Do You Know Anyone Who Has/Had Covid-19?

[klyph]

The bassist I sub for in four different bands was on a ventilator for a month at Beth Israel in Boston. She came home about a month ago, and said that she might need to be in pulmonary rehab for as long as two years (she was diagnosed with MS 20 years ago). Her main band (which I don't sub for) is doing virtual gigs, but she may never do an actual gig again. She also said she doesn't care, she's just happy to be alive. "Take it away, Cliffy, it's all yours!" Bummer. The guitarist in my main band just lost his mother in law last week, and I have five other friends who have lost parents.

 

[Diamond_Dave]

• My wife's dead grandmother
• An older woman (in her seventies?) who is an acquaintance, who had it and survived
• A friend's wife (in her thirties?) who was found in the floor passed out from COVID. Survived.
• My sister-in-law's grandmother (survived)
• My brother-in-law's friend (young person, survived)
• The elderly lady who owns the condo above where we vacation in the summer (survived)

So, several. But it's all a hoax, so relax. Gone by Easter.

 

[IamGroot]

My former landlord contracted it in Holland in late February came back to East Texas, was life flighted to the Houston Medical Center for a 3 week stay and has been doing a long convalescence with trips to lung and kidney specialist. Haven't gotten any recent updates.

 

[hrodbert696]

I have a cousin in Kentucky who had it. She survived but was very heavily affected and, even after "recovering," has had lasting effects.

There's also a man in my church who had it, he had to quarantine but his symptoms were very mild.

 

[sears]

Four days after my kid had a short flu-like illness in late January I was smacked down with a hell of a long lasting virus that aside from staying in my head ticked most of the boxes. Since it was pre-CV madness and remained in my sinuses, I wasn't worried that I had no sense of smell. Months later I still had an annoying sinus infection and still have inflammation near my larynx. I'm not behaving as if I had it but I probably did.

 

[garp]

Thankfully, no one in my immediate circle has been afflicted, but a town resident who I had met several years ago passed away in April from COVID-19. I also learned a few days ago that a 7-year-old girl who I met at a party with her parents last summer was diagnosed with pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome and was hospitalized for three weeks. She's much better now and recuperating at home, but she's apparently not back to 100% yet. Very scary stuff.

 

[JRA]

DWBass brings up some interesting points about the various reactions (or not) to those who have had it, or may have had it. and it's interesting to hear the stories/reports by others. sorry to hear about the losses of those so close.

per the OP: my wife's best friend tested positive with medium severity symptoms, at home, but it's all resolved now and she's back to work. she described a "bad cold" with lots of tiredness. maybe she had a cold and is asymptomatic for covid. (???) so i voted "yes."

two cats in my jazz band had sinus/pulmonary/flu symptoms in february/march, neither ever tested, so who knows what they've had...both are ok now.


i have no clue whether my wife or myself have actually been exposed...maybe, maybe not.

 

[Gaolee]

A couple at church had it. They recovered. I haven't seen them, so I can't say anything more. For the most part, the few people I stay in close touch with haven't had it. A couple clients think they had it, but no proof. I was good and sick at the end of February, but it was a stomach bug as far as I know. It came on all of a sudden, I felt awful, had a fever for a few hours, then was wobbly for about a week. I'm 100% sure it was not COVID.

 

[fdeck]

My band had a zoom meeting a couple days ago. 19 members. Someone asked the same question. Every band member knew someone who had gotten the covid, one person knew someone who died from it. The people I know who have been tested positive are a young couple with two infants.

 

[dannylectro]

Numerous. Wear a mask, stay home if you can, wash your hands.

 

[Lackey]

I flew back from NYC March 11. I got a wicked sinus infection and fatigue the following day through the week, didn't match CDC listed symptoms at the time, thought it was just sinusitis. But my wife got sick a few days after me, took several days off work with cough and headache and malaise.

My buddy who I visited in NYC came down with a more severe case, fever, cough, no smell. He recovered 2 weeks later.

Another friends aunt in the northeast died from it.

Wear a mask folks!

 

[Yonni]

Me, my wife and probably both sons (mildly). My wife had it worst. She looked like she'd aged about 20 years. No respiratory issues but lost sense of smell and taste and was exhausted and confused for about 10 days. I had sweats and dizziness and woke a few times with wheezing fits in the night. Lasted maybe 10 days as well. My boss had it with fever. My friends mum died in Ireland.

 

[sears]

I answered for myself up above and out of superstition, because I hoped he was over it, didn't mention my uncle who is in a bad way right now. He's in his 70s, had it for a couple months. Did you know that elevated calcium in the blood could be because of a cytokine storm?

 

[catcauphonic]

there are two people I know who need antibody tests, because I would be surprised if they didn't get it (multiple risk factors and a 2wk, really bad respiratory thing).

I checked box 1, even though a few folks i do know actually were convinced they DID fight thru it and live to tell the tale. I myself had a wicked 10 day respiratory infection the very first week of March when it became big news. Whatever it was I'm quite positive i picked it up from one of my housemates who was extremely ill the last week of Feb.

I just wish these antibody tests were more widely available already after all this time. I just heard that Seattle has finally just acquired a million new swabs that are ready to go... some from the Federal Govt and the rest via private commercial sources, and that anyone that took part in the local protests will be able to get tested without having to have current symptoms as has been the previous requirement.

If that's the case I'm willing to bet our infection rate numbers are about to skyrocket. For reasons yet unknown some people fare a far better outcome than others who may have been healthier to begin with.

Major condolences to those who've suffered or are enduring the loss of a loved one(s.)

 

[slapshot]

I know a few that have had it. Wife had similar symptoms back in beginning of January, before it hit mainstream media. She recovered after a few days, but has not been tested for antibodies. Had the respiratory symptoms, so who knows.

 

[oldrocker]

We were told that 16 people that work in my building have tested positive. Well, at least 16 people that have reported it to HR.

Given our workforce that's about right at the 20,000 cases per 1M rate for New York.

 

[PSPookie]

I had a very mild case of COVID-19. It took me out for about a day and a half, but my roomate got it as well and it kicked hiss butt for a good 6 weeks.

 

[Jim Kernan]

At the beginning of the out breaks a co-worker, his wife an daughter were quarantined after returning from England. His wife and daughter lost sense of taste and smell. I don't know any other details.
Recently my brother-in-law & his business partner/cousin contracted it. My brother-in-law died, his cousin is doing well.

 

[StyleOverShow]

My condolences to all who have lost someone to the virus. Seems pretty random on who gets it, the infectious intensity and the outcomes.

approaching 100 responses and about 2 in 5 haven't had any personal experience with the bug or know someone who has. That's substantial when considering how the general population perceives it's risk.

 

[bearfoot]

One person I know, who I worked with after being transferred to a group home when our day hab programs shut-down.

She recovered fine. We isolated all staff to one work location then, no longer allowing staff to transfer or do overtime in other locations as is normal.
Knock on wood, to this date, not one disabled person we care for has caught the 'rona. And in an agency of many hundreds, only a handful of staff.