Experiencing the Worst Sickness

[@MariAnimates]

Y'know I went to a environmental summit and caught Steve and I was literally sick for three weeks. It felt like I had strep throat, but with a fever that kept me delirious for some days. There's an entire week of my life that I don't remember because I was so feverish I was out of it. I do, however have several texts where I told my family I wanted chicken nuggets. Didn't spell it right once

[@josephadventure4635]

I feel bad for u Yet also feel ur pain of strep throat I’ve had strep throat once every year for as long as I can remember Besides 2021 and hopefully 2022

[@josephadventure4635]

@cat gaming most important question of 2022 Lol

[@josephadventure4635]

@cat gaming the most important question of 2022 if if they got their chicken nuggets

[@josephadventure4635]

Lol

[@MariAnimates]

@cat gaming I SHORE DID!!!!

[@DeathBaronZ]

You know, I’m glad I’m not the only one who decided to continue to wear a mask after getting the virus. When I had Steve I actually couldn’t sleep flat as I was so congested it was blocking my air ways and my body forced me to cough to get them clear. So not to have coughing fits every hour and actually get some sleep I had to sleep sitting up. Not a position I liked, but I was so exhausted that I slept that way anyway. And after it took me a month to build up my endurance, as I was getting exhausted quickly. I never want it again. So yes, if there is people, there is a mask on my face.

[@therhino1066]

Same situation here I quarantined with my brother in our room and he slept against the wall and i slept propped up on a makeshift couch. Thankfully I have only gotten it once and I hope we continue to proudly flaunt our masks on our faces.

[@catamentv8126]

Respect how you wrote that wow

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

I’m still going through Steve’s visit. It’s 1 am. And I can’t sleep because of congestion and coughing. I can hardly taste anything and the only way I feel ‘normal’ is laying in bed. Not to mention at night burping up nasty stuff 🤢 and the occasional fever, feeling like I have a brain slug from Futurama sucking on my brain… it’s not fun. Steve is the worst roommate to have. I have to lay down at an angle too. Blarg. On the bright side my mom has Steve too, so now at least I don’t have to strictly quarantine. I can get my own beverages and such now when I have the wherewithal for it.

[@-ellyteddy-3264]

I never got it so far, but still mask every time I go to populated places. And if they are too populated then out, OuT, OUT!

[@bunnylover460]

Bro it Cleary didn't help you

[@beefburrito200]

Man Steve has made its way into 3 of his videos. A young pop star in the making

[@LysbethMiranda]

I really appreciate that you’re literally one of the ONLY content creators that I’ve heard STILL wear their mask! Glad you recovered well!

[@Vix_Eclipse]

I had Steve for a week and I felt fine. Apologies for those unfortunate people who didn’t get over it easily.

[@Vix_Eclipse]

@cat gaming I was restricted to the couch for a week :/

[@genericname2747]

Me and my mom caught it at the same time, so we just chilled at home.

[@Poofortnite]

​@@genericname2747 same

[@thatoneshootergamefan9119]

Same. I just had what felt like a cold with a fever. I've had Steve twice. It just hits others different I guess.

[@marcdiener6693]

😂

[@ThisIsTheWay05]

I caught Steve literally a month ago when I came back from a kayaking excursion. I couldn’t get out of bed without feeling like I was gonna faint. My energy levels were non existent. I tested and within a minute, it read positive.

[@Mizumii25]

Congratulations, you've joined the post-Steve club! I get how it could feel bad for anyone. I got lucky since it just felt like a cold or flu for me, so I wasn't having any issues. All 4 of us in the household got it at the same time. Parents were alright besides mom having an ear infection also and my little sister got it a bit worse because she slept a lot more than usual, but we made it. Glad you're feeling a lot better! (also props to dad for the prank xD )

[@Rei7Shiki]

My husband's name is Steve, Lol. On a serious note, I had gotten "Steve" twice. Once in November 2021 and on 4th of July 2022. Both times felt the same, I was miserable for the first 5 days. Then I started to feel better, but had an annoying cough for about a week and a half. The symptoms started the same, sore throat with a migraine. The only lasting side effect is that I feel that I can taste chemicals in certain food now and it's very off-putting. I am already picky and this has just made it worse. Glad you are feeling better Yong Yong Tales! New to your videos, which started with your Pokémon Nuzlocke. Been trying to watch some as I can and just wanted to tell you that you are going great and to keep up the great work ^^

[@bedrock6443]

The aspect you experience is called parosmia. Hope it does not become permanant.

