People that you personally know that have COVID-19

I had it.

Fever off and on for 3 days. Horrible night sweats. I had to put towels down on the bed, then get up twice a night to change out the towels. They were soaking wet. That went on for 3 nights. No energy, joint pain, hurt all over, wheezing and shortness of breath, no appetite, lost 12 pounds in a week. And a polka dot rash with large red welts all over the body.

1 week of feeling miserable and flu like, then all is well.

I’ve avoided it so far but had pneumonia in the past along with a very serious flu which smashed me and I almost felt in the rare occasions I could sleep I would not awake.

I personally dont know of anyone who has had it but I really hope we all stay well and we are past the worst of it. Being over 50, it’s the first time in my life that I’ve been faced with this challenge. We are asked to remain home unless we have a genuine need to be out. On the occasions when walking to see everyone with masks is weird but it’s good to see people taking it seriously.
Best wishes everyone.

I personally know a few people who have covid, but I don't know who they are, and neither do they, because they are asymptomatic or think they have pollen allergy.

My Dad is re-married. My step-sister and her husband stayed with them for a couple of nights about a week and a half ago. I happened to drop by while they were there. So we all chatted for a bit, indoors, no masks, no 6 spacing.

So that was on a Sat, apparently on Tues my step brother-in-law started feeling sick. Got test results back a couple days later and was positive. Seems to be doing fine, mild case. My family and I got tested Friday, still waiting for results. My Dad, stepmom, and stepsis all tested negative and none of us have any symptoms so far. knock on wood

Have wondered if maybe it was a false positive and he just got a cold, but who knows…

A family we are friends with. The oldest son was in the hospital, unrelated, and seems like he picked it up there. Funny because he had negative tests at intake and before surgery. Given the recent negatives, his parents and sister visited him and his fiance when he got home from the hospital… and then every single one of them became sick.

The parents and sister were isolating, and only had contact with him and his fiance. The fiance is an essential worker, but nobody else at her place of work got sick.

Only the father needed hospitalization. They’ve all recovered, with no lasting symptoms other than possible lingering fatigue.

wish everyone’s good, and it will end very soon…

A friend of mine wasn’t feeling so good and went to do the testing. What he describes is lack of breath by doing any sort of physical effort or exercise. Within 2 weeks he was fine but believes some of the symptoms have remained but not as bad as when he was sick. Weird thing is none of his 6 family members that live with him got any of the symptoms despite not taking extreme precautions during that time.

Wife’s cousin passed away three weeks ago from Covid. Have so far 5 deputies and about 20 officers in our department got it, all recovered or are recovering.

Another update:

"Jason" got tested for COVID-19 again, yesterday, and the test came back negative.

He was able to go back to work.

That means that his initial positive test must have been a false positive.

I'm very glad he will be okay.

So it turns out I don't personally know anyone with COVID-19...

Yet.

a couple of them

how does this anecdotal data help you (the OP original poster)?

i mean let;s say i know 1 person

or 10?

or 100?

what do you do with this random data?

Satisfies curiosity.

it;s like ‘what is the weather where you are?’

‘what are you eating?’

‘what are you wearing’?

A friend, the local county coroner. I think he his recovering OK.

I mainly wanted to talk about my family friend that I thought had COVID-19, and I figured it wouldn't hurt if other people talked about the same subject.

So far the thread has been very interesting to me so in my mind it's a good thread.

I wonder, and perplexed as well…if his case was a real false positive, meaning he never had it, what then is the reliability or even usefulness of such test?

I won’t be surprised with a false negative, for tests are not 100%, but a false positive? It’s just as scary.

What is your favorite school of psychology? What is your favorite healthy food? What is your favorite Led Zeppelin song? What is your favorite physical constant? What is your favorite neurotransmitter? What is your favorite book of the Old Testament? New? What Step are you on? What is your favorite subatomic particle? Do you like more kinds of flashlights than you hate? Do you think Good and Evil are absolutes or relative? What is your favorite unhealthy food? Do you like math, and if yes, what is you math level? In your own words, what is Newtons' third law of motion? If you could put a message in a bottle destined to another planet, what would it say? Another universe? Do Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz have the same moral to the story? What is life all about?

Jungian. Chocolate (dark). “The Immigrant Song”. Alpha. Acetylcholine, ’though I always had a fondness for dopamine. None really, as they’re all crabby. Revelations. 0th. Charm quark. No. Considering most of my relatives are evil, I’ll say relative. Peanut-butter cups. Yes, very big. When you push something, that something pushes back. “Help! I’m stuck on Sol 3, Orion Arm, and need immediate rescue!” Same, ’though I’d add “Milky Way” to the location. No, “Star Wars” can’t be played to “Dark Side Of The Moon”. Winning!

My dad who is 70. He says he was asymptomatic the entire duration and doesn’t think Covid is serious but did comply with all self isolation instructions from his health department.

This is a good thread. Not for data but possibly to vent. I was very concerned about my dad at first. It’s troubling news when it hits close to home even if you feel the person will make a full recovery.

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No, I don’t know him, but Dwayne Johnson’s family got #COVID19. But they all recovered from it and… Dwayne insisted that they’re “even healthier than before.” Which is really a terrible message, because Dwayne is mega-wealthy & probably has the best doctors available, and “kickstarted” a healthier lifestyle regimen afterward. Some idiots will believe that surviving COVID19 “makes you stronger.” :person_facepalming: