covid 19 symptoms querstion

[bruiser.sixpack]

Is anyone on here who tested positive without having the main symptom of fever over 100.2?

I have some of the other symptoms, but my normal temp is 97.2 and I rarely have fever over 99 when I get an infection. And I haven’t had any discernible fever with this. But....Sore throat, body aches, ribs hurt when I take deep breaths; not much coughing.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Yikes. I'd get a test and go ahead and order a blood oxygen saturation monitor. Can you still taste and smell? That seems a pretty common side effect.

 

[L4Dawg]

Is anyone on here who tested positive without having the main symptom of fever over 100.2?

I have some of the other symptoms, but my normal temp is 97.2 and I rarely have fever over 99 when I get an infection. And I haven’t had any discernible fever with this. But....Sore throat, body aches, ribs hurt when I take deep breaths; not much coughing.

Get tested, and isolate till you get the results. The pain on breathing is the most worrisome one.

 

[hdogg]

Yikes. I'd get a test and go ahead and order a blood oxygen saturation monitor. Can you still taste and smell? That seems a pretty common side effect.

I've come to believe the oxygen saturation monitor is the way to go - they are $40-50 at Walgreens.
If you drop < 90, seek medical help immediately. If > 95, you are good. This is just what I've read so I don't know what a reading of 90-95 means.
But the main benefit is - while you are waiting for results, you can monitor whether you need hospital/doctor care or not.

I had some symptoms a few months ago and got tested. Waited a week in quarantine to find out I was negative. The wait was the worst part for me.
And the test is awful. I've decided not to get tested again unless I have a fever AND low oxygen, and luckily I have a doctor who has said they will prescribe HCL and a z-pack before sending me to the hospital.
Having said that, if my lungs hurt when I breathe, I'd get tested AND get the oxygen reader in the meantime.

 

[Yeti]

I currently have it right now. Two test both positive Cough, no fever only symptom is fatigue. I did have low grade fever at onset but that didn’t last. Can’t smell a thing. My wife has it as well and has the same symptoms as me. We are about 6 days into it. I think everyone is different...I would get tested

 

[We suck again]

I never had any symptoms whatsoever. Dunno if I'm just lucky or maybe a false positive.

 

[ezsoil]

I currently have it right now. Two test both positive Cough, no fever only symptom is fatigue. I did have low grade fever at onset but that didn’t last. Can’t smell a thing. My wife has it as well and has the same symptoms as me. We are about 6 days into it. I think everyone is different...I would get tested

that was me... the taste and smell seems to be the most common thing ..Me,My daughter, sister, and nephew all tested positive we live in three different states and all of us lost taste and smell...The severity of symptoms went pretty much by age...my 32 yr old daughter barely knew she was sick and my 71 yr old sister was down for about 6 days.... .I'm just so glad to have tested positive for the antibodies.

 

[tenureplan]

Ive lost my taste as well. Took a 300 pounder with no teeth home last night**

 

[PBRME]

Any of you guys that had and recovered feeling any different post virus? Just curious about long term effects. I’ve read where autopsies are showing lots of clots. Then I read this today.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29542729/red-sox-eduardo-rodriguez-awaits-heart-test-results

I know it will be a few years before we know long term effects. Just curious if your physical activity level has changed.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

I finally got out of Trustcare. Dude said they should have my results back in a couple of hours. There were 26 people(I was 9th in line) waiting outside by 12:30 today for a 1 PM opening and I glanced at the sign ins and everyone ahead of me was there for Covid testing. Listening to many outside while waiting in line, I think nearly all were there with some symptoms wanting a test.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

The lines at Trustcare in Brandon & Flowood for same day results Covid19 tests have been 3-4 hours long for at least the last 8-10 days.

 

[thatsbaseball]

I am reading that anti-clotting drugs (plavix, aspirin etc) are now being administered early and often in treatment.

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

I had a bunch of the symptoms minus fever. Got tested and waited 11 days for results which came back negative. Don't think I'll get tested again with the long wait time unless I get really bad and bad enough to go to ER. The quarantine waiting on results is just bad as quarantine if you were known positive. Just stay home if you feel bad and if you aren't better in like a week or so go get tested unless you are really really bad. If you do get tested don't go to a baptist clinic they take forever. Go go trustcare or something place with faster testing.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

might want to get an antibody test if available. If you have them, you might want to consider donating plasma, seems to be one of the most effective treatments right now.