Isolation, revisited

I've been sick all week, and...yep.... the 'Rona finally got into our house.

Thankfully, we are fully vaccinated, and my experience has not been severe.

It's just been like an enhanced, super-nasty head cold, with a headache, low grade fever, congestion, sore throat, a dry, hacking cough, and LOTS of earthquake sneezing.

Oh, and marked fatigue.

It started Monday night.

I thought I was just super fatigued because of the long day at work, followed by sitting in my car for two hours (I came out from my office day at work to find I had a flat tire, and it took for EVER for roadside assistance to show up).

Nope. It wasn't just fatigue.

Woke up in the night, feeling "that feeling" of coming down with something.

Tuesday was rough....but I worked through the day. Being able to work from home the rest of the week was DEFINITELY a plus.

Wednesday, too.... I did the test Wednesday, and BAM...there it was. Positive.

I think that allowed me to just say "SCREW THEIR RULES," and take a sick day to rest, so I took Thursday off.

I think I slept better during the day Thursday, than either of the previous nights. I used grocery delivery to bring me canned chicken noodle soup, and powerade, not wanting Dave to go out, either. It was cold and rainy...like, REALLY rainy.

The fever broke Thursday night, with the full body sweats. After that, I slept SO well, for about 3 hours!!

Worked through the day Friday, and was SO glad to clock out, knowing that I have the weekend to continue getting better.

Because of the positive test, I had to cancel two appointments this past week: my follow up chemo, for the missing medication (that I've gone without TWICE, now, because of supply issues)... and for ultrasound to investigate that injury around my ribs/right shoulder blade.

The ultrasound was supposed to be Friday, which was 12 days after the injury.

I've rescheduled the appointment, and now it will be 18 days.

The area where whatever happened-happened- is still stiff and sore, but I am pretty sure the hematoma will be completely gone by then.

The hematoma was the reason for the ultrasound, but I am hoping they can see what tore, and determine if it is healing properly.

Yay. I just hope surgery won't be recommended.

So... March has SUCKED for me, so far!!!

The good news is that Dave is FINE. If he is still fine tomorrow, he will have dodged the bullet.

And we can tell you, it's difficult to isolate in such a small house!

Oh, and a word of advice: don't let your phlebotomist hug you (over and over) if she isn't wearing a mask.

...and then, when she tells you, AFTER the hugging, that she's not vaccinated, you really should SAY SOMETHING.

(yes, I was masked, but I only had a procedure mask with me that day, and when those words came out of her mouth, my "stomach dropped" to the floor......UGH!! How can you be in that line of work, going LITERALLY face to face with people who have compromised health, and not be vaccinated? Or, at the VERY least, not wear a KN95 -or better- mask?)

I won't be seeing her again, as the walk-in lab location (that I have been going to for years) is closing. That was why she was hugging me.

That encounter is the only thing I can think of, in terms of where I picked up the virus, because we have been careful when out in public, doing errands, at work, etc.

In a way, I am glad to have gotten this over with. I figured it was inevitable, and now it's done.

Sure, I was anxious, however, I am impressed by my body's resilience. By its capability to process an "alien invasion," as a friend so accurately put it.

I am beyond grateful that the claims that the vaccine keeps patients out of the hospital were accurate, in my case.

I have been taking it really easy this weekend, so far. Slept until after 8 both mornings, and am feeling SO MUCH better.

I did some of my weekly chores yesterday, and rested after each one, and then cooked for the first time all week last night. It was tiring, but felt good to do. I'll finish the chores today, and will cook again tonight.

Took a 90 minute nap in the afternoon yesterday... which is almost unheard of, so I know I still have recovering to do.

This morning, there was no sore throat at all for the first time since Tuesday. Still no fever since it broke Thursday night.

I'm thinking that I will work from home tomorrow, and ask Dave to go get my work at the end of the day, again, like we did when I thought I had a broken rib. It's probably best to not go to the office so soon after being down with Covid.

Not sure what the office rules are on that, if there are any. Surely, there are-since there are rules about everything else.

It was 20 degrees this morning, and my daffodils are frozen. They did really well this year, though, so I am grateful to have been able to enjoy them before this happened.

Some of you may recognize most of this post from "the other place," if we are FB friends. It was easier for me to copy/paste/update that post that to write one from scratch.

Everyone have a good week, stay well, and welcome Spring!