Covid catches up with me // DOCTOR Covid-19 Vlog #35

[@DrHopeSickNotes]

UPDATE: Thank you for all the messages of support, after this video I had a few days of fevers, myalgia and malaise. I'm back to full fitness now, feeling good and moved into my new home too! I hope you are all well and thank full for the below Netflix recommendations...

[@beautycookie6114]

don’t know if you’ve seen the Marvel series’ yet but they’re all amazing on Disney+!

[@whoofianbrony8804]

Contagion.

[@corpsewytchdannii]

The Way of The House Husband!

[@lexa7824]

Swedish Dicks - give it a try. It's awesome! Get well soon

[@phantasticgrump]

Netflix. Fear Street Trilogy (horror films) . Bo Burnham's Inside.

[@scottishminions]

Hope yourself and your other half get well soon mate, stay safe both off you.

[@zentamm]

Common cold nonsense.

[@BANAplus]

Very reassuring to hear the the PPE has worked keeping you safe all this time, because I’m about to be rotated into hot zones so fingers crossed it works for us too! I hope both you and your girlfriend recover quickly and well from this!

[@beautycookie6114]

sorry to hear you’re both sick! i hope you’re both feeling better now! ❤️

[@LynxChan]

Sorry to hear this, though happy that you're both vaccinated and so in way less danger. Go rest and look forward to seeing you back fit and well!

[@MarcusBurkenhare]

I second this remark. Best wishes to you both.

[@frankbutcher7812]

What's the latest on Ivermectin? Heard Oxford Uni finally trialling it after months and months of saving lives.

[@Kayne1b]

Don't worry, Drug Dev with just the A in ADME is fine. Forget distribution, metabolism and elimination studies. There are no differences in different bodies; differences in outcome can only be due to systemic racism. There's no possible way people could translate or break down RNA at different rates, therefore no possible way that this could influence efficacy or side effects. Trust the "Science". (used to be in pharma science, but I've washed my hands of it - it's all yours youTube and TikTok warriors. Just go ham)

[@revpgesqredux]

Vitamin D vitamin C Zinc Quercetin NAC Chlorpheniramine Maleate Melatonin Aspirin and IVERMECTIN

[@faithe54]

Wth are you doing out in public without a mask? Vaxxed ppl can spread this.

[@ROGIERSON]

I caught the delta varient in Manchester in April when it first turned up due to a house viewing which the estate agent lied about taking a covid test. Nearly a year and a half without it messed up by a liar. Stay safe everyone

[@blauespony1013]

I hope you are better now and don't suffer from long covid.

[@ROGIERSON]

@@blauespony1013 cheers mate, I'm completely fine now thankfully, I'm back up to fitness but unfortunately my girlfriend is auto immune and can still get abit out of breath but it's only minor, stay safe.

[@notsogreen]

You can have a negative Rapid test in AM and later that same day test positive, especially with Delta. Delta infects and replicates fast. Rapid tests work better when you have symptoms and want to see if it's covid, PS Were you masked during viewing? Was he?

[@ROGIERSON]

@@notsogreen we had both lateral flow and PCR tests and we where wearing masks but the landlord took Thiers off and we where at the viewing for 15-20 minutes

[@notsogreen]

In the USA, now, if someone gets exposed and is a transplant recipient, immunocompromised, have autoimmune disease, high risk, or work where they are exposed more, can now get a quick injection (not infusion) of updated Regeneron monoclonals for FREE within 10 days of exposure/ onset, but they don't want them to be vaccinated...??? (maybe if they can show undetected or very low spike p ABs post being fully vaxxed). This can be a game changer but I can see how some may abuse this by behaving risky and not in any of the categories, but know "someone". Think some politicians, celebrities, influencers, had easier access to this med all along with their $$$$$ & influence to obtain it, though it was free and available via infusion to vulnerable and 50 plus, but medical places did not always offer it even if stocked. Don't know who they were saving it for....family, staff, highest bidder? It doesn't work 100 % for all, but it does miraculously for most.

[@Mp57navy]

If a guy texting on his phone, while sitting has a pulse of close to 100, let alone a football coach, he's in bad shape. My resting pulse is 60-70. And i'm not a football coach.

[@shkotayd9749]

Mine is 68 and due to injuries at 47 I havent been able to exercise for about 2 months. I mean damn, thats rough on the guy, and sad he had to die. I am fairly fit too.

[@cyrus0ne]

well my resting pulse is 90 , I'm 33 and healthy . So the resting pulse is different to all of us . My normal is not your normal . That being said , if you need a CPAP/Bipap to breathe properly ... yeah , not fun .

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

@@cyrus0ne this is not normal. *resting* rate of 90 is actually high. Get yourself checked out by a physician pls. Also btw, the guy in the photo died.

[@redbecca3242]

You can have a high resting heart rate and be healthy. I've been checked out for mine and they've found nothing wrong. According to the NHS 60-100 resting HR is normal.

[@roselleowl7477]

@@cyrus0ne my resting heart rate is about 85-90, too, but I have a heart condition that causes palpitations/elevated resting heart rate so…

[@kcgeil]

Horrifying that it's still necessary to convince people to save their own lives.

[@Wolvie619]

Damn man, This makes me wanna double down on the safety. I let my guard down and started going into stores with no mask. That's not happening now. It's back to masks and being as safe as possible! Get well soon! You and your G/F.

[@TamanduaGirl]

Same. I care for my 80+ year old father and we're both vaccinated and they lifted mask mandate so I felt we were safe. Guess I need to rethink that.

[@DarkHarlequin]

It's an understandable reaction to want this 'point where it's over'. I just feels apropriate that something that came so suddenly out of nowhere and upended the world that it also has this 'stop point' when you get vaccinated or smth. The kind of weird to process reality is that either way this disease will slowly fade it's way out of the danger zone over a long time. And that what we can do is simply decide how we want that process to go and how we adjust our lives in the meantime :-)

[@christurnbullkungfuwushush336]

smart guy, Delta 1000x more infectious, so keep masks on at all times, preferably the right masks ie FFP3.

[@hannahk1306]

There are also some anti-viral masks about now that help protect you as well as others. If you're in the UK, check out Brilliant masks which were developed with Alderhey Children's hospital and I believe the proceeds go back to them

[@christurnbullkungfuwushush336]

@@hannahk1306 Wear FFP3 or higher grade-ALL HCWs should wear the right masks. I'll put this into perspective: In Germany you cannot get onto public transport unless in a FFP2/3. Meaning people on public transport are better protected than HCWS in the UK in hospital. Let that sink in.

[@ChrisRaynorMD]

Ed, hope that you are feeling better. Sorry to hear that you got the virus. I have to admit that you are much more mellow about this than me. I am really over the denials at this point. I am sick of arguing with people about the dangers of this. For me, at this point, if people refuse to listen to what we are telling them then the consequences are on them. i will always do my best to care for people who are under my supervision, however, I will have a hard time delivering care to people who deny everything that we tell them, and at the same time put us all in danger. You are a good man, brother.

[@deborahmackenzie1935]

I am not in the medical profession but if I were I , too, would have a hard time offering care to the willingly unvaccinated- thankfully there are more compassionate people like Dr Hope!!

[@brianbarber7285]

I haven't gotten the vaccine yet. I've been on a regimen of Ivermectin, vitamin d, and zinc. Even if I wanted to get the vaccine I can't at this time due to where I live. I am curious as to which vaccine you did get? I'm hoping that in the meantime a sterilizing, attenuated vaccine will be developed. I just feel the spike protein concept is possibly leading to dangerous mutations.

[@eamonnohalloran2254]

Dr. I have watched your vlogs since the begining of the Pandemic .You have made an amazing record for the progress of the illness as you observed it . I am troubled by the fact we are well into our second year of trying to grapple with it and not being sucessful. there is so much available knowledge in the world than there has ever been. Yet people continue to make foolish choices with regard to their own health and the health of others. This illness will fester and kill for years to come until the world has a month long lockdown to stop transmission. We have lost too many already and our frontline are exausted . rest up and take care of yourself and your partner . your continued documentation continues to inspire. thank you

[@commonsense6967]

Well, you're always free to lock yourself up for as long as you want, but lockdowns are illegal (for good reason) in much of the world. They've also made NO DIFFERENCE whatsoever to the illness or death rate.

[@jediping]

Feels weird liking when you’re sick but the message is important!

