Last time I had it I didn’t know I had it until I reached the got no strength stage, before that I just had ear ache which I didn’t consider was Covid. Didn’t go into work for two days at that point as I barely had the strength to walk down the stairs let alone get to work and work. Compared to the last time (and first time) I had it I got all the the aches not just earache, a high temperature and the weakness thing kept me of work for over a week and then when I went back at was still at 50% strength for another week and it must have been about 3 weeks before I felt pretty normal again. 3 days off side effects vs 3 weeks was a big improvement which I can only put down too antibodies from both my prior infection and all the jabs I’ve had, 4 in total. I’ll keep getting the jabs too as it seems to me that keeping your antibodies topped up is key to getting over it quickly if catching it at all.
My mother for contrast has gone down the GB News wormhole and now gets her medical advice from a guy that used to present coast on the beeb instead of someone qualified to give medical advice so didn’t take the autumn booster or the one she was offered in the spring, she had it just after me and was really ill this time. We honestly thought we were taking her to hospital at one point, it also took her about 6 weeks to recover with seriously debilitating aches in her joints. She still thinks that the coast guy knows best though, she’s 72 and is now missing her flu jabs too.
