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I just went through Omicron and am 4 days behind you in the timeline. After discussing everything with my GP he let me know a few interesting things - When you feel better and then worse it's basically you having almost gotten rid of the infection in your throat and the virus attempting to relocate to your upper sinus and bronchia as a last stand. So our immune system drops a gear to fight the virus again. The cough we speculated as a result of ARDS (we are dealing with SARS-CoV-2 after all) where we get more blood in alveoli than usual as a part of our immune response which allows for more fluid to remain in our lungs that we usually clear out. Whether this is linked to mild/unnoticeable Myocarditis or not is undetermined but possible. Now if you have co-morbidities such as being obese or asthmatic you are at a very high risk of pneumonia and secondary infection here. But most healthy people's body's will just spend a few days with a mild cough and a wheeze moving the excess fluid out. But this could be the main reason for the cardio loss, my GP and I expect it to bounce back quicker than when I had double pneumonia 19 months ago. For me it was a month until I was running reasonably and another month until I was at full speed. I'm expecting to be back at full speed within the month.

I really appreciate your videos. It is nice to have an explanation for my symptoms. I am on day 16. I went for a short walk yesterday and in the evening I had severe pain in my back and extreme fatigue. It came on suddenly. Today I went on a bike ride and tonight I am experiencing fatigue and back pain. I have also experienced night sweats. I wake in the middle of the night hot. Then l can’t fall asleep. I have experienced those headaches you were talking about. I would get random shooting pain. Now they are gone thank goodness. Coughing seems to get worse when I am feeling stress in my body.

General recommendation from the world of long covid and now your experience: "lay low." Being athletic is a _very_ common feature in the long covid communities I have visited. (I have not been infected.) Whether cause or effect or just a correlation, nobody knows... but there it is. I never conversed with many marathoners, or half marathon trained people, as I did there. Anyway, for everybody coming out of COVID-19 ramp up slowly afterward lest it cost you a lot of progress. You are not out of reach of the devil yet; ease into it. I don't know what your odds are if you don't overdo it but if you get too aggressive I would bet they will be worse - and I don't bet except on sure things.

Quite similar symptoms to my own. I also felt as though I was done with it when an annoying cough appeared. Nothing scary or debilitating, just annoying. I am on the 3rd day of the cough and feel really good outside of that. Compared to bouts with the flu over the years, this has been quite mild. The worst part of it was 2 days of chills and body aches.

Almost identical symptoms for me. 71 year old man. I'm un vaxed. I can honestly say that I never felt sick. I've had much worse colds, but they didn't last as long. Felt great at 18 days past positive test.

I hope you continue to recover sir. Thank you for trying to help us 👍🏻

Thanks for sharing. It's helpful to hear another persons experience with Omicrom. I had similar experience in Dec/Jan. Tested neg twice with Rapid, 3rd PCR test came back positive. Most of my symptoms were gone around 2 weeks in, then ENT congestion came back. I'm 4 weeks in and some days/nights are great, some not so much. All vitals have remained good, chest X-ray normal. But just moments where anxiety and short breath kick in. Moments when mild ENT congestion kick up. I too have tried to get back to cardio and working out, but not ready. Focusing on nutrition, rest, stress management, recovery. Wish you well in your recovery!

Glad you are recovering. I got it jan 1st and had 2 days of fatigue and sinus headache (with jaw ache), then 2 days mild sore throat. day 4 I was a bit dizzy but think it was lack of electrolytes due to night sweats. The rest of the time, I just felt a bit less energetic than normal and slept 20 mins mid day for a few days to give things time to heal . I tested again on day 11 and was still pos but it was really faint on the test after about 10 mins as opposed to bold and instant on the test done on the 1st. I am walking for an hour a day to build stamina back up now. Im unvaxxed , female and middle aged.

Thank you for giving such objective detail on your experience. I’m on day 5 of my illness and your videos have been invaluable in helping see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s so cool to have access to an educated perspective instead of the same old regurgitated info about covid on the internet.

My symptoms and progression of COVID-19 were almost exactly as yours. Thank you for sharing your experience.

You just explained my EVERYDAY life exact days and all… I am 60 years old I have EVERY CO-morbidity I am vaccinated Pfizer and boosted I will return to work on Monday January 24th. I still have a very stuffy nose and dry cough fatigue I am a teacher and will try to see how my first day back goes. This is my third week just trying to get back into daily routines I get winded and can’t get my Pulse Ox oxygen number to get passed 93. I am trying to get my sleep back but am struggling STILL …I Pray to get WELL as I get back to work and work routines…please keep your very informative videos coming …Thank you!

My reaction were almost identical and we tested positive on the same day! Triple vaccinated and symptoms were mild overall but did start to clear and then resurface with extreme nasal congestion and slight taste loss. My GP prescribed a Medrol pack on my request… being a nurse sometimes works in my favor! Returned to work on 1/10 and still had some fatigue towards the end of my shift as well as a sore neck/headache. Thankfully, this week has been much better-let’s hope this is it for us!

Thanks for the update good you are feeling better. Very similar for me. Age 63 living northern England with one vax in March and taking high strength Vit D, Zinc and NAC. I was tested with positive LF and PCR early December had symptoms similar to you with some loss of taste also. Unusual for me I had very limited sore throat followed by tight chesty, tickly cough affecting sleep. Most symptoms gone after 12 days and feeling OK until mid Jan when chesty cough and heavy sinus affects returned. Its still lingering at the moment. Probably one of the most persistent colds I've had for 10 years

it's a strange manufactured feeling sickness. Symptoms unlike anything else

Thanks for the detailed rundown of symptoms. My 14 year old currently is on day 5 of Covid and this will give us good info on what to expect. She will want to immediately jump back into her rigorous dance/tennis commitments at the end of 1 week. I will now monitor much closer for longer. Thank you!

I have had almost no symptoms (age almost 73; Moderna vaccinations and booster) and would not have known I had covid if my daughter (with whom I traveled out of state) hadn't gotten it. Like you, I had a negative rapid test one day and a positive PCR the next, even with no symptoms. However, I do have very, very mild symptoms: congestion up in my head, tickle in my chest and a sense of increased congestion there. I will have a day when I feel great, I am quite physically active, and then these symptoms increase. Rest more and they decrease. So your video is very helpful to me. Thank you!

Great to hear you’re recovering. Hope it’s complete.

Day 6 for me, 58 yrs old unvaxxed girl. Pcr positive. I took Iverm (rx) and have felt good. I'm a runner also and have either run or biked every day. I get stuffy at night and a little tightness in my chest is all. Thanks for sharing & hope you continue to heal!

I’ve been looking for something like this. Thank you for posting. Vaxed and boosted. Started with sore throat and cold symptoms which lasted about 6 days. Now at day 16 and it’s sitting in my chest. At night I get a slightly sore throat, runny nose and have a dry cough. Problem is that I can’t really exercise as I don’t feel well if I do and my chest hurts after. It’s frustrating as exercise is my hobby and my stress relief. In a way its good to hear that my experience isn’t uncommon.

Im glad you are almost back to your normal self. Well I have commented on my experience with covid to you before but I have a couple questions. Do you have or had during recovery increased pulse and elevated blood pressure? Did you lose weight? Did you feel a burning sensation on your lungs inhaling? I had and still have after over 1 year some of those symptoms. (Had original covid no vaccines at the time) I salute to all covid survivors out there!

I got Omicron on Christmas. Rapid test and PCR- positive. Symptoms: nasal congestion, headache, sneezing, fatigue, diminished smell and taste, slight tickle cough, red prickly heat type rash on both forearms. I also had a low-grade fever and back ache on day 5. The fatigue was debilitating and relentless. I had recurring symptoms of nasal congestion and tickle cough at night. It took me 16 days to recover. Today, I feel great, my energy has returned, and I am walking my usual 4 miles every morning. Taste and smell is back to 100%. I still tire pretty easily, but no other lagging symptoms. (Vaxxed)

Glad you are feeling better!! I am still having to use my inhaler or nebulizer about once a day now. I’m asthmatic who tested positive on Jan 3rd after 7 days of being sick. Some days I’m absolutely exhausted also feeling like a wet dish rag.

This is my exact same situation. Triple vaccinated here. My symptoms were exactly like yours, and funny enough same dates, too. Better some days, worse some days. The congestion was terrible in the morning. I tested positive on rapid test for 11 days. I’m now almost back to normal but strangely, I started getting panic attacks which never happened to me before. It happened after I attempted to play tennis again. Heart was at 164bpm and I started having a panic attack for some reason. Going to visit a cardio next week to make sure nothing is wrong with my heart.

Sadly, I had to quit my travel nursing contract early by a few weeks because my covid symptoms are still ongoing on day 10. Crushing fatigue, sore throat, cough/congestion and headache, lack of appetite. Looks like I’m in that percentage where it’s slow going. Glad you’re feeling better!

Thanks so much for the update! Similar experience for me... a 66-year-old woman with Diabetes and COPD. I feel like I'm getting through it and looking forward to being post-Covid fears... for as long it lasts...😊

Hi. Thank you for the update. I've been following along to see how you recover from Omicron. Myself I am day 8 of symptoms, day 6 from a positive RAT. I've experienced the same symptoms but in different order. To me it's the fatigue. I can barely get food ready and eat before I'm needing another sleep. Still have on/off cough, congestion and headache.

Mine is a very similar experience to yours. Onset of symptoms the day before you. Currently back to normal for daily activities (walking at the park feels good again!) except hard exercise…I fatigue easily, so I’m making a conscious effort to ease into exercise very gradually. I continue to feel “pressure” (not a full headache) in my head and occasional runny nose, so almost, but not quite normal.

I am on day 10 and I am almost back to normal. Still got a little bit of sniffles and itchy eyes that's all. I am 56 ex smoker 6 yrs now with latent treated TB and not vaxxed.

My resting heart rate has increased since my recovery, and I am now beginning to get back to my 35-40+ miles of walking per week. Cardio definitely took a hit while quarantining in the basement, watching TV ... I guess that is not too surprising when one goes from doing 35-40 miles per week to 4 total the next week.

This mirrors my own experience with the false dawn, feeling headaches when I dont get them normally, and most of all the loss of cardio. I was pretty fit before covid and my cardio has taken a huge beating. I've seen a lot of anecdotal reports in the running community about this too, even with mild cases people are seeing fitness drops outside of what could be expected via deconditioning. Someone needs to study this phenomenon!

With my longtime (40 years) post-viral fatigue syndrome experience (ME/CFS), I beg you, please do not exercise or push yourself in any way at all. This is how ME/CFS develops, with its common PEM, Post-Exertional Malaise, which it looks like you are experiencing. Resuming a walking or jogging routine is not the way back to health. I will go so far as to say that the Omicron variant seems to set up a pattern similar to ME/CFS, which is a devastating condition. Check out Whitney Defoe's story. Please, do not jog, walk for exercise, or go to the gym.

March 1, woke up with nausea and vomiting. 1x. Diarrhea 3xin one hour. Stopped. Body aches, headache! Chills, fever for 3 days, no appetite . Felt better in 5 th day. Didn’t last. Tested neg. Then cough and congestion and headaches. On day 14 still so tired and cough continues.

I think I had Covid in March 2020. It was a mild flulike illness. I was definitely exposed. I went from fit to wrecked - some days just getting up and dressed left me sucking for air. I had a full workup - lungs and heart looked fine, but every time I got on the treadmill, the technician stopped the test within two minutes. My medical team decided I had long-term post-viral fatigue. Roll on 2021. First vaccination - a week later I was feeling pretty damned good. Second shot and I was bouncing about, back to long uphill walks and doing strength training with an x-band. 6 months later, I started Emgality shots for chronic migraine. The headaches were brought under very good control but I gained 5 lb in the first week after the first shot, 5 lb within a week of the third shot. The third shot set off a horrible allergic reaction, and back came the fatigue and general malaise. Got the booster shot and started improving again. Three weeks ago I got a mild flulike illness! Headaches, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, overwhelming exhaustion. One day of low fever on the third day. Next morning, all symptoms gone - but I'm again struggling to get enough air if I walk and talk, go up the stairs, or move too fast. Negative raid test but the wait was so long it took 10 days to get it done. I don't know if these incidents are due to Covid. Circumstantial evidence suggests it was.

Thanks. More valuable than an hour of reading random articles on the web.

Listening to your voice there is still congestion. You might consider Pepcid, 40mg or more twice or three times a day, to reduce mast cell activation, which is really the primary effect of covid.

Thanks for the detailed experience, mentally makes it better to prepare

Yep just about had the same feeling as you . I am on day 7 . I have always been a keep fit person just because I like it.now am 70 .did a bit of weightlifting ! . But could not do a lot . Head ache and a few other symptoms came back . Stop ed my work out and felt better . Now I still have some symptoms but feeling better . It's a bummer but will keep resting for a bit longer 🙄

I started on the 6th two days after you , I then discovered you here on u tube, I tried each and every day to stay up out of bed and be productive it was nice to hv you here to compare too - I am glad you are feeling better back to life as normal - I am back at it as well -I am curious what my new normal will be I suppose it takes time to get full strength back one day at a time …. It’s cold here in Pa. that doesn’t help the achy bones ha ha 😃

Very similar and I got COVID on Jan 4th also so the timeline is almost the same. The wax and wan of symptoms in your timeline match with mine also. I did not have very bad headaches though. I did have a later onset but very productive cough where there was a lot coming up, I also had the fevers and night sweats, those were pretty bad. I feel pretty good now although I still feel a bit fatigued. I am doing light cardio, not pushing myself, using light weights at home. I will recovery my fitness when I am feeling 100. I am not a professional athlete or runner, I was working up to running in the gym using the treadmill when I got sick. One day at a time I guess.

