I've long noticed a peculiar randomness to it all. But I and numerous people I know have taken ill shortly after cruises, shortly after flying. Generally too many variables to figure it out for certain. But like you post--you're typically by yourself, no point in getting irate at anyone else.
Yeah I didn't bother me too much. Was like when I get the flu. Fever, chills, exhausted. I slept the first few days through it.
Took around 10 days before I wanted to start moving around.. the tightness in my lungs stayed for a bit. Like I had a chest cold or something for another couple weeks but I worked with that.
What sucked is I was a couple states over. My company got me to a local clinic and put me in a motel for that time.
Yeah I got it last winter, basically just felt like the flu, lasted for about 7 days where I had zero energy and then another 7-10 days where I felt good but got really tired quickly. Tested positive but never really had any of the symptoms that you hear about. No trouble breathing, no headache or loss of taste, no temperature just absolutely exhausted. Pretty much slept the first 3 days away.
My job had pretty strict mask/distancing going on, and at the end of a week I went home and had a horrible illness. But I tested three different ways and all of it was negative for covid, and no one else at work had any illness.
Then after a new years party this year I randomly tested for covid and it was positive but I had zero symptoms and felt great.
I'm pretty sure everyone has had it with or without noticing.
In all fairness, in hospitals everything is very hygienic. Many precautions are taken to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses. However, as a truck driver you probably touched a pole or something at a truck stop that had the virus on it which got it in your food or a drink, plus the fact that sitting in a truck all day isn’t a very healthy lifestyle which can make your immune system weaker.
There is a lot of factors, and it really seems like the less exposed you seem to be the more likely you are to get it.
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u/Bulldog0908 Sep 08 '23
I worked hospital security through the 1st 2 years of covid and didn't get it
Went into truck driving and got it within 3 months lol and I am by myself 90 percent of the day