[@Akursedtime]

Got the Steve. Came storming into my life like a hurricane. And I was so careful too. Its terrible because coughing, sore throat, slight fever, fatigue. Even after I recover. Going to stick with my mask. Why Steve WHY!?!?!

[@kaloyanpetrov7863]

The true horror for me is that I lost all my sense of taste and smell, everything tasted like sweet or salty water. When I finally could taste I felt like I was blessed by the havens.

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

I have it right now. Everything either tastes like nothing or really bitter. I couldn't even taste the salty bacon from my breakfast sandwich my mom made me. I could ONLY taste the ketchup. It's weird man.

[@Strawberry.Antonade]

@@TsukabuNosoratori2 That sounds terrible, what's the point of food (other than putting calories and necessary nutrients into your body to survive) if you can't taste it?

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

@@Strawberry.Antonade I agree whole heartedly. Tasting good food is one of the pure pleasures in life, and to not have it right now suuuuuuucks.

[@jellybean1528]

I lost my sense of smell for a week and everything tasted like boogers for some days

[@stubbystudios9811]

The hardest part of steve wasnt the sickness itself. It was the constant in bed for me. My body became so weak I couldnt move.

[@NephaliMations821]

I got ”Steve” a while back in Mid-May. For me, it was like a cold, which I am very grateful for! My parents got it as well from me tho- which wasn’t fun for them. I’m glad you’re feeling better!

[@clydeplushie1389]

Funnily enough, I literally just found one of your videos and then checked your channel to find a video about sickness, and it reminded me of this one time of when I was really sick (throwing up about every 10 or so minutes) and half of the time I was watching your videos, but I forgot the name of your channel, so it’s incredible for me to find it directly on the home page, so I guess I should thank you for making my day a little bit better when I felt horrible

[@chocoholicbatloverstudios]

*”STOP STARING AT ME LIKE THAT DARYL!!!”* But in all seriousness, I’m glad you’re feeling better. 👍

[@aaronslittleworld9326]

Wait, look at how many likes this got

[@aaronslittleworld9326]

Sus

[@chocoholicbatloverstudios]

@@aaronslittleworld9326 Holy crap, your right! 🤯

[@aaronslittleworld9326]

@@chocoholicbatloverstudios why are you replying to a comment you made TEN MONTHS AGO ?

[@aaronslittleworld9326]

I’m saying that in a good way. Most people stop caring about the comments they wrote after like, 3 hours

[@Herowebcomics]

"Steve" hit me during a rough time in my life! My cat died,a girl I met left and we were in danger of loosing our house! Thankfully,God and my family helped me through and now we have a better house and I'm not sick any more!

[@AllofUs6]

How did your cat die? +I really like cats

[@RanTheGreat2000s]

Good morning

[@lukascamilo8339]

Usa

[@burgergud2804]

Good night

[@khaestawidhalastriani9534]

FOR ME GOOD NIGHT

[@SWAMPuS]

Morning!!^^

[@Chef_Chicken]

Above average morning

[@JJujuLovesRetroGames]

God bless your heart youg young tales,l hope you never get sick ever again 🙂

[@darkninjafirefox]

I don't get sick very often so when I had it I kept telling myself "oh ill feel fine in an hour or two". I did not feel fine in an hour or two. And I wasn't even slammed as hard as you were.

[@WiseOwl64]

That litterally happened to me a few days ago lol I had a bad headache and sore throat for 2 days lol

[@DICK_N_BALLS]

I just got a headache and stuffed throat for 1 day

[@DICK_N_BALLS]

But still got had Covid for a week

[@sophie3869]

Now imagine living with most of those symptoms FOREVER. Like not even "I'll feel better in a week or two." Just knowing that you'll never feel better. My chronic illness has most of the symptoms of covid (except the congestion and cough) and it's been interesting to see people experience it (To be clear I wish this experience on no one. Just sucks that this was what was needed for people to understand)

[@Agent160FTW]

Cool video. I haven't gotten visited by Steve yet, but my mom got to know him last week and he brought her nice toys like a really bad headache, a bit of nausea and feeling achy and really tired. Luckily she's better now, also I told her that she was in many ways lucky because she works in a preschool in Steve's favorite visitation spot in Norway and it still took her two years and five months before Steve visited her specifically. I'm happy that Steve still haven't felt like me and him should become friends and crossing my fingers it stays that way or that if he ever visits, that he just brings cold symptoms and is really nice and leaves quickly also.