Great, useful information. Knowledge is power. Thank you for sharing.

I’m not vaxxed at all and I got Omicron from vaccinated people. ( I was only around vaccinated people, it’s 95% here) . I had chills the evening of Dec 30. Woke up with body aches, chills horrible headache and severe fatigue. Felt this way for 2 days. On day 4 my symptoms were gone but a bit weak. By day 5 I was back to normal and I am a sedentary 60 year old woman. I’m glad I didn’t get vaccinated. The adverse reactions from the vaccine would probably have been worse than the actual symptoms from COVID.

I appreciate your timeline layout and thank you.

We got hit worse, girlfriend came home Sunday evening last week, sore throat, Monday PCR positive, really bad stomach but did not throw up. Fever until Thursday, 3y kid started vomiting Wednesday night, after 5 hours 10month old started vomiting, Thursday night I spent all night in bathroom throwing up. Since then headache, back pain, sore throat, high fever (39,6’c) but has gone down now. Tonight, 10y kid started throwing up. This sucks. Be careful with Omikron, in Sweden we have several cases of where omikron attacks the heart, don’t raise your pulse until you are 110% fine.

Good to know, my time line is out to just past 4 weeks now. Sore throat gone, no real fever. During the first two weeks left side nasal passage was worse and ears were completely plugged up. At the end of week 4 ears cleared except random plugging, odd. Cough came on week 3. Mainly upper chest , so no real shortness of breath. But the recovery time seems to be extraordinary long. Anyone out there past 6 weeks? Notice that symptoms randomly come and go...

Interesting video on symptoms. I’m vaxxed and boosted but still got the Omicron. Similar to your symptoms. But I’ve never really felt that fatigued. Mostly headaches, and I’m the same, I rarely get headaches. Sore throat, sinus felt stuffy, mild cough. No fever, but I did have night sweats. And what is weird, is I’d start feeling better, then the next day it’s back. I’m on day ten since I got sick, feel like I do after a bad bout of the flu. I haven’t tried to do a run or bike ride, mainly because it’s snowing and cold outside. But I’ll try and get in a snow hike next couple of days to see how my lungs do. Still, for an old 61 year old, this stuff isn’t that bad.

It's been 3 weeks since l had my first covid symptom of a sore throat. I had most symptoms cough, sneezing, runny nose, swollen lymph nodes and a fever of 103 for two days after that 99 to 100 for 6 more days than it broke. However l feel very tired still and feel my heart once in a while fluttering. My heart rate is running high between 105 to 115. My blood pressure is normal most of the time. In the morning waking up with phlegm in my throat and coughing but okay the rest of the day. I wished l could shake this virus off for good.

On day 10, I still have cough and runny nose. But no other symptoms.. havent been retested yet

Thank you for your timeline. I'm on day 12. Had positive rapid tests on day 3 and again on day 10. I haven't had any headaches but have fatigue, sore throat and cough, congestion and back pain.

We were around a child who tested positive we found out. Within 48 hrs started getting symptoms. We started on supplements and on Ivermectin and our symptoms were completely gone by day 4. Many people became I’ll at the same time ( as we had all been at the same party) none of them took Ivermectin and we’re sick much longer.

The day by day symptom explanation is super helpful. I have noticed similar bimodal symptoms. Getting better after 5/6 days - almost back to normal. Then cough returning and again recurrence of feverish/congestion etc. after attempting some physical strain/activity. Since we are in winter, do you think there is likely hood of 1. Some other cold/flu/virus 2. Other variant of COVID-19 infection 3. Reinfection?

Thanks for your great videos. I was wondering how your illness compared to other colds you have had in your life

I am day 8 from positive rapid test. Had the same symptoms basically. Feeling much better now but taste and smell is gone at about day 6. And brain fog and tiredness are the only thing that is bothering me now!!!

