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Golf after Covid

I’ve had covid a few times but never really noticed a difference with my game. I can still shank it on demand
 
The only symptoms I had the two times I had it was that every joint I ever injured ached like hell for 3 days. That's a lot of places to hurt at once. I hurt anyway if I can't get out and move around, so it took a few weeks to work out the stiffness and stuff just from laying around during quarantine. Especially the back.
 
Caught mine in the middle of winter, and it took me 3 weeks back from work before I could make it through a 8 hr day without feeling terrible. So start to finish it was a month of weakness that I couldn’t of imagined swinging a club then.
 
Both time I got it I was really tired and couldn't take a deep breath.

I just laid around for a couple of days and I was OK. I didn't notice any effects to my swing at all.
 
mav52 said:
Like any virus, it impacts people differently, specifically at an older age and if you have health issues.
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The kind of covid you got also can be pretty relevant. I don't know what variant we're on now since it's not all over the news.

But that first strain was i believe the most difficult on the lungs for most, especially for older folks.
 
Had covid 3 times, verified by testing.

First was in 12/19. Caught it from my wife. Felt like just a bad chest cold. Kept me down for about 2 weeks, of coughing, and spitting up junk.

Next two times were in 2022. Again just a bad cough, but much milder symptoms. Without testing I would've thought I just had a cold, or allergies.

All 3 times, after I got my strength back, my golfing returned for me.
 
MtlJeff said:
The kind of covid you got
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Never said I had COVID< which at 71 I haven't, knocking on wood. But you are right the first strain was rough, I lost a friend ( a health nut, in great shape, retired Vet) that just refused to get vaccinated, he died in ICU. And others, some ended up with long covid.
 
mav52 said:
Never said I had COVID< which at 71 I haven't, knocking on wood. But you are right the first strain was rough, I lost a friend ( a health nut, in great shape, retired Vet) that just refused to get vaccinated, he died in ICU. And others, some ended up with long covid.
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I was just using "you got" as a general line, didn't mean you specifically---sorry!
 
I wasn't playing much golf when I caught what I'm sure was Delta at the time, but that hit me pretty hard. I felt like crap for several weeks and slept a lot.

When I had Omicron, that was no big deal at all. Just felt like a cold.
 
I had my covid in the winter time, so I noticed no ill effects come springtime.

Shake it off, get back at it!
 
mav52 said:
Never said I had COVID< which at 71 I haven't, knocking on wood. But you are right the first strain was rough, I lost a friend ( a health nut, in great shape, retired Vet) that just refused to get vaccinated, he died in ICU. And others, some ended up with long covid.
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I wont comment on that because I'll get in trouble
 
Canadan said:
early on, some things. Nothing that would surprise you.

Now? I can't imagine anything has lingered, unless Covid is to blame for my mediocre driver swing.
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You were complaining about that pre Covid…
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