As it turns, I’m not immune.
I managed to avoid COVID since the beginning. Yesterday it caught up with me.
On Thursday I felt fine and had no known contact with anyone exposed to or suffering from COVID. Yesterday, Day 0 as these things go, I woke up feeling off, a scratchy throat, runny nose, aches and pains, and the start of a headache.
I decided I’d test myself as I had kits around. The results came back positive and strongly so.
I notified my employer and the folks I’d been in contact with. Then I called my doctor. Actually I ended up talking with a nurse twice, then my doctor. The long and the short of it; I was prescribed Paxlovid. I did some research and made the decision that, given my risk factors, it was the way to go. You might not feel that way. That’s okay with me too.
By nightfall my temperature was up to 103F and my O2 had dropped several points. Worse, I had a massive headache. I don’t recall ever having one this bad.
Luckily, I’d shopped earlier in the week. Even luckier, I’d cooked up a lot of bone broth. There isn’t much I really needed, so it was off to bed.
I woke up every two hours or so. This never happens to me. I was always able to sleep again. Thank goodness I was able to breathe as deep breathing, exhaling more slowly than inhaling helped a lot.
Finally, at my 3:00 a.m. wake-up, I took some Tylenol. I’d been holding off to let the fever do its work. By 3:00 a.m. it had come down on its own.
All of the treatments, Paxlovid taken early, bone broth, sleep, hydration, and Tylenol must have worked because this morning I felt much better.
My temperature is down, my O2 is up, and my headache is minimal.
I don’t know how long this will last, but I’m encouraged as I don’t feel anything like last night.
That’s it for now!