soulpope Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 16 minutes ago, BFrank said: My doctor told me that I might test positive for a week or two after contracting Covid. But after the fever goes down and I start feeling significantly better, a positive test isn't that meaningful. The positive test remains meaningful regarding the potentential infection of other people though .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 14 hours ago, JSngry said: Do they have Willow in the UK for the cricket matches? It's 24/7. Sadly not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 So I've had Covid for a week and am still testing positive. I feel mildly better than I did, but it's still touch and go. What are peoples' experiences with paxlovid or remdesivir? Are they even effective after someone has had Covid for a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 I'm told that Paxlovid should be taken within five days of symptom onset. I'm also told that you can possibly test positive for weeks after you begin to feel better. So keep those masks handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 55 minutes ago, JSngry said: I'm told that Paxlovid should be taken within five days of symptom onset. I'm also told that you can possibly test positive for weeks after you begin to feel better. So keep those masks handy! Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 (edited) I'm currently this week enjoying a major UK open-air historical festival at which Michael Palin (of Python fame etc) was due to appear tomorrow talking about his Great Uncle Harry and WW1. Just heard that he has had to cancel last minute due to catching covid so it seems to be going around at present (in N London at least). Edited June 26 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 55 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said: Ugh! Spoken like a living creature!!! 👁️🗨️ 🤠 🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 There current strains are very transmissible, and since most people behave as though Covid doesn't exist anymore, it's very easy to catch it. People can still spread it without having symptoms themselves. Yep, there will be a lot this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 On 6/26/2024 at 10:59 AM, Teasing the Korean said: So I've had Covid for a week and am still testing positive. I feel mildly better than I did, but it's still touch and go. What are peoples' experiences with paxlovid or remdesivir? Are they even effective after someone has had Covid for a while? I've read that there is some benefit to taking Paxlovid 6 or more days after symptom onset, but as Jim already pointed out, the guideline is that you need to start taking it within 5 days. I'd expect that some (most?) doctors might be reluctant to prescribe it after the 5-day threshold has passed. It is most effective when started as soon as possible after symptom onset that has been confirmed as COVID via a positive test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Yeah I took it one day after my symptoms started, and Paxlovid removed all my symptoms the next day. The doctor's office told me to stop testing myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 6 hours ago, Dave Garrett said: I've read that there is some benefit to taking Paxlovid 6 or more days after symptom onset, but as Jim already pointed out, the guideline is that you need to start taking it within 5 days. I'd expect that some (most?) doctors might be reluctant to prescribe it after the 5-day threshold has passed. It is most effective when started as soon as possible after symptom onset that has been confirmed as COVID via a positive test. Thanks. I finally tested negative yesterday. If I test negative again on Tuesday, I am supposedly out of the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted July 2 Author Report Share Posted July 2 It took almost 6 weeks, but my cough is almost gone. Still get a bit at night but nothing like it was a few weeks ago. I just went to a wedding last weekend. I hope no one there had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Still coughing occasionally. Not feeling sick otherwise, so I think it's probably allergies. Taking Pseudoephedrine (recommended by my doctor) when necessary and that seems to calm the cough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 10 days in, symptoms subsided and back to normal or as close to as I'll ever be. A slight cough but I have undderlying respiratory issues so that's to be expected. Some fatigue but again that's ever present in non-Covid times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 Seems like a lingering cough is to be expected with this strain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted July 4 Author Report Share Posted July 4 Well, at least I'm testing negative but man, did I feel terrible last night. This cough just won't go away. Does Covid rebound 6 weeks later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 Card that cellist Joshua Roman carries in case he has a Long COVID “crash” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 UT researchers say they found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 On 8/26/2024 at 3:06 PM, rostasi said: Card that cellist Joshua Roman carries in case he has a Long COVID “crash” whoa, that's gnarly. I had it for the third time in August. It was like a bad head cold, lasted just over a week. Sorry to hear that others have had it worse. I keep up with the vaccinations so will presumably get jabbed sometime this fall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 (edited) What's not brought up as often as it should be is that it's cumulative in its destructive qualities, so even after a one-time "mild" case it's setting the stage for difficulties in the future - or as often been the case - it's busy in your system wreaking havoc in small ways that will become apparent months or even years down the road. Some will have immediate negative consequences, but most will have them down the line based on the number of times they've had it. This fellow's system apparently reacted very soon afterwards. Edited September 5 by rostasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 FWIW, I'm getting the "new" booster ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 5 hours ago, jlhoots said: FWIW, I'm getting the "new" booster ASAP. I plan to by the end of the month — that’s not quite ASAP, but pretty close (as today is Sept 5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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