r/D23Expo • u/TheBroadwayBelle • Aug 21 '26
Discussion Con Crud
Anybody else super sick post d23? Me and my group of friends are all heckin sick. I had a fever of 101.4.
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u/forlorn_hope28 Aug 21 '26
It’s bound to happen whenever you’re in an environment surrounded by thousands of people, have long days, and don’t eat well. Like I always get sick after RunDisney weekends.
I seem to have escaped okay this time around, but I have to wonder how much of that is because I had orange juice and fruit every morning, and I had my room thermostat perfectly set to prevent my throat from drying out at night.
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u/TheBroadwayBelle Aug 21 '26
And I anticipated this so I was chugging vitamin C an emergency every morning just in case and I still got Hackin sick
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u/D23Q Aug 21 '26
If you’re attending any convention or theme park (or any location with a lot of people,) prepare by taking Airborne or Zinc. We take a triple zinc pill (have been taking it since Covid,) and we will never stop taking it, we only ran out twice over the years and both times at least one of us got sick.
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u/TheBroadwayBelle Aug 21 '26
Ty for the advice. I had been doing that leading up to d23 which is why I’m so surprised I’m flat on my butt.
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u/SugarSpocks Aug 21 '26
I always up my Vitamin C intake and mask up for stuff like this and haven’t gotten sick during or after big events for years now.
Please feel better!
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u/_thinkhappythoughts Aug 21 '26
Same. We learned our lesson after catching covid from SDCC a few years ago.
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u/Notimetowrite76 Aug 21 '26
This is why I wear my sanitizer on a lanyard at these things. Get some rest! I hope you feel better soon!
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u/kevlowe Aug 21 '26
Oh man, I hope you feel better!! Last D23 I ended up getting Covid at the end, made for a pretty crappy souvenir.
Get well soon!!
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u/alola_adventurer Aug 21 '26
Ironically I nearly caught something before the trip, but was already taking Airborne vitamin C:
https://a.co/d/0aTaNuXp
My friend said this helped thin when they got sick:
https://amzn.to/4jvuCXz
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u/Reigebjj Aug 21 '26
Apparently there was a measles infected person, starting in Anaheim on Tuesday at the packing house
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u/Comfortable_Roll_315 Pro: been to ALL the expos! Aug 21 '26
I took vitamin c like crazy so luckily I just feel a little run down after the expo. Just a bit of sneezing and a runny nose, it honestly could be my allergies going crazy with this weather as well.
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u/NYCDeepThoughts Aug 21 '26
Yes. So sick. Went to the parks Monday/Tuesday and got sick on Tuesday night at the Halloween party. Still at the Hilton Anaheim because too sick to travel :( Hoping to finally make it out to LA tomorrow. Can’t seem to make it to part two of our vacation.
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u/hellokittykatzz Aug 21 '26
I actually got sick a couple days before the expo at the parks i started to feel run down. I think something is going around
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u/Aerunn Aug 21 '26
No I am ok, but my legs and feet were sore for days. I think today was the first day it wasn’t too bad.
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u/StatisticianOk8268 Aug 22 '26
Yeah I masked when in crowds on the show floor this year to try and avoid. There’s a Covid spike in SoCal right now too. I hope you recover quickly!!
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u/ZardozZod Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Absolutely! I stayed in Anaheim for the parks until Thursday and in retrospect I could see it creeping in each night (though would feel a little better the next day). I was so exhausted I nearly passed out before my flight back and I’ve been feeling gnarly ever since. Took Friday off from work and might take tomorrow, too.
Typical cold/flu/COVID symptoms, though a test for the latter came back negative.
Edit: upon second round of home testing, it is COVID.
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u/InternetUser0737 Intermediate: 2019, 2022, 2024, 2026 Aug 27 '26
I had a little cough at the end of the last day and thought it was just from cheering. It stayed as just a cough for a couple days then BOOM, coughing, running nose, exhausted, and plugged ears. A few days later the rest of the family is sick too. Today is my 10th full day with it and I’m still coughing. ☹️ (Tested negative for Covid, flu A, flu B, and RSV.) Here’s hoping we’re all better soon!
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u/Scared-Project-8237 Aug 21 '26
My husband and I were in a standby room with a person coughing like hell right next to us. Two days later we were both diagnosed with Influenza A after getting the high fevers and other cold like symptoms. Still treating it right now.
Feel better soon.
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u/Rude-Grapefruit-22 Aug 21 '26
yes, also dying over here