FuckESPNdotCOM wrote:JdPat04 wrote:Still no taste or smell :meltdown
Helped my brother cut down some trees today and boy that shit was rough. I've lost 10lbs this week, and I start sweating a lot faster atm.
Dude. Now is not the time to play lumberjack. You're using energy to chop wood that your body needs to fight the infection. You're sweating faster because it's hot outside and your body is already feverish from fighting COVID. It's not a good idea to be around people anyway, but I guess your brother was already infected.
You can get into some serious shit if you aren't careful, man. We don't need any more deaths right now. I recommend seeing a doctor if symptoms get worse because none of us knuckleheads are medical professionals.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases ... r-covid-19TL;DR:
1. Rest.
2. Hydrate. (I think you need a lot more water, JD.)
3. Take medication like acetominophen (<3000mg per day) to ease fever and pain. And don't be an idiot and mix and match different ones as they can be incompatible/dangerous if taken together.
:iwaf
Don't you weigh like 90 lbs to begin with?
When I had it, I took zinc, vitamin D3 (high quality shit is apparently tough to find, but my kid takes it so I had some on hand), and drank a shit ton of OJ for vitamin C. Also made an effort to go sit in the sun for 30 minutes for some natural vitamin D.
If you have a fever, take something like FESPN said. I didn't have any fever or pain.
But that's just me. Dude in my office has it now. Both of you have similar symptoms, so maybe you both have Delta. He's had it for
21 days... and still sweats profusely (he's not fat).
Rest. Your body needs to use all energy available to fight this. The only exercise I got was walking my dog, and I only did that to kinda test myself to make sure I wasn't getting worse.
COVID can damage your organs (some permanently), and the longer you fight it the more damage it can do.
At the very least, take care of yourself until you feel normal. Smell may take a little longer to return.
*I am not a doctor