Friday, January 14, 2022

So This is Covid

 


Well, I've got COVID. 

Which is probably inevitable with this variant if you or your SO works outside the home. 

Part of it was probably a little bit of mistiming. I caught a light cold Christmas Eve. I was recovering from that, when there was a COVID scare (well, not a "scare," given that one of his coworkers did come down with it) at the SO's work, and we decided to get boosted immediately. 

So basically I was already run down when got the booster, and I got the booster after I'd been exposed. Oops.

So I missed New Year's because, yep, COVID.

Which I kept insisting was just a bad cold--because that's what it feels like. A very bad cold. I did sort of suspect however, especially when the SO's version of the very bad cold came with fever and aching joints, and was over in three days. 

**Obviously, OBVIOUSLY, I was socially isolating through all of this. Regardless of chances I might take, I'm never going to take a chance with someone else's health or safety. Let alone the health and safety of people I love.

Up until we caught it, I assumed that these break-thru cases occurred because people were not taking the same precautions they'd originally taken. I mean, I'd stopped spraying everything that came through the door (including the dogs' paws) with disinfectant. I'd stopped wearing a mask when outdoors.  I went out to lunch. I went to Catalina for a week and did all the things. 

As we understood more about the virus, we adjusted our behaviors accordingly. But we were still super careful. 

The problem is, we can only control our own behaviors. We learned that one of the SO's unvaccinated coworkers lied--continues to lie--about being tested. Some of the customers who walk into that business don't wear masks and throw a screaming fit when they're asked to put a mask on. I'm going to assume they aren't vaccinated. The madness continues.

Anyway, my cold went on and on, people kept asking me if I was tested, and finally I thought why aren't you getting tested? So I got tested and yep. Bingo. 

If I hadn't already been getting over a cold, I'd probably have recovered a lot faster. As it was, I had a couple of miserable days and then what feels like forever of lingering ickiness. Today I feel pretty good. I still have a cough, but it's way, way better. I never had any alarming symptoms. I didn't have aching joints. I was never short of breath. I didn't lose my sense of smell or taste. 

MY GOOD TASTE REMAINS INTACT. ;-) 

Had I not been fully vaccinated, it could have been quite a different outcome. Especially since I'm prone to respiratory infections. Had we been boosted earlier, we might not have been sick at all, and that would have been the best possible outcome.




 


11 comments:

  1. I'm sorry to hear this news, but I hope you get well soon. Take care of yourself. A big virtual hug.

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    1. Thank you very much! Yes, if I had to get it, I'm happy to have what is clearly a much milder variant than the first two.

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  2. Glad you’re feeling better!! I haven’t had it and I will try my best not to. I work from home and live alone so that helps!

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    1. I think if you work from home, you should be okay. The SO has only recently started working outside the house, and unfortunately, there's a lot of customer interaction.

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  3. It’s scary out there and you are not the only person I know who has Covid despite precautions. I am so glad you’re feeling better and recovering. ❤️

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    1. I know covid fatigue is a real thing, but even the mild variant is really unpleasant. It's worth doubling down on some of those preventative measures.

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  4. Oh Josh, I'm so sorry! Thank God it wasn't worse, but I know it was bad enough. I can't believe someone would lie about test results or being vaccinated - but self-absorbed and batsh*t crazy people are plentiful these days. So glad y'all made it through okay ❤

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    1. To make it all worse, she drives an Uber evenings. AND she's got three kids! Also unvaccinated. And yet in most other ways she seems like a nice, considerate person. She's just severely, defiantly uneducated.

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    2. It's scary - and maddening - who and what people are willing to believe and not believe.

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  5. I am so sorry to hear the news…but grad you're getting better!
    Some people don't care about COVID and cogh cogh cogh…so scary.
    Please please take care and rest well.

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  6. Oh honey I'm so sorry to hear that! I know it doesn't help any, but I live in Italy and here they suggest you to take the third shot (or booster) after 4/5 months from the second shot. Masks are mandatory even outdoor and we need to have a "green pass" to do pretty much everything. You can get a "basic" green pass being tested (every 48 hours) but you can only go to work or in shops. EVERY kind of shops, except for farmacies or grocery stores. Then there's a "reinforced" green pass, which is for those vaccinated, needed to go to pubs, restaurants, museums, swimming pools, gyms, sport events, cinemas etc. Aaand, accesses also are limited.
    If you don't have one of these passes, you can just go our for a walk :')
    Nevertheless, the virus is spreading madly, but for those vaccinated is just a cold, no need for hospitalization unless you are "at risk" i.e. with other seriuos pathologies.
    I hope you get well soon. Sends lot of love and booze :D

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