A not so bad tomorrow awaits us
The new coronavirus has mutated so far and has a very strong ability to spread. In addition, our thinking and behavior patterns in dealing with the virus are changing. Recently, many friends around us have been infected. At this stage, how to do a good job of personal protection, how to deal with an unfortunate infection, and how to choose the medicines that are always available at home have become new issues that we have to learn to deal with.
Last month, Dandu issued a solicitation (but it was quickly deleted), inviting friends who had been infected with the new crown to share their real experiences. Although the strain of the new crown is no longer a scourge, any illness will inevitably bring unbearable symptoms and mental worries. I hope that the sharing of readers and friends sorted out today can help you relieve anxiety at this moment, and become another good medicine for us to face the virus.
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After infection, you may experience the following symptoms
According to the report of the World Health Organization, since 2022, the Omicron strain is rapidly replacing other mutant strains worldwide and has become the main epidemic strain in the world. According to the statistics of Omicron cases in the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Africa, the most common initial symptoms of patients after infection are: sore throat, back pain, runny nose, nasal congestion, headache, fatigue, sneezing, and night sweats.
From the subtype variant BA.2 of Omicron, the manifestations of loss of taste are reduced, while the symptoms of dizziness and fatigue are more prominent. The later subtype variant, BA.5, had a more pronounced hoarseness. The subsequent BF.7, BA.2.75, XBB and other subtype variants all have subtle differences, but no further data is yet available.
Many readers have also shared more detailed daily records and recovery process. I hope these specific experiences can help you understand the symptoms of infection better, and facilitate comparison and self-assessment:
@A Xiong
Three injections of BioNtech, travel infection in Berlin, the following is the diary record.
6.8 Wednesday: sore throat, cough , very sleepy in the afternoon
6.9 Thursday: sore throat, dizziness , fever over 37 at night, weak taste , a shallow line in self-test
6.10 Friday: I had a fever of 38-38.7 degrees all day, and my body was sore. The fever subsided at night, and both the quick test and PCR were positive.
6.11 Saturday: Constant headache , soreness, lethargy, and finally started to wake up for a while in the afternoon
6.12 Sunday: Headache for two periods at noon and night, headache when coughing , with phlegm
6.13 Monday: almost normal, slightly headache, clear cough
6.14 Tuesday: completely normal, sometimes with phlegm
The two-year-old daughter had a fever of 38 degrees, which rose to 40 degrees at night and had nosebleeds
6.15 Wednesday: My daughter had a fever for a day, and she went to the emergency room for examination
6.16 Thursday: Daughter’s PCR positive, low fever 37-38 degrees
6.17 Friday: Throat feels like a cold, with phlegm, self-test still has a very weak line
My daughter’s fever has subsided and she is basically normal.
On 6.20, the quick test was negative on Monday and returned to normal without sequelae
@我我I want to eat chocolate
10.9 Coughing and sporadic sneezing at night;
10.10 The backache was so painful that I couldn’t sit still and had to lie down. Then I took an ibuprofen and lay down to sleep for 20 minutes. The backache was relieved, but the headache was obvious and the head was very heavy;
10.11 I woke up early in the morning and felt fine, then sneezed crazily, my throat was dry and itchy , I drank hot honey water, and it was slightly relieved, but my eyes were a little hard to open, and my head was a little stuffy and painful;
10.12 Woke up at 8 o’clock in the morning, feeling extremely relaxed, and the discomfort disappeared. Later, I fell asleep in a daze, woke up thirsty and fell asleep again and again four times. I woke up at two o’clock and started to feel heavy head and headache. I drank some porridge, took ibuprofen and Lianhua Qingwen and lay down. I felt three or four o’clock When I got fever all over my body, my body temperature was 38.9 for the first time, and 39.4 for the second time. After taking medicine and sweating, my body temperature returned to normal at night;
10.13 Woke up with sweat, woke up to find that hair and underwear were all soaked in sweat, sweated again after breakfast, took medicine and lay down. A little diarrhea, I don’t know if it is one of the symptoms, accompanied by symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and runny nose during the period;
10.14 I feel much better, but my sense of smell disappears, and I can only taste simple tastes for the time being. The cough is relieved, and the nasal congestion persists. In the later stage, the sense of smell and taste will recover in about a week. There are no sequelae yet, but the process is painful . The high fever and body pain stage are difficult, but as long as you drink plenty of water, eat well and rest for about a week, you will recover. Even so, I still hope that everyone will try not to get sick.