[@lunabudgets3111]

Steve found my group and I after Go Fest Seattle. I even sanitized the hotel rooms/cleaned everything with cleaners I brought with us because similarly I avoided it this far dang it. We think we caught it from an asymptomatic person at the tournement night after finding out on twitter someone tested positive the next morning. I was about to relate to the salty taste so much, my taste went and now almost a month later everything still tastes salty! Fruits, soda, even some waters all taste salty. Scent is almost back but coconut still is smelling the weirdest!

[@MegaMegajennifer]

whats go fest?

[@sarephynemelendy4386]

I remember getting sick with Steve. I literally just started a new job at a car wash, not even a full week only four days in and boom I was sick. But the car wash was willing to work with me in that they'll give me two weeks off with pay, so long as I came back of course. Well during the two weeks I got a call back from a job I really wanted to work at, Cabela's called asking if I wanted an interview but while I was still in quarantine. I told them I was sick and that I'd be willing to come in after I got better, they agreed and sure enough when I was better I immediately went to Cabela's and got the job. No point in this story outside of it helping me land a fun job.

[@keanusw3369]

I got "Steve" twice this year and they're all omicron variant, both symptoms are the same, I got fever for the first two days and I tested negative on the 10th day. It's actually quite nice once you woke up and not have a headache anymore while you're still at home not going to school for another week

[@mentalrebllion1270]

I have yet to catch it and I’m grateful for that. Not so much for myself, I’m fairly sure I would have my usual asymptomatic reaction to getting sick in general but because I currently live with my not able bodied parents. I do not want them sick. They are very at risk. Not as much as my grandma with her complete lack of an immune system (cancer treatment) but still not good. I live here exactly because they need help. We managed to get through everything so far without them or me getting sick but with people treating Covid lightly again, especially in our area, it’s not been so great. My nephew and siblings have all gotten it, even recently. My brother got it twice in fact. I really wish I could help them but I ended up having to stay out because my parents needed me more and everyone agreed that none of us wanted to risk my parents. So mostly it came down to my parents making sure my brother got regular deliveries and a friend, who could take the risk and was fully vaccinated, stayed over with brother since brother got it pretty bad when he had it (104°F fevers, yeah, dangerous). My 5 year old nephew was also quite miserable when he had it and it broke my heart to see when he would video call. He is fine now. Everyone is that got it. We are all also fully caught up on vaccines and have actually all worn masks strictly ever since this thing came into the world, but some jobs of some of us put us in enough contact with stupid people that it was just a matter of time before one of us caught it. I’m still just hoping my parents get out of this Covid thing having never caught it. I’m glad they have been lucky though. They were easily able to work from home when lockdown first hit and we have had plenty of groceries and food that the shortages weren’t too bad for us (we were even in a position to send some over to siblings’ households to help them). Pretty much I’m the only one who had to put stuff off because I was trying to go to school to get my nursing assistant certification and classes were obviously cancelled for lockdown. My family and I decided it was best I wait until vaccines were developed before trying to attend classes again and go job seeking. So I had a delay of life plans there but it’s worked out and I have that certification now. I didn’t want to risk my parents’ health anyway. They really are at high risk, just below those with no immune system at all, but still bad. That’s my experience with Covid at least. Just a matter of safety precautions and lucking out so far.

[@Karomix3]

I haven't gotten Steve yet and don't plan to have him but life might decide differently for me. I got my fourth shot a few months back. Good thing I hate going out so the hermit life for me is great to my health. ^^ Glad you got better. Also I remind you that Steve could have flat out killed you too, you know? Even young people can die to him. So good on you for not taking anymore risks.

[@HonobreadYT]

I think Steve has a thing for me bc he visited me twice less than 6 months apart 🤡

[@Sticknub]

1:26 "I told you mushrooms are disgusting now get that away from me" FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES WITH ME

[@SarahMcHughVT]

I agree but it is ok

[@slateportraichu5416]

I am glad you feel better now=3 Steve visited me too. It was terrible - two weeks in bed. My thighs felt so numb. I've only visited the restroom and even that was torture. Didn't want to eat anything, but at least I haven't lost my sense of taste/smell that severely, as others told me they have experienced. The worst part is we don't have a TV connected to the Internet. I've watched so many ridiculous shows. Not the best time of my life.

