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Post by kds on Jun 12, 2022 16:02:53 GMT
Even though I tested positive yesterday, today marks Day 4 of COVID. I'd say the symptoms have improved, but the fatigue has increased. I slept about 10 hours last night, probably the longest I've slept in over five years. I've had three quite large cups of coffee this morning, and still feel tired. Not like, ready to go to sleep tired. But, more like, my ass isn't leaving this chair all day tired.
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Post by kds on Jun 13, 2022 14:03:12 GMT
COVID Day 5
Today is the last day of mandatory quarantine. I have to admit I was a little down in the dumps last evening while I sat on my deck on a warm summer evening instead of in my seat at Oriole Park at Camden Yards seeing Paul McCartney. It really took me back to this time in 2020, and missing things that year like Easter, Mother's Day, and various other things this fucking virus has taken away, not to mention the months of daycare and socialization that my son lost. I do consider myself lucky that nobody I know has lost their life to this thing. But, yeah, last night was a bummer.
My symptoms has lessened even more. I have remnants of a stuffy nose. My throat feels back to 100%. My fatigue seems to have subsided. The only annoying thing is a consistent weird, almost coppery taste in my mouth, but I'm not certain if that's from COVID or from the antiviral meds I'm taking. On the plus side, my taste for food and drink have not been affected.
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Post by kds on Jun 14, 2022 15:04:52 GMT
And...I'm free from quarantine. Although, I'm still supposed to mask up for the next five days. Which, isn't that big a deal, I'd pretty much kept masking in public anyway.
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Post by kds on Jun 22, 2022 15:41:28 GMT
OK, so I'm going to go on a bit of a rant here. I'd actually found out this bit of news last week, but sat on it because had I posted anything about it at the time, it wouldn't have been pretty.
So, I found out that a student in my wife's class had COVID, and it's very likely the student passed it to my wife, which is likely how my son and I got it. The kid's mother also had COVID, and most likely knew her son had COVID. So, instead of doing the required quarantine period, she sent him to school. This was actually quite common pre COVID, for kids to be sent to school by their parents with flus, stomach bugs, colds, you name it. In addition to my wife, several students and teachers in the school got COVID.
When I heard this bit of information, I was absolutely livid. Here I am, my family and I have been playing by the rules since March 2020. We conformed to the stay at home orders. We've followed every mask mandate. My wife and I got vaccinated and boosted. And, we will likely vaccinate my son when eligible. I still mask up in stores. I've even stayed away from the office when I've felt a little less than well just to be on the safe side.
But, because this mother decided to go against the rules, I get fucked. My young son and wife got fevers. And, my wife and I missed out on seeing Paul McCartney.
When I was trying to unload the tickets, somebody suggested to me that I just mask up since my symptoms were mild. And, you know what, I thought about it. But, I abided by my doctor's ordered, and missed the show. But, after hearing the news about where we got COVID, I now think that I should've just bought a Bang energy soda, and went to the show. Hell, if nobody else is going to follow the rules anymore, why the hell should I?
And, what really grinds my gears is that it's assholes like that mother that will likely delay this thing finally being declared endemic.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 29, 2022 11:02:23 GMT
I tested for COVID on Wednesday and the results came back last night...positive.
For the last week or so, I've had a cold and cough, and for maybe one day, that achy feeling. It's actually the first time I've been sick since the pandemic begun. I thought (was hoping ) it was just a cold or maybe even allergies because I do work out in the yard a lot. I didn't lose my sense of taste or smell. Well, the symptoms persisted, but most importantly, two clients I recently worked with reported as having COVID. So, I went to the local CVS pharmacy and took the test.
Now I have to call my boss (in about an hour) and see how we proceed. I don't know how long I have to quarantine.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 29, 2022 11:10:10 GMT
That sucks. Hope your symptoms remain mild and you can recover fully and quickly.
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Post by kds on Jul 29, 2022 12:25:49 GMT
I tested for COVID on Wednesday and the results came back last night...positive.
For the last week or so, I've had a cold and cough, and for maybe one day, that achy feeling. It's actually the first time I've been sick since the pandemic begun. I thought (was hoping ) it was just a cold or maybe even allergies because I do work out in the yard a lot. I didn't lose my sense of taste or smell. Well, the symptoms persisted, but most importantly, two clients I recently worked with reported as having COVID. So, I went to the local CVS pharmacy and took the test.
Now I have to call my boss (in about an hour) and see how we proceed. I don't know how long I have to quarantine.
