We desperately need antibody testing!

I stopped reading after "cowboy nose-blowing." Stay well!!

Probably just the flu? No idea... Get tested..

It is hard to say if you had the flu or COVID-19 infection, many symptoms are the same. If you had loss or smell or taste it would likely be COVID. Great that you both recovered.

It’s possible. I didn’t think globs of about were a part of the symptoms though. Each of us has his own reaction. I do believe those of us in better shape will fare better if we get it

That is how I blow my nose, but I never do it in the presence of anyone or when I am around others.

Wow @LiterateHiker it sure sounds like you had it. They should test you if you want to donate plasma and save someone's life. Bonemarrow transplant saved my life.

Well since you asked, I am not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holliday Inn. I don't know and I am glad that you are both doing well. If the antibody test becomes available to you, then you may be able to find out. I hope you both continue to stay healthy and well.

Sounds like a distinct possibility. We have questions about Covid19 and my father''s death in January from Pneumonia and sepsis type symptoms. High fever, the struggle breathing, the works.

It will sure be interesting to find out how many of us actually had covid-19 once the anti-body tests come out. That will be the only way to tell if that's what it was. Your symptoms are similar to what I experienced in January/February after international travel.

For me, the upper respiratory dry cough changed gradually to lower respiratory infection and I wondered if I was experiencing pneumonia before I finally started getting better.

Well I am happy you both came thru it,but yes get tested as soon as it is convient

I wish everyone that had symptoms half as suspicious as yours could get tested. Then we would have some idea what we are actually facing. Right now, we just know that about 20% of people who are deemed sick enough to get a test have covid 19. That's the national average, and it hasn't budged since we had just a few cases. If we tested ten times more people and the percentage of positives dropped to about 2% we would have much higher confidence we were finding all the cases. Three months in, we are still walking around blind without a cane.

I use that technique sometimes. The cowboy nose blow.

That hits the whole testing problem on the head. Lots of people could easily have a bad cold or flu, think they have had the virus and then stop taking precautions. Then they could far more easily catch and spread the virus, especially if they are among the lucky ones who only have mild symptoms.

I'm not sure what to say and I cannot claim either of you had COVID-19. Obviously you both had something. A man at my workplace came down with flu, recovered, then took off until this pandemic comes into better control because he does not want to give it to his invalid mother. A girl at my workplace thought she had the virus and her doctor sent her for testing. They would not even test her and sent her back. She does seem very fearful to an extreme.

Many of us have our own "remedies" for lots of things. I do my own version of cowboy nose blowing and I also us hydrogen peroxide in my ears. I also drink 6 oz. of aloe vera juice a day mixed with other ingredients. A friend of mine says "this will not help you with COVID-19" I never told him that any of it had anything to do with COVID-19. He only assumed so out of his own fear.

I hope you and Karen are OK and stay that way

Did you and she self isolate when you thought you may be carriers?

@seagreeneyez I'm perplexed by the reactions of disgust. The buildup of phlegm is a natural body process. It's better eliminated than not. A Kleenex isn't always available, especially out in nature. What's the alternative? It's an earthily elegant solution to a problem, and keeps your hands cleaner than when you use a Kneelex. Please tell me you didn't think she blocked the one nostril by sticking a finger inside of her nose lol!

Hopefully the flu. It wasn't to widespread in Japan at the time so chances are they weren't exposed.

This is from the outbreak tracker for Japan and the earliest it goes back is Feb 16th, which I highlighted for the box info for this screen shot.

[covid19japan.com]

You should get tested, otherwise it's just guessing, the symptoms also match the flu.

Get tested.

I'm pretty sure the snot thing is referring to the opening scene of The Red Pony by John Steinbeck.

In other news, welcome to the world of uncertainty..