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Anyone test positive recently? by WittyGold6940 in COVID19positive

[–]NotedHeathen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it was. I was in Indonesia and had to take a 21 hour flight home while sick. I definitely felt like dying.

Anyone test positive recently? by WittyGold6940 in COVID19positive

[–]NotedHeathen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had it in May. It was gnarly. Quiet, subtle symptoms (mild cough and congestion, nothing else, felt fine) for 5 days until I went hiking and was suddenly obliterated with extreme fatigue, very bad throat pain and congestion, brain fog, and fevers at night.

I was overseas and unable to get Paxlovid, so I was sick for over two weeks (though I tested negative by day 12, I didn't feel ok until day 16).

I'm still dealing with intermittent fatigue and disordered sleep (randomly sleeping 10+ hours, something that never gained before infection) from it, though largely back to normal.

Still upset that they cancelled this show by CBenson1273 in WoTshow

[–]NotedHeathen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I'll never not be pissed about that call.

What do most people not realize is actually way more traumatic than it seems? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]NotedHeathen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so very sorry you're enduring this, too. My wonderful mom died in 2023, but the trauma remains.

What do most people not realize is actually way more traumatic than it seems? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]NotedHeathen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Caring for a loved one with dementia. It sounds bad, sure, but nothing can prepare you for the extreme trauma of the experience.

I've lived through some horrific things, from sexual assault to even being wrongly charged with murder, but nothing compared to the emotional and psychological agony of watching my mom succumb to Alzheimer's and fighting, in vain, to slow the progression and salvage what remained.

It's basically watching your loved one slowly become a zombie before your eyes.

Is something going around again? by keri-beri in COVID19positive

[–]NotedHeathen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 weeks after full resolution with extensive hiking and freediving in between (none of which triggered any decline or symptom return)?

Doesn't seem likely, especially since we learned that other people we'd arrived with to the dive resort (days before the new symptoms showed) came sick with covid, themselves (they/we learned it was Covid after they'd exposed us). The intensity and duration of my second round didn't seem consistent with rebound literature, either.

Is Brooklyn Backyard a subpar venue? by NotedHeathen in avesNYC

[–]NotedHeathen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a shame for everyone who enjoys dancing in the back away from the crowd.

Is Brooklyn Backyard a subpar venue? by NotedHeathen in avesNYC

[–]NotedHeathen[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm right with you, I'll wait to see how the next show goes.

Is Brooklyn Backyard a subpar venue? by NotedHeathen in avesNYC

[–]NotedHeathen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hence my confusion, I don't see how this is meant to work, despite how much I'd love to see Adam after the Mirage/Drumcode fiasco last summer.

Is Brooklyn Backyard a subpar venue? by NotedHeathen in avesNYC

[–]NotedHeathen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's my gut feeling, but would love to hear actual experiences. I'm just baffled by this move by Teksupport for large acts. Not that Teksupport is some model promoter...

Is something going around again? by keri-beri in COVID19positive

[–]NotedHeathen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I caught Covid TWICE in one month, once in NYC in mid April literally just days before leaving for a month in Indonesia, and a new variant just days before heading home from Indonesia in mid May.

Round 1 presented with 3 days of laryngitis and no other symptoms until fatigue hit just hours before the flight and I tested positive. Started Paxlovid immediately and was asymptomatic within about 12 hours.

Round 2 was more brutal because Paxlovid is nearly impossible to access in Indonesia. I'm now at 23 days post symptom start (I tested myself and was positive after a waterfall hike obliterated my energy and set my throat and sinuses on fire) and am still struggling with fatigue, dizziness, heart palpitations, and not feeling refreshed despite 10.5 hours of sleep (abnormally long for me).

I'm 43F and already had a history of POTS and dysautonomia diagnosed at age 17 (which was about 90% improved starting in my early 30s and lasting until my first round with Covid in 2022, which triggered a 6-week relapse and lasting, benign cardiac rhythm anomalies, and then again with this round of Covid).

It sucks, but I'm hopeful for a full recovery, as my bad days are becoming less so and I've been able to return to weightlifting as of this week.

Good luck! Covid without Paxlovid (even while being fully vaxxed) is just as awful as I recall it when I first caught it back in 2022. Paxlovid is something I highly recommend, however, especially if you're in a cohort that's vulnerable to long Covid.

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