prescribed it once, but the skull and crossbones on the bottle put me off,

so I never actually tried it. Most coughs that I get respond well to dextromethorphan that's in NyQuil. If that's not sufficient, then some type of opiate.

Still waiting to get Covid.

[Nevilledog]

11. I'm sorry.

Hubby and I are still Covid virgins. I'm retired and hate people so it's not hard to understand my virginity..... But hubby works around a bunch of people who've gotten it and he's never gotten it.

Hope it's quick and your symptoms get no worse.

[orleans]

22. ahem... i believe the "correct" word is "novid"

lol. i saw that in an article a couple weeks ago--and i think it might have been written last summer?

anyway, i'm a novid too.
(fingers crossed)

[hlthe2b]

13. Tessalon perles is benzonatate PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN THE DOSE

prescribed. This med is safe in doses of 100 mg 3x daily, but never more than 200 mg at a time or more than 600 mg in a single day. It can be highly toxic above those levels (and keep it out of reach of children). Unfortunately, I have seen some serious consequences of overdosing.

Seriously. It can be effective and with paranoia, over the use of any narcotic cough suppressive agents it is seemingly come back in "style" but please be careful and take those maximum doses seriously.

Sorry about your contracting COVID-19. I knock on wood every day, but I did contract RSV a few weeks ago (lab-confirmed). It isn't pleasant but far less concerning for me than COVID>

[TNNurse]

18. Following the doses on the bottle.

I am sure there are those who do take extra.

[Ms. Toad]

29. Benzonatate is not narcotic.

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Benzonatate

[hlthe2b]

32. No it most certainly is NOT and I did NOT say it was. I said it is back in favor

because of reluctance to prescribe codeine, butorphanol or other narcotics as anti-tussives (i.e., that means cough suppressant activity). Read more closely, please. I know of what I speak. This is my expertise.

[Ms. Toad]

33. I read it multiple times before I responded.

Your explanation in this post is clear. It was not clear in the post to which I responded.

[hlthe2b]

35. It is if you know what you are talking about and not just trying to

make an issue not there. READ MORE CLOSELY This is not your area of expertise. IT IS MINE.

[Ms. Toad]

36. Clarity of writing is one of my areas of expertise.

I spent several years teaching graduate level writing. I responded because your original explanation was not clear.

If I read it as saying that benzonatate was a narcotic (which was being prescribed again over the concern (i.e. in spite of the concern) about narcotics), others will read it that way, as well.

[hlthe2b]

37. Again, Your reading is lacking in comprehensive skills on this particular post.

And you certainly do not have the background or expertise to be questioning me on this. Lawyers do not have DEA licenses. I do. Had you asked about what you didn't understand I would have been happy to educate you. But your accusation, sans expertise, is beyond ridiculous.

[Ms. Toad]

38. Correctly stating that benzonatate is hardly an "accusation." n/t

[hlthe2b]

40. I'm glad I was able to teach you something. Obviously,

that was helpful to you (and needed). You are quite welcome.

Now, if you will continue to read the posts closely and what is written without making outlandish assumptions or inserting that which is not there, I think things will go much better for you. Have a good evening.

[Ilsa]

30. I generally refused the Tessalon Pearls for

my son or mother-in-law. My MIL told me they gave her no relief, and I didn't see it with my son, either.

[multigraincracker]

14. My GF is a nurse and

drove a friend to the doctor last week. Friend turns out had Covid and exposed her to it. She does home care and was told to take 10 days off and test again before returning to work.
Very expensive drive for her.
Been about 5 days and we both test negative, so far.

[orleans]

23. good luck--sorry about what happened.

the only person who has been in my car since all this shit started is my son--in-law's mom. and i insist on us both wearing a mask.

[liberal_mama]

15. Were you anywhere indoors recently without a good mask?

Does your husband have any symptoms?

[TNNurse]

17. Yes, in a restaurant,

but my friends who were there are all OK.

No, he has no symptoms.

The NP I saw said most people they were seeing could not ID a source either.

[Ms. Toad]

31. You nay have been the lucky one

In the circulatory path of the virus. That sounds like the most likely exposure.

[mahina]

16. Good luck sister.

Or brother. Thinking of you. Aloha.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. Take care of yourself and be careful

[orleans]

24. sorry to hear this. hope you have an easy time getting thru it. nt

[TNNurse]

25. Thanks for all the kind words and suggestions.

Luckily, I am retired and can rest as much as I need and want.

This is probably the worst sore throat I have had as an adult...I told the NP that when I swallow, it hurts from ear to ear. She seemed familiar with the complaint. But my lungs are clear, not having trouble breathing, it could be so much worse.

If you start to have symptoms...test and find out so you can get going with treatment. Do not wait.

I will say that soup and pudding and tonight mac and cheese go down pretty easily..on a sore throat.

[area51]

26. I'm so sorry.

I hope you feel better soon.

[sinkingfeeling]

41. I was given Paxlovid, starting the second daay after testing positive. Worked like a charm.

I had zero symptoms of Covid, but did have a relapse around 8 days later (just like President Biden). Again, no symptoms.

[Kaleva]

43. My wife got it last fall but I remained negative

[TNNurse]

44. That is encouraging, I am hoping the same for my husband.

This is the sorest throat I have ever known in my 73 years.

[Kaleva]

49. I hope you feel better soon!

My wife was miserable for a few days.

[WDLAL]

45. I hope you recover quickly.

I was beginning to think my husband and I were immune. We had had casual contact with people who got Covid, including our adult son who lives with us. We avoided it until the week before Christmas. Both early 60’s and very mild cases. Hubby had the flu right after Covid, and the flu was worse for him, though it was also mild.

[HipChick]

46. I suspect several people I work with had it, but they refused to test for it...

But I was the one reprimanded for not coming into the office

[malaise]

47. Get well quickly

[Dorian Gray]

48. Me too!

I tested positive tonight for the first time. Sniffles and scratchy throat. Not too bad yet. Hope it stays this way. (Line was faint so I think I caught it early!)

[TNNurse]

51. I believe my throat is 75% better this morning.

Take the Paxlovid if you need it.