walkswithblackflies
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Dec 11, 2020 5:15:07 GMT -8
I've not actually touched another human hand or skin in all these 8+ months. Reminds me of my high school years. LOL! I skied at Heavenly Valley on November 24, four days after the resort opened, and had to contend with maybe 10% of skiers/boarders in lift lines not pulling their masks up above their noses. Poles extended at arms' length would be about 6'. Nice that you've been able to get out skiing. It's still October here in the northeast. But I've just been rolling with it, trail running instead of skiing. Because for a week plus, I've been experienced irregular minor sinus issues with insidious barely noticeable post nasal drip From what I've read, COVID doesn't affect the nasal passages like most cold viruses do. Maybe those with direct experience can chime in. Note I had a previous negative test in May. As expected that relieves my minor winter rhinitis concerns How so?
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Dec 11, 2020 5:20:38 GMT -8
bradmacmt and foxalo ... At least a partial loss of taste and smell is a common symptom when I get sick. When I regain that loss, I can tell I've turned the corner. I assume everybody experiences some loss of taste/smell when they're sick, but this is much more noticeable? bradmacmt ... do you have any other lingering symptoms?
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Post by bradmacmt on Dec 11, 2020 6:38:27 GMT -8
bradmacmt... do you have any other lingering symptoms? Yes, bouts of very unusual and intense fatigue... not something I'd normally experience. Also, a very real sort of "brain fog" at times.
As to taste and smell, my loss is in the 99%+ range. My wife has most (80%) of hers back. It will be 6 weeks tomorrow since I lost it. I spoke with a gentleman yesterday that got Covid in March and still doesn't have any back.
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Post by davesenesac on Dec 11, 2020 6:50:05 GMT -8
walkswithblackfliesStatement on test is tersely ambiguous. Should have noted the May test was not what I printed below that sentence but rather Wednesday's Test results came back in 24 hours as printed out. Thus can ignore my current mild rhinitis symptoms as possible Covid-19. Given the supposed asymptomatic issues, seniors ought be wary of anything odd they're feeling and take action. My May test was in preparation for possibly flying out to sister's funeral.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Dec 11, 2020 8:15:53 GMT -8
Yes, bouts of very unusual and intense fatigue... not something I'd normally experience. Also, a very real sort of "brain fog" at times.
As to taste and smell, my loss is in the 99%+ range. My wife has most (80%) of hers back. It will be 6 weeks tomorrow since I lost it. I spoke with a gentleman yesterday that got Covid in March and still doesn't have any back. That just plain sucks.
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Post by Coolkat on Dec 11, 2020 8:39:20 GMT -8
At least a partial loss of taste and smell is a common symptom when I get sick. Interesting. I had never experienced this until a flu laid me out flat for almost a whole week back in Feb. I lost it for 4 o 5 days. A very unpleasant experience as I had never had this happen before. Some of my friends think I had covid back then since it happened a just a couple of weeks before everything hit the fan.
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Post by davesenesac on Dec 11, 2020 10:57:23 GMT -8
Since everyone is so distracted by COVID-19, a reminder folks to also get a seasonal influenza shot as we are coming into that disease season too. Deadly influenza can also readily lead to pneumonia then being put in an ICU with an oxygen tube unpleasantly down in one's throat while COVID virus is dangerously circulating about in hospitals.
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Post by rebeccad on Dec 11, 2020 11:04:43 GMT -8
Don’t think I’ve ever lost my sense of taste, and smell only to the extent that serious congestion reduces it. So I think that makes WWBF weird 😜
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Post by autumnmist on Dec 11, 2020 11:31:38 GMT -8
The loss of sense of smell and taste is interesting. I don't profess to have any insight into this, but was thinking the other day that a cardiac med often prescribed can create a similar effect. I believe it was Amiodarone. I have no idea whether it's part and parcel of COVID treatment for cardiac aspects, but if it is, it might be the aspect that affects taste and smell.
A neurologist explained this to us when my father had lost his sense of smell and taste. After D'C'ing the Amiodarone, eventually his sense of smell and taste returned.
