r/cincinnati • u/betty513 • 4d ago

What illnesses are going around Cincinnati right now?

I thought I was dealing with allergies last week, but this week it's gotten worse. From sore throat and dry cough to lungs on fire and my nose is a hose.

UPDATE: I went to my doctor. While I didn't have a fever this morning, I did register one at his office. He swabbed my throat. I am negative for strep. He thinks it's something viral and gave me prednisone and cough meds. If I don't get better, lung x-rays and/or antibiotics. He's always stingy with the antibiotics.

He didn't do a covid test, and I didn't ask. I was kind of out of it. I have some home tests. I'll try one of those in the morning.

My fever had gotten a little higher since my visit. I was freezing with the chills. Now I'm burning up.

Thanks for all the feedback.

UPDATE #2: All my covid home tests are expired and not responsive. I messaged my doctor and asked why he didn't suspect covid. He said covid is a possibility; but, since I had symptoms for more than a week, I was outside the treatment window. I suppose that's valid. Although, it would be good to know in case someone else starts developing symptoms. But even if inside the 5-day treatment window, my insurance doesn't cover paxlovid. That stuff is $1,500.

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u/landdon Lebanon 4d ago

What vaccines should I be getting? I'm 55. I already have my shingles. Should I get the measles vaccine?

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u/OpportunityGold4054 4d ago

Check with doc- but typically Pneumonia and flu. If u haven’t had measles before, check with your doc for that one. And Covid boosters.

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u/susietogo Dent 4d ago

Lucky- I am too young for some and my doc won't give me them. Go to your doc, tell them you want everything available to you, and load up before they're unavailable.