I'm hitting it with strong flavors trying to get them firing again. Yesterday I had a couple spoonfuls of jalapeño pimento cheese and couldn't taste it at all other than a little heat. Today at lunch I had kimchi tofu soup, kimchi scrambled eggs, and a side of kimchi. Still can't really taste it but got some tang along with the heat today, so I consider that progress.

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I'm hitting it with strong flavors trying to get them firing again. Yesterday I had a couple spoonfuls of jalapeño pimento cheese and couldn't taste it at all other than a little heat. Today at lunch I had kimchi tofu soup, kimchi scrambled eggs, and a side of kimchi. Still can't really taste it but got some tang along with the heat today, so I consider that progress.

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Taste buds will come back. I've just heard it was the longest lasting side effect

packgrad said:

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I'm hitting it with strong flavors trying to get them firing again. Yesterday I had a couple spoonfuls of jalapeño pimento cheese and couldn't taste it at all other than a little heat. Today at lunch I had kimchi tofu soup, kimchi scrambled eggs, and a side of kimchi. Still can't really taste it but got some tang along with the heat today, so I consider that progress.

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You think the lost taste is from a COVID sensory issue or from not being able to breathe through your nose?

I'm coming off it too and days 2, 3, and 4 my sinuses were locked up tighter than Fort Knox. Stuffiness is finally starting to abate today.

Tested positive on Monday and man…it has been a rough week. Feeling a little better today but still no energy. It's crazy how it hits everyone differently.

Had Covid last week. It seems to be spreading around town.

Allergies + cold season have honestly been a bigger pain than Covid was as Covid
did not have me congested at all.

Dry cough was/is a strange feeling- because it's not a natural cough, but the rest was mild.

Only missed a half day of work, never lost appetite. Taste buds felt weird though.

Minor fever for one night. Brief chills/sweats on night one.

Day 3-4 I felt close to normal. Day 5 felt completely fine.

I guess I'm the only one around here who hasn't gotten the Wu Flu or any other type of cold lately.

I'm also apparently one of the very few who hasn't bowed the knee to being injected with the miracle vaxx.

Clear correlation. Causation?

Interesting....whether it's 100% or 95% correct.

hope you get the taste back soon packgrad. I love food way too much LOL

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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I'm hitting it with strong flavors trying to get them firing again. Yesterday I had a couple spoonfuls of jalapeño pimento cheese and couldn't taste it at all other than a little heat. Today at lunch I had kimchi tofu soup, kimchi scrambled eggs, and a side of kimchi. Still can't really taste it but got some tang along with the heat today, so I consider that progress.

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You think the lost taste is from a COVID sensory issue or from not being able to breathe through your nose?

I'm coming off it too and days 2, 3, and 4 my sinuses were locked up tighter than Fort Knox. Stuffiness is finally starting to abate today.

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Some of the theories about the loss of smell are related to the virus attacking the nervous system and blocking the signals from the taste and smell receptors. We do know the virus can attack various organs and the brain/nervous system is one of those areas.

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Gotta be nervous and not mechanical/chemical, right?

Crazy though that it would consistently and specifically target or impact olfactory nerve pathways. What exactly is happening there?

Whenever I start thinking about this stuff my biggest takeaway honestly is how amazingly complex the human body is, and how crazy it is that it often works so reliably, for so long, despite its complexity.

We think cars are getting old when they're 10-15 years old. Human bodies often work pretty well for 5x-10x that length of time, despite being exponentially more complex.

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packgrad said:

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I'm hitting it with strong flavors trying to get them firing again. Yesterday I had a couple spoonfuls of jalapeño pimento cheese and couldn't taste it at all other than a little heat. Today at lunch I had kimchi tofu soup, kimchi scrambled eggs, and a side of kimchi. Still can't really taste it but got some tang along with the heat today, so I consider that progress.

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You think the lost taste is from a COVID sensory issue or from not being able to breathe through your nose?

I'm coming off it too and days 2, 3, and 4 my sinuses were locked up tighter than Fort Knox. Stuffiness is finally starting to abate today.

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Not sure. Above my pay grade. I'm not congested now though, and felt a clear "opening" middle of the night Monday night where things cleared up a bit. Still a rough night's sleep Tuesday night with coughing and sneezing. Last night was a good night sleep.

I had a dry cough last Friday night that felt like allergies. Tossed a few back Friday night also. Spent all day Saturday fishing ICW and smoked a couple stogies. Had a couple beers fishing and a couple drinks at dinner that night. Went to bed early as I was very achy and worn out, which I attributed to the day on the water. Had chills that night and a terrible nights sleep. Sunday I felt like I had a cold all day on the drive home. Monday, woke up and felt bad, took test that turned out positive. Went and checked all of my exterior jobs in the triangle then came home and did paper work rest of day. Tuesday, I took off as I felt like ass. Yesterday and today I've been working, but keeping away from the office, or anywhere inside really. Next week I'll go back into office.

Without the scarlet letter, I probably mostly would have handled it the same way I did this time, except I probably would have gone in the office today and tomorrow.

My concern is that my mother rode with me to and from ILM. She hasn't tested positive yet, but hasn't felt well the last couple of days. Her doc has her testing again tomorrow and they have a plan of action if she does test positive. She has MANY conditions that could exacerbate the situation if she does. Fortunately, though, there is a plan in place.

packgrad, hope you get well soon and your mother escapes it, or at least has a mild case.

