I'm feeling much better today, just slightly congested and no scratchy throat. I had symptoms late Monday night. Tuesday and Wednesday were light congestion, heavier congestion on Thursday and Friday. Fortunately, no cough just a head cold. If I hadn't known it was covid, I wouldn't have thought it was that bad. I was much sicker last fall when I had those two colds in September and October. This time, I think the anxiety was the worst part!
Dh is still battling it, he has a nasty cough. He didn't get tested, but he had symptoms before me, so I'm sure I got it from him. He seems to have a worse case than me, but thankfully, just a cold. Crossing my fingers we are on the mend!
Decongestant helped me the most, and cough medicine for dh. Fortunately, just a low dose of decongestant worked for me. Also, lots of rest, fluids and healthy eating. I did up my Vitamin D and take some zinc, figured it couldn't hurt!
I think having the booster helped me quite a bit. Dh is not vaxed, and his symptoms seem worse. He came down with it a day before me, and it seems to be lasting longer for him. He also rarely gets sick. He never caught my colds last fall, and when he does get a cold, it's short and mild. I swear, he has the strongest immune system I've ever seen, he even works as a mover when he has a cold! I'm always sicker than him when we both get colds. This is the first time my cold has been milder than his. So that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it, lol. I now wish I could have been vaccinated for those head colds last fall!
wishiwasinhawaii, thanks for letting me know my symptoms are similar. That's reassuring in a way. It does seem like everyone will get it at some point, just like flu and colds. I'm surprised we haven't had it sooner, considering dh is in the service industry and they don't wear masks. That's sad about the man in the store who is afraid. I hope he stays healthy.
Pam, yes not many wear masks here. When we had the mask mandate, the majority did wear them. Even after the governor lifted it, the majority wore masks the first month. Then eventually less and less. Now I think I see about one in ten wearing a mask. It's even worse in smaller towns like Payson and Prescott, they never had mask mandates. It wasn't state mandate, but by county, and some counties were against it. Of course, the stores required it, but once the vaccines came out, the stores no longer require it of customers. Although, they do require their employees to wear masks.
Donna, that's great the painters started early, hopefully they will be done soon. Dh remodeled both our bathrooms, and it is so much nicer. Although he remodeled our master bath about 15 years ago, and it needs a refresh. He did the guest bath a year ago last December. Boy, time flies!
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