OP
OP
Klassy
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Woe woe is me! Alas, I have Covid.
I have been feeling grotty for a few days with what I thought was hay fever. I think I definitely was suffering with that, very high pollen count, sneezing and coughing and itchy eyed etc. And feeling sluggish but blaming it on the antihistamines I was taking. But this morning I woke up with a sore throat to go with the sniffles and I thought, this feels more like a common cold. And remembering that Omicron symptoms are reportedly like a cold, I thought, better take a test. And, positive!
My husband then tested and was negative. So we are doing the self-isolation dance around each other. But given that we have been in close contact until this morning, it may be too late.
I am feeling guilty, because we have spent 2 and bit years being sooo careful, and lately I have got fed up with it all: shopping by click and collect (we have a lifetime supply of compostable bags which are useless for anything but the compost caddy, and my compost heap just can’t cope with so many) and mask wearing, and I had begun to shop without a mask. I was thinking, the rates have been so high but lower recently, almost everyone I know has had it, surely all these other folks cheerfully shopping without masks have also had it by now and aren’t spreading it any more. So I have probably brought it home and put my husband at risk, and even if he avoids catching it, the need to isolate has put a dent in his plans for the weekend at least.
Still, looking on the positive side (not in a test result way): at least the way I have felt for the last couple of days has an explanation other than old age, so hopefully temporary. I am fully vaccinated (sigh, naively I thought a vaccine would be the end of all this) so statistically my chances of having a mild dose are good. And I don’t feel too bad at the moment. Let’s hope this is as bad as it gets, and soon I’ll be feeling better, with a good boost to my immunity as well.
I have been feeling grotty for a few days with what I thought was hay fever. I think I definitely was suffering with that, very high pollen count, sneezing and coughing and itchy eyed etc. And feeling sluggish but blaming it on the antihistamines I was taking. But this morning I woke up with a sore throat to go with the sniffles and I thought, this feels more like a common cold. And remembering that Omicron symptoms are reportedly like a cold, I thought, better take a test. And, positive!
My husband then tested and was negative. So we are doing the self-isolation dance around each other. But given that we have been in close contact until this morning, it may be too late.
I am feeling guilty, because we have spent 2 and bit years being sooo careful, and lately I have got fed up with it all: shopping by click and collect (we have a lifetime supply of compostable bags which are useless for anything but the compost caddy, and my compost heap just can’t cope with so many) and mask wearing, and I had begun to shop without a mask. I was thinking, the rates have been so high but lower recently, almost everyone I know has had it, surely all these other folks cheerfully shopping without masks have also had it by now and aren’t spreading it any more. So I have probably brought it home and put my husband at risk, and even if he avoids catching it, the need to isolate has put a dent in his plans for the weekend at least.
Still, looking on the positive side (not in a test result way): at least the way I have felt for the last couple of days has an explanation other than old age, so hopefully temporary. I am fully vaccinated (sigh, naively I thought a vaccine would be the end of all this) so statistically my chances of having a mild dose are good. And I don’t feel too bad at the moment. Let’s hope this is as bad as it gets, and soon I’ll be feeling better, with a good boost to my immunity as well.