Moms down with covid 13 Jan.. Day1 sore throat ,Day 2 sore throat,fever 102,headache , Day 3 sore throat chills,fever, fatigue , Day 4 same symptoms, Day 5 symptoms improved fever gone. Day 6 fever is back, nasal congestion sore throat improved, Day 7 fever, fatigue nasal congestion Day 8 same as day 7 Day 9 same, constipation, Day 10 Nasal congestion slightly improved. Fever is still persitent..

Hi, I tested positive on the 4. of february, headache, fever and severe body aches are almost gone. However I do experience that I get very tired in my arms, just by combing my hair. Any body else experiencing something similar?

I have just lost a lengthy reply but here at my main points. I had a sore throat and earache a week before the symptoms returned. Negative RAT Then my symptoms returned 6 days later which included an immediate fever, an extreme sore throat , earache , cough and runny nose but no headache. I then had a positive RAT and PCR I am wondering if I started having Covid the week before I was tested positive.

I'm having the symptoms from 28December 28dec-nausea,headache,body pain These symptoms were present till 6th january. Then on 6th january i went to the nearest hospital for RT-PCR test and the result was positive so i isolated myself for 10 days. After 10 days of islation i feel better for only 1 or 2 days. But from 21th January i have symptoms like nausea and little bit body leg pain and a small headache. I'm suffering a lot

It took me a little longer than you for my resting state to get back to normal, but definitely get winded very easily even with house chores some days. I was a swimmer, lung capacity at the top of my bracket, really hoping I get back to normal. I wonder if the extra capillaries and all that that get built up from having good cardio previous to covid actually make it worse by delivering spike protein to the area more effectively.

It just drags on and on and on.

I’m surprised to read in the comments that no one is taking the new anti-virals or fluvoxamine. Dr, what meds did you take? Even supplements or OTC?

I tested positive for omicrom and was lucky enough to find a doctor to prescribe Ivermectin. Omicrom for me was like when I had Mono and a terrible cold together. It's been 12 days since I tested positive still have swollen glands and sinus congestion. One very odd occurrence I've had terrible arthritis for years controlled by Tramadol but while on Ivermectin I couldn't take it but I didn't have any pain in my joints. I've been off Ivermectin 5 days and all the arthritis pain is back and twice as bad as before Omicrom and the Tramadol gives me no relief. Dear God I hope this will pass for I don't know how I'll be able to live with this pain, I can barely walk to the kitchen and I live alone no one to help me.

My case is exactly like yours .. thanks for sharing!

So…I’ve watched and very much enjoyed your videos for months. I watched your video when you got COVID and felt so bad for you! I’m a Pediatric RN in the States. Well…I woke up this past Saturday and thought oh God, oh God…crap. I felt AWFUL. Not like “Oh this may be COVID but, oh this will be test #7 and it’s not a lucky one 😩”. Super sore throat, cough, achy, fever to 101.5, chills, congestion, headache a little…I made an Urgent Care appointment and ordered Rapids on Amazon. So here’s the funny thing. I work at a Hospital based Clinic and we are doing Employeee testing so of course this would happen on a weekend. I felt worse as the day went on. Went to UC and got swabbed, the NP gave me all the things and was super nice. I was wheezing too because I am asthmatic and while I admitted to not using my albuterol because it makes me shaky, she sent in Levoalbuterol for me as well as a Z Pack if I felt I was getting Pneumonia and Prednisone which I equally hate because I’m an odd adult who gets croup from viral infections and has gone to the ED for stridor. While awaiting my PCR result my rapids came and I took one and as some of the liquid crossed the test line it lit up bright and clear. So…yep, PCR of course came back positive. I almost think I have the Omicron 2.0 with how hard and fast my symptoms came on. I maybe had a sore throat some of Friday that I could attribute to allergies. And maybe a little headachy before that but I get them anyway. I am down and out. Out of work. Can’t leave my bed barely…I am not a wimp 😕 Triple vaxxed too. Not fun but looking forward to some good immunity now!

One thing that hasn't been mentioned, but I've been experiencing (I'm on calendar day 10, my work leave ended 3 days ago, though I haven't felt strong or well enough to return yet). An issue I've been experiencing is lack of appetite, as well as thirst. I've been forcing a daily serving of toast or saltines, and was able to choke down some yogurt yesterday. I, too, also have had the irritated eyes mentioned, as well as the agonizing headaches, and enough throat irritation to make speaking difficult. Fully vaxxed, also in healthcare, and upset over the recent 5 day v 10 day excused as I may now be in the unpaid leave area, in order to protect others from the wretched virus. Thoughts? Particularly on the lack of appetite situation?