[@shadowedits1478]

I can’t even imagine how you would feel after 16 days

[@H0r53f7y]

Hoping you continue to stay safe and on the mend!🙏💖

[@TrexTamer]

yes, I remember Steve.....he made me have insomnia, lack of appetite, sweaty eyes, chronic coughs, and chest pains galore

[@scruffycello8811]

I haven't caught "steve" yet somehow but when I got my second anti-steve shot, instead of feeling horrible and tired, I felt like I was constantly on caffeine and I had the worst case of insomnia I've ever had. I woke up at 2 am, perfectly energized, didn't fall back asleep, and was fine the rest of the day. It was so weird.

[@MegaMegajennifer]

sounds like an allergy pen

[@toffiedog4194]

Unfortunately I experienced Steven twice both times I struggled with my breathing when trying to sleep but luckily second time wasn't as bad

[@PloverTechOfficial]

3:48, did someone not respect Steve’s name? I’m kidding it’s fine. Wonderful video, good job!

[@saturfire5945]

I was about to say that

[@KyloXsogi]

Steve WILL find you.. But seriously, glad to hear you’re doing better!

[@FerraticaTheBard]

I finally got up close and personal with Steve at the end of June - my mom caught it, then my sister a bit after, and then me two days later. I was lucky and only tested positive for it for about a week, but the first day and a half I was so dizzy I could barely do anything, and the post-Steve exhaustion hit me like a tonne of bricks. So like, Steve only only stayed in my life for a short time, but a I spent a week or so on high alert and masking in my own home trying to avoid him, and then I spent nearly all of July recovering from him, while everyone else in the house was also sick.

[@marxxplaysgames]

a few weeks ago I gad caught "The Sick" and it wasn't as long as yours, only about a week before I tested negative, but holy shit the first two days were hell with my back end blowing chunks every hour or so and NO desire to eat because I was afraid of blowing chunks in the other direction... wasn't till I started eating soup on day three when I started to feel better. And I to wish to find the individual responsible so I may smite them in holy light.

[@AlanaArtDream]

One of my bosses at the hospital who’s kitchen I work for had all 4 shot and flu shots to keep from getting Steve but ironically she got Steve soo bad she had to go to hospital and was out of it for weeks before she could come back to work (the shots don’t seem to have helped her at all and she had all 4 of them AND flu shots ) Meanwhile I ended up with the grossest cold no one wants to get and trying to find a available Dr in Australia during this time while we’re going through winter (while other parts of the world going through summer) is rather difficult thing to do but I had to and had to take rat test just to prove it’s a cold or flu for the Dr as well; I just had so much mucus it was crazy but I learned that Steve doesn’t have you producing mucus like cold & flus do but you better still go to the Dr and take medicine for that being as that’s not good enther

[@niedas3426]

Have you considered the possibility that the shots DID help her? This is like seeing someone getting seriously injured in a car accident and then saying "well that seatbelt doesn't seem to do anything". Not that we can know anyways what would have happened if she hadn't had the shots, but I'd bet some good money she'd be dead without them if it got her that bad while being double boosted.

[@WoWHunterkari]

Hope you are better now. My neurologist had Steve for almost 3 months. Was ill, got better, was negative, 1 week later ill again, positive again, and that 3 times. Personally I still didn’t had Steve, although most of our old folks at work had him and most of my workmates. And yes, I also continue to wear a mask even though we don’t need them while shopping.

[@martiangirlthings291]

I got Steve when I came back from a trip to Israel but I guess me being vaccinated and a teenager really lower my symptoms. I only had the most tiny baby sore throat and that's it.

[@forestreflection2066]

Your so lucky im 23 and my throat is very scratchy and I'm coughing constantly I also have chills,muscle aches, fatigue, no taste. I don't have a runny or stuffy nose and I don't have a fever at least for now.

[@Artistic_Narwhal]

I caught Steve several times, but the booster shots were always much more painful. I think I had a surprisingly strong reaction to them because it felt like I was legitimately sick because of the shots.

[@danimalee8358]

As someone who has had confirmed COVID 3 times, I'm glad you're doing better. ^^

[@bearwilliams5259]

Me and my gf both ended up getting it. We weren’t sure if she had it in the beginning but after I kissed her, I instantly felt a tickle in my throat it was that quick. My love stayed quarantined in her room at her folks, I quarantined at my place….. during summer……. With no working ac for a full day lol. Apparently I got the worst symptoms but luckily I didn’t have to go to the hospital. But I could not move, frequent bathroom trips and constantly coughing up phlegm. Luckily after two weeks I was better but had a hard time breathing for almost a year. We’re all better now though thank god 😊

[@devinb677]

One time I got "Steve" and it spread to my mom and dad but we were cured and lived happily ever after (I think)

[@fen-rako9641]

I know this video is kind of old but I relate 100% to your experience. When I did the test myself mine came out positive in just 10 seconds and I was dying with all the possible symptoms for the next 3 weeks but then I finally recovered. Steve can jump off a cliff!!!

