Are you sick right now? Cold, flu, RSV or covid?

[Anonymous]

Just wondering what the latest is. Been sick a few days now started with a scratchy throat, and irritated lungs, quickly went into coughing fits, coughing up nasty mucous and wheezing, low grade fever, now congestion and runny nose. When I look at the flu maps it's all low same with the covid charts. Covid tests are negative. If this is "just" a cold it's freaking violent AF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering what the latest is. Been sick a few days now started with a scratchy throat, and irritated lungs, quickly went into coughing fits, coughing up nasty mucous and wheezing, low grade fever, now congestion and runny nose. When I look at the flu maps it's all low same with the covid charts. Covid tests are negative. If this is "just" a cold it's freaking violent AF.

sometimes it's "just a cold" (I'm dealing with it now for the past 4-5 days). Colds are still legit and annoying.

[Anonymous]

Sore throat that morphed into a runny nose, congestion but no coughing. No idea what it is but I'm on the mend after two days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering what the latest is. Been sick a few days now started with a scratchy throat, and irritated lungs, quickly went into coughing fits, coughing up nasty mucous and wheezing, low grade fever, now congestion and runny nose. When I look at the flu maps it's all low same with the covid charts. Covid tests are negative. If this is "just" a cold it's freaking violent AF.

Yup. I have this right now. I got it from my son, who described the sneezes as "life changing."

[Anonymous]

Both flu b and covid are going around my friend group/ neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sore throat that morphed into a runny nose, congestion but no coughing. No idea what it is but I'm on the mend after two days.

That might be allergies. Pollen was "extreme" level.

[Anonymous]

Two of my normally healthy friends just had RSV.

Right now the severe levels of pollen due to the fast warm up are problematic.

[Anonymous]

Scratchy throat and sneezing. Hoping it’s just allergies but I did travel on a plane

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scratchy throat and sneezing. Hoping it’s just allergies but I did travel on a plane

Ooof post back in a few days.

[Anonymous]

Did you guys forget how to have a cold?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you guys forget how to have a cold?

+1. I have had the same thing all week. Cannot believe people are still taking Covid tests.

[Anonymous]

I heard flu b is going around. One of my kids has some stomach thing - it’s just a lot of nausea and a little bit of an elevated temp. Just tested negative for flu a, b and Covid so who knows. Probably a million things going around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you guys forget how to have a cold?

hey i'm 12:34 poster and this is exactly what I was saying ::shrug:: they still aren't super pleasant, but yes you can just get a cold and deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering what the latest is. Been sick a few days now started with a scratchy throat, and irritated lungs, quickly went into coughing fits, coughing up nasty mucous and wheezing, low grade fever, now congestion and runny nose. When I look at the flu maps it's all low same with the covid charts. Covid tests are negative. If this is "just" a cold it's freaking violent AF.

I have something like this plus lots of body aches. On day 6. It’s been really strange with the ups and downs. The first few days were no big deal. But then it hit me like a train and all I could do was sleep the last two days. Definitely not just a cold. Finally starting to feel better.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Started Monday night with scratchy throat and sneezing. Eventually had 101 degree fever. Finally recovering. Didn’t take any tests.

Advil cold & sinus + Mucinex during the day helped. Took Nyquil at night - I didn’t find that as helpful.