Originally Posted by
Gadfly
Long time no type...
I have been away from the forum (most all forums) for a few months. Sometimes you just need a break.
BUT, jumping in here to share... I had the 'Rona back in August. I caught it while I was TDY'ed to assist the Border Patrol down in the Rio Grande Valley while they were getting slammed. I was stuck doing transport and escort duty between BP stations and to and from the Hospital. I had to sit in ICU with in custody prisoners, while they battled COVID. My partner and I had to watch folks turn blue while on pure O2. Dying from Corona is down right horrible, because no matter how hard you breath, you are just not getting enough O2. Sure enough, even wearing an N95 and gloves, and using hand sanitizer, I caught it.
I had the Phizer shots back in March. And used PPE.... so the theory is not that I am immune, but that I would get a mild case. If it was mild, I would hate to see serious. It was two days of "meh, I don't feel good, but it is like a head cold." Then two days of "oh my GOD , I AM GONNA DIE". Then two days of "Meh, it feels like a head cold." I thought I was out of the woods, and about 4-5 days after I thought I was done, I got hit with round two. Round two was straight back to the "oh my GOD, I AM GONNA DIE" mode. Fortunately it was only about 48 hours.
I never had a fever. I never had difficulty breathing. I had major fatigue and loss of apatite. But i could barely sleep because the real symptom was a headache worse than anything i have ever felt. Not bad enough to make me drive myself to the ER, but worse than I can remember ever having. Eyes getting "pushed out of my skull from behind" bad. Apparently, 13% of covid patients get brain swelling. I can only assume that was what I had, as no matter how much Tylenol, Motrin, or Nyquil i took would stop the pressure in my head.
But, I am alive and well now, and full of fresh anti bodies. I will eventually get the booster, but my GP Doc thinks my natural antibodies are probably better than the booster for now, So i may wait until around Christmas for the boost.