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Apparently I cope by HELPING. So, I may have had covid a couple weeks ago. I wanna talk about how I got through in case it& #39;s useful to you.
Why do I think I had covid? I could barely breathe. I had a temp. I was FREEZING. I felt as tho I& #39;d been run over by a truck full of ice. Sitting up counted as exertion. I literally passed out from the effort of sitting up to eat. Coughing a lot. Not sneezing.
Now the thing of it is, everything that goes anywhere in this country comes through here. But people don& #39;t think about that. So I was hearing that the elderly all had the same thing I did, but nobody& #39;d been anywhere, so they weren& #39;t testing. "It& #39;s just a bug."
So I knew if I went to the hospital, nothing would come of it. AND I& #39;d expose myself to other maladies. So instead, I stayed home and tweeted a lot. You may have noticed. The thing is I COULD NOT get out of bed.
So I didn& #39;t try. I kept a quart of water and the family size box of & #39;quil by my bed, as well as some juice and donuts. All of that is gone now. I took as much quil as I could, drank EVERYTHING, and ate only what required no effort. And I slept. And slept. And freaking slept.
The main thing I really don& #39;t feel has been covered in the news at all is eating was really a giant problem. When my donuts were gone, I& #39;d get hungry, figure out what sounded good, go to the kitchen, and be too exhasted to think about food.
I finally figured out that I needed to replenish a spoon before eating and just carried a green smoothie and a block of cheese back to bed so I could eat them... eventually.
So seriously I can& #39;t rec trail mix, pop tarts, cookies, and all manner of stuff I wouldn& #39;t usually consider "illness food" quite highly enough. I texted a friend and asked her to send snacks. Her husband is a genius and thought of stuff I hadn& #39;t.
Ginger ale, bananas, and a good trail mix were the best. I also got a mad craving for lemonade, so there& #39;s that.
Something I didn& #39;t figure out in time to prevent it is after like a week of this bs, I felt a different kind of bad. And then I figured it out. I hadn& #39;t been drinking any caffeine when I usually drink buckets. OH, HI, MIGRAINE! Might wanna get some soda or instant something.
The things I took for medicine: nyquil, dayquil, more albuterol than is strictly wise, and a candy from The Philippines called Jack&Jill Maxx, which has saved my hide more than once. You want these, I am serious. Eucaluptus flavor, if possible.
I wasn& #39;t able to THINK about showering. Who was there to care? So i changed my pjs a lot and just forgave my horribly stinky self.
Anyway there& #39;s my experience of riding it out at home. Nothing you probably couldn& #39;t have figured out beyond "you will be tired. Tireder than that. No seriously. So, SO tired. Food is a puzzle in need of solving. Stairs must be attempted with breaks.
Oh, something else to warn you about. Forgive the ableist language but there& #39;s just no better way to put it.
This illness made me stupid as hell. Reading? Following a show? Figuring out that I should call someone for help? Nope!
This illness made me stupid as hell. Reading? Following a show? Figuring out that I should call someone for help? Nope!
None of that was feasible. So make a plan now I guess so you don& #39;t have to brain later.
If this was helpful to you; I just missed 2.5 weeks of work and now it looks like I& #39;m going to do it again as everybody distances. If you want to tip me, I& #39;ll not say no. If you& #39;re not secure? Keep it for you. https://ko-fi.com/karidru ">https://ko-fi.com/karidru&q...
It occurs to me that perhaps I should have been updating all along.
Feb. 25: I rapidly declined.
March 1: I started to be a little better. Could sit up. Could think.
Early-mid March my breathing was bullshit but I felt well enough for light work and exercise. But...
Feb. 25: I rapidly declined.
March 1: I started to be a little better. Could sit up. Could think.
Early-mid March my breathing was bullshit but I felt well enough for light work and exercise. But...
I was incorrect. I felt fine for walking but it tired me so much. I still am not really good past a mile and a half.
I have been massaging those in my quarantine closed circuit but it& #39;s really good that& #39;s 2 people.
I have been massaging those in my quarantine closed circuit but it& #39;s really good that& #39;s 2 people.
I got my tastebuds back less than a week ago. I cannot tell you the relief.
I understand the lung damage. Sucks but makes sense.
My sense of taste going all absurd: NOW THAT& #39;S JUST MEAN.
I understand the lung damage. Sucks but makes sense.
My sense of taste going all absurd: NOW THAT& #39;S JUST MEAN.
Anyway when I started this thread I thought I was "over it" but I have come to understand that I was not.
So if you get covid? Be kind to yourself, ok?
So if you get covid? Be kind to yourself, ok?
