Thank you for all your posts/messages following my last post, just a quick update, we are both over the virus and heart on best behaviour throughout. Both still have a slight cough but believe this can last for over 7 weeks. Went out for first time yesterday, never been so happy just walking in the park, plan to start gardening today. Encouraged by the antibody tests reported yesterday but fully appreciate that its far too early to start getting exited. Looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel for us all.
My symptoms lasted 7 days and my wife 12 days, as my wife caught it on her ward in hospital and had symptoms for 2 days before me I am taking it that she had caught a larger initial dose and hence her symptoms lasted longer - just a theory with no hard facts. Stay safe.
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Really good news. Yes I understand "viral load" plays a part on how badly you get the disease. Of the people I know who have had it most have recovered in a week or so but one was quite ill for two weeks and even after three was unable to walk across his yard to get something from his workshop. It does seem quite random! Take it easy .
Thank you. Viral load - I was trying to think of that term for my post. The virus severity is so different in some, hopefully (unlike AF) this difference will lead to a cure.
Good to hear you've both recovered and that your heart behaved. It gives us all a bit of hope if we should be unfortunate enough to catch the virus. I wonder if we'll ever be back to the way we were before this started? We keep being told we're over the peak, but I'm not too sure myself.
Yes your right some people will only learn the hard way. One of things I have learned in my near 66 years of life is that cocky people always get their comeuppance, not always straight away but always at some time.
So pleased to hear that you are both recovering. And from what I read the other day, it has been decided that there is immunity after having had the virus (not sure for how long though). Just make sure you both take it easy.
Yes she started work after 14 days, she feels relieved that she was not as ill as many, thankfully in her ward all 12 patience survived (aged from 65 to 98), though 3 patients who transferred there for end of life care did die. One patient did not have any symptoms warts ever. We both still have cough which comes and goes and I think she has less stamina now (she does not agree). All in all Good and glad to have recovered.
Yes I believe if you get a massive dose your body cannot develop antibodies to fix it before it does significant damage, it also depends upon many other things that make up your defence system. The problem is that no one knows how some have minor symptoms and others just don't make it. Mentally we were both concerned how it would affect us, I am 65 and my wife is 62, the statistics around at the time showed (from memory) around 80% of deaths were in the over 60s. Thankfully our symptoms were minor and did not disturb us, though every day we woke up hoping we were not getting worst.
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