ea1060 said:

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I tested positive for covid almost 5 months ago and I've had lingering symptoms for the past 5 months. Every two weeks the symptoms return again. Thankfully it's been nothing serious and I think I'm finally getting over it. I'm mid 30's and healthy. Covid is a weird virus.

Hang in there OP.

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Curious ... when was your last positive test?

I haven't tested at all since I first got covid. I tested again 2 weeks after I first tested positive and I got another positive result.

Hallelujah. Very grateful for that!

Glad you're doing better. How are your co-workers?

Maroon Elephant said:

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Most Coworkers are experiencing moderate symptoms. However, one of my coworkers was hospitalized for 3 days buts out now.

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Glad you are doing better. How long from exposure to first day you described in OP?

I suspect my first exposure was 6 days before symptom onset. Think an all hands meeting was the culprit.

Maroon Elephant said:

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I suspect my first exposure was 6 days before symptom onset. Think an all hands meeting was the culprit.

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Another meeting that could have been handled in an email.

Glad you are better ME.

an in person all hands meeting?

was everyone masked up?

That's terrible and I'm sorry for your loss. If the test was negative, why did you post it here?

Explain

Of course I could be wrong, I've just never heard of that before.

I think lockdown is an ineffective tool and I hate the fear monger tactics being used. I know a lot of people who have had covid and It wasn't as bad as portrayed by media outlets.

That being said covid is still a thing and it kills certain people, it's definitely not out of the question here.

Maroon Elephant said:

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Blood oxygen levels are at 97-98. Resting pulse around 86, jumps to 125 or so when I get up for anything.

Day 1: Monday started with debilitating exhaustion, relentless headache and fever. I slept 21 hours in a 24-hour period.
Day 2: Fever gone, headache gone, exhaustion remained
Day 3: same
Day 4: Mostly same
Day 5: Exhausted during the day, slept 13 hours and fever came back at night and it broke while I was sleeping. Sheets were soaked.
Day 6: Same as day 5 minus the fever.
Day 7: counting back to midnight, kind of same as day 5. Woke up at 3 am in soaked sheets again but I felt good.

So now today, Day 7, it just lingers. I can breathe easily through my nose as I have all week. If I take a huge deep breath it's a struggle but regular breathing is easy.

I am monitoring blood oxygen levels and pulse rate. Today I started on a steroid inhaler and after just two puffs this morning I could feel a difference. My sister is a nurse and she has recommended that I do as little physically, as possible.

I have been taking the following:
Multi vitamins with zinc
Vitamin D3
Vitamin C
Probiotics
Clear Lungs
Sudafed
Allegra
Methylprednisolone (steroid RX from doctor)

Drinking two pitchers of ice water a day along with three Gatorade's. I have hot coffee in the morning and hot tea at night.

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Add Quercitin and Pepcid

I have a hypothesis that super spreader events may occur in restrooms at offices/public buildings.

My hypothesis is based on the studies (e.g. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0013318) that show that the virus can be passed in an infected person's stool and that flushing the toilet can aerosolize the virus. If the virus is aerosolized in this manner in an indoor, low humidity, cool environment, then people wearing cloth masks or surgical masks even would not probably have much protection.

I know a couple people who have gotten it where it seemed like a public restroom was their only major exposure point. It's also possible i suppose that someone wiped themselves and didn't wash their hands well enough and contaminated some surface. I just don't see many findings about super spreading events from contacting surfaces.

One thing is clear to me with covid, I don't know.

I'm throwing darts at this and guessing.

HotardAg07 said:

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I have a hypothesis that super spreader events may occur in restrooms at offices/public buildings.

My hypothesis is based on the studies (e.g. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0013318) that show that the virus can be passed in an infected person's stool and that flushing the toilet can aerosolize the virus. If the virus is aerosolized in this manner in an indoor, low humidity, cool environment, then people wearing cloth masks or surgical masks even would not probably have much protection.

I know a couple people who have gotten it where it seemed like a public restroom was their only major exposure point. It's also possible i suppose that someone wiped themselves and didn't wash their hands well enough and contaminated some surface. I just don't see many findings about super spreading events from contacting surfaces.

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Yep I find myself not using public poopers on road trips for this very reason. So far my body has cooperated.

Glad you're on the mend and thank you for documenting your experience.