[@zentamm]

The real message is he is a liar.

[@taracat7141]

So true👍

[@alexmcmath4227]

Get well soon, I’ve tested positive today, the re-assembler on prime is getting me through. James may fixing the world one piece of old tech at a time, all the best to you both

[@beaulieuonnp593]

sorry to hear that, how do you think you caught it?

[@flyingskyward2153]

I wish you a rapid recovery, thanks for keeping us updated

[@The45thClown]

Hope you feel better soon and symptoms remain mild. Take the opportunity to rest and decompress if you can.

[@VioletCatbird]

Wishing you a quick recovery and a healthy start in your new home!

[@girasoln]

My aunt caught covid around April, she is young, enduring the disease at home, but then just 3 days later she couldn't breathe, was rushed to the hospital, and immediately put under respiratory assistance, and for 2 weeks she couldn't move without it. Remain in the hospital for 1 1/2 months. And for another week she had a respirator at home. My fam and I were very lucky we didn't catch it, because just 4days earlier before she presented symptoms, we had a mini birthday party for a cousin, I didn't remove my mask, neither my dad. Now my parents are vaccinated, my brother and I are still waiting for our turn, since our country does not have plenty of the vaccine. Hope you get better soon❤️

[@siechamontillado]

Dr. Hope, you are a wonderful soul and hope that you get back to 100% in no time!

[@JBoy340a]

Here's wishing your two a speedy recovery. Anyone willing to see Covid patients is a hero in my book.

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

So sorry to hear that you and your other half, to quote Dr Sonia, are “stuck at home with a bit of the COVID,” but I hope and pray the best of luck in your recovery! Take as much time as you need to rest and we’re looking forward to seeing you fit and good as new! ❤️

[@ArrowVampire]

I work at a nursing and rehab place with nearly all residents over the age of 50. A few days ago another staff member tested positive, and now, about 6 days later, there are 5 residents blocked off and one sent to the ICU. To think all of it started with one irresponsible person is heartbreaking. We loose residents a lot, it's to be expected with a group of elderly people. But to see a sweet lady chatting and laughing one day to being so delirious she pulls her oxygen off is heartbreaking. The most lovely people are dying because of one person. You walk into the building and there's this sadness in the air, it's almost contagious. We try to joke and laugh to make people less scared, but the reality is it's extremely likely it'll spread throughout the building, and I'm terrified. It feels like the more ppe people take off the more we put on. I get so upset hearing people complain about regular masks, when we wear N95's and goggles for 10 hours with no lunch break because patients are dying and there's not enough staff. Maybe it's just an american problem, I couldn't know. But please people, be safe.

[@gillianm9367]

Thank you for doing such a worthwhile job💕 unfortunately there are a certain percentage of people in every country who are too selfish to think of others. As you rightly say, all we are being asked to do is wear a comfortable mask on public transport and indoor spaces. I feel sorry for all the staff like yourself who have to wear full PPE for work. Sending best wishes from Scotland 💕

[@ArrowVampire]

@@gillianm9367 Thank you! And yeah you're very right, there's just a lot of selfish people. Much love

[@dyanantika1848]

I hope you both get well soon! I was tested positive last week (just 1 week after getting vaccinated) and currently still doing self-isolation at home, but luckily my condition has improved by now. Wish you both for the best health! 👍💖

[@dkroberts1163]

Nooooo, so sorry to hear about this! Take care of yourselves, rest, hydrate and have a complete recovery soon!

[@flashbarry6838]

Hope you get well soon and that your family is well

[@christinesimpkin570]

So sorry to hear you have Covid. Best wishes to you and your girlfriend for a good recovery. Thank you for all the care you give to patients every day. Rest and heal and you'll soon be moving into your own house.

[@robynw6307]

0:02 I'm a little concerned that you suspect you have C19 but you are walking around in public without a mask on. Not sure of the current requirements in the UK, but surely as a doctor you would know to take extra precautions until your results come through.

[@1anonymous_moon]

Admire your integrity for speaking the truth and continually informing people with facts, hope you both be okay soon

[@victoriasandels4287]

Get well soon! Please keep us posted and ALL the best to you and girlfriend.

[@claireeyles7560]

Please get well soon. Thinking of you both down here in Australia.