The film “The Red of the Blue White Red Trilogy”
@Plusy
I was infected with the new crown almost half a month ago.
The first day: general weakness in the morning, muscle aches , fever in the afternoon, fever in the evening , non-stop sweating , shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat on the watch, normal sense of taste and smell;
The next day: I didn’t recover much, I continued to feel weak all over the body, I didn’t take any medicine, I continued to have a fever at night, I had a little hallucination at midnight (abnormal hearing + my hands and mouth were swollen), I drank a lot of water, my sense of taste and smell was normal;
Day 3: No fever, physical strength recovered slightly, began to cough slightly , went to class in the morning, because the sense of taste and smell was normal + sweating was severe, suspected wind-heat cold, self-test kit in the afternoon was positive immediately, ordered takeaway from the pharmacy, and started to take antipyretics + Cold medicine + cough syrup, normal taste and smell;
The fourth day to the eighth day: The cough gradually intensified . On the fifth day to the seventh day, the cough continued, until I felt like vomiting. The cough syrup could only be used for tens of minutes, and it was difficult to fall asleep. Other symptoms gradually disappeared. During this period, I called the doctor and asked a lot of questions. After asking a lot of questions, I suggest you rest at home.
After the eighth day: The cough gradually weakens, and the physical strength gradually recovers
Attachment: I have been on the third injection of Kexing for 8 months. For students like me who need to be self-driven most of the time and live a relatively independent life, the new crown has greatly disrupted the order of life, and it will take some time to restore the previous order. So far there are no signs of sequelae. Later, I communicated with my classmates and found that the probability of difficulty breathing, continuous rapid heartbeat, and even difficulty in moving is very low. If you encounter it, you need to call the emergency department immediately. I made it through. Before the diagnosis, he basically did not wear a mask, and he did not wear a mask after recovery.
@xiao
The location is Singapore. I was infected in March this year. I had a fever for a day and a half. I didn’t measure how much it was. Because I got home at 5:30pm after get off work, I fell asleep and woke up at 8:30am. up. Woke up and self-tested positive, reported to the company Hr, stayed at home for 7 days, went to work after self-test was negative, did not take medicine during the whole process, and ate spicy hot pot on the third day because the taste became heavier.
The symptoms of the whole process are roughly: fever, lethargy, and general fatigue on the first day; muscle soreness, low- grade fever, and no sharp sense of taste on the second day; After a few days, it basically returned to normal, except that the sense of taste did not fully recover (it basically returned to normal after about a month or two, but because there is no measurement standard, I can’t say whether it is completely recovered). The muscle weakness lasted for about a month (the muscle became sore after climbing a few stairs). Traveling to France in mid-April, everything was not delayed. I visited museums and climbed mountains all day without any signs of exhaustion. Because I had just been infected, I didn’t have to worry about the fact that no one in France was wearing a mask, and I didn’t wear one myself. So far, 8 of the 11 people in the office have been infected, and they are all alive and healthy.
@He Shan-Wang Zhe
Infected with Omicron in March of this year. I live in Singapore. In fact, many people around me have been infected, and the information from the government has been very clear to the residents. So once infected, I don’t feel nervous at all. I just know “Ah! Finally infected!”
At first it was a low-grade fever, a sore throat , and a strange body feeling. Quickly use self-test kits to test, and after confirming that it is infected, immediately inform family members and colleagues, move to a small room, close the door, simply lay down on the floor and start resting immediately.
I usually don’t have a fever when I have a cold, so I didn’t have any this time. It was just muscle and joint pain , so I just took two antipyretics, drank a lot of water, and had a rest immediately.
