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Some years ago I contracted glandular fever. It was probably one of the sickest I& #39;ve been in my life. The worst thing was my throat swelling to the point where I couldn& #39;t eat without taking anti-inflammatories an hour beforehand.
It left me struggling with chronic fatigue since.
It left me struggling with chronic fatigue since.
Most mornings I wake up exhausted, aching all over, and it takes me a while before I& #39;m even able to get out of bed Today I woke up, and I managed to last a couple of hours before I had to go back to bed and rest. Still feel like absolute hell after my rest, just... drained.
I remember what I used to be like before the illness. I was studying Japanese at the time, and I remember being able to jump out of bed and start studying almost immediately, I was very driven. Now? I& #39;m tired and in pain and my concentration is just gone, I had to give it up.
There& #39;s so much I used to do that I& #39;ve lost to this illness. I have good days and bad days, and sometimes really bad days like today where I feel so awful the entire day is just a write-off. I can& #39;t do anything but just be in pain, barely have the focus to do much of anything.
And the reason I bring this up now, is that I caught a viral infection; Infectious mononucleosis, and while I was only sick for a couple of weeks, it wrecked my body and left me with a condition that has completely entirely altered my life.
Coronavirus is leaving people with what they& #39;re calling "post-covid syndrome"; fatigue and pain, problems with memory and concentration or brain fog... Sounds a lot like what I& #39;ve been living with for the past 5 or 6 years, doesn& #39;t it? Something I wouldn& #39;t wish on anyone.
My point with all this is, take the pandemic fucking seriously! Wear a mask and keep a distance between you and others, do everything you can to slow the spread of this disease. You don& #39;t want to end up like me. Please take every precaution, and stay safe.