Thank you for the update! This has been very helpful. My kids both had covid and PCR +. We did not isolate from each other in the house. Last Friday I started having symptoms (dry cough, congestion, runny nose, fatigue, moderate body aches (this was my most significant symptom), dizziness and mild headaches. I have taken 2 rapid and 2 PRC tests and all have been negative. I have had a pretty mild case (except for body aches and fatigue). I'm a long covid sufferer from Oct 2020. Unvaccinated but use IVM and hydroxy. Also hydrogen peroxide gargle, swish and spit. I'm wondering if these therapies are keeping my viral load down enough to continue giving me negative PCR tests. I was PCR tested on day 4 and 6 of symptoms. My doctor says they were more than likely false neg since I had close exposure and symptomatic (80% accuracy). I'm hoping these body aches do not linger. Evenings are pretty uncomfortable. Your updates have helped me so much. It is hard feeling like I do with a negative test and not knowing for sure if I had it or just imaging my symptoms lol. Antibody test 2 days before symptoms was weak positive (18.8). I'll recheck in a week or two to see if they increased.

Hi, thanks for doing this. I'm on day 10 of symptom offset and was a bit surprised to still be testing positive from rapid test. When did you first tested negative post infection?

QUESTION: When is it time to start considering long covid? I've been symptomatic since December 21st and it's really starting to concern me. Had my booster on October 14th. All three shots Pfizer. Haven't called the doctor because no breathing concerns or fever and didn't want to contribute to clogging up the medical system.

When did your repeat PCR test turn negative? Glad you are recovering well, and thanks for your educational videos and sharing your experience

This is valuable information from a health professional. Did you have further tests either RATest or PCR, just wondering with the late return of symptoms and people here in Aus leaving isolation day 5-7 if asymptomatic if this is best practice.

Fairly bad symptoms for a young lad like you. I am taking bid NAC, quercetin; daily zinc and Vit D, awaiting omicron. My booster was 9/29/ 2021 so I am past the 12 weeks of safety and I feel everyone will get it. There is no sotrovimab left in my state, so I will take Luvox if testing positive. Hope you have full recovery!

Everyone has claimed delta and the original covid lasted 4 weeks with long covid symptoms lasting more than a year so what is omicron doing how long and any long lasting symptoms

Very similar timeline, I am on currently day 10. I felt good this morning, but I still test positive on the home antigen test. Symptoms started April 6 with chills, RED EYES, and sore throat, ---> low energy and weak, sharp headaches days 2-4, productive voluntary cough. ----> felt a lot better on day 6 and started light exercise, ----> felt ok but tired on days 7-9, slight fever every now and then ---> degraded to lots of sleep and exhaustion on the afternoon of day 10. The order of my symptoms has been: -- very red eyes, different than allergy eyes (day 1) -- chills (likely fever but did not measure it) -- sore throat -- fever [99.1 -- 100.1] -- joint pain, especially in previously (old) knee injury -- upper back pain -- slight dirreaha -- fever returns [99.5] -- productive upper respiratory voluntary cough/clearing junk from sinuses and throat -- energy loss, feeling weak (day 10) I can feel I lost a lot of strength and cardio, although I felt like exercising yesterday I did not. I have not had an involuntary cough yet. Taking Mucinex each day, 5000 IU of vitamin D, and ~ 100 oz of fluids per day: lemon water, hot tea, and kombucha. Vaccinated and boosted (10/12/21) with Pfizer.

I'm on my day 9th for testing positive and day 11 for symptoms. I am getting a bit of headaches and coughs just like you. However my coughs has a little phlegm. Energy is OK. Hopefully nothing bad

Thank you .. ive experienced similar with the cough. I dont know if I've had omicron or not .. but u definitely felt better on day 4 .. well I'd only had very mild symptoms and didn't realise what it was at first .. but then days 5 to 14 the cough was and still is very annoying and quite challenging to manage .. and awful fatigue some days

Thank you. Very informative.

