| I had it at the end of summer. I somehow sensed it was coming - felt weak 3 days before the official symptoms appeared. 1st day of officially having covid was pretty bad, weakness and temperature. 2nd day, surprisingly, I felt great as if it was over. 3rd day was the worst day of the whole ordeal. It was like flu - muscle weakness, aches over the body, and temperature. I felt so weak I stayed in bed the whole day. 4th-6th days were getting better slightly but also oscillating. Some days were better and others worse, with no linear trend. 7th day - lost my sense of smell and taste. Noticed it first by drinking water. The only thing I could notice is the texture. I was eating oat meal and remember thinking that it feels like eating saw dust. 8th-12th days - slowly getting better and recovery, still oscillating from day to day. 13-14th days - temperature was back to normal and I felt healthy, except for lingering brain fog. 15th day - started taking big doses of Vitamins B, C, and D, drinking magnesium supplements and zinc. 17th day - brain fog went away (which I attributed to supplements). The only lingering symptom now was loss of smell. 18th day - had a "covid tongue" https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/covid-tongue which freaked me out at first, but after discovering it was related to covid it eased my mind. 20th day - the "covid" tongue disappeared and only loss of smell remained. Over the months the sense of smell started to slowly return. The first to return was the smell of urine (for some reason). Currently - All is back to normal maybe except for the smells. I feel that my sense of smell hasn't returned fully yet. Thou that might be a psychological thing. I can smell things, but they seem to be not as intense as before COVID. But I cannot compare. Summary - I didn't have any respiratory issues (no runny nose, no shortness of breath, no sore throat). For me it was similar to flu +/- some extra symptoms. The worst thing is that it takes about two weeks to pass. 2 out of 14 days it felt worse than having a flu, and remaining 12 days felt milder than a flu. |