I hope you get better!

Thanks. I'm sure I will. I normally don't get sick very often.

Careful with that, took me 4 months to fully recover from the first variant.
What was it 9 days that I felt like I was dead to the world, just sleep... the rest spent gasping for air

*hugs* Do get well soon

I really hope I don't get that bad. With everything I had, including the sore throat together, I still didn't have any problems with breathing. On the other hand, I have a few friends who have had ups and downs with it for a month or more. They got it a bit bad, then get almost better, then it hits them hard right when they think it's almost over. I can only hope that mine doesn't stick around like that.

Normally, I catch a single cold once every few years, and it's usually over in two or three days. The last time I even had the flu was when I was eight years old. I tend to resist most sicknesses if I'm exposed to them - but this one snuck through.

Did you get the shots?

I had previous heart problems and my doctor said that unvaccinated Covid could easily resurface those problems. So, I got all three of my shots as soon as they became available.

My worst days were Sunday and Monday, but I think I'm doing better today. My throat is no longer sore, and my entire body isn't aching like it was. I still feel run down though, and I have absolutely no sense of smell or taste. I really hope I get those senses back.

But you're still alive. That's the important thing.

It wasn't over when I thought. The very next day after my last replies, I got worse, and went through nearly another week of symptoms. Now I've been better for three days, but I won't trust that it's over for a few more days. Then, after that, I'll give myself at least another ten days before venturing out of my house.

One of my friends got it, and has been coughing and in pain for the past month, and it just won't let up for him. The last time I ran into him was in September, around three months before I caught it, so I must have caught it buying groceries or something.

I stopped wearing the less effective cloth masks back in the summer of 2020, after looking up their effectiveness compared to even the cheap surgical masks. N95 masks were still very hard to find at the time.

I seriously haven't been out except for groceries at any time since before they started speculating about Delta possibly coming into the U.S. And, I've been masked 100 percent of the time, outside of my house - except for mowing my grass in the summer, but I was totally alone on my own property. Maybe Santa is an anti-masker, and I caught it from him. The timing would be about right, since my first symptoms were a half week after Christmas! Considering how careful I've been, Santa coughing down my chimney is the only likely cause!

I really am wanting you to get better since I have looked up to you as a plushophile. I may be not one anymore because of my cousin, but I will try to become one in a few months from now.

I lost my father on October 26th (not from COVID, but something else) and now I live with my cousin and he told me not to fuck Sonic under his roof, so I will see about going back to where I once was before my dad died so I could continue to fuck Sonic.

By the way, I am going for my 3rd shot later on today.

I still sleep with my plushies every night, but haven't had the energy to cuddle with them much since the new year.

I had all of my shots, and always wear a mask outside of my house. I haven't been going out for anything but groceries for a very long time now. When I do, I'm never even near anyone, and it's always when there's hardly anyone in the store. Even before Covid, I've always washed my hands 6 to 10 times each day, but I still ended up with Covid. I'm in the process of ordering a box of N95 masks, as they are way more protective than the standard surgical masks most of us have been using. The price for those good one is definitely a lot higher, but I certainly don't want to spread what I have, or catch it again.

Agreed.

With the vaccination rate where you are at around 40%, no wonder you caught it :( I hope you're finally on your way to recovering.

I think I'm past the worst of it. My city was doing really good, up until the mid summer of 2020. Then, when they started to re-open everything, a large portion of the people simply stopped wearing their masks. One house a block from me was having huge beer parties overflowing onto the street for most of the summer and fall of 2020. They all appeared to be drunk rude and maskless. Any time I needed to walk to the grocery store, I'd pas by, on the opposite side of the street.

So many people here are still claiming that Covid is just a hoax, or that it ended last year. I suppose some people won't believe it until they get it, and even then they might still deny it!

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Be safe, took me about 2 weeks to recover from the first variant which I got back in October.

I hope you start feeling better soon.

It's been over two weeks since my first symptoms, and it appears that the worst may now be over. I felt better today than the day before at least. I really hope my taste and smell returns.

I've always had issues with my sense of smell, so even if I did lose that sense I wouldn't have been able to tell much of a difference.

Thankfully I never lost my sense of taste, although I know that's a symptom.

Yeah for me the first week was the worst and then I slowly began to get better, it took just over 2 weeks in total to recover. It was just a few days before Christmas before I finally started to get back on my feet.

I had another week of symptoms, after I thought I was better. Now I've been better again for three days, and I hope it's for real this time.

I still have no taste, but the very slightest bit of my smell seems like it might be returning. I need my smell. I've always been legally blind, and I actually use hearing and sometimes smell to get around easier.

Get well soon!

I'm doing my best to make that happen!

Woah Thats crazy dude I hope your ok ! *hugs*

I'm sure I'll be okay. Lucky for me that I keep several months worth of non-perishable food in the house. I'll probably be sick of canned food by the time I finally need to leave the house. I plan on not leaving house for two weeks after this is over, just to be sure I can't spread anything. I feel better today than I did yesterday, so the worst could be over.

dude you can order a pizza or food from walmart they have things in place so they drop it off at your door contact free

They also charge $200 a year for that service, or almost $17 a month. I am still considering it though. The site suggests tipping the drivers 20 percent, and I'd likely be getting around $150 per month in food, so $30 in tips.

That's $47 a month, on top of the cost of my food. It's an insane cost for someone on disability income, but it's looking like that will be my only option in the near future.

I'd gladly a friend to drive me the mile and a half to the store once a week. Each round trip would be 3 miles, times 4 times a month. Gee, it would use all of under $3 in fuel, even in a badly tuned car! Anyone in Erie, PA want an extra $20 a month to ride me to and from a grocery store! Oh, they'd need to be vaccinated and not be an anti-masker as well!