Hope you feel better. When I had it last month, I had to quarantine for five full days after I first felt the symptoms. After that, my doctor said I could leave the house, but just had to mask up for an additional five days.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 29, 2022 12:51:30 GMT
So, I called my boss and told her my health news. I work in a health-related field somewhat and we're pretty up-to-date on the current news, especially COVID. We've had both co-workers and clients with COVID. Anyway, she told me that right now, since I've been vaccinated and received one booster shot, that I only have to quarantine for two days and can return to work on Monday. That doesn't sound like a lot, does it? That certainly changed from 14 days to 10 days to 5 days. But, hey, I guess I'm not complaining. I don't like to miss work.
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Post by kds on Jul 29, 2022 12:55:14 GMT
So, I called my boss and told her my health news. I work in a health-related field somewhat and we're pretty up-to-date on the current news, especially COVID. We've had both co-workers and clients with COVID. Anyway, she told me that right now, since I've been vaccinated and received one booster shot, that I only have to quarantine for two days and can return to work on Monday. That doesn't sound like a lot, does it? That certainly changed from 14 days to 10 days to 5 days. But, hey, I guess I'm not complaining. I don't like to miss work. That's definitely different from what I've been told. But, in reality, what your boss said is probably where we should be with this thing now since, two and a half years in, we have vaccines and we have treatments, both of which have been effective. Also, each new variant is weaker than the one previous. COVID is here to stay, but I'd say the worst in definitely in the rearview.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 29, 2022 13:03:52 GMT
We had a minor outbreak in our secondary location, which is in a small city about 45 miles out of the city. Something like half a dozen people roughly simultaneously tested positive--a large percentage of the people who work in that office, maybe a fifth or so. But none of them reported anything worse than cold-like symptoms, and a few had none at all. They all said that, pre-COVID, they wouldn't even have thought twice about coming to work. Instead of course they had to isolate for a few days.
Hopefully the disease will continue its trend of new strains being weaker and weaker (even if they're more infectious). Though I suppose all it takes is one mutation...
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 29, 2022 13:15:00 GMT
kds, I don't know if you're experiencing these feelings, but I'm feeling a little...deceptive. I really don't want to be telling anybody and everybody I meet during the course of the day/week that I have (or recently had) COVID. Yet, I feel guilty NOT telling them - and even being around them, possibly exposing them to COVID. This is a strange situation. My boss is proceeding like "business as usual" on Monday morning. I'm not entirely comfortable with that, but I don't know another way to handle it, unless I insist on more quarantining. And, if I wear a mask - then I have to explain why I'm all of a sudden wearing it?
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Post by kds on Jul 29, 2022 13:27:36 GMT
kds, I don't know if you're experiencing these feelings, but I'm feeling a little...deceptive. I really don't want to be telling anybody and everybody I meet during the course of the day/week that I have (or recently had) COVID. Yet, I feel guilty NOT telling them - and even being around them, possibly exposing them to COVID. This is a strange situation. My boss is proceeding like "business as usual" on Monday morning. I'm not entirely comfortable with that, but I don't know another way to handle it, unless I insist on more quarantining. And, if I wear a mask - then I have to explain why I'm all of a sudden wearing it? I had that feeling a little bit when I had it last month. My wife, son, and I were at a viewing before she and my son got the symptoms, so we had to contact the grieving family to give them a heads up. My wife compared it to finding out you had an STD. I just feel like this walking on eggshells about COVID is unnecessary now. Two years ago? Sure.
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Post by kds on Aug 19, 2022 15:28:37 GMT
So, I think my whole family's had COVID at least once by now. My sister cut her vacation short when her oldest daughter got it, and it came its way through their house. Everyone seems to be fine.
Then, a couple nights ago, we meet my father for dinner, and he said he had some cold symptoms a couple days prior. He didn't get tested, but he'd been around my sister, so there's a good chance that he had it, and also a good chance that he was still contagious.
Now, on the plus side, considering my wife, son, and I each had it too months ago, we have antibodies, so there's a pretty good chance we'll not get it, but I was still a little annoyed that my father possibly risked exposing us to it. Like, if you feel sick, at least take a test.
And, I'm not so worried about being sick, it's the days of isolation. My wife's getting ready to return to school, as is my son. We have back to school stuff to attend next week. We really can't afford to isolate for five days.
This is where I get annoyed at the politicization of COVID. Anyone who knows me over the last several years knows I consider myself conservative, but my father has gotten more and more far right in the last two years. And I feel like he's at the point where he's dismissing the whole virus. Granted, I've said, and still believe, this should be endemic by now, but I'm not ignoring it.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 3, 2022 23:06:43 GMT
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Post by kds on Oct 4, 2022 14:32:50 GMT
COVID has really made Ringo's touring schedule a mess. His tour was postponed twice (2020 and 2021). Then, they finally played some shows earlier this summer before Edgar Winter got the COVID. Then, resumed last month. Now, Ringo has it.
There's a Helloween reunion show scheduled for May 2023. The price is surprisingly reasonable, but I still feel hesitant to buy tickets after my McCartney experience.
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