You are so right @punkdoc A "cold"? I caught covid one month after having my thyroidectomy.... well, I tell you it was worse than the op. I thought I was going to die, how ill I was.
Have just read that you seem to have got Covid again @coccinella, I hope it is easier for you this time and you recover quickly. Thanks @punkdoc but there will always be non-believers until maybe they or someone close to them gets it themselves. @Nanny Beach I will be 81 this Xmas and, like you, up to 5 years ago I have led a very busy and active life. Working with animals my daily activities have been on a schedule of 24/7 year in and year out (my choice of life style) since the age of 15, no time off and no holidays (I tell a lie as I must have had about 3 months via odd days odd weekends and one actual 5 day holiday!). Five years ago life eased somewhat as the 'business' side of my activities wound down, but the remaining animals still needed my care and attention and I was still walking daily around our hilly farm checking animals and fencing etc. Then came covid. After catching it in hospital I didn't get a clear test for just over 7 weeks! During that time for about 10 days my hair fell out in handfuls and I had times when my skin would itch violently on my hands, lower arms, head and neck, never my face and no sign of rash or spots, but it was so hard to stop myself wanting to scratch my skin off. Back then we had to wait for 4 weeks after a clear of covid test and our first jabs, so it was nearly the end of March before I could have the jab and guess what - within a few days the itches returned (not the hair loss I'm glad to say). They went away after around a week but Have returned intermittently just for a couple of days ever since. Long covid was not talked about much in the begining, understandably, and as more vague symptoms showed with me I was mostly told 'well you are getting old'. Then we had a new young doctor start at our practice who was keen to get her elderly patients living their best possible lives. I have had 3 different blood tests, x-rays, body scans, bone scans, nothing wrong, no cancers, nothing in fact apart from the fact that my lungs showed congestion (which is why I'm now so short of breath) I am actually fit and healthy or should be! I even have a diet consultant on tap trying to sort out any food problems that might be the cause of my totally shot digestive system - I have always had a cast iron digestive system, anything going down my throat was gratefully received and never caused a problem - until now. Long covid is at last edging its way into our conversations. There are several other problems that have been caused these past few years but I have taken up too much of your time so far. I am a walking reference book for long covid if anyone wants to discuss the subject in depth!. But dear @Nanny Beach please take it carefully. Listen to your body, rest, sleep whenever you need, keep your mind at peace, cast aside any frustrations and anxiety as both these are bad for your health and with luck and good management you will make a full recovery.
Oh bless you AnnaB, I wasn't sure if you were happy chatting over symptoms on the open forum.Hah, the last part, I am not good at doing nothing,as well you all know. It's not " in me". I also expect that Punkdocs mind and mine are in overdrive.(he will know what I mean) it's just the law of sod,we spent so many months debating the puppy, and then both went down with Covid a month after getting her! She is a delightful, and spent the night on the sofa with me, she didn't complain a bit about not being crated 😂. I put her out around 4,there was a terrific gust of wind, she flew inside. The knitting is out. I also have some hand sewing, and machining if I fancy. It IS frustrating!! Trying to explain to Hubby how to do a Lancashire hotpot (today,) for him. Lamb on the use by date. The kitchen is at the end of the living room, but I am SO deaf!
The doing nothing can get you down, but I have to admit is essential to getting better. I have just had another "sweat" so changed pj again. Desperately want a shower but must wait for morning. Sleep tight all.
Rowlands, are you moving far,why are you moving? I'm always interested! Listening to my body.... well,it of course tells me, I am 27,(actually 37 now) and can run like Bolt!!! I apparently also have Myalgia. Think this might amuse you,we need something to! Recently, said puppy peed on our bed. Hubby was very surprised that matters protectors, although thick and quilted are NOT waterproof! I told him (several times in fact) to put puppy pads on underneath the cover, eventually,he did. I went to get into bed last night, told him everything was wet,nope, he didn't believe me! The door has been permanently closed. Guess what, I found....an almost empty hot water bottle,that I had used the previous night. When I got into bed, started chucking off various coverings, I knew I was back to "normal".
We are moving within the same county. I was told 12 years ago, that I ought to live in a bungalow, following a(nother) fall down the stairs. Now we are actually going - if it all comes together. We also want to be in a detached place, having put up with attached neighbours for too long. So we've been saving hard. Our home town has seriously deteriorated, and the place we're going to has more for people of our age - except an A&E on the doorstep. London hospitals will be further away too, but not impossible to access. Garden will be larger, but provide more joy. Place will be smaller, and less for one of us to deal with, in later years.
It sounds @rowlandscastle444 like you are moving for the same reasons we did. We moved after 30 years for the first time, never want to do that again. But I was happy to leave the old place as it didn't suit us anymore, daughter has never forgiven us though, but she had moved on so it was just us to please . I did wonder if we had done the right thing for about six months, even though I love the bungalow, but now its the best thing we ever did. We went from city to country, but with amenities and love it.
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A "cold"? I caught covid one month after having my thyroidectomy.... well, I tell you it was worse than the op. I thought I was going to die, how ill I was.
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Thanks @punkdoc but there will always be non-believers until maybe they or someone close to them gets it themselves.
@Nanny Beach I will be 81 this Xmas and, like you, up to 5 years ago I have led a very busy and active life. Working with animals my daily activities have been on a schedule of 24/7 year in and year out (my choice of life style) since the age of 15, no time off and no holidays (I tell a lie as I must have had about 3 months via odd days odd weekends and one actual 5 day holiday!). Five years ago life eased somewhat as the 'business' side of my activities wound down, but the remaining animals still needed my care and attention and I was still walking daily around our hilly farm checking animals and fencing etc. Then came covid. After catching it in hospital I didn't get a clear test for just over 7 weeks! During that time for about 10 days my hair fell out in handfuls and I had times when my skin would itch violently on my hands, lower arms, head and neck, never my face and no sign of rash or spots, but it was so hard to stop myself wanting to scratch my skin off.
Back then we had to wait for 4 weeks after a clear of covid test and our first jabs, so it was nearly the end of March before I could have the jab and guess what - within a few days the itches returned (not the hair loss I'm glad to say). They went away after around a week but Have returned intermittently just for a couple of days ever since.
Long covid was not talked about much in the begining, understandably, and as more vague symptoms showed with me I was mostly told 'well you are getting old'. Then we had a new young doctor start at our practice who was keen to get her elderly patients living their best possible lives. I have had 3 different blood tests, x-rays, body scans, bone scans, nothing wrong, no cancers, nothing in fact apart from the fact that my lungs showed congestion (which is why I'm now so short of breath) I am actually fit and healthy or should be! I even have a diet consultant on tap trying to sort out any food problems that might be the cause of my totally shot digestive system - I have always had a cast iron digestive system, anything going down my throat was gratefully received and never caused a problem - until now. Long covid is at last edging its way into our conversations.
There are several other problems that have been caused these past few years but I have taken up too much of your time so far. I am a walking reference book for long covid if anyone wants to discuss the subject in depth!. But dear @Nanny Beach please take it carefully. Listen to your body, rest, sleep whenever you need, keep your mind at peace, cast aside any frustrations and anxiety as both these are bad for your health and with luck and good management you will make a full recovery.
I have just had another "sweat" so changed pj again. Desperately want a shower but must wait for morning.
Sleep tight all.
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We also want to be in a detached place, having put up with attached neighbours for too long. So we've been saving hard.
Our home town has seriously deteriorated, and the place we're going to has more for people of our age - except an A&E on the doorstep. London hospitals will be further away too, but not impossible to access.
Garden will be larger, but provide more joy. Place will be smaller, and less for one of us to deal with, in later years.