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You are exactly right. I got it the first time in March 2020 after a 3 day layover in Guangzhou China. Came home and gave it to my wife. It took us about 2 months to get over the severe fatigue. My son got it from us when he came home from college shortly after I returned. He had the worst symptoms but the fastest recovery. None of us could get tested because none of us needed hospitalization and that was the requirement to be tested at the time. My son did get tested for everything else they could test him for including flu, mono, etc. All negative.
I got it the second time this April after a layover in England. The Indian variant was just starting there. Again, brought it home and gave it to my wife. This time was almost nothing except we lost our taste and smell for about a week. We both tested positive. 4 weeks later she tested positive for antibodies. I was negative. So I took a Tcell test. I was positive on that. Doctors I spoke with said because of my first exposure, my body fought off the second exposure easily and I probably hardly generated any antibodies at all. My long term immunity (t cell) took care of it quickly and effectively. Aside from losing taste and smell both my wife and I were nearly symptom free the second time around.
I fly internationally for a cargo company. Last week I was in Japan, China, Singapore and Australia. I get tested several times a month to comply with various national laws. I probably also get exposed to COVID several times a month. I don’t worry about it at all anymore. I’d rather have it than a bad cold. I stay fit and take lots of vitamin C and D. I haven’t been vaccinated and I will not get vaccinated until I absolutely have to. At some point, like the flu or the common cold, everyone will get COVID. Like the flu, it will kill a small percent of the people who get it. The rest of us will be a little inconvenienced and move on.

I got it in mid March 2020 too, and nobody was testing in AZ unless you were hospitalized. Even then, the tests had to be sent to the CDC to get the results. Ppl forget how different things were back then. I’ve never gotten Covid since, nor have I had a cold since 2018. I’ve also never had the flu so I’ve never gotten a flu shot, even at 67. However, I HAVE had bronchitis approximately 4-6 times in my adult life, while hubby has never developed bronchitis. Ppl are different, so it shouldn’t be surprising that their immune systems are different too.

I DID get an antibody test last month at Fry’s (Kroger) which was negative. However, I was warned by the technician that it would be negative since it had been 17 months since I had the virus. I’m planning on getting a T cell test the next time I see my doctor.