Do I have covid? | Imamother

amother

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 1:36 am

I have a stuffed nose and a headache for a week
I also can hardly smell
I don't think I ever had such a bad cold that didn't get better after this long. Is this covid?
Sometimes I literally can't breaththrough my nose until finally one side clears up
I'm going out of my mind

amother

Almond

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 1:43 am

So sorry! Have you taken any Sudafed and Tylenol or anything? That can help
Refuah shleimah!

amother

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 1:46 am

Tylenol isn't helping much
Didn't try sdafed

amother

Peach

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 1:50 am

Probably.

Why don't you just take a test and see? It's been a week already.

chestnut

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 1:53 am

Take a test and you'll know.
Feel better!

ImmaBubby

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 4:07 am

Please test, it’s all over the place.
For the record, though, I think that there is a difference between not being able to breathe well through your nose cause of your cold and losing your sense of smell if you can breathe normally. I don’t think many people with omicron are losing taste and smell.
Refuah Sheleimah.

amother

DarkMagenta

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 5:47 am

Try advil cold and sinus

amother

Lightcyan

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 6:05 am

Refua sheleima. No one here can tell you if you have covid. You'd need to get tested to find out. If you don't want to fet tested, I hope you are isolating in the meantime so you don't spread whatever you have.

amother

Oak

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 7:06 am

My son loses his sense of smell whenever he has a stuffy nose (since before covid) so loss of smell because of that doesn't mean covid. But a pcr test can give you your answer.

amother

Lotus

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 7:35 am

For all the posters above who say please test, need to test.... WHY? What is OP going to do differently?

OP, the answer is maybe. Treat your symptoms. Rest. Refuah sheleimah.

amother

Lotus

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 7:36 am

amother [ Oak ] wrote:

My son loses his sense of smell whenever he has a stuffy nose (since before covid) so loss of smell because of that doesn't mean covid. But a pcr test can give you your answer.

Losing smell when NOT stuffed up is very specific to Covid. Not being able to smell because you're stuffed up is pretty normal for all colds, flu, etc.

amother

Ballota

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 8:01 am

amother [ Lotus ] wrote:

For all the posters above who say please test, need to test.... WHY? What is OP going to do differently?

OP, the answer is maybe. Treat your symptoms. Rest. Refuah sheleimah.

She asked a question, and a test would give her the only definitive answer to her question.

This reminds me of all the “Am I pregnant” threads.

amother

Diamond

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 8:05 am

amother [ Lotus ] wrote:

For all the posters above who say please test, need to test.... WHY? What is OP going to do differently?

OP, the answer is maybe. Treat your symptoms. Rest. Refuah sheleimah.

Because op is obviously curious and wants to know. So she's asking a bunch of random women who couldn't possibly know forsure whether she's positive or not.

Well if she cares to know then test.

amother

Chartreuse

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 8:07 am

It’s possible. I have a stuffy nose without a cold for almost a week and now my daughter has covid(tested her because she had fever wanted to know what it is) so I’m also wondering.

amother

Oldlace

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 8:12 am

Many people with your symptoms have tested positive for Covid.

amother

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 10:15 am

I am just asking to know if others had the same symptoms as me before I think of testing
I cant really smell even if my nose isnt stuffed

Quarantine? Its everywhere everyone is home sick anyway so why would I?

amother

Slateblue

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 6:13 pm

Sounds pretty much
What about your throat

Ema of 5

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 6:43 pm

amother [ Lotus ] wrote:

For all the posters above who say please test, need to test.... WHY? What is OP going to do differently?

OP, the answer is maybe. Treat your symptoms. Rest. Refuah sheleimah.

I couldn’t care less if she tests or not, but her question was something that she will only get the answer to if she tests. No one here can say if it is or isn’t.

Ema of 5

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 6:44 pm

amother [ Oldlace ] wrote:

Many people with your symptoms have tested positive for Covid.

And many have tested positive for the flu.

amother

Blueberry

Mon, Jan 10 2022, 7:27 pm

Could be covid, could be a sinus infection…