The more you know.
I have a friend from back home who also has COVID-19, confirmed. He plays on a team, they had a meet a few weeks ago, and he is now one of at least 28 people (!) diagnosed with it. That was on Tuesday. He's been posting regular updates on Facebook, partly because he doesn't have a lot else to do right now, and partly because it's of great interest to me and presumably others to follow his journey through this.
They all know each other in the league, and have been sharing stories. Of the 28, all are still alive (as of Tuesday) although three were in ICU. He collected everyone's symptoms and posted them all, just so people could have a one-stop source of testamonials to compare and contrast. Also, I've now read all of these first-hand accounts and when I start having symptoms, I have some idea of what it might or might not be. Everyone gets the dry cough. Not all the time, just once in a while, along with the low grade fever. After three days, it seems to ease off, but then comes back with a vengeance with more "flu-like" symptoms. Body aches, mostly in the back and lower back area. Some get the body aches pretty bad, some not at all, most somewhere in between. The rest of the symptoms vary more. Some also have congestion and/or runny nose, some don't. It's also possible that these people also happened to catch a cold at the same time. Anyway, you get the idea. I'm not sure how much it will help to know all this once I start showing symptoms, but I'm someone who likes to know things, so at least I'll have a little more peace of mind.