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That was me on Friday. Thought I just irritated my throat, but nope. Two days later I tested positive for COVID. >:(

Get well soon!
- Thank you! This is actually unfortunately my second time having it. Definitely nowhere near as bad as the first. I took the whole week off out of paranoia of infecting my coworkers, even though I probably don't need to be out that long. One of them had weekend plans that I don't want to mess up for them. Mostly I'm bored as fuck but I feel basically better!

Swallow again, just to make sure. And again. And again. ...

Go gargle some salt water. It will help.

I am not a medical professional of any sort.

I have found that when I get the scratchy throat that typically leads to a cold I start a regimen of ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and fluticasone (allergy nasal spray). About half the time it avoids the cold altogether.

Does it actually work or am I fooling myself? I don't have hard data but I'm convinced it works for me.

Oh, and get some rest. I tend to get sick when I'm sleep deprived.
- None of those meds do anything to prevent or end a cold, just treat symptoms. So you may be fooling yourself, or you may be treating your symptoms well enough that it feels like you avoided the cold altogether.
- I think your hitting all the major symptoms of a cold with those meds.

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I really thought this was about an STD at first. Lol

Most STDs begin with cold like symptoms.

One of my most expensive adventures was with a stripper. I had a blast that night, then I woke up with a cold, a sore throat, fatigue. Google made me have a panic attack. I went and got tested, came back clean. Was very very very lucky.

I got too drunk and played explorer with that woman in a way a person should only play with a life partner.

Wasn’t worth it. 3 out of 5 stars.

I later found out that the local clinic would have tested me for free. Go figure. No insurance and a visit to a regular doctor made that my 3rd most expensive lay.

Last part was kind of a boomer joke. :p
- if you didn’t go and get tested 2-3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the fact, you should go get tested again. bc of window periods, it’s likely your clean test could have been a false negative. even if it’s been a long time, some std’s are asymptomatic and sit in your body for years. just in case you should get tested again, and specifically request tests for things like HPV that are not included in a standard “full” panel test
- That was your THIRD most expensive lay? Tell us about your two most expensive lays 😳
Thank fuck, not just me

I got Strep last week for the first time in my life. The doctor was surprised. Apparently most people stop getting Strep once they're in middle school.

Lots of people carry it asymptomatically, which is how it spreads. Its not a moral failing on your end. If you were a carrier already, it may be a sign that your immune system had a downturn for a while. Or you may have contracted one from someone else which was slightly different and your immune system has to update it's adaptive response to the new variant
One of my coworkers without children (I think she is in her early 40s) got strep last year and she was out for a whole week! That shit is no joke! I also don't hear much about adults getting it (especially when they don't interact with kids) but I guess it happens! You doing better now?
- Yeah, but shit is persistent! I lost my voice entirely for two days.

that was me on Monday! I called in sick on Tuesday! Is something going around?

covid has been going around
COVID is going around at my workplace. I caught it. You might have caught it too.

Sounds like the first symptoms of a herpes infection. Condoms, people!

:p

Or just a sore throat caused by common cold
- Well, I mean, that’s what the picture is about isn’t it?

Hey guys covid is over so don’t complain about airborne AIDS or else you’re helping drumpf