CoVid19 Part XIV - 8,089 in ROI (288 deaths) 1,589 in NI (92 deaths) (10/04) Read OP

ellejay wrote: »

I wouldn't discount their claims.

I've two relations that came back from Wuhan in November.
They got seriously bad "flu"
Their parents got it too.

Their aunt and cousin came out to mind them, they also got it.
I got it, OH got it, and my own parents got it aged 69 and 74.
They were both prescribed double doses of antibiotics and one was on steroids also.
I was using a friends inhaler cause I couldn't breathe (yes I know I shouldn't have.)

We all had mentally bad coughs and high temps.
I was one step away from going to A&E and actually I think I'm still traumatised by how sick I was.

I'm now fully convinced we had the Covid19 Virus.
Our symptoms were so similar to what is being described now.

I would LOVE to have it confirmed.

I'd be interested to see if I had the antibodies too E. I had the same dose in January. came on with headache, fever and a cough, all within a few hours. No upper respiratory involvement, so no runny nose or any of that. The fever was strong, hitting 38-39 in a matter of hours. The cough hacking and not producing mucus, feeling of a heavy weight on the chest and running up the stairs was not an option. The fever eased off after about three or four days, the breathlessness took about a week, peaking halfway through, but the cough lasted a few weeks.

Now for context, other than swine flu(which I blew off over a weekend and was more like a bad head cold with extra fatigue) I never get the flu, or at least am asymptomatic(my dad was the same. My mum came down with all and sundry, but we never did and were obviously exposed). I also never get headaches. The friend I caught this dose from had the flu go through his family before christmas, but he was badly hit by this new years dose. Had to sleep half sitting up in bed or he couldn't catch a breath. His wife like your parents needed antibiotics and steroids. Of his kids only one seemed to have any symptoms but they were mild. Another who the same friend passed it on to(the bastard ) gets the flu jab every year and got that January dose pretty bad too. His GP was concerned because his BP was higher than it should be and his breathing was so laboured there was talk of hospital. There was also an upwards blip in HSE stats for hospital admissions for pneumonia before Christmas.

Now chances are pretty damned high it wasn't Covid, but I would say that if I caught that dose today and rang the local doc with the symptoms I'd be told to isolate and get tested PDQ. If I also told them I had rellies newly arrived from Wuhan...