bitflipper Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 After all these years evading the virus, I was beginning to think I was immune. Or at least very lucky. But it caught up to me at Saturday's gig. The following day I was aching, but that's normal after moving gear so I wasn't concerned. After a gig my back usually aches for a day and then I'm good. But by Sunday night I was having chills, so I went to bed and stayed there for the next three days. Today, after a much-needed infusion of peanut butter and jelly, I am feeling much better, but my brain remains foggy and I'm very tired. The worst part is I don't know what to do with my time. I can't string two thoughts together, so composing and recording isn't happening. Watching TV hurts my eyes. Listening to music hurts my ears. Can't focus to read. I have no appetite. I've been banished to the garage so no household interaction. Only posting in the Coffee House has a low-enough bar for my addled head. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Aha, that 'splains the missing tracks. Ooooooooh Luuuuuuuucy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Get better Dave! I got a nasty flu last fall. First time in eight years! I've now gotten "something" three times in the last 21 years, so that's not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Wishing you a quick and complete recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 That sucks. Sorry to hear that. If it's any consolation, it's the worst the first time you get it. I've had it officially 3 times now and it was no more than minor sniffles after the first time. I think I may have had it more times, but now it's just a bit of brain fog and being tired. I pop that Vitamin C supplement called Ester C and it knocks it right out of me. It has something in it to keep the extremely high dose of C in your system longer and seems to help me. Placebo effect maybe. I dunno. I even live with someone who has officially had it more times than I have. The last two times when she had it I never got it. The first time I got it, I was driving to NJ from MO. I got this nasty neck pain and thought I just tweaked my neck. 2 days later I was down and got checked and it turns out that neck pain is one of the symptoms. Never heard of that symptom on the news. @craigb I had the flu once. I wanted to die. I remember my girlfriend held me up at the kitchen sink while I had cold water running on my head to ease the nausea as I was slumped over on a chair with my head in the sink. OMG it was awful. I see how that could be very deadly to an older person and why they worry so much about it with the seasonal flu shots and all. It's wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henkejs Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 1 hour ago, Notes_Norton said: Wishing you a quick and complete recovery. What he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Get well soon, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Cold and heartless I Am. Get better soon @bitflipper. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 gws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 17 hours ago, bitflipper said: I'm very tired. Yeah, fatigue. It lasted several days before it started getting better. Just had to tough it out. Rest. It’ll get better. GWS t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Hope you feel better soon. Your mental fog, hopefully temporary, will just seem like garden variety senility to the casual observer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 (edited) Dave, cover up your fog with this: Edited May 30 by Bapu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Parsons Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Hey Dave Hope you're feeling better soon. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Kelley Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 (edited) I hope you get super powers. Anybody can get better, but super powers …! Edited May 30 by Terry Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gswitz Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I'm sorry man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Screed Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 bit we are finite but we are not without spunk "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Dylan Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 19 hours ago, Bapu said: Cold and heartless I Am. Get better soon @bitflipper. But he needs those tracks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Vogel Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 And on the other side of the world in oztralia, Covid smacked me down 3 days ago. In my misery I turned to read the Coffee House forum and lo and behold here’s a fellow current sufferer telling his tale of woe. get better soon flipper of bits. The good thing about typing is it doesn’t hurt my throat which feels like it’s been cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 5 hours ago, Michael Vogel said: And on the other side of the world in oztralia, Covid smacked me down 3 days ago. In my misery I turned to read the Coffee House forum and lo and behold here’s a fellow current sufferer telling his tale of woe. get better soon flipper of bits. The good thing about typing is it doesn’t hurt my throat which feels like it’s been cut. Get well soon Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Get well to you too Michael in the land of Oz!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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