Congratulations on beating this evil virus. Life is precious.
How ironic, that a pandemic that has killed nearly 100k with many more to come, was actually the POSITIVE diagnosis, as we all know the C word strikes great fear in anyone with good reason.
Is there a moment now that you have the opportunity to reflect back in which you recognized the first symptoms? How about the progression?
Any specific steps you took to address the symptoms before you knew the definitive diagnosis (diet change, take vitamins, medicines etc?)? Did you happen to notice any immediate changes in your condition when doing so?
Thanks for your time.
#1) Weight loss was rapid and I had no appetite but I didn't have a fever and had cold like symptoms. Not a dry but wet cough. By week 2 when I was down around 12 pounds in ~eight days, I asked my doctor for a blood test. He thought it was hay fever.
#2) When I was down 15 pounds I went to get a blood test on April 4th. I was actually feeling better by then and got some of my appetite back.
#3) Sunday the test comes back negative for anything vile like cancer but he sees other things like low iron although not terribly low and something about white blood cells. He suspects COVID. On Monday I drive to Medford with my name and DOB on my dash. Two docs and a cop dressed like Bobba Fett converge on the car and stick a long swab down my throat. Temp was 98.1 so that was clear.
#4) Got my results on Wed. Positive for COVID. What sucked was the need to always sleep and I had to get up for early work calls as we are all working remotely. But this week I felt fine and getting up was easy so I knew I was better. Was surprised I was positive but 72 hours of no symptoms other than the scar tissue in my chest. Ouch!
Hope this helps.
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