The situation I'm in now actually started close to four years ago, and not because of the pandemic. The pandemic only made it a little worse.

I can't use any services that require a cell phone, because I can't even come close to seeing those tiny screens. I'd need a 25-inch phone screen just to read it, so apps like Uber and Lyft wouldn't easily work for me, not that I could ever afford to use them. Even if I could, I would have a very hard time seeing the car when they came to get me, unless they honked their horn and got my attention, so I could move toward the blob, hoping it was my ride. I have very little vision left in the daylight. I can see a bit better at night, but few stores are open at night around here. I still wouldn't few comfortable getting into a strange car at night, unless I knew for sure it was the ride I requested.

https://www.walmart.com/store/2278-.....pping-services It even says you can use EBT / snap they might charge a small fee i dont know where your getting 200$ a year thats not a thing

There's no fee for shipping, but you can't buy many types of food that way. That's mostly for non-perishable stuff. I'm talking about groceries, as in milk, eggs, fresh fruits and veggies - the sort of stuff that needs delivered locally to stay good. They charge for that.

I've had canned food and dry boxed food shipped before, but they won't do fresh perishable foods that way. They even have my food stamp card as a payment method. But, they won't ship milk, frozen or fresh foods at all. That requires their Walmart+ delivery service. Other grocery stores started delivery service too, after Covid started, but they cost more than Walmart's plan.

Looks like Walmart cut their delivery price in half since six months ago when I last checked.
https://www.walmart.com/plus/plans
So, it's now $98 per year, plus whatever tips I pay the drivers. That would make it a little more manageable for me. The 20 percent tips the FAQ recommends would still hurt when you're on food stamps though. Tips would be $25 to $30 a month, and you can't pay tips for food delivery with food stamps.

Needless to say, the fuel to drive the 1.5 miles each way, a few times a month, burns under a gallon of gas per month, assuming that most cars get more than 12 miles per gallon. I assume part of the Walmart+ fee goes to the drivers, and any tips would make it worth the driver's time. The drivers are the ones who actually do the shopping, not Walmart employees. I have friends who are currently using the service, but they paid a year in advance, when it was still $200 a year.

I really hate to pay someone to do my shopping, when and I need is the ride each time. But, the transportation system in my city isn't set up to accommodate legally blind people who can't go out in the daylight for more than a few minutes. I can't wait at a typical bus stop, because the light burns my eyes and skin too much, and they don't run services like that at night when I can see, because everything is closed then.

Delivery: Orders from our store to a customer's door with a per delivery fee of $7.95 or $9.95. Free Delivery with Walmart+: Delivery as soon as same day – and other benefits – for a $98 annual or $12.95 monthly fee

You could also get a huge Ipad or Android tablet they are not that expensive anymore. You can do all the same things as a cell phone with a big screen ;)

I doubt if I could afford one of those, and certainly not the plan one would surely require. I'm currently paying $12 a month for my land line, which works even when the electric or the internet goes out. I see Android phones advertised for $500, or free with phone plan. But the plans seem to always be expensive things I wouldn't want, like two lines for $100 a month! I couldn't afford a plan that was over $20 a month, and why do most of them make people pay for multiple lines when they only want one? That just ads to what they can charge. Right now, my $12 landline is unlimited talk. Can I get unlimited talk on any sell plan for anywhere close to $12? I'd still need the giant tablet sized phone I couldn't afford just to use such a plan though. Sure, I could buy a giant tablet on a credit card. I'm currently not in debt, and have never paid interest on a credit card. I'm not about to good in that direction and end up with even less money! I only buy what I can pay for out of pocket - which isn't much.

agreeing with 's comment as well.

Thank you. I'm starting to get a bit better.

I just browsed through your faves and noticed the 1960 Bonneville Vista photo. My dad will definitely love seeing it, as he used to own one exactly like it, except for the color.

good to know, and ah, that's wonderful as well. I mean, even though it was a "once-in-a-lifetime" thing, I figured I take a pic of it.

I just hope I remember to show it to my dad, but I'm not even thinking of letting him visit me until I've been better for a few weeks, and Covid numbers in my areas drop a lot. He's 81, and it just isn't worth the risk to him. I know he'll like the picture though.

I understand, and same thing here in Oklahoma again, damn, I wish it (cases of covid) go down instead being up all the time everyday, and I know that feeling as well. My dad is almost 70 this year, and somehow he ended getting it earlier this month, but he's getting better, hopefully. Also, thanks, about my picture you're going to show your dad. You know, maybe we ought to chat more, if you're ok with that soon?

Feel free too message me any time. I'm not always the fastest responder though, as there are some days when I mostly ignore my computer, in favor of other things.

will do, and you know where to reach me, it's in the contact section of my FA userpage of course, and I understand.

A bit late here, but I hope you've recovered!

I hope so too. I thought I recovered last week, but relapsed into a second wave. I felt pretty good for the past three days though, so it really is starting to look like I'm finally out of it.

I still have no taste, and only the slightest hint of being able to smell anything. I can't smell my plushies at all, even with putting my nose right into the fur and inhaling. I can very faintly smell vinegar, but couldn't identify it if I didn't already know what it was. I thought I smelled something while cooking with onions, but it didn't smell anything like onions. The bit of smell that I have is short circuited, so anything I can sense is not even close to what it's supposed to be. I'd be very depressed if I never got my smell back. My sexuality is hardwired to my sense of smell, so that's been totally interrupted. I can't even get excited in the least without smell. I've always thought that might be the case, but now I'm sure of it.