Hello world. This is my COVID experience. June 12, I woke up with a pounding headache, sore scalp, 102 fever, joint pain, muscle pain, slight nausea, loss of smell and taste, and fatigue. That was the beginning. This onslaught of symptoms remained for 9 days, ending with hospitalization and bronchitis. My oxygen levels were ok. I didn't need a respirator. I could not stand for more than 10 minutes. I wasn’t eating. I lost my appetite completely. I lost ~ 15-20 lbs. in 10 days. The feeling that I had was unreal. It was like nothing I have felt before. My body was vibrating from the pain and fighting the virus. This is as real as it gets. I consider myself one of the healthiest people I know, yet it took my body 14 days to fully recover from this virus. It was a foreign feeling to me. My body simply did not know what to do. My body put up a good fight. On day 9, fever subsided, and I began to feel like my body was winning. I started to walk around, do some yoga and force food down. Surely but slowly, I recovered feeling better than ever.
Know I understand the fragility of our elders and people with pre-existing conditions. Stay smart. Take all precautions, whatever that means to you.
This is a clip I took while quarantining in our camper van the first 7 days, which was rough.
4 окт 2024