During the first day, I felt body aches and mild fever.
The next day, the throat was very sore and super dry, but no further symptoms.
On the third day, there was a lot of phlegm, the muscle pain improved, and there was no fever anymore.
On the fourth day, except for a lot of phlegm, there were no other symptoms at all. I read a lot of books in isolation.
On the fifth day, there was still phlegm and I coughed from time to time.
On the sixth and seventh days, I felt fully recovered, but did not turn negative, so I continued to isolate.
On the evening of the seventh day, it finally turned negative. It’s out!
After that, pay attention to rest and drink water, everything returns to normal, and go back to work. The only impact was that my physical fitness declined a bit in the following week, and I felt tired after 45 minutes of tennis practice. After the second week, I still felt a little tired during practice.
After the third week, fully recovered. No symptoms.
02 They use these drugs or other methods to relieve symptoms
Recently, major medical and health institutions and related media have also successively released guidelines for preparing medicines at home and guidelines for home rehabilitation of infected people. Here I also share the specific plans of many readers for medical treatment, medication and daily diet, for your reference.
However, I would like to remind everyone that the specific drugs and usage still need to follow the advice of professionals. For example, many drugs should not be mixed, and you must check relevant information and follow the explanations of professionals ; the new crown special drug Azvudine is a prescription drug It is generally not necessary for mild patients, but when the situation is serious enough to require specific medicines, please seek medical treatment in time and follow the doctor’s advice; pain relief, fever, cough and other related medicines are used to relieve infection symptoms, the elderly, children, pregnant women, etc. In special circumstances, it is still necessary to follow the advice of professionals; in addition, there is no scientific research support for the related effects of various vitamins, and you need to choose according to your own health status.
@JERRY
It took almost ten days in total. The symptoms in the first two days were fever, with body temperature around 38.5 degrees. Then the throat became inflamed, swollen and sore, unable to eat, and swallowed saliva. Then there is the cough, a persistent dry cough. Drink plenty of water every day, with anti-viral medicines, as well as Lianhua Qingwen, Zukamu Granules, and Nin Jiom in Kyoto.
@Edward
I was infected in the Philippines at the end of August. My colleague had a fever the day before. I felt unwell when I went home that night, with chest tightness and shortness of breath. I had a fever the next morning. The antigen test was positive. The temperature of the fever did not exceed 39 degrees for about four or five days. , Severe sore throat, difficulty swallowing, loss of voice for a time, after taking Lianhua Qingwen and Azvudine , most of the symptoms disappeared in about a week, but the body felt very weak, and there seemed to be some sequelae. There are mainly three: one is that the respiratory tract is very sensitive , and a slight irritation will cause a cough; The virus remained in the body for about two months before the CT value returned to above 40.
The movie “Falling”
@果月如风
Infected in April this year, before the infection has been vaccinated 3 injections.
Symptoms: Similar to a bad cold, first coughing and sneezing, then sore throat, fever, and infection detected on the second day of fever. It is worth mentioning that the roommates who live with me are not infected. I guess it is due to personal immunity. Before I was infected, they had been exercising. I did not…
After that, I obeyed the arrangement and went to the isolation point for isolation. During this period, I drank Lianhua Qingwen intermittently, but I didn’t dare to drink too much because it would cause diarrhea. I drink a lot of vitamin C effervescent tablets , almost every day. In addition, normal eating, normal work and rest.
On the 3rd and 4th day of the infection, there was no sore throat or fever. On the 6th day, there was no coughing or sneezing, but the test was still positive at this time, and the test was negative for about 3 weeks.
Sequelae: Physically, the throat occasionally itches and there will be phlegm. The friends who were quarantined together did not have such a situation. I guess it is the reason why my body has been relatively weak.
@An Mengqi
Three doses of mRNA vaccine and booster were given.
