Jon has Covid and suspect I do to, testing can't happen for two days and then wait for lab results. We're good, not going to die of this and we have each other and a roof over our head still.
So about this time last year Jon and I both got laid out sick. He ended up at the hospital and I took five days off from work. Well this year I came down with what I thought was a head cold on 12/15 (one of my days off actually) and ran a fever for a little while then stayed home from work. Honestly it felt just like any other cold I've had so despite friends saying go get tested I didn't. Jon was concurrently feeling worse as well and last night finally took him to the ER. Four hours later he tested positive for Covid and the doctor said I likely gave it to him. So as of right now Jon is on ten day quarantine and I'm off work fourteen days.
I feel really bad for my coworkers because I swore it was only a head cold since I felt better after a few days. I was keeping my distance from everyone, we're required to wear masks and I feel like I've let them down by not getting tested sooner. I called work, the wheels are in motion, people will be told and likely a few be told to get tested as well. All the garden people were there yesterday too but I was trying to make sure to stay as far as possible, didn't help that there were customers that needed to show me something on their phone and have to get shoulder to shoulder with me. I even assured the manager when I called out on Thursday that it was just a head cold, fever broke the night before and I would get back to work the next day. When I showed up told a different manager and he even got concerned and I told him it was a head cold. Feel like I lied to them but I honestly didn't think I had it. That is where the problem lies with a lot of people. Mild cases don't feel severe enough to warrant getting tested and then it gets spread around.
Now I need to add that we're both recovering just fine. I've still got some congestion and stuffy head. Jon is feeling better and they gave him some meds to help the symptoms. Zinc is on the list but all the CVS in 100 miles is out because it's one of the top things they prescribe. The only pointers right now to being Covid for me is losing my smell and taste (which I chalked up to having a stuffy head, they go hand in hand right?) and occasional twinges in my kidneys. We're drinking lots of water, have to get some Powerade and hoping the government passes that relief bill fast so we can have some extra money for rent and food.
Jon's used to hanging around the house, I am not. I guess things will be interesting the next few weeks. An old and dear friend from college is actually a nurse with Kaiser Permanente. She is sending us a pulse oxymeter to use as Jon has asthma problems to start, so it's a good thing to have for him.
So Covid isn't a death sentence even for people with lung issues like Jon. Oddly enough, last time he was in the ER they said there were some dark areas on his lungs. He needed to be careful and not stress his lungs or they could develop into COPD. The took x-rays this time and his lungs were clear. Which also means he didn't have pneumonia and the previous damage had healed with medication and taking it easy.
So there it is. We were being careful as we could but still got it. In my line of work, it was bound to happen.
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