Thanks!

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I finally caught it. On the tail end now. Just like a bad cold. Lost the sense of taste. Hope that doesn't last long.

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Mine came back partially after a few days, things tasted weird for a few days more. Then fully back in a week or so.
I was fortunate though based on other stories of long lasting

I had a dry cough that lasted for 2 months, but, that is par for the course for me for any cold I catch, other symptoms go away, but a lingering cough

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hope you get the taste back soon packgrad. I love food way too much LOL

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Lol, my morning cherry coke breakfast wasn't as fun there for a few days. I thought about trying something I hate to see if I could tolerate it, but then thought if I slipped up and tasted it, I'd be upset

Me too man. It's what I think about all day.

For a bit of humor....to break the stresses of a very difficult topic.

https://www.sciencealert.com/transplanting-poo-from-a-younger-mouse-could-help-stave-off-the-effects-of-aging/amp

Thanks!

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It's the same but different from the flu. It's the Wu flu.

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C'est la meme chose, mais different.


Okay...so the message board, at least on this browser, does not allow French accent marks.

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Ce n'est pas un probleme, je vous comprends.

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PackMom said:

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Mormad said:

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It's the same but different from the flu. It's the Wu flu.

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C'est la meme chose, mais different.


Okay...so the message board, at least on this browser, does not allow French accent marks.

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Ce n'est pas un probleme, je vous comprends.

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Merci!

Hope Mama fares well the next few days!

GuerrillaPack said:

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I guess I'm the only one around here who hasn't gotten the Wu Flu or any other type of cold lately.

I'm also apparently one of the very few who hasn't bowed the knee to being injected with the miracle vaxx.

Clear correlation. Causation?

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Not gotten it and have been vaccinated.

Granted, I work from home, so not around people that much. Have hit a Hurricanes game though without catching it, which is apparently something

FlossyDFlynt said:

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GuerrillaPack said:

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I guess I'm the only one around here who hasn't gotten the Wu Flu or any other type of cold lately.

I'm also apparently one of the very few who hasn't bowed the knee to being injected with the miracle vaxx.

Clear correlation. Causation?

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Not gotten it and have been vaccinated.

Granted, I work from home, so not around people that much. Have hit a Hurricanes game though without catching it, which is apparently something

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You can put me (and my wife) on the vaccinated but never caught it yet list - as far as we ever knew anyway - as well (and neither of us are boosted)... I'm scheduled for a surgery next Friday, that I've been waiting 5 months for now at this point, and I'm going to be really pissed if something happens with an exposure between now and then...

That's the first question they've been asking during the recent appointments, pre-op screening...

On another note, why is the government still pushing the boosters when they don't stop the last two variants, which includes the current one?

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Man... the third time won't be a charm... just saying.

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Glad to see that things de-escalated yesterday finally and that everybody is still around... well, the topic actually changed back to the original thread title... imagine that!

I want to emphasize that the best part is that everyone is still around (at least to me anyway ).

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GuerrillaPack said:

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I guess I'm the only one around here who hasn't gotten the Wu Flu or any other type of cold lately.

I'm also apparently one of the very few who hasn't bowed the knee to being injected with the miracle vaxx.

Clear correlation. Causation?

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Not gotten it and have been vaccinated.

Granted, I work from home, so not around people that much. Have hit a Hurricanes game though without catching it, which is apparently something

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You can put me (and my wife) on the vaccinated but never caught it yet list as far as we ever knew as well (and neither of us are boosted)... I'm scheduled for a surgery next Friday, that I've been waiting 5 months for now at this point, and I'm going to be really pissed if something happens with an exposure between now and then...

That's the first question they've been asking during the recent appointments, pre-op screening...

On another note, why is the government still pushing the boosters when they don't stop the last two variants, which includes the current one?

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If you had come to me you'd have been fixed in March. Just saying.




I kid. Good luck with it, brother. You're in great hands.

Mormad said:

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If you had come to me you'd have been fixed in March. Just saying.




I kid. Good luck with it, brother. You're in great hands.

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Lol. Then you should have encouraged me to do so! I would have been down with that right off the damn bat...

Honestly though, being self-employed my insurance policy is almost guaranteed to change to some extent every single year now, and I don't know enough about it, to where I would have ever thought coming back to GSO was ever an option... one provider here recently, told me that BCBSNC really screwed me with what they switched me to this year (even though my premiums went up another $200.00 a month ).

Thanks man.

Michele Bachmann warns Biden maneuvering to cede US health prerogatives to World Health Organization

https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/conservative-worried-biden-about-subject-us-world-health-organization

I'm coming off my first Covid infection. I took the two doses of Moderna. No booster. I had the "36 hours of hell" when I first became sick and got the confirmation it was Covid. Fever, chills, body aches, hacking cough, horrible metallic taste in my mouth and general flu-like conditions.

I took the Paxlovid regime for 5 days, 3 in the morning and 3 at night. It seemed to have helped but I have no basis to make that determination. Today will be 8 days since I tested postive, 10-11 days since my first symptoms showed up.

Several of my close friends have had Covid multiple times and they have been vaccinated, no boosters. They all have said after the first go round it gets less and less invasive. One guy has tested positive 4 times and has had zero symptoms. His job requires that he be tested if anyone in his group tests positive. He gets a week off work with pay and has really upped his golf game.