After the infection, I coughed, had a fever for the first three days, and felt pain all over the body. The temperature was around 38.5, and the fever was reduced only after taking the maximum dose of Tynobuprofen . Immediately, the respiratory tract becomes inflamed, sore throat, mouth ulcers, loss of taste and smell. The doctor didn’t recommend me to take specific drugs, but said to take anti-inflammatory drugs for the symptoms and wait for the immune system to work. After 7.8 days, I can resume work moderately, and all symptoms disappear in about 14 days, and I don’t feel any sequelae so far.
Getting the new crown is still a very painful illness experience for me. It is more serious than all the colds I have experienced. I usually have a cold and fever that rarely reaches 38 degrees, but this time it has been above 38 degrees, and the respiratory reaction is very serious. , so it’s hard.
You will experience some fear of unknown viruses and the feeling of being lost without a doctor’s attention. Intellectually understand that medical staff need to give priority to taking care of critically ill patients, but emotionally they still worry about themselves. My symptoms at this level are uncomfortable, but they are not enough to take up medical resources, so I can only take medicine at home. This may be the process of “self-healing” at home that many people have experienced or are about to experience, self-monitoring body temperature and blood oxygen, calling emergency calls in time when reaching the medical indicators, and maintaining an optimistic attitude and good mood if they do not.
@Yu Xiang
I am in the United States. About a month and a half ago, my teammates and I were recruited. The first two days I had cough and flu symptoms, but the test was negative. On the third night, I had a fever of 38.6 degrees. I took Tylenol and returned it . North America’s new crown recovery experience, I went to cvs to buy cold medicine and cough medicine , and then made an appointment with a family doctor for a telephone consultation. The doctor confirmed that the medicine I took was suitable for the symptoms. After I did not have a high fever or difficulty breathing, I was advised to stay at home for self-isolation, and I took three days off. In addition to the weekend, I basically recovered on Thursday and Friday, except for a little cough, and then the weak yang turned negative on the second weekend, and then I coughed a few times from time to time and lasted for about two or three weeks. Now there are no sequelae. The viral cold in winter is serious. I was a little bit worried about chronic pharyngitis before, but it turned out that nothing happened. Everyone who is scientifically preventing the epidemic also hopes not to be overly nervous.
@1970
In June of this year, I was infected while studying in the UK. The period from infection to full recovery is 6 days. At first, my throat was very sore, and there was an incubation period of about 2 days. On the third and fourth day, the symptoms are the most serious, mainly reflected in: sore throat, nasal congestion, and phlegm. During the period, there will be symptoms of low-grade fever at night. Drink water non-stop every day, about three times the usual amount, ensure sleep, and supplement vitamins and proteins. The recovery was quick and the sense of taste was not lost. However, one month after recovery, there will still be a problem of coughing up sputum. Other than that, there are no side effects. For me, it might just be a bad cold, keep a good attitude. Of course, symptoms also vary from individual to individual. I just want to share my own experience and ease everyone’s fear and anxiety about the virus.
The movie “Alcaraz”
@xiaoyingxiaoying
I am in France and I have not and do not intend to be vaccinated against the corona virus. I was diagnosed with the new coronavirus on January 19, 2022. At the beginning, I had fever, muscle aches, headaches, fatigue and other symptoms, and I also had a cough. However, because I have chronic pharyngitis, I have had a dry cough in recent years. After being infected with the new crown, the cough did not increase significantly. . The fever subsided after three days, and all symptoms disappeared after a week, except for tiredness. I did not take any medicine during the whole process, because I have not taken any medicine for 10 years under the influence of a friend who studies Chinese medicine. In the first three days of the onset, I drank a lot of water and massaged relevant acupuncture points to help reduce the fever. But the fatigue persisted for a month. After two weeks of sick leave, I went to work for a week, and then took another two weeks of rest, and my body basically recovered. In addition, the sense of taste and smell did not change. My husband took two catties of Pfizer vaccine and was not infected twice, so he decided not to take booster shots. As for the sequelae, it’s hard to say now, only time will tell.
@fennel
I was infected with the new crown during a business trip in Africa this year. At that time, I had a continuous fever and thought it was malaria. Later, I went to the hospital and tested positive. The simple equipment was not even enough to detect which type it was. Self-isolation for a few days, eating seriously and taking vitamin C , less than a week. It’s overcast. In the words of the locals: This is the smallest disease here!