[@aidanalvarez8469]

Steve got me when I was in high school. My first night with him something hurt, but I can't put my finger on it, but he was still horrible, though.

[@WhimsicalAery]

Steve made his way into my life back in October 2021, and was kind of enough to not do much to me at the time. Then, like the gift that keeps on giving, Steve messed up my sense of smell and taste in Januaryof this year. A few days before I got my first anti Steve vaccine. Again, it isn't the worst, but I miss enjoying chocolate and coffee. Gonna be 9 months of this no mocha world early September.

[@smartshot581]

When I had covid it game a 24 hour asthma attack for WEEKS, and 3 more days. If you've ever hacked your lungs out before, imagine that but like 10 times worse.... and 10 times as long. I was brought to tears several times from the amount of pain. And on top of that I lost my taste for a month and a half, after I wasn't positive anymore. I LOVE FOOD, AND I COULDN'T TASTE ANYTHING IN IT, YANO THE BEST PART!!!! AHHHHHHHHH! Anyways covid sucks, get your vaccine, and goodnight tri state area.

[@gekkiethegecko]

I found the vaccin worse then steve

[@Frostorm777]

The “vax” does the exact opposite of helping.

[@smartshot581]

@@Frostorm777 I'm not fighting this, I know what's good for my body and helpful to it. Do what you want.(no mater how ignorant)

[@rencedionson3795]

I'm glad you posted again. Totally one of my favorite youtubers

[@neworker4885]

The time I got steve was when it seemed like it was calming down a little. I had a soccer tournament that day and was not gonna run around witha mask on and i thought itd be fine.... Lost the two games my team played and to add insult to injury got steve. After that experience i thought "yeah never again" and i where a mask just any chance i get and quit soccer but that was for other reasons.

[@Simple44552]

Steve hit me like a truck... I seriously could not stand straight

[@circusyeet4118]

I had this and I wanna share my experience with it Day 1: Just a weird feeling in my throat. Thought it was because I had eaten chips wrong. Day 2: That feeling when you definitely have a cold, except it got way worse later that same day. I couldn’t eat or leave my room without gagging because my cat had an accident in the hall :) Day 3: exhausted tbh Day 4 onward: coughing all the damn time but recovering. I stopped coughing after about two weeks.

[@Futurestarra]

Steve did visit me as well after a convention for the first time ever after getting double vaxxed just in January (Steve visited in May/early June). I was still out of town when the first of the symptoms hit me, I was tired, sniffly, and feverish....but I still went out to eat because I had my taste/smell/appetite. I infected my unvaxxed mom because of that but thankfully she is fine. The only potential event I missed was a concert that weekend that I didn't know was happening til like 2 weeks before my actual trip. But I missed out on work for a total of about 17 days (between the trip and still being positive) and I am still recovering financially from that because I had no PTO! So I feel this.

[@annerogers6895]

Omg. I'm laughing and crying so hard bc this was me just less then a month ago. Got it during a family reunion and I had to quarantine in the basement of my aunt's house until it was time to go home. I had to travel back with mom we wore masks the whole time driving but she started to get sick but still negative. She got checked out by the doctor and it truned out to be bronchitis (shes a RN she got it 2 times already so we assume she was unaffected at this point) anyway, while there I wanted to die. I just felt like crappiest crap in the world, the bed was uncomfortable as hell, I had the wrost chills of my life yet always hot with fever. I was lucky that i didnt lost my smell or taste, but my throat was so sore and raspy that almost a f***ing month later I'm still recovering over. I'm talking better it gets sore at the end if the day but I can't sing still. Im not a great singer but I still love doing it but I still can't sing fir over a month and its getting depressing. It's better but still.... the painful part was bc I was away from home I had none of the things that make my feel comfortable better. I had no humidifier, my plushies, medcine, pillow and blanket you know just the basic of home comfort. The room service was nice.

[@tiff0795]

I feel this so much! I didn't test negative until day 10. I was stuck in our room with my SO and kid on the other side of the wall and it took a toll on all of us. I didn't start feeling better until around day 6. I tried to catch up on Cells at Work but the wifi wouldn't work properly. I hate staying out for long periods of time.

[@plegurl16]

When I had Steve I was basically bed ridden for 3 days straight, could barley communicate or stand without help… My partner on the other hand only felt bad for one day, but he lost his sense of smell and taste for 2 weeks. Steve likes to troll.

