5 Things I Learned While on the Paxlovid Train

[stgulik]

Yes, I'm no longer a COVID virgin.

Near as we can tell, my husband picked it up from church choir two weeks ago. (It's a Unitarian Universalist campus; don't worry, I have not suddenly grown a religion bone.) Almost everyone still masks there, including me, but the choir's mask vigilance is always hit-or-miss. So is my husband's. (I wonder how

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[mimimanderly]

Back in December of 2019, Paul came down with a "cold" that he thought would go away in a couple days (as is usual for us), but didn't. He is a bartender at a popular restaurant, and has a lot of regular customers who came over and hugged him during the Christmas season, while they were home for the holidays. On Christmas day, he basically slept be ALL DAY. But he still worked his shifts, because it was just a cold, right? By New Year's Eve day, he didn't feel any better, and went to the doc in a box. Doc said that it's a virus, and a lot of people are getting it, but it will go away on its own. The next day (New Years Day), I had a sore throat. We still went to a party, because it's just a cold, right? But we both were sick for a couple months, which is NOT normal for us. (Paul had body aches, I had none. Neither of us had a fever or loss of taste or smell. I had lots of mucus, which wouldn't come up, so I basically chugged expectorant all day. I even stocked up on it when I saw that it was getting low in the drugstore

[stgulik]

I was following your LJ in 2019. And I do remember you and your husband mysteriously sick with something you just couldn't shake! I've talked to others who were also massively sick around then. To me, there's no reason not to believe the virus had already come to the U.S. before the CDC said it did.

[blueartemis07]

I had it last May, I was tired, and unable to do my walks for two weeks. I missed a day and a half of work. But I didn't take Paxlovid, my sister has, and said she wasn't sure if it really did anything.

[stgulik]

I *feel* like the Paxlovid knocked it out in five days. But as you say, hard to know for sure.

[reynardo]

I had plague in July last year, up at my mum's. Thought it was a cold, tested and got negative, visited a friend with a new baby, hugged my brother and sister in law that night, next morning still felt like a bad cold so tested again and DAMMIT. Had given it to my brother but none of the others (thank goodness).

I got the antivirals because my O2 levels were crap (They've been crap all my life but I wasn't telling the doctor that). And what with asthma and CFS, I really think that a combo of four shots and the antivirals saved me from nothing worse than bad cold feeling. I was wiped for a few months (that happens with CFS) but I'm still here, dammit.

[stgulik]

Thank goodness you didn't infect the baby, at least. Brothers are made of tough stuff. :)

[squibstress]

Sorry y'all got sick. Hope you're feeling better soon.

[stgulik]

Thank you!

[kellychambliss]

Glad you're doing well and that the medical process wasn't difficult. All that sort of thing is pretty sketchy in my area, so I doubt I'll be able to enjoy the same convenience. But one can hope! I'm still living the Covid-free dream, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time. Hope you both are fully recovered soon!

[stgulik]

Yeah, our plan isn't perfect, but when it comes to COVID activities, they're organized. Much to my surprise.