[@daverage4729]

Hope you're feeling better soon doc! You and your missus take care now.

[@fighteer1]

I had pneumonia once, many years ago (long before COVID). Spent close to a week on a ventilator. It was one of the least fun experiences of my life and even harder on my family. Do not recommend. I would do almost anything not to have to face that again, which is why I got the vaccine the instant I was eligible.

[@woutert114]

My whole family caught Covid around Christmas and my mother is still seeing a physical therapist for lethargy and general tiredness. She's 53 and fairly healthy; definitely not part of a high-risk demographic. Even if you don't get immediately get severely ill, the after effects can still suck so much.

[@Mp57navy]

Icelandic authorities here have hinted, that vaccinations seem to cure "long covid" symptoms. Try to get your mother a vaccination maybe? Research it yourself before. Hope she gets better!

[@woutert114]

​@@Mp57navy We are all vaccinated at this point and she is getting a bit better each week but she suffered a relapse before and that is still looming as she's progressing on now. I think the vaccine did make it a bit better, even if it's just through a placebic effect.

[@MegaCaprice123]

Get well soon, Dr Hope. Thank you so much for the video which has instilled confidence in me. I’m still wearing a mask, etc and avoiding public places and to hear you say that yourself wearing a mask shielded you from Covid, encourages me greatly to continue wearing a mask and washing my hands regularly. I hope your girlfriend gets well soon and once again your video has helped me so much. Thank you.❤️

[@haihaidekiru]

Get well soon! お大事にお過ごし下さい。

[@Chezcat]

Take this as a warning people. Just because the Government say you can go out unmasked doesn’t mean you should! Best wishes to Dr. Hope.

[@NocandNC]

I'm glad that I've continued to order in rather than going out to eat even if it's an option. For fresh air I take a walk around my quiet block where I'm unlikely to cross paths with anyone and continue to wear a mask when going grocery shopping. Thank you for sharing your experience, and I hope you get well soon!

[@donnaq7626]

good Lord, just build yourself a bubble.

[@TheWilyx]

Take care both of you! Get better soon and keep us updated!

[@susbedo9258]

I hope this is a reminder to all to ensure that you all take 2 dose of your vaccines(perhaps even an upcoming booster shot) and to wear masks even after that.

[@Aiijuin]

I hope there will be a booster shot soon when it is needed. I mean, will the COVID-19 shot be like the flu shot (recommended every year)? Or will it be like a Tetanus shot, with a booster recommended every 10 years. And the variants popping up, what will the W.H.O. and the CDC be doing to update the vaccines for those.

[@groofay]

I'm sorry to hear that it finally got to you, but thank you for making this video and making it clear that this pandemic is still very much a thing. In my area in the US, people are going about life as if everything is just back to normal, and that honestly scares me more than the virus itself at this point. I hope you have a quick recovery.

[@WaywardVet]

Breath deep. That's the only advice I have. Just breathing exercise. I think I had it before full vaccination, and just laying back a few times a day and focusing on be breathing helped me. That being said, I encourage all survivors to wear a mask.

[@StephyGrowsWeed]

and humming …. creates nitrid oxide

[@WaywardVet]

@@StephyGrowsWeed That sounds absolutely ridiculous, but I just stopped a fit of hiccups by humming and now I'm reading about nasal nitric oxide on the National Institute of Health (.gov) website. I have learned something today.

[@StephyGrowsWeed]

@@WaywardVet yea, i haven’t heard of it myself untill previously…. someone in the comments mentioned it…. i was like woooot? googled it…. doesn’t hurt to try…. if it works? No idea, but i guess it won’t hurt.

[@SophieHatterLeFay]

I'm so sorry to hear, and I hope you make a full recovery soon. Hope both of you feel better soon!!!

[@ballboys607]

1:14 I don't think many people needed that little warning while talking about covid... but this IS the KZbin comments lol

[@MarkAvo]

Get well and best wishes for easy symptoms and a quick recovery.

[@rememberallah5201]

The vaccination helps against the Gamma. Delta not so much. They should focus on a anti-viral or start working on a vaccine that tackles all variants.

