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Hi world. On Friday, March 27, I began experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, including a pounding headache, diarrhea, shortness of breath, and a sore throat. Taking no chances, I isolated myself from my fiancée @lanyatoshiko before proceeding to board the roller coaster.
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Fever and body aches came and went, teasing a sunny outcome one day only to slap me in the face the next. I had spells of extreme dizziness, including a messy tumble during a bathroom trip. I lost all appetite, though I did not lose my sense of smell or taste like others did.
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On days 3 and 4, I began to experience burning chest pain and pressure, moments of elevated heart rate, as well as difficulty breathing when I tried to sleep at night. As someone with a heart disease and asthma, this made me a high risk for complications, which scared me.
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Still, my symptoms were relatively manageable. But because of my health history, I was approved for COVID-19 testing. They warned that results could take 4-10 days to arrive. Since I would have recovered or been in the hospital by that point, I decided I would not get tested.
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Today is day 7, which by many accounts is when mild to moderate cases begin to resolve. Yesterday, a doctor virtually diagnosed me with presumed COVID-19, but noted that I looked like I was reaching the tail end of my symptoms.
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Per CDC guidelines, I& #39;m actually able to leave the home in this state, having gone 72 hours without a fever and 7 days since my symptoms first appeared. But I& #39;ll wait a while longer before even daring to step foot outside. My breathing is still 75-80% capacity at best.
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Ultimately, we don& #39;t even know if what I had was COVID-19. So #StayHome 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> if you can, #WearMasks and keep your distance if you cannot. I furiously masked, social-distanced, and hand-sanitized every step of the way, and the pandemic still found me. It can happen to anyone.
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Thank you to the many friends, family members, and experts that I consulted in a panicked state over the last few days. It took an army to make me strong, and I now have the task ahead of me to be strong for myself.
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The last thing I& #39;ll say is that I& #39;m extremely privileged to have the access to these support networks. Some couldn& #39;t afford rent this month. Some still have to brave the outdoors to go to work. Some don& #39;t have health insurance.
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If you& #39;re in a more stable place right now, please pay it forward. Call for a rent freeze. Call for release of nonviolent inmates and safe shelter for the homeless. Equip healthcare providers and emergency responders with masks, gowns, gloves, ventilators, and warm meals.
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Support small businesses. Watch over the elderly and the immunocompromised. Be vocal about warehouse workers, drivers, grocery store workers, and delivery workers& #39; rights to a livable wage, hazard pay, and paid sick leave.
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The next few months will be tough. Take care of yourself and others. Be strong, be vigilant, be kind. Hugs on the other side.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">
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