Larabar is edible. Tastes warm and gooey. Sweet. Less nuanced than normal but good.
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Whomp, whomp. I canāt taste much of anything. Realized this evening when I shoved an MSG-licious pico de gallo flavored tortilla chip into my mouth and there was nothing. A total lack of MSG mmmm so good. Just a sad cardboard crunch texture.
Negative rapid test yesterday, and I feel fine. Iām in DC, and I have zero hope of finding a PCR test. Weāll see how this goes!
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The holiday makes it even harder to find a PCR test in DC, since both the Curative kiosks and libraries are closed today and tomorrow. I hope you get to taste your chips again soon!
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I hope this phase passes soon and your taste comes back, I hate this for you.
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Remdesivir is expensive and would need insurance approval for off-label outpatient use. Ivermectin at least is generic and cheap, even if thereās no clear evidence of benefit.
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Yeah, thereās no logic to it. I have some theories, but in the end itās probably due to variable immunity. DH & I were both boosted in October, me earlier than him, both of us probably too early for the current surge; studies show booster protection from omicron infection wanes at 10 weeks.
New CDC guidance says asymptomatic or those with resolving symptoms can end isolation after 5 days. DH still had bright line on rapid on day 5 and a faint one on day 8. Today, day 9, he finally got a negative rapid & has come out of his room. The first thing he did was start picking up around our apartment, ha. He continues to wear a high-grade mask even around us. CDC guidance also says to continue wearing a mask for an additional 5 days after coming out of isolation.
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One of us one of us one of us.
I hope the booster helps lots and you have many supplies and TV
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No TV, but plenty of supplies and a friendās Disney+ password on a 24" monitor.
But really I feel okay, a little guilty over how sick some others (like you) have been. Iāve been doing laundry and taking the dogs out in the woods. And not tasting my tomato soup.
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You have worked so hard to avoid this thing. Iām so glad itās mild so far. And that you have Disney plus. And the nothing foods are the wins. I hope nothing tastes like dirt.
Try hot sauce! It tastes like nothing! Itās wild! Actually basically I suggest tasting everything as an experiment in the fun side
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Okay now I have to go get the hot sauce.
Edit - thatās just weird.
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this was the most helpful thing Iāve read in ages. Thank you.
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I still canāt taste, Iām lightly snotty, and my lungs feels a little raw. I took a BINAX rapid test, which came up negative. If itās delta, the rapid test should pop positive. if itās omicron, the rapid test might miss it, but statistically I shouldnāt lose the sense of taste.
Do I have covid, or am I just a hypochondriac? Thereās no PCR tests here, so we might never know. How annoying.
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We probably have omiceodelta. But it is a mystery
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Me and my lost smell and taste up in here are a definitive example of vaccine success. Iām annoyed that I canāt taste my pizza tonight. If this had happened last year with my preexisting lung issues, I would have almost certainly have been on a ventilator by now, and I almost certainly wouldnāt have come off it alive.
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i think delta sometimes came up negative on the rapid tests too.
what an irony if it turns out this yearās flu means you canāt taste things.
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I got my booster on 20-Nov. If this is covid, then Iām also in the sweet spot. I think thatās contributing to my level of calm. I was pretty afraid of covid, until fairly recently.
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Same here, booster on 12/13.
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What are they saying about boosters? 10 weeks of good protection before it starts lessening?
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