Elizabeth Culmer (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
edenfalling) wrote2022-04-11 02:39 pm
edenfalling) wrote2022-04-11 02:39 pm
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wherein Liz has Covid-19
Fun story: guess who took a precautionary Covid-19 test on Sunday to prep for her Wednesday mammogram and discovered her spring cold was actually Covid?
That's right. Me. *headdesk*
I have no idea where or how I caught it, but I was starting to feel like I was coming down with a cold on Thursday evening, so presumably I was infected at some point earlier last week. I know one of my Not the IRS coworkers was ill on Thursday and has been out sick (exact illness unknown) since then, so perhaps he's the vector? Then again, I do encounter a lot of people, so who knows.
I was pretty good about wearing a mask on Friday and Saturday, just on general "hey, I have a cold; maybe let's not share cold germs, either!" principles, so hopefully I didn't infect anyone else. :/
I am under quarantine orders for the next few days, which will be tedious, but I think I do get paid for the missed work as part of a state program so it's more of an annoyance than a hardship.
Anyway, thus far my particular case of Covid-19 has been acting like a normal moderate-to-bad cold -- started with a sore throat, now my nose and sinuses are full of gunk, and I am generally very tired -- and I have not experienced any of the more worrying potential symptoms. I intend to continue treating it with sleep and fluids, and maybe catch up on some household chores while I'm shut in.
I have also rescheduled my mammogram to May, because obviously Wednesday was out of the question.
That's right. Me. *headdesk*
I have no idea where or how I caught it, but I was starting to feel like I was coming down with a cold on Thursday evening, so presumably I was infected at some point earlier last week. I know one of my Not the IRS coworkers was ill on Thursday and has been out sick (exact illness unknown) since then, so perhaps he's the vector? Then again, I do encounter a lot of people, so who knows.
I was pretty good about wearing a mask on Friday and Saturday, just on general "hey, I have a cold; maybe let's not share cold germs, either!" principles, so hopefully I didn't infect anyone else. :/
I am under quarantine orders for the next few days, which will be tedious, but I think I do get paid for the missed work as part of a state program so it's more of an annoyance than a hardship.
Anyway, thus far my particular case of Covid-19 has been acting like a normal moderate-to-bad cold -- started with a sore throat, now my nose and sinuses are full of gunk, and I am generally very tired -- and I have not experienced any of the more worrying potential symptoms. I intend to continue treating it with sleep and fluids, and maybe catch up on some household chores while I'm shut in.
I have also rescheduled my mammogram to May, because obviously Wednesday was out of the question.
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I hope it remains an off-brand cold with no complications.
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I just got a call from the health department/quarantine folks, and they said my isolation period notionally started on Thursday evening, so I should be okay to return to normal life on Wednesday, all things being equal. *crosses fingers*
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Also, I feel a terrible urge to make silver lining jokes about the boob-waffle machine.
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