January 3 and 4tchy throat (not sore) : thought maybe a cold. Jan 5: nose stuffy and drippy and headaches . Binaxnow negative but isolated anyway. I DO get migraines bur these were NOT migraines. In fact much less intense: just a faint headache that I could ignore and hung around for a few days. Then Jan 7: suddenly ran a 100.5 fever all day and fatigued: felt flu like tired. Binax positive. Took PCR. Found out later it was also positive. Jan 8 to 14; stuffy nose, not so runny, not so much fatigue after fever resolved on Jan 8 to 99 degree and Jan 9 normal temp. intermittent hacking cough with a little mucus but not much. Binax still positive but fainter red Week Jan 15 to 22: cough diminished bur still there. Nose less stuffy. A little tired occasionally. On Jan 18ty Binax negative. I was not wanting to use up kits so might have turned days earlier Jan 22 to today (27th): occasional faint irritation based cough . Onve in a while feeling of tiredness but this may simply be stress or emotional tiredness because started working out to 15 minute exercise videos again: no stamina issues. I do get frequent post viral coughs after any resp. virus si not surprising cough still with me. I think I am continuing to recover and will get better and better over next few weeks I am 63 and in moderate shape . Not an athlete but not in worst shape either

Anyone try the synergistic combination of 40mg diphenhydramine and 400mg lactoferrin, as published from in vitro studies out of U of Southern Fl, last month? Apparently, the combination, when taken together exhibited over 95% efficacy in neutralizing vital replication. Granted, this is in lab, but a potentially promising area for the creation of a trial study (which is unlikely any time soon.) Just curious as I am holding that in my back pocket as an Alamo option on top of daily D, C, NAC, zinc supplements.

I just came out of isolation on Wednesday 2/15..I feel better mostly.. I can finally breathe through my nose my sore throat is gone but I'm still tired..

For me the worst symptom was fever and persisted from Saturday through yesterday. Thankfully it never cracked 99.6, however it was odd in that it seemed to be on a 2 or 3 hour cycle between that peak and 98.6. Even when I had H1N1 that started out with a 103.5 fever, the fever only lasted three days and for normal colds it's usually a day or two at most. Other symptoms include runny nose and sneezing on the first day, sinus congestion the first two days, fatigue that varied throughout the day from day 3 on and the last couple of days minor lower GI. Today is day 8 and I feel normal, but we shall see what late afternoon brings. That's when it usually sneaks back in after a reasonable good day.

On Day 9 (double vaxxed and boosted) and my symptoms have followed a similar trajectory as this. I have had random chills and cold feet more than fevers (although I did have two nights of waking up hot and sweaty).

Severe anxiety. This is the worse. Anyone else? Everything else I'm following for similar disease to W Dr. Higher heart rate than normal.

Suffering much the same symptoms minus the headache but unfortunately have terrible diarrhoea, how common is this or should I check with my gp

Thanks for sharing

Pulmonary endothelial inflammation probably caused your breathlessness. Also brain vascular inflammation causing brain fog\headaches... Suspected micro clotting is becoming the thought as the source of this inflammation. Hopefully it's not a permanent cycle as your body clears out the spike protein and or learns to ignore it... Long haulers are having a tough time with resulting immune system dis-regulation and a cascade of issues including histamine intolerance, chronic fatigue, tinnitus, chest\head pressure, etc, etc... BTW, exercise mobilizes the proteins and re-triggers more inflammation anywhere in the body. so your best bet is to be still! - I know, it's hard for you but might be indicated for a time.

Breathlessness ... replace your exhale with a hummmm and do that for several minutes. This opens your PNS, cardiovascular system, and alveoli. Or, do Box Breathing before running.

Oh no, Doc! After three shots and still long Covid....wishing you the best!

Hello Doc, do you have a video/perspective that talks about antibody development (duration/range/level of antibodies/testing for the same etc.)? Additionally, is there a point of view on how long one should wait for Booster after infection? Thanks for al the Awsome work and sharing knowledge.

55, male in good health. Noticed first symptoms morning of Feb 23rd (fever/exhaustion). Feb 24th sore throat started. Fever, exhaustion cont). Feb 25th sore throat really bad. Temp of 102. Went to clinic and tested positive for Covid. Doc recommend treating symptoms (advil/Tylenol). Today (26th) no fever and sore throat better…but that could simply be because of meds. This has really done a number on upper respiratory, especially throat. Lots of mucous, painful swallowing. Will add to this as days go by. ***Edited to add I’m vaccinated (initial Moderna x2).

Your covid time-line was much like that as my daughter's time-line with the exception of going for a run, she would think she was getting better with the next day she would feel worse a couple of times we live in Texas and her symptoms onset was identical to yours, I am glad you are feeling better now, symptoms were all but gone for her about January 15th, she did comment on ppl saying oh its mild covid, she said if this is mild I would hate to see what the Dr's consider severe covid......glad she's better though

Nice notes; to be frank I think the -‘feeling better’, - ‘feeling worse’ is the failure of the body to complete eradicate the foreign host (virus). I would say most biological entities have a timing mechanism, so once you go into fever, it doesn’t stay forever. This will probably mean that the virus replicates inside of ‘anyone’ at a faster rate than other virus we have program to defend. I’m not a doctor nor does my opinions hold any merit, but I did have the flu 1 year ago; sick 3-4 days, fever 2 days; dry cough >> 10 days. Only if we all knew that getting better doesn’t mean you are not a transmissible host, this is a gradual thing.

