I thought I would write about covid here so I would not forget what hell I went through.
Soon after Christmas I started with the following illnesses. Headaches, cough, stomach pains and chills with a low grade fever. The chills lasted 2 days every thing else at least 5 days. Daughter was sick before and during this also.
Jan. 4th I could not taste or smell and tested positive. I guess you could say it is like the worst flu you ever had x2. Still, stomach problems. I see commercials for colon cleanse...that's what I got, thanks to the virus. It was awful. I had the sweats and was getting weaker by the day. I did not eat for days. I knew I had to, to get better.
Sometimes I only had energy to take a shower every few days. I almost fainted in the shower, so taking one was always an adventure.
Even though I can not taste or smell I tried to eat. Toast tasted like cardboard. Tea tasted like warm water and I am not sure if I will ever be able to eat a McDonalds again which tasted like sand with bigger bits of sand that I think was fat.
I started to Hallucinate. I saw a cat 4 times. 2xs in my bedroom, once in the dining room and once in the hall. I also had this...hallucination...or dream once that was weird about a robot/human.
I thought I might have to tell Agnes I need to go to the hospital. But I never said it, I did not want to go there. But I needed to eat or I would end up there. I spent a better part of 2 weeks in bed.
I also had dry nasal passage, I had scabs way up in the nostril, you have no idea how painful that can be. Blowing your nose is a horror story. I would pull the scabs out so I could breathe.
Of course with this, I got a UTI, because...that's how I roll. That was it's own horror story. And I also got Shingles! on my back which was painful in its self. sigh.
I could smell and taste peanut butter. I had peanut butter crackers so I would eat that. I also decided to try sweet potatoes. I had to ask Bill to open the can for me because I did not have enough strength. I could taste them! I think they saved me. I ate them twice a day. They are loaded with good stuff.
At one point I felt like a turned the corner and was not going to die. Yes, for about 2-3 days I thought this would kill me and I would not have been unhappy.
Then even though I still could not taste or smell, the texture of the food wasn't as bad and I could eat more gaining back some strength.
Around the 17th I started feel better, I could shower and do my wash in one day! Getting stronger!
Today is the 23rd and I still get tired at times, I still can't smell or taste most foods. My throat has...a coating, still. But not bad. My back still gets sore. I would say I am 80% recovered.
I lost 13 pounds!
I do hope to never get this again! I do hope I get my taste and smell back!
