@ldropps, oh Laura, I can imagine testing positive today has you really worried that it could worsen your symptoms and cause a setback in your recovery. There are several members like @kellyhart @khonda @lindamarie1949 @dubecates @zthinker69 @bunzman @thomason who have had COVID twice and who are dealing with long COVID, who can share their experiences and whether they faced worsening symptoms or other setbacks.

Have you contacted the Post COVID Clinic to inquire whether you should make an appointment? How are you feeling? Any acute flu-like symptoms at this time?

@colleenyoung Here's part of what the nurse wrote, "I see you saw Dr. Anstine in August 2021. We are a Consultative Medicine practice so we cannot provide primary care. At this time your episode of care is complete in General Internal Medicine. "

This was in response to a question about c-reactive protein.

Yes I got Covid again and both times my husband brought it home to me. He had every vaccine and booster available; I’m allergic to the vaccine. I’m not having the high fevers like the first time but the joint pain and loss of taste is just as bad. And fatigue.

Yes, I got covid in Aug. 2021 and have had severe long haul covid symptoms since then. I had started to recover slightly when I got covid again 11 1/2 months later. Like you, I just wanted to cry or maybe even scream. I couldn't believe it and I was so worried it would set me back on my recovery or maybe even take me far worse than I had gotten the first time.

Just like the first time, I felt like I'd been hit by a train. It came on so suddenly and my fever rocketed up to 102 in no time. I left work and crashed on the couch. I felt awful. Headache, fever, body aches, sinus/cheek pressure, congestion, etc. But praise God! I was only that sick for maybe 1 1/2 days this time! (The first time, my fever lasted 11 days and, for the better part of 2 weeks, I couldn't eat anything. Nothing. Not even my daily vitamins ... nor the anti-nausea meds my doctor prescribed ... would stay down.) Praise God this 2nd time, I only felt nauseous for part of a day and I only missed 1 meal!

It did set me back in my recovery, though. I became so weak and my vertigo got so bad again that I started moving at a snail's pace again and had to use a cane again for about a week or two.

BUT ... I am happy to report those symptoms went away and, after about a month, I was back to at least where I was before my 2nd round with covid.

Hang in there. Drink lots of water but keep your electrolytes in balance, too, by either adding salt to your water or eating Pedialyte popsicles. Eat as much protein as you can. Take your vitamins (D, B12, fish oil pills w/omega-3s, zinc). Rest as much as you can, but try to build up your strength and stamina by doing a little bit each day ... and a little more each day. Watch your O2 sats to make sure your breathing is good.

Hang in there and keep the faith!

I have had covid since having long covid. When I told my primary dr., I got not response. When I went to my next appointment at the long-covid clinic at Shands, the dr told me that because I have long-covid, if I ever get a positive test again I need to have my primary dr give me an RX of Plaxlovid.

I’m unable to get the vaccine because of a defective heart. So naturally I’ve been careful to wear a good quality mask before I leave my apartment and observe the procedures to stay safe. Guess what, I’ve had Covid 5 times, the 1st, 3rd and 5th were the worst. I’m a long hauler as you can imagine. I lost my taste from #3 and 6 days later, I lost my smell. That was back in March 2022. Then in July 2022, I caught the Covid Variant BA.5 as my 5th case. That thing was nasty, fast, easy to catch and vicious. In less than 2 days, I went deaf in my right ear after getting severe earaches in both ears. My taste, smell and deafness eased up but still active. Now I’m waiting to catch the flu, so I got a maximum dose of flu vaccine. In 2017, after having the flu vaccine also the pneumonia shot 2 months later, disaster struck. Not only did I get the flu, I also ended up with bronchitis and pneumonia. So my poor body was fighting all three bugs at the same time. To this day, you can see on X-rays the damage and scaring in the bottom of my left lung where the battle took place. So I’m always out of breath. The Covid seems to have run its course but the flu season is about to hit. Hope you are feeling well. @becky1024

I had covid on 8/22, tested negative on 8/28, tested positive again on 9/5, vaccinated and boosted (2). Symptoms on the first positive was mild (fever, coughing and nasally) took Paxlovid for the five days then got it again. Second time kicked my butt, stayed in bed for 2 days but if I hadn't been vaccinated would have been worse, also I have COPD. Back to normal