[@Bed2707]

Thanks for recommending Cells at work in your other video because man it was actually really good

[@parsivalazurex]

Can we get a moment of appreciation for the amazing content this guys makes for all of us? Thank you.

[@CX7thetherapist]

My ONE encounter with Steve was right before (and during) San Diego Comic Con. I was coughing and a bit sniffy one night, and to make myself calm, I tested myself. My Mom walks out and breaks the bad news. And I was fine, apart for this ONE night. Oh my god, this night was the worst I’ve ever felt in years in terms of sickness. I was shaking and shivering, both of my nostrils were near completely clogged, my head was getting to migraine levels of pain, my throat was scratchier than ever, and I had what I call “Heat Waves,” which is when you get a, well, wave of heat all along your body. I could not sleep for 3 hours straight before I finally caved and took some Alleave. Let me tell you, that sh*t is magic. Within 1 hour I felt completely normal. From then on, it was about as bad as your average cold. But that one night will never be forgotten.

[@MhavveAnimations]

When "Steve" paid us a visit, the first day was dreadful! But for the rest of the 2 weeks Steve was nice 😇

[@marrrukisa]

Steve was the worst thing that ever happened to me in my life, because I lose one parent and I contracted pneumonia from it, which led to hospitalization and months of quarantine. So yes, it definitely could have been much, much worse. I'm happy to hear you are healing though :)

[@selfgaming1456]

I just got Steve for the fourth time since it’s came around- the first time I was just so tired and slept for three days straight with normal cold symptoms. This time- my whole body hurt and I could barely breathe through my mucus. This strain was so horrible.

[@ChknNugz]

When I caught Steve I had cold like symptoms but with a weird twist tomatoes which for me doesn't usually have a smell had a pungent cleaning solution type smell which made me want to puke when eating hotdogs, sandwiches, burgers and salads. Just say I stayed strictly on a non-tomato diet. And when I caught it again I sniffed a squirt of ketchup before using the test and I smelt the pungent smell and tested positive. And this only happens with Steve and I have no idea why. One upside was that I enjoy chicken nuggets without ketchup so I was able to eat as much as I wanted with Steve.

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

I had it back in January. But it was in my heart, not my lungs. Which, by the way, can apparently happen. It was.... not fun. Spent a week in the icu.

[@humeyraakan103]

I had Steve twice last year and the first time i was bed ridden for two days straight and could not breath properly for the whole week. Even turning my head to the side would make me breathless as if i just ran a 10km marathon. The second time it felt like the flu for 4 days but i still had to be quarantined for two weeks.

[@Entili8136]

I got Steve at the begining of december and for a week I was one day alive, feeling normal and the next day I could feel so bad that I would sleep the whole day. I also lost my sense of taste for few days and didn't get my smell back for few months as for now I have everything back but some things like toothpaste or eggs have a really weird taste for me I can't desribe it but don't recomend.

[@anasazmi8554]

Steve hit me probably not long after this video came out. The first few days after testing positive were pretty nasty, although my senses weren't affected. I had no energy to do any work despite working from home, so I just took the free medical leave. The cough that came with it, though, lasted for exactly a month! I even did a TB test because I thought I might have caught that (thankfully that wasn't the case). I was also given some pills to combat Steve, and I took them, but I hated every time I did, because it changed my sense of taste for a few hours every time.

[@sarahkat650]

My friends say I must be immune to Steve because I worked in a Steve test site where Steve positive people coughed on me daily and I wore minimal PPE and I never caught Steve.

[@kat8559]

you very likely spread it unknowingly to vulnerable people.

[@sarahkat650]

@@kat8559 I am a vulnerable person technically my lungs are crummy. I wore my mask and didn't go out in my work clothes. So no I'm probably not some Typhoid Mary. I'm simply lucky. The people I was most likely to infect, my immediate family, never got it either.

[@parrallelmew1105]

the voice crack with the scream was hilarious

[@bongungirl]

🥲 he got me and my fam..family... via my stepsons going back to public school... thanks boys... NOT. It sucked... I almost had to go to the hospital... my oxygen dropped pretty low. I had to do lung exercises and take inhaler... my son also had to take inhalers. My husband just said it felt like bad allergies for him 🥲... we both were vaccinated and due for our booster literally the day after we caught it 😅. We still got it mildly compared to some of our family. We sadly lost my grandmother and great uncle (they got it together and passed a day apart in the hospital....) an few other people we know. So we're still trying to be careful. I don't go anywhere 🥲 I have agoraphobia now... thanks Steve!

