03-05-20, 09:09 PM
(03-05-20, 08:36 PM)coffee link Wrote: [quote author=VNA - BMW Wank link=topic=26007.msg313849#msg313849 date=1588530292]
Quote:Anyway, got my Covid 19 test results back and it was negative. But what bug did I have then?
Had dry cough, headache, muscle and joint pain and temp was 37.8, ( not sure how accurate thermometer is though ) , all meant to be symptoms of Covid 19.
Wonder how many people have had those symptoms, thought they had Covid 19 but haven't ?
Good news :thumbup . Most likely culprit is the flu. More good news is your are talking in the past tense.
Here’s a thought. Many (untested) people who say they have had Covid19 may have had the flu. Most people who say they have the flu have a cold. The last time I had the flu it scared the shit out of me and I now take a flu jab every year.
I also thought I'd had the flu a few times in the past until I got it 2 years ago,I couldn't believe how bad I felt,I actually thought I had pneumonia! at times I swear you could ring the sheets out and next minute you were freezing cold and so weak I couldn't get out of bed.When the quack said I'd had the flu I didn't believe him,I never thought it was that bad and obviously never had it before.I also have the flu jab now,never want that again. :eek
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Yeah, it makes me smile when people say they've got 'a touch of flu' You don't get a touch of flu. it knocks you for six, puts you in bed and makes you wonder how you can survive feeling so ill. I had it in my teens and still remember it vividly.