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1. Me too-- first cold in 18 months!

Reply to Just_Vote_Dem (Original post)

Fri Nov 26, 2021, 12:44 PM

Nov 2021

I had a test last week, negative, but am going for another, just to make sure, because this cold sure is hanging on.

I got an oximeter to finger-check my 02 levels (normal).
And goodness knows, I didn't lose my sense of taste (thanksgiving mashed potatoes tasted GREAT).
But it doesn't hurt to make sure.

I hope your cold ends quicker than mine!

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Fully vaccinated, with a booster, and [View all] Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2021 OP

Me too-- first cold in 18 months! viva la Nov 2021 #1

Vaccines for COVID & Flu most important, but so many are forgetting about strict hand-washing... hlthe2b Nov 2021 #2

When I get back in the car, I don't even touch my mask before I use hand sanitizer Siwsan Nov 2021 #4

Yup... That's what you have to do. And shopping early when few are around is the way to go, imho. hlthe2b Nov 2021 #5

I was just thinking, today, will I ever, again, catch a cold and not feel a sense of panic?? Siwsan Nov 2021 #3

I feel the same way. Diamond_Dog Nov 2021 #6

A friend of mine freaked out yesterday because he had some respiratory symptoms. Ocelot II Nov 2021 #7

Husband did, too. Lars39 Nov 2021 #8

That's interesting -- I'm also nursing my first cold in two years myself. No fever, no sore Nay Nov 2021 #9