Hello everoyne, i think i have covid, the sister of my best friend got sick and now am i since 2nd of february. Since saturday i have a very strange taste in my mouth and a strange smell in my nose. also i have so much mucus in my nose it's often hard to breath. Does someone know this and has an idea what to do? How long does it take to heal everything? i also talked to my doctor yesterday via phone and she gave me a nose spray (got it a few minutes ago).

I had covid at the end of January. I started working at a daycare in November and have been sick with lots of various things since then. I have been vaccinated and received my booster when I got hired. I think it helped make my symptoms less intense, but I still felt sicker than I'd been in a long time.

The thing about covid is that it affects people differently, with varying symptoms. For me, the worst was a sore throat, trouble breathing and sinus issues. I felt sick for about a week total, but the worst days were days 2-4. After that, it was like a switch flipped and I felt instantly better. I could've returned to work but had to finish my quarantine.

The best advice I have is what I'd tell anyone with a sickness that doesn't really have a cure: lots of rest, hydration, healthy snacks and listen to your doctor. Take ibuprofen, vitamin c, maybe a decongestant. I also highly, highly recommend a Neti pot. It does wonders for sinus and clears out all that yucky mucus, making it easier to breathe and preventing sinus infections. Best of luck to you, take care of yourself! <3 <3 <3

COVID effects everyone differently, though if you're vaccinated you're likely to recover faster and not experience complications.

Besides the advice Zephyr mentioned, I also suggest getting a pulse oximeter. It clips onto your fingertip and measures your heart rate and blood oxygen levels. When my sister had COVID, she checked her oxygen levels every hour or so. Typical oxygen readings are between 95-100, but everyone is different. My doctor told me that the general rule of thumb is that if it dips below 88-90, seek medical help, particularly if your illness isn't getting better.

I'm not a doctor or medical practitioner by any means, but this is based on what I've talked to my physicians about.

Thank you both so so much! Me and my family took more than a month to fully recover. Me and my mom took vitamins and rest. I also needed a nose spray to get rid of the mucus, but i'm fine now! Because my grandpa is very old he had to go to the hospital and needed antibiotics and a little (thank god only a little) help to breath, but fully recovered too! We thankfuly got a mild form of the infection.

A friend of us lend us a pulse oximeter and we were so glad we had this one, because of my grandpa. And also to check by myself if everything was alright. I really hope this was the last time dealing with stuff that this!

Hope you both are fine and healthy and hadn't deal with this over the last months.

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I'm so sorry to hear you're sick, ! I hope you'll feel better soon. I just want to say the suggestions that made are good ones. Lots of rest and clear fluids and tylenol helped me when I was sick. And (vegetarian) chicken soup was a comfort too.