@Yiran
I didn’t get it, but many people around me did. Most of the symptoms are fever in the early stage and cough in the later stage, and there are almost no symptoms. Because it is a self-limiting disease, the treatment methods are mostly to reduce fever, rest, and supplement nutritious food . How long it takes to turn negative depends on the individual’s constitution. It can be as fast as three days, and as slow as a week to ten days. There may be sequelae such as coughing, which also depends on the individual’s constitution. The chance is very strong. Some people eat and live with the new crown patients without getting infected, and some people can get infected after eating a large table meal.
03 Protect our immunity in daily life
In addition to preventive measures such as daily masks and alcohol disinfection, strengthening physical fitness is also one of the effective means. Many readers mentioned that they were infected with the virus during the period of low immunity, such as women before and after menstruation, irregular work and rest for a period of time or lack of sleep, sudden wind and rain, etc.
Winter is here, and when the temperature drops, everyone must keep warm, exercise frequently, and take care of their bodies.
@Heart of Jasmine
Chinese women, three shots of vaccine. Participated in epidemic prevention work before infection, eating and sleeping irregularly, physically exhausted, and low immunity.
On October 11, I had some cold symptoms , sore throat, cough and fatigue, and had a fever of 37.7 degrees that night, and my antigen was negative.
On the morning of October 12th, it was 38.4 degrees, and the antigen was faintly two bars. It was 38.6 degrees that night, and the antigen was obviously two bars. Various symptoms aggravated.
On October 13, after taking antipyretics, the temperature was 38.2 degrees, and the sore throat intensified, blocked, and lost voice. Sweating profusely, aching all over , very weak, barely eating.
On October 14th, he had a high fever of 39 degrees and was very uncomfortable. The nucleic acid was positive, and he was transferred to the shelter that night.
From October 15th to October 20th, gastroenteritis and rhinitis broke out, I couldn’t eat, my throat was itchy, I couldn’t lie down, and I coughed violently when I lay down. Profuse sweating, hair loss.
On October 20, the antigen turned negative and the nucleic acid was positive. Nucleic acid negative on October 21.
From October 21st to 28th, the yin and yang of the nucleic acid were repeated, which did not meet the two-day continuous negative nucleic acid standard for leaving the cabin. During the period, various symptoms were gradually relieved, but there was still a lot of sputum. During the cabin, I did not take any medicine due to gastrointestinal problems. I just tried my best to eat and drink a lot of water .
On October 31, the ship reached the standard and left the cabin, recuperating at home. Occasional coughing so far. Low immunity, two consecutive colds. The sense of smell, taste and appetite are normal, but the labor force is lost, muscle weakness occurs after slight activity , shortness of breath and chest tightness. Feeling cardiopulmonary function is weak. It has been more than a month since the infection, and I hope to recover soon.
@you to
Only one injection of Kangxi Nuo was given in June 21. The new crown infected in September this year.
The reason was that in the first two days I stayed up late to participate in the school celebration, and I caught a cold when I went out on a rainy day. After washing my hair at night, I didn’t dry my hair and went straight to bed with ddl . The next day, I had the symptoms of wind-cold and cold, headache and stuffy nose. A low-grade fever started another day, but the antigen was negative. On the third day, I had a little cough, and the antigen turned positive. Then I went to the hospital to get prescription drugs, and I was quarantined at home for seven days. All the symptoms are exactly the same as a cold, even milder than the flu. I can eat, sleep and have a sense of taste. After the diagnosis on Wednesday, the doctor prescribed anti-fever medicine, cold medicine and medicine to protect the stomach . It turned cloudy on Monday, and after turning cloudy, I coughed up a little phlegm. I took the Chinese patent medicine (Mai Men Dong Tang Granules) and completely recovered. After recovery, there was no inconvenience except for a very strong appetite and five meals a day. I won’t be discriminated against either. The first reaction of the food delivery person and the hospital doctor was to smile and tell me to eat well and rest more when they knew I was positive. The first thing my guide said to me on the first day out of quarantine was “Yi Gu, you’ve worked hard!” In short, I think the sun is a good thing, a feeling of relief.
