Knucklehead97 Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 Well my wife, who is a respiratory Therapist at UAB (she works with Covid-19 daily) finally caught the bug. She tested positive. She is perfectly fine other than a few small symptoms, but due to us being married I am out of work for 2 weeks or longer if I end up getting sick. She called me and told me today while I was at work so I promptly told my manager, left work and stopped by Lowe's for a quick supplies run to make sure I have something to do for 2 weeks. Going to install new ceiling fans throughout the house, finish my washroom remodel, and start on the kitchen remodel. Got family and friends leaving groceries on the doorstep for us to stay alive on. Gotta make the best of a bad situation!
rylee144 Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 Glad her symptoms are low. Best of luck and stay safe. Have fun on the remodel.
mjeff87 Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 Be well man. I could say a lot more about this hype but I won't out of respect for the board and CC community. Y'all will be fine, take care of the wife and don't go insane doing it. My wife works at the local VA, and I'm fully expecting her to get it sooner than later. I'll be in the same boat as you.
budwisr Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 My wife is a respiratory therapist also. Waiting for my turn. She never gets sick, she just brings it home to me.
Eagle Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 6:31 PM, Knucklehead97 said: Well my wife, who is a respiratory Therapist at UAB (she works with Covid-19 daily) finally caught the bug. She tested positive. She is perfectly fine other than a few small symptoms, but due to us being married I am out of work for 2 weeks or longer if I end up getting sick. She called me and told me today while I was at work so I promptly told my manager, left work and stopped by Lowe's for a quick supplies run to make sure I have something to do for 2 weeks. Going to install new ceiling fans throughout the house, finish my washroom remodel, and start on the kitchen remodel. Got family and friends leaving groceries on the doorstep for us to stay alive on. Gotta make the best of a bad situation! COVID-19 isn't anything to take lightly. I'll say my prayers for you and your wife to not have any serious complications.
Sir Sam Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 Sorry to hear that. Despite all the precautions we take(which do help!) it still happens. I also recently got COVID, luckily for me it was pretty minor, but I don't want to downplay the seriousness of it, different people react different ways, and it could have been much much worse. Take it as a reminder to everyone that its still a real issue, and we have a duty to everyone(read social contract) to do our own part to reduce the spread as much as possible. My grand mother turned 90 this year, she has been in super lockdown since the Rona started, if in some small way me making personal sacrifices saves the life of one person like her then its worth it.
early comanche owner Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 take it easy and hope is passes without difficulty. have fun on the updates
Pete M Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 6:31 PM, Knucklehead97 said: Well my wife, who is a respiratory Therapist at UAB (she works with Covid-19 daily) finally caught the bug. She tested positive. She is perfectly fine other than a few small symptoms, but due to us being married I am out of work for 2 weeks or longer if I end up getting sick. She called me and told me today while I was at work so I promptly told my manager, left work and stopped by Lowe's for a quick supplies run to make sure I have something to do for 2 weeks. Going to install new ceiling fans throughout the house, finish my washroom remodel, and start on the kitchen remodel. Got family and friends leaving groceries on the doorstep for us to stay alive on. Gotta make the best of a bad situation! any updates?
Knucklehead97 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Posted September 27, 2020 On 9/25/2020 at 11:21 PM, Pete M said: any updates? I completely forgot about this thread honestly. I got caught up on the house and taking care of her that week and forgot to check back. I appreciate everyone's kind words either way! The update is that thankfully everything was fine for her. She was stuck in bed for about 3 days. The worst days weren't the first few, but the last few. She still can not smell anything and the doctors say she won't be able to for about 6 months at least. Otherwise she was perfectly fine after 6 or 7 days of symptoms. I somehow didn't contract it from what I can tell. I never had ANY symptoms despite being around her the entire time. Honestly, it was just a free vacation for me. I got a lot of work done on the house and went and bought a new washer/dryer and refrigerator the day after I was cleared to leave the house again. Once again thanks a lot, and I hope anyone else who has gotten it had as good results as we did. I have personally seen people die from it young and old so it was hard to see my wife get it.
Car Enthusiast Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 My wife is a nurse and caught it and then gave it to me. She had a few symptoms and my run tine went down a little. Other than that, like you said free vacation.
Pete M Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 glad to hear everything seems ok. do make sure that everyone you know that got it gets their heart checked out later on.
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