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My wife and I are sick right now. I’m assuming flu because of the body aches. Night one was particularly bad. All kinds of odd pains and even a slight burning sensation on my back whenever I move around in a chair or while driving. Aside from that, congestion, exhaustion, itchy/sore throat, chills, sweats and now some coughing. I did not get a flu shot.
 
MTBingNinja said:
I wonder if people are more prone to getting sick now? Wearing mask during COVID might have lowered our immune system. Just speculation.
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Whole family got sick around Halloween and haven’t stopped coughing since (probably RSV around that time). I never got around to getting the flu shot. My son is the only one who actually got the shot and the rest of our household except for him ended up getting Flu A end of last month. It was brutal - kicked my ass.

I may never live my life without a cough now.
 
uconnfan68 said:
Had all the vax and flu shots, but also just finishing with a 2-week cold-from-hell. Was worse than my covid, minus a fever. There is a lot of stuff floating around. Good luck to all getting through this winter.
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I know, right? I got a common cold a few weeks ago from my much beloved grandkids (age 5 & 6) - germy little snot bombs that they are. Luckily, with a few doses of Zycam I was able to get rid of it in a few days.
 
tykurez said:
Whole family got sick around Halloween and haven’t stopped coughing since (probably RSV around that time). I never got around to getting the flu shot. My son is the only one who actually got the shot and the rest of our household except for him ended up getting Flu A end of last month. It was brutal - kicked my ass.

I may never live my life without a cough now.
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Hang in there. Hope you feel better.
 
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Immunity theft; exposure to COVID weakens the immune system. A lack of exposure to previously introduced pathogens does not lead to a weaker immune system, otherwise measles and smallpox would be running rampant.
 
SallyH said:
I know, right? I got a common cold a few weeks ago from my much beloved grandkids (age 5 & 6) - germy little snot bombs that they are. Luckily, with a few doses of Zycam I was able to get rid of it in a few days.
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Zicam is amazing!
 
I get the flu shot yearly my grandfather died of the flu at 32.so it’s something I take seriously.
It still didn’t prevent me from getting type A Flu in April . I had 101 fever and was
really sick for two days.
It was pretty bad but no where as bad as the flu I got in the 1990’s
That was a pray for death 8-10 day affair, Losing 15 lbs.
Although I could afford the loss in those days.At my current age and weight a case like that would kill me.
 
This is a weird thread to me being in a different part of the world. Hear me out before the down votes. I have the original J and J shot from 2020. My wife has had covid twice. Yet I was with a friend watching a game, probably spitting all over each other in celebration of a UConn win not too long ago, only ti find out he had covid the next day. It never even dawned on me that I was in trouble. Covid, here, has become the common cold. Call me naive but it’s interesting to learn people are still scared of crowds etc.
 
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NHalan said:
Got the flu shot, and yesterday got my first shingles shot. Feeling a little achy today, but I hear getting shingles is nasty.
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Get the 2nd shingles shot too. Not sure if down to a single shot yet. Had the first about 4 years ago, but no one had the 2nd available until a few months ago. Luckily I didn’t need to start over. Had a sore arm for a few days for that.
 
YearoftheHusky said:
This is a weird thread to me being in a different part of the world. Hear me out before the down votes. I have the original J and J shot from 2020. My wife has had covid twice. Yet I was with a friend watching a game, probably spitting all over each other in celebration of a UConn win not too long ago, only ti find out he had covid the next day. It never even dawned on me that I was in trouble. Covid, here, has become the common cold. Call me naive but it’s interesting to learn people are still scared of crowds etc.
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Maybe it's because debilitating and possibly deadly viruses are passed between people. And as we grow older you never really know how they might impact you or people you care about. Just a hunch.
 
Jimdish255 said:
Maybe it's because debilitating and possibly deadly viruses are passed between people. And as we grow older you never really know how they might impact you or people you care about. Just a hunch.
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So you have always avoided crowds? I mean, I’ve gone to games, concerts, funerals, shopping malls, etc, my whole life and never once wondered if the stranger next to me had a debilitating or possibly deadly virus that he could pass to me. I’m not pointing fingers at anyone. Like I said I live in a very different place and it’s fascinating to learn people are still avoiding crowds in 2022.
 
Jimdish255 said:
Maybe it's because debilitating and possibly deadly viruses are passed between people. And as we grow older you never really know how they might impact you or people you care about. Just a hunch.
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Yup. My sister's father-in-law had had cancer in the past, was otherwise healthy and in his early 60s, got covid and was dead two weeks later. For many people the response will be "he'd had cancer," but for us it all felt rather sudden. He was just about to get another booster. I'm back to my old life and not wearing masks, but I have underlying conditions that make it risky for me, even in my 30s, and I certainly don't question anyone of any age who is still being super cautious.
 
My wife and I both got flu shots. My 3 yo got the flu, but neither of us did. Thank God we got the shots.
 
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I got my flu shot a month ago. No flu.
I got my 2nd Covid booster 10 days ago. No covid (since I had it in August).
Now I have a raging headcold with worse symptoms than when I had covid. Covid actually feels different. I had weird symptoms that I don't associate with regular colds. When I came down with this cold I could tell it wasn't covid. I tested anyway to be sure.
 
I got the flu shot a few years back and for some reason it made my shoulder numb for a day…which happened to be my shoulders day at the gym. Never again! Lol
 
NHalan said:
Got the flu shot, and yesterday got my first shingles shot. Feeling a little achy today, but I hear getting shingles is nasty.
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You got that right. Whatever you've heard I can assure you it's worse. I had it in 2009 and percoset would barely ease the pain. I also got a high fever and it lasted for weeks.
 
Hoophound said:
My wife and I are sick right now. I’m assuming flu because of the body aches. Night one was particularly bad. All kinds of odd pains and even a slight burning sensation on my back whenever I move around in a chair or while driving. Aside from that, congestion, exhaustion, itchy/sore throat, chills, sweats and now some coughing. I did not get a flu shot.
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Feel better soon.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
All fair points.

Since May, I’ve dealt with the widest varieties of illness since I started teaching: two sinus infections, three stomach bugs, covid twice, RSV and a few colds.

Knowing my work environment (not only am I teacher, but I work with mostly with students in the top 1%, so they are not as often taught cleanliness/cleaning rules from home due to a non-parent cleaning up after themselves and more time away from parents) my doc said “your work in a Petri dish”.

After almost never getting sick for ten years, my body is now getting used to the stuff it was so adept to fighting, so I guess I’m taking all these nagging viruses as little thank yous to my immune system to get it back on track. It’s kinda like going back to the gym after not working out for years: you’ll be sore for a while but eventually you’ll be back in shape.

You’re flu shot comment is on point (pun intended): it’s no guarantee, but it’s a free and harmless opportunity to possibly reduce your chances of getting the flu or lower the symptoms you catch it.
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Not only are you exposed to your own class, you're exposed to just about every kid in the school system. I taught 6th grade and my kids all had siblings or cousins in high school and the lower grades and other schools in the district.

Once, one of our recalcitrant scholars blew up one of the toilets with an M80 which caused the sewer to back up and we were all walking around in black water for the rest of the day. I told my class - I can't tell you what to do, but I can tell you what's I'm going to do. Before I enter my house I'm going to take off my shoes and socks and hose them down and throw them into the washer with the rest of my clothes and wash them. None of us got sick, thankfully.
 
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