my dr. just called to let me know i'm positive for COVID (took test thurs (20th) PM which was over a week after i knew i was sick- fever etc) and he nicely checked on me & told me to take multivits and esp zinc and vit d (he was too busy at appt chiding me about not taking vax to ask what i'd been taking since i'd been sick or to tell me to take those) he agreed that i sounded much better when i said i was and then informed me that in 4 weeks i could take the vaccine!!! i said "Noooo thank you." and he kinda laughed.... (just fyi any who might get this, i do still have a dry cough occasionally but did not take cough pills last nite and i did not wake up coughing...finished z pack and don't plan to use cough pills anymore as long as it doesn't get worse)...tomorrow it will have been 2 wks at least since had this...may break down and go get milk and bread if weather isn't too bad tomorrow...i don't want to get anybody sick though- seems like if true can test + for a month, might still be infectious...anyway, thought i'd share...still wish i'd known how/what to say even on phone- i did say something about lots of prayers when said i felt much better...i'm not good on the spot w/ knowing what to say when and how these days) gratefulforgrace, if you'd like to keep up with something natural if the cough lingers, drinking a hot cup of water with ACV and honey to taste, daily, would help a lot. You could also add a touch of lemon, concentrate or fresh. I shared that with my daughter when she had covid. When she spoke with a nurse through work, the nurse encouraged it also. You may have mentioned this, but just in case. If you have grocery pickup available anywhere, that would be helpful in getting what you need, without the exertion. When you have a cough its good to stay away from milk products, ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. it will cause you to cough even more. Like Kolleen said squeeze some lemon in hot water and add some sugar or honey or add the lemon to tea helps dry up the mucus. Also 1 Mucinex pill will clear up the chest fluid quickly. :yes:
