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   OldAndCranky (oldandcranky@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 02:37:10 JST OldAndCranky

   Tell me your Covid rebound stories. Husband testing positive after a negative on Thursday...We've done paxlovid. #covid #paxlovid

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 02:37:10 JST mark

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     @OldAndCranky 2 in my family just did this. I think it's fairly common. Symptoms lessened while using the meds, got a negative test around 4 to 6 days, saw positive a week later with much improvement of symptoms and no fevers.

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     OldAndCranky (oldandcranky@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 03:53:29 JST OldAndCranky

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     @ATLeagle I don't think he's running a fever but he's coughing a lot. He was coughing a lot while he tested negative too. He's majorly vaxed (last booster in March) but he has a couple risk factors and is 70. I worry.

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 03:53:29 JST mark

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     @OldAndCranky that cough can stick around a while, hopefully it's nothing more than an annoyance.

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 03:55:18 JST mark

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     @OldAndCranky right! I had my positive test on a Friday afternoon, and managed to get a tele-doc in California who was lice sed to send a prescription to Georgia for me. Otherwise it was no meds at all and I think they helped me avoid a really bad case.

     Hope you all recover well and quickly

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     OldAndCranky (oldandcranky@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 03:55:19 JST OldAndCranky

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     @ATLeagle And of course, it's the weekend and the medical care, bad in general, is terrible on weekends.

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     OldAndCranky (oldandcranky@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 07:39:17 JST OldAndCranky

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     @ATLeagle No one could prescribe in GA?

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 07:39:17 JST mark

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     @OldAndCranky not on a Friday evening. Pharmacy wouldn't even let me use their urgent care. Sent me away to my primary after 5pm.

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     OldAndCranky (oldandcranky@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 07:39:51 JST OldAndCranky

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     @ATLeagle He's not having any shortness of breath and declares he's fine.

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 07:39:51 JST mark

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     @OldAndCranky that's good. I was winded emptying the dishwasher

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     OldAndCranky (oldandcranky@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 08:19:30 JST OldAndCranky

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     @ATLeagle oh man, that sucks. Massachusetts has a program that you can access if you can't reach your doctor due to being a weekend or whatever- You fill out a questionnaire and a healthcare provider calls you back. It was very smooth. They called in a prescription- I had my meds in hand a hour after I contacted them- it might have even been less.

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 11-Aug-2024 08:19:30 JST mark

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     @OldAndCranky you speak of a nearly civilized place. I'm jealous some days