Post Covid
Coronavirus we finally meet.
I write this as I had to take the day off work due to exhaustion. I left early yesterday because I was tired after a half day of work, despite it being an easy day. Covid fatigue feels like you’ve done a hard workout recently or worked a tough work week, and it’s Friday night… But you haven’t done either of those things. I’m okay; I must remind myself to pace myself as I fully recover over the next month and a half. I hope I don’t have long covid. Time will tell.
Covid. The first week was the hardest. I was the sickest I’ve ever been. I was pretty useless that first week. It wasn’t easy to do basic tasks like cooking. I do it; then I feel like I just ran a 100-meter dash and was wiped out. Slowly over week two, I started to recover and was gradually able to do basic tasks without being short of breath, with the other covid symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, exhaustion, fever, chills, cough, brain fog, and terror of wondering if this is it? That very same week, I learned that my cousin died from Covid. Debra was killed on Christmas. She wasn’t vaccinated. What a horrible tragedy. I had to miss her service because I caught Covid. I had some risk factors, such as being Obese. I gained 20 pounds last year (or maybe since the pandemic started, time feels weird these days. Dunno if this is a side effect of recovery from Coronavirus or living in a pandemic. I need to lose weight this year.) I want to visit her grave soon.
You just don’t know what will happen to you if you catch it. Don’t gamble your life to it. Get vaccinated.
I put those hours of doom scrolling to use by trying every possible treatment I could.
1) Being vaccinated ASAP. It’s likely I caught Covid when I did, because I’m not boosted.
2) Drinking freshly made lemon-ginger tea with copious honey.
3) Max amount of extra strength cough syrup.
4) Drinking weed tea. Not activated, as edibles typically are, but ground dried flower. It seems to work, as I felt a big difference an hour after it had taken effect. I wasn’t high (I didn’t want to be, and it’s not wise to smoke with a respiratory disease)
5) increased rest, and lots of water.
6) Taking an additional 5k IU Vitamin D every day and an additional 1-2 Turmeric-Ginger supplements.
I had two doctor’s appointments in December; both were canceled. First, my doctor was sick, then me four weeks later. After that, I was busy with work. Please don’t make my mistake and get the vaccine booster. If nothing else, when you catch Covid, it won’t be as bad or have the worse effects.
I’m recovered, but my body hasn’t caught up. My energy isn’t all back, but that’s to be expected two weeks from it. I pushed myself too much by returning to work and going full speed.
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Sounds 100% shitty. So glad you were vaccinated and for the most part are on the other side of it now. It’s good that you wrote down your experiences for both closure and for others to know this is no joke. Sending big hugs from Canada xoxo
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Thanks Nicole!
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I’m sorry to hear this. I do hope you’ll recover soon. From what I hear, long COVID is no fun.
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Thanks K E Garland! I too hope it’s not long covid.
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I’m glad you’re recovered… but yes, that fatigue takes a long time to work itself out of our systems, it seems!
Thinking of you and hoping for more easier days than tired struggles 😉
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Thanks Meg! Not much to say about it than to persist through. The symptoms have helped me practice to be in the moment, and not my anxiety about the future with it take over. One day at a time. 🙂
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I’m glad you’re recovering and thanks for sharing everything that helped with your symptoms. I haven’t gotten it yet but I feel like it’s only a matter of time. Hoping to get my booster soon so that even if I do get it I won’t have really horrible symptoms.
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Thanks Pooja! Yeah, I’ll be getting ASAP now, which means another 1-2 months. It’s not worth the risk…
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Just saying hi, again 😉 How are you?
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🙂 Feeling much better this week. Felt strange having my normal energy back! Been in an introverted mood after work these days 😅. Thanks for checking in!
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So glad to hear your have your normal energy back!!!
You’re allowed to be introverted, whenever 😉
Stay well, my friend 🙂
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Just saying hi! Hope you are well?
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Meg, Hi! Mostly well lately… Life’s been challenging with having long covid, and many work adjustments. I’ve had to focus on self care, and it’s been impossible to write with brain fog/fatigue. I’m happy that you checked in! I have a post on the way, likely tomorrow. To be safe, I’ll need a second opinion since part of it is about work… And I don’t want to make the mistake again of writing something I can’t take back. Thanks for being a friend!
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I am glad you are doing better! Great song choice!
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