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I tested positive 6 days ago. I slept for most of the first 5 and had a killer headache for 4 days. I have not been online except to get my SOSN hosting done, I just didn't have the energy or brain function. Ugh.
I am happy to say I am on the mend but I'm still isolating for another 5 days, my fever is gone but the lung capacity is crappy and breathing is difficult, it's physically draining to talk or move around much. The brain fog is starting to clear but is still present, I had to rebook dentist and vet appts and could not remember who they were, I had to search online to see the name and recognize it. Info just seems to zap out of my head.
I am sending hugs to anyone who has had covid, I get it now...for most, it is, for lack of a better description, like a really nasty flu, in the sense that you can have lung congestion, fogginess, headache, weakness/lethargy but it feels like no "flu" I've ever had before. It seriously sucks.
I started to do breathing exercises yesterday to help my lungs clear. I can now walk the stairs (slowly) with shortness of breath and rapid heart rate but can do it. I've got my computer on the 3rd floor where I am isolating so I might try sitting for a bit and scrapping in the next day or two. I know I will improve and count my blessings that I did not have to be hospitalized.
My daughter also has covid and is isolated in her basement apartment in our home. She did not get the lung damage, for her it has been mostly brain fog and extreme tiredness. She is starting to feel better also.
So...that's why I've been absent this last week.
I am happy to say I am on the mend but I'm still isolating for another 5 days, my fever is gone but the lung capacity is crappy and breathing is difficult, it's physically draining to talk or move around much. The brain fog is starting to clear but is still present, I had to rebook dentist and vet appts and could not remember who they were, I had to search online to see the name and recognize it. Info just seems to zap out of my head.
I am sending hugs to anyone who has had covid, I get it now...for most, it is, for lack of a better description, like a really nasty flu, in the sense that you can have lung congestion, fogginess, headache, weakness/lethargy but it feels like no "flu" I've ever had before. It seriously sucks.
I started to do breathing exercises yesterday to help my lungs clear. I can now walk the stairs (slowly) with shortness of breath and rapid heart rate but can do it. I've got my computer on the 3rd floor where I am isolating so I might try sitting for a bit and scrapping in the next day or two. I know I will improve and count my blessings that I did not have to be hospitalized.
My daughter also has covid and is isolated in her basement apartment in our home. She did not get the lung damage, for her it has been mostly brain fog and extreme tiredness. She is starting to feel better also.
So...that's why I've been absent this last week.
I have relatives that still have symptoms that continue to linger, as well as the development of other health conditions. My dad hasn't felt well since he had COVID (which was many weeks ago), and he just had a pacemaker put in after a rush to the ER and admittance to ICU. Please be alert and don't hesitate to trust your instinct if you start to worsen or develop additional symptoms. Sending you loads of hugs and praying for you!