I was thinking that if some smart scientist could figure out a way to eliminate the cardiac effects and just create a pill that caused loss of taste and smell, it might be useful for us chocolaholics. On the other hand, so would development of restraint.
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Post by foxalo on Dec 11, 2020 15:20:28 GMT -8
walkswithblackflies I'm only on day 8 of symptoms. I will often lose partial smell/taste when I'm sick due to congestion, but I can always smell something. With this, you literally have zero taste or smell. I can't even smell eucalyptus oil. I can differentiate between salty and sweet, but that's about it. There's absolutely no flavor in food. My other symptoms have been sinus congestion, which I have read is rare. I ran a slight fever early on, but it's now gone. I'm feeling pretty good right now other than the congestion, but I've had colds that have definitely been worse, and the flu has definitely been worse for me in the past before I started getting flu shots.i look forward to getting back to work on Tuesday. As introverted as I can be, isolation sucks.
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Post by bradmacmt on Dec 11, 2020 15:57:47 GMT -8
I'm only on day 8 of symptoms. I will often lose partial smell/taste when I'm sick due to congestion, but I can always smell something. With this, you literally have zero taste or smell. I can't even smell eucalyptus oil. I can differentiate between salty and sweet, but that's about it. There's absolutely no flavor in food. Welcome to Corona 2020...
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Dec 12, 2020 6:56:41 GMT -8
Here’s an interesting take by some journalists who had to travel across the US Sunbelt (Atlanta to Los Angeles) for a new job. Basically measures like masking are taken more seriously as you move west, though it’s not 100%. www.cnn.com/travel/article/cross-country-road-trip-united-states-pandemic/index.htmlOne note: you can still travel through New Mexico, just they are enforcing only 20% capacity at any retail (the big boxes have lines of customers waiting out in the elements). Indoor dining is closed, but there’s reduced outdoor dining. Of course NM is categorized as a “cold desert” with usually a chilly breeze, so you may want to just do take out in your car. Subject to change of course..
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Post by balzaccom on Dec 12, 2020 8:40:16 GMT -8
With this, you literally have zero taste or smell. I can't even smell eucalyptus oil. I can differentiate between salty and sweet, but that's about it. There's absolutely no flavor in food. Technically, you can only taste five things anyway; sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami---unless you want to count spicy/burn, which may be more of a tactile sensation than taste. The rest are all smells, from eucalyptus oil and freshly ground coffee to garlic and gardenias. They are all detected not in the mouth, but in your sinuses--technically, your retro-nasal cavity. (let me know if you want more---I teach sensory analysis...grin)
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Post by rebeccad on Dec 12, 2020 8:57:58 GMT -8
Here’s an interesting take by some journalists who had to travel across the US Sunbelt (Atlanta to Los Angeles) for a new job. Basically measures like masking are taken more seriously as you move west, though it’s not 100%. www.cnn.com/travel/article/cross-country-road-trip-united-states-pandemic/index.htmlOne note: you can still travel through New Mexico, just they are enforcing only 20% capacity at any retail (the big boxes have lines of customers waiting out in the elements). Indoor dining is closed, but there’s reduced outdoor dining. Of course NM is categorized as a “cold desert” with usually a chilly breeze, so you may want to just do take out in your car. Subject to change of course.. My data is now a bit out of date (and of course is only anecdote anyway), but when I drove across the country in October, masks were required at rest stops in all states I crossed, except Missouri (I’m actually not 100% sure on Illinois). Compliance with the rules did improve once I reached the Rockies. But a lot has to do with rural/urban areas, I think. Thursday night I had to drive to Sacramento and back to pick up Eldest Son from the airport. Stopped in Marysville (medium-small town) to use the bathroom at a gas station, and there were swarms of unmasked people around, indoors and out, despite signs saying masks must be worn indoors per state order. The people hanging around were, I think, largely homeless, so may not reflect the attitude of the rest of the populace. Next time I’ll pick my outhouse with more care (like a bush in the ditch along the road!).
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Post by davesenesac on Dec 12, 2020 9:38:31 GMT -8
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