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There's a really bad surge in Texas right now that hit me like a truck. I'd had it a few times before, but this was by far the worst and the shortness of breath and brain fog aren't going away this time.
Meanwhile RFK Jr, the anti-vaxx nut job that is in charge of the HHS, is doing his damnedest to prevent the most recent version of the covid vaccine from making it to market.
I think it's already available.. at least at CVS
Lucky you. I got that the first time I had Covid during the pandemic. I was one of the "lucky" 35% or of people that ended up with those long term effects. I still lose words in mid sentence and can't remember what I was going to say next. The word is there in my head, and then instantly gone. It's the worst thing in the world......
So essentially Covid is the proverbial "bimbofication virus"
I had that. I used nicotine to recover from it. Sounds strange but it worked. Low dose nic patch, worn 24/7, for about 3 weeks.
The downside is I started vaping again (very low dose nic) but I got my brain back.
According to my pulmonologist, no.
A few times before ? Wtf
Hasn't everyone had it at least once by now?
Never tested positive for Covid over here. One cold one time in 2025, other than that I just haven’t been sick since 2019. I also had a stockpile of N95 masks before the pandemic because I was worried about a pandemic. I figured it would last about 5-10 years, and so far I have sadly been basically correct.
I had it only once, when I didn't wear a mask to a work function. In like 22. My wife uses meds that makes her immunocompromised so she's still masking. I'm not but probably should be. I do wear masks on planes and stuff
My husband and I still have not had it. At first we thought maybe we were just asymptomatic. Nope, I got sick and hospitalized from the vaccine with myocarditis and the doctor said if I got actual Covid I’d probably die. So my husband has masked up really thoroughly as well.
Still haven't
Still haven't had one with symptoms. Ftfy.
Probably, also I'm a recluse playing videogames all day not going out of my house 😂
Yeah that's me. I tested and had it, back in January 2021, when my whole family had it. No symptoms for me. I always say I never get sick, but I'm fairly confident I'm just a disease vector at this point and I just never get symptomatic. My kids will bring stuff home from school, my wife will get it, and fortunately I'm able to just carry on.
The chosen one
It's been 6 years. It's not that weird. I got it in July of 2022, sometime in 2024, and at the very end of August this year.
I got the covid brain-fog back in 2023, it took me almost 18 months to recover. It almost felt like I was getting Alzheimers, forgetting names of everyday things.
And for some of us, it will never go away.
Well crap. Sorry too hear. I hope it does go away in time. Long COVID is no joke.
I heard that nicotine might be beneficial. try a nicotine patch.
I heard ivermectin works. Go buy a bunch. /s
I’ve heard meth helps. But you have to get it from this one guy I know. You can trust him. He’s a Republican.
You guys aren't injecting bleach? Libtards /s