I think we got it !

[oceanpride]

Sunday around 10am started with a dry unrelenting dry cough. Fever started around 5pm. Was bed ridden for over 24 hrs. Fever triggered terrible nerve pain in my back and head for at least another 70 hrs. My wife who never gets anything started coughing Tuesday afternoon and then the fever struck her too. She was bedridden for around 20hrs. We are both up and doing better now. We talked to our primary care Dr yesterday about being tested but he said unless we were in respiratory distress then they wouldn’t test us. Being on Ocrevus I was afraid that it would make it worse but I don’t think it did. All my MS symptoms increased 10 fold while I was sick. My functions are returning now thank goodness. We were very very sick.

[502E79]

Glad to hear you / family now on the upswing. Sounded rough.

Did doc say if you are still contagious?

[oceanpride]

No he didn’t say but sent a lyrica perception out for me to combat the resulting nerve pain from the high fever. I’m doing better now but my wife is still not feeling good. It’s a flu unlike any other we’ve ever had. I just wanted to let everybody know that I was able to recover while on Ocrevus
She has a lingering cough that might mean it’s in her lungs. We’ve never been this sick ever and we’ve been together for 40 years.

[KoKo]

Sunday around 10am started with a dry unrelenting dry cough. Fever started around 5pm. Was bed ridden for over 24 hrs. Fever triggered terrible nerve pain in my back and head for at least another 70 hrs. My wife who never gets anything started coughing Tuesday afternoon and then the fever struck her too. She was bedridden for around 20hrs. We are both up and doing better now. We talked to our primary care Dr yesterday about being tested but he said unless we were in respiratory distress then they wouldn’t test us. Being on Ocrevus I was afraid that it would make it worse but I don’t think it did. All my MS symptoms increased 10 fold while I was sick. My functions are returning now thank goodness. We were very very sick.

oceanpride

Sorry to hear that you and your wife got so very sick.

So glad that you are both up and doing better, thankfully.

I can relate with your MS symptoms increasing 10 fold while sick, as that has happened to me as well, when I had a virus. Very scary, for sure!

Hope you both continue to improve!

Take Care

[pennstater]

Sorry to hear. Can he test you for influenza A/B to rule them out? My sister in law was really sick as well, symptoms similar to yours. She had a flu shot, but was still positive for A.

Either way, I am glad you both feel better. Here is hoping you both keep getting stronger and your wife's cough goes away.

[oceanpride]

oceanpride

Sorry to hear that you and your wife got so very sick.

So glad that you are both up and doing better, thankfully.

I can relate with your MS symptoms increasing 10 fold while sick, as that has happened to me as well, when I had a virus. Very scary, for sure!

Hope you both continue to improve!

Take Care

Thank you KoKo. I hope the worst is over. I just wish that we could be tested.

[Seasha]

Oh dear, I'm so sorry to hear this, but glad you are recovering and the Lyrica helped!

Myoak just posted something today in the Covid 19 thread about the virus and Ocrevus https://www.msworld.org/forum/showth...virus-COVID-19

Wishing continued recovery for both you and your wife.
Take care!

[oceanpride]

Sorry to hear. Can he test you for influenza A/B to rule them out? My sister in law was really sick as well, symptoms similar to yours. She had a flu shot, but was still positive for A.

Either way, I am glad you both feel better. Here is hoping you both keep getting stronger and your wife's cough goes away.

Thank you Penstater obviously it was my T cells that got me through this because my B cells have been depleted now for almost two years.

[oceanpride]

Oh dear, I'm so sorry to hear this, but glad you are recovering and the Lyrica helped!

Myoak just posted something today in the Covid 19 thread about the virus and Ocrevus https://www.msworld.org/forum/showth...virus-COVID-19

Wishing continued recovery for both you and your wife.
Take care!

Thank you Seasha. If it develops into pneumonia for either one of us then I imagine we will be tested for Corona. I’m thinking they just don’t want to know the real numbers. Either that or they are short on test kits up here.

[Mamabug]

I think we got it !

Oh my! That really makes me wonder how many people have had it and weren't tested.

I'm glad you're ok.

[oceanpride]

Oh my! That really makes me wonder how many people have had it and weren't tested.

I'm glad you're ok.

Thank you for your kind comment. My wife’s fever has gone back up again and my cough and hers is back with a vengeance. We have all the symptoms. I don’t think we are out of the woods yet. It’s been a nightmare the last four days. We’ve tried our best to look after one another. If it persists then we might be in trouble. We’ll have to seek medical help.

[Kimba22]

We talked to our primary care Dr yesterday about being tested but he said unless we were in respiratory distress then they wouldn’t test us.

That's terrible. Getting to that point would also be much worse if on Ocrevus.

Sorry to hear you and your wife were so sick. Glad you are both doing better!

[Kimba22]

My wife’s fever has gone back up again and my cough and hers is back with a vengeance. We have all the symptoms. I don’t think we are out of the woods yet. It’s been a nightmare the last four days. We’ve tried our best to look after one another. If it persists then we might be in trouble. We’ll have to seek medical help.

Sorry I missed this and your symptoms are back! I sure hope you both get over this soon.

Hugs and prayers

[Mamabug]

Thank you for your kind comment. My wife’s fever has gone back up again and my cough and hers is back with a vengeance. We have all the symptoms. I don’t think we are out of the woods yet. It’s been a nightmare the last four days. We’ve tried our best to look after one another. If it persists then we might be in trouble. We’ll have to seek medical help.

Yes; I hope you're in phone contact with your doctors so that they can advise you about what to do.

How scary! Please keep us posted.

[oceanpride]

Thanks Kimba and Mamabug. We both put in another rough night. It is in our chests now and we are just hoping it doesn’t turn into pneumonia. If it does then I would imagine they’ll have no choice but to test us.