[@nicebluejay]

false

[@blueecho9792]

Oh I hadn't seen this video. I got the virus around the same time you did. Got it from tending to my mother. There was no one else who could care for her and so Covid inevitably caught up to me as well. Glad to see you back and well! May we all have a full and swift recovery!

[@jackleg693]

Stay well and get better soon. Thank you for your honesty and insight.

[@Aztec2250]

I sincerely wish you both a quick recovery. I caught Covid at the start of July (couple of days after my first jab ironically) and after a week fever had trouble with breathing. Ended up in hospital for a further week with Covid pneumonia. Had fantastic care, and happy to say I’m now home and on the mend, weaning off an O2 supply with visits from an at home care team. My Netflix recommendations are Bojack Horseman Final Space Rick & Morty Congratulations on the new place as well!!

[@boblebob]

Well done trying to tackle all the misinformation and calling out those keyboard "doctors" out there. People take your advice from your doctors not some idiot on the internet

[@dennis141288]

Some of the "smartest" people I know have outed themselves as vaccine sceptics and it blows my mind. They rather spend their days on Telegram sharing BS, rather then listening to the experts. Internet usage and how to find credible sources should be taught in school at this point. Mind boggling.

[@verandisoldusty6834]

@@dennis141288 There's a difference between smart & well educated in particular topics/areas. This 'smartest person clearly isn't smart.

[@CharlesBrusch]

The problem is you can't win. First it was "He's not sick!" then it was, "he's not that sick!" then he died, and now it's "he never existed, he was a paid actor!" I bet even if you dug him up and show'd people his corpse, they'd be like "he must have died from something else, even if it says he died of Covid, that wasn't really it!" The people refusing to believe have so very many excuses, it's tiresome even talking to them.

[@shooster5884]

Are you not listening to a doctor here online on the internet? But you believe other doctors doing research into looking for new ways to save their patients in Covid-19 and discuss their findings online are bullshitters? Have you checked the credentials of those doctors you consider to be bullshitters?

[@JamesV1]

Take care, and it's amazing you've worked so hard without getting it until now

[@ryanhutton7370]

I wish you and your partner a speedy recovery.

[@suzannes1625]

Sending you best wishes from Australia and hoping you both have a speedy and full recovery.

[@natasharif]

I really really really do wish that people still follow the masking, wash hands, physical distancing & good ventilation requirements 😭 Take care & speedy recovery for the both of you

[@caroljane6313]

I know what you mean, the amount of people you see now not wearing a mask is unreal, no wonder cases are rising

[@splattrick2432]

I hope you get well soon! And I agree with much of what you think. We practice our best health protocols in the workplace but take off the mask as soon as we reach home and dine together with members of the same household and guess where covid surfaced.... not the workplace, where we dealt with customers coming and going, but at home! For the past 1.5 years I did not go out unless necessary, obeyed protocols, got vaxxed, it was so frustrating for Covid to somehow show up at home. It really doesn't miss any opportunity when you let your guard down. Take care of yourself Dr and wish you a speedy recovery!

[@foomp]

That feeling of frustration with likely getting the virus from an indirect form of contact while literal direct and close contact with positive patients didn't must be long term facepalm inducing. To no fault of your own of course, but yeah. Hope you and yours have a smooth and swift recovery.

[@staciaeager8931]

I'm sorry you caught this virus. I hope you both feel better soon and have no lasting complications!

[@Metal-Spark]

Hope you have a speedy recovery, take it easy and focus on getting better. Maybe once you're feeling better a video talking about your experience having it could be insightful?

[@jenniferlawrence2988]

Get well soon doc. I'm sorry that you guys are sick.

[@LenaPatsa]

Oh Ed, do take care of yourself. Hope you both feel better soon. Goddam Delta. Goddam Boris. Freedom my arse.

[@TheAdvertisement]

Hey, it's amazing you got this far without getting covid in the first place! You should be proud. :D Even so, yeah it sucks. Hope you're going better!

[@stellwyn]

I'm in isolation too now, not got any symptoms but got pinged by the app. Ordered a pcr this evening, didn't even realise I was eligible until now with 3 days to go! Hope its negative 🤞

[@chrisyee9446]

Hi Dr Hope, as a fan in Australia, can you let us know how the hospitals in the UK are coping with serious covid patients? Even with increased cases are the number of serious cases declining? Thanks for all the info you have provided and sharing your journey with us. Stay safe!

[@ekidd79]

Hope you both get better soon. Your videos from the beginning have helped me to better understand and cope with the anxiety of 'everything' during this pandemic. Just wish more people would listen to doctors/scientists rather than 'Karen' off of facebook. Sweet Tooth on Netflix is an extremely good watch if you haven't seen it yet.

[@CrankyGrandma]

Oh dear. Praying for you and yours. ❤️. There is nothing I can say that you don’t already know (and know better than I do) about Covid. I hope you have the short mild version and feel better soon (and your girlfriend, too)

[@zintyderfel]

Stay safe, but your vaccinated, so you should both be fine 🤞🤞. Take rest and, as always, thanks for all you are doing.

[@AnyLynn]

that's why I think it will take me a long time to go out again even though I got my vaccine, right now I only go to my boyfriend's house, and I can't even think about eating out, specially bacause here in Brazil things are still like hell. it's sad to see people just not using masks, going to parties or not wanting to vaccinate, feels like this thing is never ending x.x

You can finally have time to get your rapid fight scene trauma diagnosis patented!!

[@1Katakana]

I hope both of you have as quick and pain/complication free recovery as possible.

[@mikebmcl]

Hope you both recover without any serious problems. Best wishes from the States!

[@PrimRooks]

Sorry to hear that you’re both sick; I know you’ll take every precaution to stay safe, but I hope that yours will be a speedy recovery!

[@shorea27]

That's a scary warning about eating out. Altho I'm vaccinated my mom isn't yet and i could easily pass it along to her without knowing it. Scary stuff as well with the new variant. I hope your parents are ok too Doc. Thank you for this video.

[@TroyBoyleAtheistAdvocate]

I hope you have an unremarkable recovery without lingering symptoms. The ignorance and purposeful misinformation surrounding this pandemic is astonishing. I live in the US, and there are still people every day in my community who deny both the existence and severity of this disease. Just pure head-in-the-sand denialism. It's frankly amazing. Best to you.

[@MissJoaniB]

I am so sorry and I hope you recover soon; thank you for reinforcing wearing masks (even though my province is soon to be rescinding all mask, isolation, and reporting mandates ). I'll definitely still keep wearing mine when I go anywhere.

[@LucyLane07]

My son's fiance is 26yrs old and she is in ICU on a ventilator with covid pneumonia. She was vaccinated a week before she tested positive with the Johnsons vac. We are terrified to lose her. She wore masks and sanitized constantly as she is a teachers aid.

[@stgermain1074]

Congratulations on the house! After maybe 3 weeks of feeling comfortable without a mask when I'm out & about, I've gone back to wearing a mask, even though I'm vaccinated. It's a small price to pay.

[@Hoshmeister]

I´m really sorry you caught it. I hoped for you (and everyone else) to get around it and just never catch it at all. Good luck to you - get well soon! :)

[@drdurchblick6871]

I'm a 3rd year medical student in Germany and stuff like the story of Matthew and those people responding on Twitter just makes me incredibly frustrated and feeling like even trying is worthless at this point with some people. And that feeling comes not just from a professional perspective, just a bleak outlook on humanity in general.

[@catherinebond7474]

Hope all will be well with you and your girlfriend. Don't let the idiots get you down. You're fighting the good fight.

[@techsavvyhero]

Hope you feel better soon, Dr, Strange...I mean Dr. Hope ;-) It's crazy how you got it even after being vaccinated. Was it the new Delta variant?

[@darrenchristian4987]

Hope it stays mild and your back to your healthy self ASAP. Take care and thank-you for all your work in the NHS and on YT.

[@NicksGotBeef]

Congrats on the house! Sorry about the covid !!! Probably should have been wearing a mask when out and about with suspected covid if you want people to take this seriously. Of course the risks of transmission outside are small, but with delta it’s been proven.

[@helenem6458]

Yes, but it looked like there was nobody around

[@francescachristy8761]

Make sure you both rest really well during your isolation and don't push any aerobic activity for a good while. You don't want to risk long covid. Get well soon

[@makaisenki]

This is the world we live in. One person might be texting I love you I hope I survive this this may be the last words you hear from me. Another person is saying "Oh look at that guy texting. He can't be THAT sick if he can move his thumbs and sit on the edge of the bed! Lazy bastard doesn't even have to breathe on his own." But that's the world we live in.