The movie “Compartment Six”
@Silenner
I was infected at the beginning of October, and I was in the UK for more than a week at that time, and I was in my menstrual period when I was infected (specially remind my sisters abroad, especially those who have not had the new crown, if you don’t want to get it, you must pay attention to protection during menstruation, the decline in resistance is really serious at this time It’s easy to dye ), I had a little diarrhea on the first day, I didn’t care about it, I thought it was a menstrual condition, but it was more serious (because I also have a little diarrhea during my normal menstrual period), and I started to have a sore throat that night. The next day, I had a sore throat and a little fatigue, and had no other symptoms. After taking 999 Ganmaoling , I started to have a fever the next night, between 37.5 and 38. The nasal swab I tested was positive. On the third day, the fever subsides during the day and returns in the afternoon. This is the most serious day. The highest fever reaches 38.2. Drink a lot of water + eat Lianhua Qingwen . The fever subsides at night, and phlegm begins to appear, and there is a sound of snoring and sometimes choking. Live, cough, sometimes cough to nausea. I also had a nosebleed at night, and my throat was so sore that my ears were a little otitis media. On the fourth day, the pain improved greatly, the sore throat was relieved a lot, and there was still some phlegm. In the afternoon, the fever returned but the temperature was not high, and I coughed. On the fifth day, the fever subsided completely. I coughed a little but didn’t feel nauseated. I had a little phlegm but didn’t choke. I could cough up the phlegm. My throat didn’t hurt anymore, but there was a slight loss of sense of smell. The smell was strong like black pepper juice. , laundry detergent, etc. can smell a little, shampoo, cooking wine, soy sauce, etc. can not smell at all. The nucleic acid was negative on the seventh day. From the eighth day onwards, the sense of smell improved and fully recovered in about two or three days. Stop using Lianhua Qingwen from the sixth day. To be honest, we basically got it once when we came to the UK this year. It was very rare. My roommate passed it on to me after I went to dance and got infected, even though I usually wear a mask. Personally, I feel less uncomfortable than a bad cold. There are currently no sequelae. I heard that after I get it, my physical strength will deteriorate and I will not be able to recover, and I will have difficulty breathing. But now I run the gym for half an hour and a few kilometers and I don’t feel exhausted. It’s no different from before I got it. But there are also friends who are serious. Look at the individual’s physique.
Just to make it up, Lianhua Qingwen is not suitable for everyone’s physique. Don’t be superstitious. I had a little diarrhea after taking it (it seems because it is cold in nature), and another classmate had side effects (nausea and vomiting) after taking it.
The first is not to take it if you are not sick . You can check it yourself. It has no preventive effect, and it is three-point poisonous. Long-term use will only be harmful to the human body. , and then drink a lot of water and have a good rest. The most important thing is to exercise a lot to strengthen your physique , which is better than various preventive medicines.
Some people also pointed out in the solicitation that all experience solicitations are unavoidable to be suspected of “survivor bias”. The reader “Absurde” put forward another view:
“Some comments mentioned ‘survivor bias’, that dead people can’t have a voice. But I think dead people can have a voice from data, and a series of data such as their physical condition, age, vaccination status, etc. can be used after death. The form of data lets the public know the impact of Omicron on people and helps people make judgments. A small number of people. The people who can share their experiences here are former patients who express data in the same language as the dead.”
Our world is made up of the experience of every living individual. Perhaps when we are uneasy, worried, even anxious, and afraid, we just need the experience of countless recovered people, so that we can know that there is a not-so-bad tomorrow. wait for us.
May we all get through this period safely, or with little risk, and happily hit the road. As Whitman said in “Song of the High Road” (translated by Chu Tunan) :
I walked lightly and cheerfully on the road,
I am healthy, I am free, and the whole world unfolds before me,
The long loess road can lead to where I want to go.
Movie “Until the End of the World”
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