
I (18F) currently have Covid, and it’s a pretty moderate case.  I had a post nasal drip on the first day, chills, hot flashes, a bad headache and body aches on the second day, a sore throat, ear pain, a little bit of numbness, and a cough on the third day, and today’s been pretty much the same with some mild chest pains.  I didn’t actually test positive until today, but I’d pretty much known it was Covid because my dad tested positive.  I haven’t had a fever, and today, I am feeling better.  However, I’m completely terrified of developing long Covid.  I’m a flute player, studying music to be a professional, and any respiratory problems for 6 months to a year would absolutely wreck my life.  I’m also supposed to start college in a bit and brain fog, and any many other chronic problems would completely wreak havoc on everything I have going.  
I’m so anxious and everything I research gives me contradicting info.  I’ve seen somewhere that there’s a 3-4.5% chance of long Covid with omicron, somewhere else that it’s 33%, somewhere else that it’s 50%, and I’ve seen that being fully vaxxed helps and that it doesn’t make a difference.  I’m extremely concerned and I don’t know what to do.  I’ve been so safe for the last 2.5 years and I don’t want something like this to ruin my life