Been following your progress. I got it last Sunday. I am now on day 6. I am mirroring very closely your pattern with a worse cough. Have you covered what "treatments" you have taken? Even vitamins etc. I increased my D, C, Zinc,Quercetin and take aspirin. I also do 20 minute steam baths 2x per day and clean out the nasal cavities. Today I started diluted hydrogen peroxide nasal/gargle. Today I also took first dose if IV.... Who knows if it does anything. But, the risk of IV... is lower than just about any drug out there. So why not? Should be interesting to compare timeline in a week. I am 60+ in decent health and I had alpha back in Feb of 2020 as I was skiing in a hotspot. Hope you get your energy and stamina back soon.

31Mar - beginning of cold symptoms, much worse by evening. 1 - 4 April Day 2 after symptoms begin had negative rapid test. Day 3 positive rapid home test Day 5 positive PCR test Feeling better and hoping it's almost over. I had head and neck pain, scratchy throat, then sore throat, malaise comes and goes. I can still smell and taste and food goes down good. 5-9 April Days 6-8 - relapse of malaise, no more sore throat just scratchy, mild congestion. 9-10 April feeling better, no malaise, still cautiously weak 11 April day 12 - woke congested, malaise retuned suddenly and lasted all day, bad in evening, felt like blood pressure. Got pulse oximeter to ease fears about O2 levels, SpO2 96 hr 70, felt terrible trying to get to sleep that night. 12 April Day 13 - still some malaise in morning, by afternoon feeling much better, outside in sun for a while. Cough started that evening. Malaise did not return. 13 April day 14, cough worsened, tired but not full-on malaise, but than worse than day before. Spo2 97-98 hr 78. Some heartburn and mild indigestion seems to be a new symptom. My timeline paralled yours in many ways. I didn't develop a real cough until day 13 going into day 14. Day 15 Went to the doctor for a check up to see if the continuing waves of elevated HR and malaise were linked to something more serious. EKG, Blood pressure, blood test for infection were negative. I have to admit that getting out and getting that confirmation put my mind to rest and the waves of malaise seem to have subsided. It leaves me wondering if some of those symptoms during the last few days were psychosomatic, in addition to a small nagging dry cough. Day 16 I believe now I will start to get my strength back with no more setbacks or relapses, or new symptoms. Thank you for your videos, it helped to compare my symptoms to yours and others to keep me from panicking that it might get even worse and having symptoms at 2 weeks is not so unusual.

Did your appetite got affected? Any nausea My headaches are pretty bad and yes very rollercoaster symptoms and got my rapid test negative but it was 5 days after my symptoms showed. Sore throat thankfully is gone.

Thx for sharing ur experience w/ omicron . I did have also mild symptoms and tested positive. My first sympt was sneezing, runny nose mild cough the following wk i had back aches . I did have my vax.

I had a lot of dry cough. Other symptoms similar to yours, except I had no fever and only 1 day of mild flu like symptoms, body aches and headache. Took theraflu felt better the next day. That's when the burning sore throat came. Had it 4 days, until I took severe cough Nyquil. Knocked it out. After that it was just malaise, mild headache and cough.

My Omicron case was very mild and lasted just over three days. Fatigue lasted a few days beyond that.

Didn’t have cough initially then developed a cough after all other symptoms gone is it normal? Like a sudden irresponsible urge (like a strong itch in chest) to cough all or a sudden every hour or so, the urge subsides usually after 4 or 5 coughs…

Just tested positive with home test kit! Bad sore throat. Razor sharp! This is first time me getting covid! Not sure what lies ahead! Let the journey begin!!! Eeeks! Sheeesh!

I tested positive fever 25 hours no aches no headsche no chills fatiigue not so bad. Just a very bad cough tomorrow day ten still cough but much better that is all

Many years ago I had a headache but it was different than typical headaches in that it hurt more when I leaned over & exerted. I went by the local firehouse to have paramedics check my BP, which I was glad I did because it was almost 200/100 and I went to the ER. Do you know what your BP was during this time? Wonder if it was high. Did you take your blood ox during your illness? If so, did it stay normal?