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total rest until I'm no longer tired?
This. I had a friend of mine I work with try to come back too quickly and he's still not 100% a few months later. He told me to stay off work until I was completely better, which seems to have worked.
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How bad were your symptoms? I had sore throat Saturday; aches and shakes Sunday; tired Monday; mostly fine today. Hoping to be negative and released by back end of the week.
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Thanks for the advice. I haven't taken time off work, as I'm just sat in the spare bedroom anyway. Just avoided talking to amyone as much as possible last week.
I'll keep rested, well hydrated and sleep as much as poss and see how I am by the weekend.
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Quincy
I tested positive last Sunday, felt amonsgt the illest I've felt in my life in the early part of last week and then was negative again by Saturday/Sunday.
My chest is largely better now (still coughing a bit but only really in bed now) but I am cripplingly tired - to the point that I feel like I'm going to fall asleep mid-meetings etc. I went for a walk this morning for 15mins and it totally wiped me out.
What's the conventional wisdom to getting back in form again: