#(I'm fine. literally just thought it was a scratchy throat until the test came up positive)

[mcmissileproof]

jesus fucking christ the past two months have been insane. if the Things Happening would slow down just slightly that might be cool

[fallingsunflower]

hii, sorry it’s not really about our todays topic but i believe a while ago you did a post with your covid symptoms?? could you please somehow link this?

hi love. I actually have no idea where it is as it must have gotten buried lmfao I'll just rewrite it.

Dec 21 - was when I was most likely exposed. I can't be 100% sure though but it was sometime between then and Christmas Eve.

Dec 24 - I started feeling muscle aches, specifically on the left side of my body. No clue if it's related to Covid or how I'm sleeping but thought I'd mention it lol I had already been exposed at that point.

Dec 26 - muscle aches in my body I brushed off from dehydration. My left arm and both legs. Didn't last super long so I didn't think much of it.

Dec 27 - I was fine in the morning. Maybe a bit of a scratchy throat but otherwise, felt good. I started getting sick later in the day. Muscle aches, sinus pressure, headache, sore throat, jaw pain, fever. Came on suddenly like the flu but less severe (I was SUPER sick with the flu early 2020).

Dec 28 - more of the same ^ but I had both a fever and the chills lol I was sweating through literally everything while freezing at the same time. I think my fever reached like 102. Developed a bit of a cough (wet and dry). I didn't have breathing problems though so it was probably just dry throat/result of mucus. I was STUFFED UP lol

Dec 29 - basically the same ^. Went for my PCR covid test and literally couldn't drive though. I had insane brain fog and trouble thinking. Not quite sure how I didn't crash because I found myself drifting a lot while driving. I didn't realize how bad it was until I reached my destination, and I had to get tested. I didn't have another option.

Dec 30 - still the same ^

Dec 31 - Started to feel somewhat better. I think my fever wasn't as bad. Muscle aches weren't as prominent. Still had a slight cough. Wasn't as stuffed up. Brain fog was still there.

Jan 1 - Felt okay-ish. Fever still there but not bad. Runny nose. Slight cough. Slight congestion. I actually had to go out this day (long story) and could barely do it. The fatigue was so bad. Brain fog still there. Also this is when I got my positive test results back.

I don't remember much after that, like what symptoms went away first. I just started to gradually get better. I was out of work the entire following week though. I think probably by that Wednesday or Tuesday I was basically back to "normal". I think the big thing for me was fatigue though, and that's something I'm still dealing with. It's FINALLY getting better though.

Also the brain fog eventually went away about a week after lol I forced myself to drink a ton of water and read like allll the time (idk if reading helped but I think it did). ALSO also I had a couple other neurological issues. I smelt rotting meat for a couple days and my left arm/forehead felt like it was burning (to be fair the burning could have been from not taking another medication I was on).

For reference I'm fully vaccinated. Not boosted though as I'm not due for my booster until April.

My whole family had Covid, and I'm assuming we had the same strain. My mom and step dad are vaccinated and were okay. My uncle was not vaccinated so if you'd like to hear his symptoms/journey with it, let me know because it's a lot different than mine.

It really wasn't awful. I never had any breathing problems, unlike when I had the flu. My heart is also fine (got that checked). My blood oxygen levels are good. It was more than just a cold but it wasn't super severe.

Hope that helps!