…well…I hope!
The covid epizootic seems to be easing off. The fever is gone(!!). The cough is mostly gone.
It’s been a long haul, that’s for sure. Some of the symptoms started as early as last February! In my li’l Hypochondriac’s Journal — an Excel spreadsheet used to record what pills I’ve taken and when (since I can’t remember when I last took an aspirin!) — I started to note cognitive issues early in February. The peripheral neuropathy also shows up in February.
Migawd! That’s five months!
I found that in my dotage — or…possibly as an effect of a “long covid” infection? (this is really a good video, BTW) — I can barely remember my name, to say nothing of when I’ve gulped down what pill. So I created an Excel spreadsheet to show the date and time of each medication dose.
Well, of course that was nowhere near entertaining enough, eh? So while I was at it, I entered notes on what weirdness has been going on. Reports from the covid trenches, as it were:
| Back pain continues to improve | ||||||||
| Cough also continues to diminish, even without Robitussin | ||||||||
| NB: diagnosed w/ covid on 16 May. So this has been going on about a month. | ||||||||
| It appears possible that the back pain may also be a covid symptom. Some sites list muscle pain. | ||||||||
| https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-long-is-a-person-contagious-with-coronavirus#recovery-times | ||||||||
| “Long covid” = any symptoms that persist longer than a month. 10% to 35% of cases are “long” | ||||||||
| Apparently it can take from 2 to 14 days to develop symptoms, so I could have been exposed as early as May 1. | ||||||||
| Typically seems to be about 14 days; ie., ca May 1. | ||||||||
| Luz was here on May 1. So chances are good that I got it from her. She could have been asymptomatic. | ||||||||
(The table has columns on the left for dates & time…)
One thing that’s clear, given the CDC video referenced above, is that I was VERY lucky — and smart — to have snabbed all three covid shots before the bug came my way. If you haven’t had those shots, get them now!
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Moving on: Pool dude was here this morning, in all his cuteness. The pool is, as usual, sparkling clear. But…yesterday I discovered, to my amazement, that he apparently hasn’t been emptying the pump’s leaf filter! It was packed tight with dead leaves! So I cleaned that out. And now it seems to be running OK. Pretty well, as a matter of fact.
But it does tell you: You’ve gotta ride herd on the flunkies!! Don’t assume that, just because they say their job is to do that or to do this, that they’re really doing the job.
Which reminds me: Gotta get off the dime and chase down Gerardo. And so, awaaaayyyy!