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Your covid positive experience

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I was officially tested as positive on Monday, don't bother with the rapid test it gave a false negative. Saturday they also gave me chest x-ray which is fine, blood work and tests for Lyme. Blood work shows I'm fighting something but no tick infections.

I really started getting sick early last week with just sneezing and by Wednesday the fevers, aches, sprints to the bathroom, headaches, dizziness, zero interest in eating or drinking. Mostly low grade fevers, going as high as 102. These sensations come and go throughout the day over the past few days. I'm having chicken soup at the moment and overall feel like crap.

I'm 54, overweight but I don't have diabetes for now. Not a boozer, smoker, druggie and I like a hours of sleep.

I got J&J vaccine in March 2021 and was planning on getting a booster.

Work wants me to work from home until 11/29 or use my sick and vacation days. Fuck them I'll log in when I'm feeling up to it. I don't feel burning a hole in my liver popping Advil all day for days on end. But I will embrace someone with an opiod connection right about now. Lol

Never said I was a though person but I have never felt more miserable.

Monitoring my oxygen levels with a finger guage (avg of 94, high of 97, 90 one evening). Taking multivitamin, zinc, vitamin c and selenium (Brazil nuts) within approved levels for whatever its worth.

Hours and hours of rest in bed. I'm getting bored to death and my smartphone and TV have little interest.

I'm I know i'm a big pussy but has anyone else got their butt kicked by covid? I've never felt this miserable.

Thanks
 
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Discussion starter · #2 ·
One funny moment. I've been texting people a lot more. I was texting a young guy about the online dating world from years ago (rated g) and accidentally texted my gf instead of him. Yeah I had to sent a screen shot to her about the innocent context of my conversation with him. Hopefully I don't become a cold case file. But she seams to take it in stride with humor.
 
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I think this is going to be with us forever like HIV and drug therapies will manage it. It's a mutating virus.

I'll likely continue to get a booster as I still believe I have to rely on work from the medical community, peer review and science-based methodologies.

Now I'm being a mean xenophobic but the practices humans in some parts of the world living in close proximity to live game has shown crossover issues and with bushmeat practices.
With China being a huge country why would you have a virus lab in a major city vs. the Gobi desert? They'll never come clean about the origin.

Anyway I like to throw in links now and then that you might not find on fb or Joe Rogan Bushmeat and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Lessons from Africa.

That being said I don't think our elected officials know what's going on but are always looking for political cover.
 
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Lost 10+ pounds due to lack of appetite. Aside from that it was pain on a level 3 of 10 with related covid related symptoms.

My new Dollar General store in my town of 2,000 told me yesterday that they don't want me in their store because I revealed to them that I covid positive, until I'm well or they have me 'arrested' if I don't comply. FULL DISCLOSURE: I was in their store twice before since I tested positive (and told them) prior to last night BUT I was wearing a mask, minimized contact points and held milk and food item for them to scan. Not a yelling match that took place, I understand she's protecting her staff, customers but she eventually mentioned she could have me arrested (I don't believe I was causing a disturbance, no other customers in store or in line). That wording of hers I guess punk side going a little? I asked her (Dr Fauci) what makes you feel comfortable if I return in 2 weeks a month and she said when I'm well and I went into RonG mode a little and I talked about contacting LE in my county and state to see I was violating laws. I'm in a convience store getting food. I have pictures today of the store front with NO signs indicating indicating store policies in covid. I imagine I might draw flack from some here as perhaps my ego got involved and behavior a covid positive person could be better. This was a two minute at most exchange in total with normal speaking voices.

Next steps are to write dollar general corporate and suggest they educate store managers about their policy, STORE signs and how to deal with a customers. I'm not going to identify names of employees as they weren't snarky. No plans to goto fb as I think it's about one cranky old customer and dollar general employees who feel this was the best way to handle me. Prior to disclosing I had covid all staff were polite to me. They were worried about cleaning all my touch points.

So how far in the wrong am I, how could have I handled it better, how can I get basic food items? I AVOIDED Walmart, other stores. Basically I went to a gas station and to dollar general and avoid large crowds and told people I was sick.

Yes Ron I'm a spendthrift going to dollar stores.

Sorry for my typical grammar errors, spelling errors and run-on sentences. I'm tired, have bad eyes and she's and been on the road since 630am. I'm like both mayor's named Daley as was said about them could be said about me, you didn't understand what I said but you know what I meant.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
 
Discussion starter · #20 ·
Much better now aside from dizziness, fatigue and difficulty concentrating 3 weeks later. My gf has similar symptoms I just mentioned and had to pull over on a two hour drive cause she felt drunk. Below is from the Mayo clinic.
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