[@Strawberry.Antonade]

I caught Steve twice, and both times me and my family were being careful and responsible, and i felt terrible for the first few days and then i was fine. But now I run out of breath easily so yay! Thank you Steve, I have always wanted to run up the stairs and be panting on the ground after ;-; Thank you for the long term symptoms. HAVE MERCY STEVE I'M JUST A KID At the moment of writing this comment I'm sick, and the breathing problems are not helping, so that's great -_-

[@mysticfox9718]

I rarely get sick at all and I have never gotten Steve either! I’m very lucky because it won’t be good for me. I have type 1 diabetes so I’m on the risk list. So I have to be careful when going out and all that. I’m glad that you are better! 😁

[@koconnell968]

I caught Steve recently from (I'm pretty sure) the job I had left less than a week before due to my concerns about their Steve protocols plus a bunch of other issues. I had the exact same experience of my test turning positive almost instantly and bright red on the next day. I felt terrible since my dad who was visiting caught it from me, and then my grandpa caught it likely from one of the two of us (I live with my grandpa). It's unclear since he got it after my dad did by a few days and I was carefully wearing my mask the moment I tested positive and my dad went home as soon as he tested positive. I tested positive for about 11 days.

[@lilybear4004]

Lol, Steve ransacked my household recently. I was last on his list. If I was going to get visited by Steve I'm glad it happened after I was boosted and Steve-medicine was developed. Out of everyone I definitely suffered the least and the government paid for 5 days off so I could literally stay home sleep take meds and go back to sleep. It was a glorious luxury I'm sure I'll never get again. Took a while for me to completely recover my stamina, but otherwise it was like a really bad cold.

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Welcome back king,hope you feel better man

[@tobooki3733]

My partner had been sick for about a week, and after 5 negative tests we were just 🤷‍♀️. So I was working and had been wearing a mask JUST IN CASE I was carrying whatever bug he had. I told my coworker that he was sick but tested negative 5 days in a row, how I felt fine but would leave if I felt any sort of symptom... Well I get this tickle in my throat, so I do a quick sanitization of my work area and I go home. I also called the house keeping department and tell them to a disinfect where I was working a second time JUST IN CASE. Yeah, the moment I walked through my door I felt like death. I had the shakes, the dizziness, the cough, the fever, the aches... every symptom, included the lesser known symptom, feeling like I had an ear infection. So my mother in law drops off some more rapid tests and we do them, immediately my partners is positive and like yours, I had that feint line that also showed I was positive. It was the worst week...

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

My positive test result came back right away. No denying it. I'm now on day 7 with Steve living rent free in my house. Everything tastes either of nothing, or like moldy meat. Hacking/coughing all the time, the feeling like I have a brain slug from Futurama sucking on my brain... And I'm barely able to do anything beyond my bed. I had a video appointment with my doctor and had a coughing fit mid-congested conversation. Steve is like the worst room mate. The only good thing is that I can watch all the TV I want right now.

[@Lozyta]

I got Steve 6 times and had him for 10 days luckily my symptoms Wes not really bad it was low energy lazy 😪 VERY HIGH COUGHS and let's just say lots of tissues was dirty LOTS OF TISSUES thank you for reading this

[@Gisele_Tan]

I got Steve 3 weeks ago and it wasn't as bad as yours. I felt the fever at school then got to go home. Yay! However, when I got home, the fever magically disappeared. It took me 6 days (Tue-Mon) Second day-fifth day I only got a cough and sore throat cuz of the cough. I pretty much felt fine by then. :) 😀😷😷

[@iliketrutles3016]

fer of the name only increases feyer of the thing

[@pangolynn7]

Oh my god I searched up Steve, not knowing it was a nickname. Traumatized.

[@thedominodemon7595]

Steve came and found me on the week of my bday soo yeah it sucked as I was dying for like 5 days and then it got easier but during that time everything tasted weird

[@Rixec2]

Glad you're feeling better!

[@shatteredprism]

When I caught Steve, I was coughing to try to clear my airways, couldn't sleep on my back (one time woke up and I couldn't breathe and thought I was dying, there were spots in my vision, and I had a lot of trouble staying upright). I recovered in about a week, and haven't recovered from the after effects. I get tired way more easily, I am in more pain (on top of a pain disorder).

[@matthewmoss50]

I’m currently fighting Steve too. He sucks! Perfect timing on the video though ha ha.

