RE: OT: COVID Check-In
Around a month and a half ago, now, I was experiencing a couple symptoms, namely the dry cough, and the strange phenomena of compressed lungs. At that point, neither really bothered me. I am kind of used to the former, having allergies. And, since I have very good lungs, due to a lot of cardio, I was able to deep-breathe away the latter symptom, every morning.
About five days later, I was beginning to feel really good. Nothing going on that day, until about 8 or 9 at night, the dry cough came in with a vengeance. Then, my upper stomach felt like it was engulfed in flames. Kept me up all night.
Next day, doctor set me up with antibiotics and immune reducers. And that was that. With the notable exception that the stomach kept giving me occasional fits. Turns out that I had significant inflammation and sludge in my gallbladder. It was removed this week.
What happened? Was it a coincidence, with these symptoms coinciding with a gallbladder attack? Or did this strange virus aggravate an already minor issue? I guess I'll never know for sure, but I tend to lean towards the latter.
I did test negative. However, I really could not even get a test, until I had already begun treatment (the day after my doctor telemed, to be exact). On one hand, was the virus not detected because the test was done so late in the game? Or was it legitimately something else? I never did have a fever.
One thing I do know. Prior to this episode, I was doing everything I possibly could to stay out of the way of this; washing hands until they got sores, "social distancing", wearing mask for face to face conversations. I admit I do habitually touch my face all too often, but other than that, I really feel I did my best, and still caught something nasty, whether COVID 19, or whatever that was.
I just thank God that it hit a not completely essential organ.
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