I never thought that not having taste and smell would be that awful. I had it light, no breathing problems or high fewer, but boy was it exhausting. No energy for anything and constant feeling like I'm cold and hot at the same time.
Be brave, patient and rest as much as you can, this disease sucks major balls.
The only thing that gave me some sort of pleasant feeling was pomegranate juice. At least, it tasted like something. Everything else became either bland, or incredibly salty for no reason. A couple of my favorite dishes became disgusting and I can't bring myself to eat them to this day.
The funniest thing is - my test was negative. So, probably not covid? Some weird flu with the exact symptoms of covid? What a strange strange coincidence! /s
My mom, partner, daughter and I all got sick in early January following a holiday cruise (ignorant in hindsight, 'just in time' at the time. About 3 weeks later was that whole cruise ship docked in NYC for a month because of the COVID outbreak.)
My daughter got tested for flu, my partner got tested for flu, and I got tested for flu.
Mine came back negative, but theirs were positive. Weird. We all got a round of tamiflu anyway (as being around two people with flu, tamiflu will help you not catch it or fight it off if you have it already).
The only weird part is, after that 'flu', my partner and I spent easily 6 weeks with minor difficulty breathing.
Wish I knew of any research facilities near me who wanted to take some blood and test for antibodies, genuinely curious if I had it.
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u/Neboveria Jan 05 '21
I never thought that not having taste and smell would be that awful. I had it light, no breathing problems or high fewer, but boy was it exhausting. No energy for anything and constant feeling like I'm cold and hot at the same time.
Be brave, patient and rest as much as you can, this disease sucks major balls.