Do I have the 'rona, monkey pox, or something else?

[SwampNut]

2.5 degrees hotter than normal, nausea, exhausted.  The latter could be from a concert last night, outdoors for hours standing mostly.

 

[CBR-RR-XX-CESS]

Feel for you, I came down with my first case of Covid fifteen day's ago, 5 day Paxlovid treatment . Better in five day's but for the last eight day's have a horrible head cold that's better one day and worse the next.

 

Unusual symptom just prior  to testing positive-  I had a bloody nose for three day's so much so I went to urgent care for it. DR claimed it was from long term use of Doxycycline. Next day I had full on Covid.  Susan came down with it also and also experienced a bloody nose but to a much lesser degree then me.

 

Do I skip the new Vax this time around? Don't know.  

[DaveK]

32 minutes ago, CBR-RR-XX-CESS said:

Do I skip the new Vax this time around? Don't know.  

Nope, you should absolutely not. 
 

Hope you feel better soon Carlos. 

[blackhawkxx]

1 hour ago, SwampNut said:

could be from a concert last night,

Being around large groups of people is bad on many levels.  Get better.

[SwampNut]

Not COVID or flu, so it must be monkey pox.

 

 

 

 

Unrelated, you guys ever get a sudden urge to fling poo?

 

 

8 minutes ago, blackhawkxx said:

Being around large groups of people is bad on many levels.  Get better.

 

We were in the pit for Korn, and our closest neighbors were people who go to almost one concert per week.  Incubator.

 

 

[SwampNut]

55 minutes ago, CBR-RR-XX-CESS said:

Do I skip the new Vax this time around? Don't know.  

 

Neither do I.  I chose to do one around a month ago or a bit longer, and do not pretend to know that I'm right.

 

[SwampNut]

Adding one more bit, there are few things that could have incubated in 12-14 hours.  I was feeling shitty hours ago, and tested temp around 3:30.  Concert was 4pm-10pm.  In theory a cold could have a 12 hour onset, but rarely.  We were at another concert on Sunday so that's more likely though it was very small.  Can you name that singer/writer/musician?

 

[superhawk996]

2 hours ago, SwampNut said:

Can you name that singer/writer/musician?

No, but her face on the screen reminds me of a pop girl who's famous, but who's name I can't think of.

[superhawk996]

It hit me, Britney Spears is who I was thinking, but I was told by my more knowledgeable people that it's not her.

[blackhawkxx]

8 hours ago, SwampNut said:

Adding one more bit, there are few things that could have incubated in 12-14 hours.  I was feeling shitty hours ago, and tested temp around 3:30.  Concert was 4pm-10pm.  In theory a cold could have a 12 hour onset, but rarely.  We were at another concert on Sunday so that's more likely though it was very small.  Can you name that singer/writer/musician?

 

I bet that was a wild one!  Were you down in the mosh pit body surfing? 😀  How's 54 year old Debbie sounding?

[SwampNut]

7 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:

I bet that was a wild one!  Were you down in the mosh pit body surfing? 😀  How's 54 year old Debbie sounding?

 

LOL!  We had front row center.  It was really a good show.  It hit me that most people assume she's a washed up 90s teen pop star, and aren't aware of her hundreds of credits and time on Broadway.  The show was raw and unfiltered, she's reinventing her life and career.  She had new material, some mistakes and restarts, lots of participation with all of us.  I think the place holds 250 people, sold out, but I have friends in low places for access.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah, so I'm fine to day.  No idea WTF happened.  Slept nearly ten hours, and I feel fine.  Temp is only 0.2 over my normal which is 97.7 (I can't even do "normal" body temp normally).

 

[DaveK]

I was feeling like you a few weeks ago. Slept 20 hours and magic. Better. 

[SwampNut]

5 minutes ago, DaveK said:

I was feeling like you a few weeks ago. Slept 20 hours and magic. Better. 

 

20 seriously, like in one shot?  How?

 

I'm looking forward to fucking around with shop stuff and have things to do.  Despite the retarded 105 degree high today, still.

 

That's a lot of deep sleep.  I did take 120mg of melatonin.  Yes, I said one hundred twenty, it's a new experiment, backed with some good evidence.

 

[blackhawkxx]

1 minute ago, SwampNut said:

I did take 120mg of melatonin.  Yes, I said one hundred twenty, it's a new experiment, backed with some good evidence.

That's a 360 swing from what you talked about before.  I believe you said something like 1 mg? Read you should take a break from it after a while.  I take 3mg, don't really know if it helps but I almost never slept solid (not wake multi times) but try to do whatever to help. Never been able to work out a pattern of why I sleep better some times than others.  

[SwampNut]

6 minutes ago, blackhawkxx said:

That's a 360 swing from what you talked about before

 

Yes, very extreme.  Are you familiar with things like microdosing and ultra-low-dose being a totally different result than normal doses?  Well this is the opposite.  I ran across it accidentally, and saw good evidence, so fuck it.  I'll make that it's own post soon.

 

8 minutes ago, blackhawkxx said:

Never been able to work out a pattern of why I sleep better some times than others.  

 

Same.  And I have SO MANY FUCKING MONITORS.  Oh, there is this, which is not a reasonable therapeutic avenue.

 

 

 

Everything gets better with more alcohol.

[SwampNut]

And today, nothing.  Slept really well for two nights (very unusual), and normal temp now (for me).

 

 

 

 

Also, a PSA, we have two thermometers and one reads a varying number that's always 1.5-2.5 high.  I guess, check yours when you feel normal?  I tested those against an automotive VOM with temp, and an IR thermometer in my mouth.  Moriah suggested rectal as a backup measurement, for science.

 

 

 

 

[tomek]

It sucks to be hypochondriac. 

[blackhawkxx]

6 hours ago, SwampNut said:

 Moriah suggested rectal as a backup measurement, for science.

And a few months go by and you both forget......