Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 20:36     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Anonymous wrote:No actually, and I've traveled by plane, gone to indoor sporting events, etc.


You're asking for it.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 19:46     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Maybe a mild cold? Otherwise not sick this year for anyone in my family.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 13:40     Subject: Re:Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Yes, and I am in physical therapy now due to deconditioning from too much bed rest. Yuck.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 13:38     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's been practically non-stop since late December. Also lots of late nights and stress.



Same. Also hasn’t helped that I started perimenopause and had a disruption in receiving my HRT due to a National shortage.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 13:33     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Yes, it's been practically non-stop since late December. Also lots of late nights and stress.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 13:32     Subject: Re:Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Yes, I got sick around Jan 24 (it was right around the storm/ice) with what was probably rsv. Recovered a week later. Got covid around Feb 10. Still sick.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2026 12:01     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Anonymous wrote:Is it likely specifically me having a weakened immune system (have been undergoing a lot of stress and late nights) or have there actually been a lot of nasty viruses going around this winter? I feel like I’ve been sick more than not sick since mid-December, and that’s not normal for me. In December I came down with a cold that turned into a cough that lingered for weeks, then got a stomach bug, and then last week I got another stomach bug and another cold. It did seem like a LOT of people were sick around the holidays, like more than usual.


Do you have kids in school bringing home bugs?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 17:12     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Yes in our house.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 17:12     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
No actually, and I've traveled by plane, gone to indoor sporting events, etc.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 17:11     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Anonymous wrote:I’ve actually been less sick than last year. One nasty cold, but avoided the flu that took my DH down for a week.


Same here. I got a mild cold after Halloween... but have been healthy since then, knock on wood. No flu, covid, norovirus, etc.

I'm not taking any special precautious - and go to them 4-5x a week during busy times. Here's hoping I don't jinx it.

I had some rough bugs last year though - so maybe we all just fluctuate good/bad years.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 17:06     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Anonymous wrote:CDC has viewable data for RSV, flu, and Covid levels: https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html.


Hmm, that link doesn't work for me. Is it one of the many data the cdc has cut, or do they still report somewhere?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 10:58     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
covid and flu are really high same with norovirus.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 10:41     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
I’ve actually been less sick than last year. One nasty cold, but avoided the flu that took my DH down for a week.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2026 10:36     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
CDC has viewable data for RSV, flu, and Covid levels: https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2026 12:00     Subject: Anyone else been sick a lot this winter?
Is it likely specifically me having a weakened immune system (have been undergoing a lot of stress and late nights) or have there actually been a lot of nasty viruses going around this winter? I feel like I’ve been sick more than not sick since mid-December, and that’s not normal for me. In December I came down with a cold that turned into a cough that lingered for weeks, then got a stomach bug, and then last week I got another stomach bug and another cold. It did seem like a LOT of people were sick around the holidays, like more than usual.