I think I have covid for the 3rd time and I feel like death

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re not so sick that you can’t be on the internet and posting on DCUM, so it can’t be THAT bad.

100% Seriously??Death??
start washing your hands and being careful. Most folks have NEVER had covid.

Something like 90% of people have been infected with COVID.

Nope. CDC antibody study is out. More like seventy percent. And only 55 percent of over 60 year olds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

Why are you continuing to ask people on DCUM when you have a diagnosis from a medical professional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re not so sick that you can’t be on the internet and posting on DCUM, so it can’t be THAT bad.

100% Seriously??Death??
start washing your hands and being careful. Most folks have NEVER had covid.

Something like 90% of people have been infected with COVID.

Nope. CDC antibody study is out. More like seventy percent. And only 55 percent of over 60 year olds.

Link? Antibodies are an imperfect tool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

Why are you continuing to ask people on DCUM when you have a diagnosis from a medical professional?

Op here. Because I’m in bed and feeling anxious!

It’s now been 10 days since symptoms started and I’m back to square one. Doesn’t that seem odd? I’m thinking I’ve picked up a new bug (covid?).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

There's a lot of important stuff behind your sternum. Upper back/shoulders are a common site for referred pain from GI tract and also from heart. I'd go to the ER.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

There's a lot of important stuff behind your sternum. Upper back/shoulders are a common site for referred pain from GI tract and also from heart. I'd go to the ER.

To be clear, fever, chills and pain in this location could be pancreatitis, an infected gallbladder, and at least a few other things that require emergent management. Do not wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

Why are you continuing to ask people on DCUM when you have a diagnosis from a medical professional?

Op here. Because I’m in bed and feeling anxious!

It’s now been 10 days since symptoms started and I’m back to square one. Doesn’t that seem odd? I’m thinking I’ve picked up
new bug (covid?).

I’ve heard that HFM in adults can be pretty brutal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

Dude go to the urgent care

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

Dude go to the urgent care

Op here. My fever broke and I feel improved.

I’m on vacation in a different city (San Diego) and it’s the 4th of July. I would have no idea where to go.

It’s also most likely HFM or COVID….and there’s not much an urgent care can do for either

[Anonymous]

I told you several days ago to get a drive thru pcr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I told you several days ago to get a drive thru pcr.

Op here, I did and it was negative. I went to urgent care, got tested for flu, covid, and strep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re not so sick that you can’t be on the internet and posting on DCUM, so it can’t be THAT bad.

100% Seriously??Death??
start washing your hands and being careful. Most folks have NEVER had covid.

Something like 90% of people have been infected with COVID.

Nope. CDC antibody study is out. More like seventy percent. And only 55 percent of over 60 year olds.

Link? Antibodies are an imperfect tool.

DP This may be the study the PP mentioned.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#nationwide-blood-donor-seroprevalence-2022

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

Why are you continuing to ask people on DCUM when you have a diagnosis from a medical professional?

Op here. Because I’m in bed and feeling anxious!

It’s now been 10 days since symptoms started and I’m back to square one. Doesn’t that seem odd? I’m thinking I’ve picked up a new bug (covid?).

When DH had HFM, he was bedridden for 2+ weeks. It was brutal. I’d never seen him that sick. Sounds like you need to let this run its course. And stay off DCUM. It doesn’t help your recovery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Anyone care to weigh in about whether this is STILL HFM or if it’s a new sickness.

I thought I had improved….

I have a fever and chills. The sores are almost gone.

I’ve got like level 8/9 pain in my upper back/shoulders and behind my sternum.

I’m so freaking angry right now. Currently in La Jolla on a beach vacation with DH and small kids and I can’t get out of bed.

Is this COVID after all? I tested negative for it twice, but can this really be HFM?

Why are you continuing to ask people on DCUM when you have a diagnosis from a medical professional?

Op here. Because I’m in bed and feeling anxious!

It’s now been 10 days since symptoms started and I’m back to square one. Doesn’t that seem odd? I’m thinking I’ve picked up a new bug (covid?).

When DH had HFM, he was bedridden for 2+ weeks. It was brutal. I’d never seen him that sick. Sounds like you need to let this run its course. And stay off DCUM. It doesn’t help your recovery.

Op
Here. Good to know.

The fever has come roaring back and I can’t sleep. This is so freaking awful. Just lying in bed thinking about how I’ll get through tomorrow on no sleep and exhausted from fevers.

Why am I unable to sleep whenever I get super sick? That’s honestly the worst part. I need to sleep so badly and I can’t. And the sicker I am, the less I can sleep. It’s so unbelievably awful.

I’m so angry and bitter and miserable right now.

How much children’s Tylenol can I take? I’m maxed out on ibuprofen, and we only have the kids version. I took 15 ml, but can I take more?

[Anonymous]

For all Tylenol, you can have up to 1000 mg 4x day. So take the kids' bottle, which IIRC has 160 mg per dose, and multiply.

If you still have the sternum pain though--go to the ER.