[@carylromero9656]

I was sick with Steve for a month and a half

[@misterfister5810]

I actually got steve this March, first fatigue got me, then my throat started to bother me, then my nose clogged up with snot, and basically was almost bedridden all day because I was simply too tired to do anything, and also didn’t help the fact that I was taking certain medicines that would absolutely knock you right out. But yeah, felt like a bad cold with a few extra symptoms like extreme chills. Second week wasn’t that bad ether, my nose wasn’t as clogged, but now I was coughing so much it was hurting my throat and lungs. And 3 days later I was finally negative. But still stayed inside just to be safe and not spread it again. Oh! Yeah and I also forgot to say that throughout the entire time of being sick, I still had my sense of taste, and it’s obvious I couldn’t smell because it was absolutely clogged up

[@sondwyer2029]

I got Steve I loved him I didn’t have to go to school and he was easy to deal with because I got a weak strand of him

[@stevef5888]

Steve has run through my work on several occasions. Stinking bastard never leaves

[@Applden]

It is good to see that you are still making videos

[@b4t_xoxo]

I had covid once, luckily for me, it wasn't bad at all. I don't remember the experience too well, but i think i just coughed for a couple of days and that's really it.

[@jeremiahf5700]

Me to I had a rock in my throat

[@simon9768]

Earlier this summer I went to a chamber music camp at a college. A faculty members little toddler baby got it and spread it to basically all of the faculty. One by one our teachers didn’t show up to aid in our quartets. My last day of rehearsal we didn’t have anyone come into our room and we just played by our little selves. On the last day I woke up and went to go brush my teeth and all of a sudden I couldn’t see. I sat my tiny little butt down in the communal dorm bathroom still not being able to see. I spit out my toothpaste and somehow had the motivation to do my entire skincare routine? Idk by the end I couldn’t feel my hands and my vision was barely working. I put on a mask and went down two flights of stairs (even though there was an elevator?) and took a nap on a tiny little bench. I can barely fall asleep in my bed normally. I felt like actual doodoo but even if I did get tested I wouldn’t have been allowed to leave. I needed to tough it out for the concert. I warmed up in a random corner on the opposite side of the building from everyone else and held my breath whenever I saw someone. I went on stage and slayed in both of my songs and I did it all without spreading it to anyone 😘🤩💅. I was the only student that got it :) I look back at the KZbin video sometimes and just admire how colorless my face was. I don’t remember any of the concert. Apparently the second violinists bow broke at the end of one of our songs. Edit: I Couldn’t get tested until after the concert because my conservative dad would rather risk getting other people sick then waste his money 🫦💅🤩

[@21Stephen12]

We definitely experienced the same pain from the second dose and I also recently had Steve and I didn’t want to move a muscle and was drinking gallons of water and still felt dehydrated. We got through it though so… 🤜🤛

[@wongtangxp3998]

I am a teacher..... sooo yeah I definitely got Steve. I was miserable for a full week and after testing negative, I was still kind of weak for a full week after. It was the heart of winter, so winter bus duty+post Steve suuuckked.

[@FireallyXTheories]

About a month ago Steve forced me into binge watching Gravity Falls too (I saw the man on the dollar BILL in this video). At least after day 5. The first 4 were vertigo so bad I couldn't even walk cuz my body is built different. Xo

[@lukecooper5336]

I got my wisdom teeth,stomach flu, ripped muscle in my back, and covid-19 at the same time it was rought I could not move for 3 days and had to live off of liquid food for 2 weeks that was most painful experience of my life and glad I don't have to go through that again but I glad your feeling better and hope my experience made you beter and hope yall stay safe and wear your masks

[@lukecooper5336]

These all happened because I found out I am allergic to something in the covid-19 shot

[@bernandinavillahermosa6774]

Bro stay safe and hope you'll be alright.

[@zyklonb2543]

coincidentally i got steve the same time u got steve.and my experience was basically the same lol

[@crimsonshadowx6]

same i hate it

[@pencilcreature2845]

My brother got me sick with Steve. The sickness itself was in my experience just a bad cold, but because of it I couldn’t go on the forging trip that was planned MONTHS before! That sucked more than the disease!

[@Swift96]

I Steve got to me, I was only out of it for a few days, but I still felt worse than I ever felt in my life, in terms of being sick. It was the first time being sick made me dizzy just from walking around. The dizziness was so bad that if I didn't sit down until I was feeling better, I felt like I would've passed out. Fortunately, I had some leftover candy canes from Christmas season. I searched online for home remedies that can treat nausea, and it said eating peppermint is effective, and it worked.