That was me on Friday. Thought I just irritated my throat, but nope. Two days later I tested positive for COVID. >:(
Thank you! This is actually unfortunately my second time having it. Definitely nowhere near as bad as the first. I took the whole week off out of paranoia of infecting my coworkers, even though I probably don’t need to be out that long. One of them had weekend plans that I don’t want to mess up for them. Mostly I’m bored as fuck but I feel basically better!
You did the right thing taking a week. You know about the one with plans, but there’s probably someone’s grandma or cancer kid you’re helping too.
Swallow again, just to make sure. And again. And again. …
Go gargle some salt water. It will help.
Take a fucking shower, bro! Then bring me that cock!
Or were you talking about pistachios or something? I’ll take some of those too. :p
I am not a medical professional of any sort.
I have found that when I get the scratchy throat that typically leads to a cold I start a regimen of ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and fluticasone (allergy nasal spray). About half the time it avoids the cold altogether.
Does it actually work or am I fooling myself? I don’t have hard data but I’m convinced it works for me.
Oh, and get some rest. I tend to get sick when I’m sleep deprived.
None of those meds do anything to prevent or end a cold, just treat symptoms. So you may be fooling yourself, or you may be treating your symptoms well enough that it feels like you avoided the cold altogether.
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I really thought this was about an STD at first. Lol
Most STDs begin with cold like symptoms.
One of my most expensive adventures was with a stripper. I had a blast that night, then I woke up with a cold, a sore throat, fatigue. Google made me have a panic attack. I went and got tested, came back clean. Was very very very lucky.
I got too drunk and played explorer with that woman in a way a person should only play with a life partner.
Wasn’t worth it. 3 out of 5 stars.
I later found out that the local clinic would have tested me for free. Go figure. No insurance and a visit to a regular doctor made that my 3rd most expensive lay.
Last part was kind of a boomer joke. :p
if you didn’t go and get tested 2-3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the fact, you should go get tested again. bc of window periods, it’s likely your clean test could have been a false negative. even if it’s been a long time, some std’s are asymptomatic and sit in your body for years. just in case you should get tested again, and specifically request tests for things like HPV that are not included in a standard “full” panel test
Oh yeah it wasn’t immediate. It was months down the road when my ex and I decided to work it out.
I’ve had three children since then and my wife has been tested so I think we’re good.
Thank you for the advice and information though.
That was your THIRD most expensive lay? Tell us about your two most expensive lays 😳
