Just came down with it, a few days ago. Turns out my Work supervisor was recently out with it, or something very similar. Symptoms: burning sore throat, then sore throat leaves--only to then have it replaced by congestion. From previous experience, I assume this phase goes on, until you-- at last, start coming down from it.. I'm in the congestion phase, now. BTW, I've had Covid 3 times before. The last time, it seems to have done some kind of palpable damage, to my upper respiratory(because of.. CIRCUMSTANCES, never had a focused analysis done, by a Doc).. It left me with a sometimes noticeable wheeze. Right now, when I breathe, I can hear a gurgling sound. The sound happens when I breath in and out. I'm usually a hardy person; success at pushing through an illness, and coming out, successfuly, on the other end. But, my.. fear.. is whispering in my ear, saying stuff like:
"oh!--it could be Pneumonia! Why don't you haul your ass to EMERGENCY, pay an EXORBITANT fee, and have the EMERGENCY ROOM PROFESSIONALS give you their two-cent's worth. If it's nothing to worry about, then.. won't you feel better, for that?"
I have my Work Insurance, which I have yet to use,.. but no Personal Care Physician/General Health Care Provider. Am thinking to go to one of those MED-ACCESS-like Clinics, where you don't really need an appointment, sometime early tomorrow. See what's up. But FEAR,.. is kind of playing on my mind, right now.
Fear, stress, personal concerns, etc., have derailed the original question, here. So, let's get back to that, shall we?
Anybody out there, within this past week.. up until today( August 17th. to August 24th., 2025),.. anybody out there come down with a semi- to full on Hellacious Cold? Not your NORMAL "mostly totally here & gone, in 5 days, easy--peasy. A cold that could be labeled.. NASTY!
Hey,.. thank you for reading through this gigantic tangent. Appreciate your two-cents, on the ACTUAL QUESTION.
Ciao!