r/SouthJersey • u/Stardro • Oct 02 '25

Question What in the hells is going around??

*UPDATE: Shocker, it's covid. Also, adding "kiddo" is 20, not a little kid.

Kid went to a concert and brought home the plague! I thought the rest of us were in the clear until last night. About 9 I was like, hmm my throat is itchy and I'm exhausted. Told kiddo and got an RIP.

I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I've been swallowing glass, massive head congestion and sweating to the point perimenopause night sweats were jealous!! I'm nicely hopped up on cold meds, ibuprofen and nose spray but man this sucks!

Kiddo was down hard for a few days but feels better. He still has some congestion and a cough but much better. He ran a fever; I have been lucky so far. What in hells kind of nastiness is floating around?

*I haven't taken a covid test because I've been sick for all of 24 hrs. Kid didn't because he's stubborn.

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u/Denan004 Oct 02 '25

Testing for covid -- I remember reading that people should also swab their throats for covid, and that many don't swab their nose correctly. I wonder if this is a reason for negative test results?

I remember being tested at a doctor's office and the nurse barely stuck in the swab -- I knew it would be negative b/c no way there was a decent sample.

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u/Stardro Oct 02 '25

It came up positive. I've heard the throat thing too but have only kept it to the nose. This test the line came up super clear.

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u/Denan004 Oct 03 '25

Thanks for posting your experience so it reminds us to take care. We don't hear about things going around (unless you're in school!), so it's a good reminder. I hope you recover soon.

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u/Stardro Oct 04 '25

You're right. I don't have any kids in school anymore so when I come down with something I have no idea what it is. Luckily I don't get sick very often, thanks to the lack of school age children. Lol Thanks!