OneEyedDiva
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So much for my theory that I might be immune. My son traveled to New York City on November 3rd. The next day he flew to Chicago for the weekend to attend a conference. A couple of days after his return (Tues) he started with a cough and figured it was a cold. He said his symptoms are nothing like when he had COVID last year and that this infection is a piece of cake in comparison. On Wednesday I had a slight sore throat, slight cough and body aches. By Thursday my head and eyes were hurting, my stomach was in knots, my fever was 100.7 at home and 101.8 by the time I was examined. I retained my sense of smell and taste but had no appetite.
My son had gone to work on Thursday and when he checked on how I was feeling that morning I told him about my temperature and the other symptoms. He said he was in Long Island but would head back to the yard, leave early and take me to be COVID tested. We were at the urgent care by one o'clock and got a call with our results by 2:35, at which time the doctor prescribed Paxlovid (surprisingly it was free). During the exam my lungs were clear, my heart sounded good but my blood pressure was very high. The doctor said that might have been due to my illness.
It's a good thing my son wasn't feeling bad because I was like a zombie junkie...zoning out, brain not functioning properly. I had to be helped to the examining room, ladies room and in-and-out of the car. My son had to wait on me because I was weak and dizzy. I wasn't a hard patient though because I slept most of the time Thursday and Friday and hardly ate anything. Friday I had a cough that chocked me up and I couldn't breathe for several seconds. That was frightening. I am feeling better now but still a little weak and have no energy. I was waiting for the upgraded boosters to come in last month but the health department didn't get them and I never made it o Walgreens. Nevertheless I'm sure my case is considered mild compared to what others have gone through.
My son had gone to work on Thursday and when he checked on how I was feeling that morning I told him about my temperature and the other symptoms. He said he was in Long Island but would head back to the yard, leave early and take me to be COVID tested. We were at the urgent care by one o'clock and got a call with our results by 2:35, at which time the doctor prescribed Paxlovid (surprisingly it was free). During the exam my lungs were clear, my heart sounded good but my blood pressure was very high. The doctor said that might have been due to my illness.
It's a good thing my son wasn't feeling bad because I was like a zombie junkie...zoning out, brain not functioning properly. I had to be helped to the examining room, ladies room and in-and-out of the car. My son had to wait on me because I was weak and dizzy. I wasn't a hard patient though because I slept most of the time Thursday and Friday and hardly ate anything. Friday I had a cough that chocked me up and I couldn't breathe for several seconds. That was frightening. I am feeling better now but still a little weak and have no energy. I was waiting for the upgraded boosters to come in last month but the health department didn't get them and I never made it o Walgreens. Nevertheless I'm sure my case is considered mild compared to what others have gone through.
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