[@KiraAsakura14]

I pray that you get healed. T.T You're awesome!

[@minners19]

Hope you have a speedy recovery! 🙏 I can't take the vax. :( Doctor advised against it due to severe SEVERE allergies I have. :(

[@ellenmeilee]

Get well soon Doc. Your videos in the thick of the pandemic were so informative, measured and intelligent and really helped me get through, as a worker in healthcare. Thank you and take care of yourself for a change

[@rodovanra6783]

I was surrounded by covid, working at school for over a year, I went out drank one beer got covid, two months I was vaccinated with the first shoot irony.

[@sweetygirl165]

it's everywhere now unfortunately (if you're in the UK) - hard to avoid unless extremely cautious

[@Diaryofyoyo]

I hope your ok I’m sorry to hear this I had covid and now have long covid I’m 29 have hyperthyroidism and Graves’ disease now. Getting further tests done next month on my heart. My symptoms didn’t get strange until day 9 Xx

[@singing-sands]

Well, I’m positive you’ve saved some lives just by posting this video!! Perhaps some watchers will rethink their decisions, we can only hope.

[@nigelgriffith7216]

Sorry to hear that you contracted Covid hope for your speedy recovery

[@danielr5817]

Damn. Matthew's story reminds me of my brother in law's. He's doing much better now but good God. Allot of people really don't know how real this is.

[@Celinefar8]

I'm so sorry to hear about your positive result Dr. Ed! I hope you and your gf get well soon and I am so relieved that both of you are vaccinated as well. Take care and take a break as long as you need, I'll be looking forward to when you return.

[@philipnorthfield]

Really glad to hear you're on the mend.

[@CA-gm1bu]

How freakishly similar...double jabbed, work in a hospital, avoided for a year and a half, also completed a house sale and can't move due to isolation. Caught from my partner who had been in a social setting. Feel better soon. Toothpaste tastes like burning.

[@PeterSedesse]

I had it april of last year. Five days without leaving bed. I have fatigue still. Not sure if lasting effects of covid or just general laziness from gym being closed . Was vaccinated in may anyway.

[@00Kristyna00]

Quick recovery to you and your girlfried Doc! I'm waiting for my second dose here in Italy... I must say, the delta variant fear is real.

[@kylianthehylian]

through my work I got to assist with assembling trays for the COVID vaccine distribution that would fit inside the coolers. I'm glad to have been able to help even in a small capacity. People, get vaxxed.

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree7912]

Same of us . I worked throughout the pandemic . Went shopping petrol station (wearing mask ect obviously ) never got it . Daughter gets it from school with 10 other kids then I caught it end of July. It felt like a head cold with a bit of flu thrown in achy ect . I then realised it was actually sinusitis flare up (which I used to get yrs ago) which lingered I was super congested so much muscus but I kept blowing it clearing it saline nasal sprays, vicks. I have asthma so have inhalers but to be honest I had no breathing problems at all during my time of covid . I'm now fully recovered. My daughter (9) had achy leg and arm and hot to touch for 24 hrs then was left with a cough for 7 days otherwise she was fine and symptoms very short and mild thankfully. Best thing try not to worry keep yourself distracted or sleep to let your body repair its self . Drink plenty of fluid . I lost my appetite so I had lots of fruit or veg with small amount of meat . I took multi vits too (all immune system boosting ones) . I'll be honest I had flu about 7 yrs ago and my god I was so so ill didn't get out bed for 7+ days . Covid I probably could of stayed up more but I chose to sleep for 3 days as I was obviously worried and wanted my body to heal. After 3 days I gradually started to do more and build up my normal routine I was back at work when my isolation ended. Hope you are OK and symptoms mild . Do what feels right wanna sleep , sleep just keep drinking fluids and eat healthy little small meals or mouthfuls every few hrs to hold back the sickness as I had nausea altho I think that was due to the mucous the was so much no matter how much I blew my nose the was more and more . BTW I'm not vaccinated.

[@ParkerM]

Hope you get well soon

[@RyanEmmett]

Hope you both make a full recovery and enjoy your new home.