I Just Tested Positive For Covid19
@Kouponkaren (5503)
United States
May 1, 2022 3:13pm CST
I posted the other day that we came back from the cruise and my husband caught a cold. Now I am not so sure that's what it is.
On Friday I woke up feeling awful. I had chills, body aches and was exhausted. Yesterday was better because I didn't have chills but was still achy and tired. Then last night I started with a stuffy nose. Today my nose is much runnier and I am tired.
I had to go pick up some prescriptions so I picked up a home Covid test also (through the drive thru window) and it came back positive. I think my husband's cold is also probably Covid19. Knowing what it is has actually made me feel better.
I am glad I have been vaccinated for Covid19 and got the booster shot. I am afraid my symptoms could have been much worse if I hadn't.
Have you had Covid19?
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@Deepizzaguy (103967)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 May 22
Yes i did have COVID 19 around March 2020.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@Deepizzaguy I am glad you have had it and fully recovered.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
10 May 22
@Kouponkaren Her little girl is better now, I hope she recovers, hard to feel exhausted with a 2 years old daughter.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@LadyDuck We are better now. Just a bit of congestion left for both of us. I am glad it's behind us now. I am sorry your niece is having such a hard time with it.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
2 May 22
Have had my shots and not had COVID. Thank goodness. Hope you get the help you need.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@celticeagle Thanks. We are all set now. I hope you don't get Covid, but if you do, it should be a lesser case since you have had your shots.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
12 May 22
@Kouponkaren I am sure we are not at this point. There is no reported case in my city lately.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@Shavkat Oh no. I hope that it was true because then it won't be too bad if you ever get it again.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
2 May 22
@Kouponkaren
I am sorry that you got it but you are right if you did not get the shot then it could be very worse. I had 4 shots and hope I never get it. I try to stay away from people. I wish they would understand how serious this is and how some people like to stay away from people and wear a mask because they do not want to get the corona virus.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@Hannihar I think we will just stay with the 3 shots we have had, especially now that we have both had it and hopefully have built up some antibodies.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@mrki444 So glad that was your only symptom. That doesn't sound so bad.
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@kaylachan (71519)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 May 22
No I haven't. Not that I'm aware of. Had a nasty cold several months ago.
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@kaylachan (71519)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 May 22
@Kouponkaren I never spiked a fever or got any flu symptoms, either. I just had a stuffed up nose a little longer then usual, but I was busy so couldn't take cold medicine as often as I would've normally.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@kaylachan Well, if you didn't take the Covid test, you might have actually had Covid. That's how it hits a lot of people...as a nasty cold.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@marlina
Thanks. I was at first, but now since it wasn't too awful, I am hoping I built up antibodies so I won't get it again.
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@wolfgirl569 (107859)
• Marion, Ohio
2 May 22
Hope you feel better soon. If I had it I didnt know thats what it was.
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@wolfgirl569 (107859)
• Marion, Ohio
7 May 22
@Kouponkaren Not a bad one. The worst I felt was about 2 weeks after my second shot. And that was a common side effect of that. But I know one woman who though she had a sinus infection that she gets a lot of years in the fall. The doctor had her go get tested and it came back as covid. She said it felt like a normal sinus infection all the way through for her.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@wolfgirl569 A lot of people get it as a bad cold. Have you had a bad cold in the past 2 years? You may have had it...not not. I am glad I took the test so I know for sure.
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@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
8 May 22
@Kouponkaren She is indeed, needed to wait a few weeks after the covid cleared before getting the jab
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@Ronrybs Oh, is she still going to get the 4th booster even though she has had Covid? I don't think I will but haven't really figured that out yet.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 May 22
@Kouponkaren That’s wonderful news. Leo’s daughter thinks she has covid and is being tested today.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@RubyHawk Yes, I have thanked my lucky stars and God too. I am at the tail end now...yippee!
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@aninditasen (16505)
• Raurkela, India
2 May 22
Wishing you a quick recovery. I have till now not suffered from covid-19.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@aninditsen Thanks. I think we are past the worst part now and I am happy to have it behind me. He never took the test so hopefully he had it and we won't have to worry about getting it again, although I know some people have had it a second time.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
2 May 22
Glad your symptoms mild as well as your husband's symptoms, mild! Get well soon!
Yes had mild covid, rushed to emergency & pronounced with mild covid. Got 4 omicov shots, observed, sent home at midnight. I've no car, depends on my cousin for ride home. As he & icu people spoke so he can be safe, I rode in the back of his pickup truck. He didn't catch covid-19 and is on vacation now, my 1 ride is on vacation. My healthcare plan has transportation, but not for covid patients from hospital to home. Currently, trying to get this kind of transportation... nothing for it, at all, yet.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@oahuwriter Glad it was just mild for you too and that your cousin didn't get it.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@CarolDM Thanks. We are all better now but it took about 10 days for me...more than 2 weeks for my husband.
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@snowy22315 (181942)
• United States
2 May 22
Not to my knowledge, but I may have. You are right though if you weren't vaccinated and booster you would probably be in much worse shape.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@snowy22315 Yes, I was grateful that I had the booster.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@kixsh101 I think we are pretty much done with it now. I am grateful for that!
@divalounger (6117)
• United States
6 May 22
I hope this passes quickly and easily for you. I think I had Covid in Feb 2020 before testing was readily available. I was unvaccinated at the time, and I have never been so sick in my life--then I had about a year of long covid--if you are vaccinated, it may not be a walk in the park, but I suspect it will be fairly mild--take care of you and your husband.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@divalounger I am sorry you were so sick with it. We have recuperated now. We both still have a bit of congestion but that's it. It wasn't as bad as I had expected but yes, probably because we have both been vaccinated.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
1 May 22
Nope never had covid. One of my kids did recently my youngest was sick but he just had a cold same with my 11 year old so is currently got a cold to. No test done I’m not going to say it’s Covid plus there symptoms where none Covid related.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@ShyBear88 My husband says he just had a cold the week before I got sick. He refused to take a Covid test and now we don't know if he had it but are just assuming he did and that I got it from him.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
9 May 22
@Kouponkaren I wouldn’t try to speculate lots of people con I contact but never actually have it. Both of my kids recently were sick one was tested for just strep that was negative and the other the fallowing week was test for strep, flu, and Covid because she was way sicker then her brother. All of those came back negative so it was two kids with colds.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
1 May 22
Oh so sorry you caught it Karen but hopefully now you will be okay soon enough.
I have never had Covid.
Hope your hubby is better too.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
7 May 22
@Kouponkaren You are so welcome and I am so happy you are both on the mend now
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
6 May 22
@Rebecca'sFarm My husband is over it except for a lingering cough. I am just about over it but still have a bit of a stuffy nose and I am feeling worn out today. Thanks for your kind comment.
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@xFiacre (13117)
• Ireland
2 May 22
@kouponkaren Not that I am aware of though I had a violent reaction to the booster. I'm quite good at isolating!
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
10 May 22
@xFiacre I had a terrible reaction to the 2nd shot. The booster wasn't as bad. The first 2 days of having Covid I felt the same way as when I got the second shot.
