#cw: covid

[pjplayground]

Plus Many Other Things

Vent art of how I feel but I used Lewis as an outlet because of course I did. If you've seen my recent update post, then you'll know that I've recently been "diagnosed" with post-Covid symptoms. I put diagnosed in quotes because unfortunately not much is known about anything having to do with Covid's lasting effects, so it's not an official diagnosis yet, but it kinda is. Same can be said for considering it a chronic illness/disability.

Anyway, I haven't been feelin' so hot for the past couple of months. I haven't gotten any sufficient sleep, my energy levels have been zero, my appetite just kinda shows up whenever, and I have to get used to a lot of experimental treatments because nobody knows fuck all about post-Covid shit. So. Many. Appointments. Oh, did I mention that I'm not in a position to get the proper house care I need due to a variety of factors? So everyday I'm supposed to give 100% when all I can muster is 25% (on a decent day).

Art and everything may slow down for a bit. Hopefully I'll get to a period where I can be more productive, but right now I just wanna rest.

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[technecat-scratchings]

I caught COVID again after 4 years of being careful and lucky. I definitely caught it at work (please, COVID and Flu test your kids and don't send them to school with "sniffles" or "a little cough"). Several of my coworkers were just out with Flu and came back masked so I masked with them, but my students were alarmed that I was wearing a mask, so I stopped.

And then I got COVID, like, immediately. Not even a week later.

The first time I got COVID was back in 2021, right after school started. I was still masking up every day, but I had a deaf student who refused to wear his hearing aid so I had to remove my mask so he could lip read. I would usually only remove it when I was a good distance from students, but it was a small classroom...

Anyway, I was out with fever for 16 days total that year and when I told the nurse I was video chatting with last night that she said, "Oh my god, well it won't be that bad this time."

Here's hoping it won't.

[highladyluck]

Spouse and I have covid 😭 we had a good run, this is the first time. I am grumpy and congested and feverish but am fine so far. I will continue to be horrible at answering DMs! This concludes my press conference

[caityjay13]

I am jonesing real hard for some COVID-era guangliang. like, what happened in the professional go scene during lockdown? I mean, obviously guangliang would survive lockdown together, but BOY would it get Tense in that household from time to time y'know what I'm sayin. also, I had to look up retirement age because I immediately thought of shi guang's mom being a nurse, but most likely she'd be retired by then. but would she have come out of retirement? I am now so much more curious about early COVID in China, since I only experienced the tail end of lockdown there. I need to know, and I need it in the context of professional go playing.

[lunapwrites]

Rare public health W awarded to my mother for telling my aunt in no uncertain terms that no she could not in fact attend Bean Party whilst she and her husband are currently suffering from [checks notes] pneumonia, the flu, and Covid.

Like ma'am first of all why would you want to be doing anything but sleeping but second of all ?????? Why would you think that's okay?????????????

[midnightshade]

I've had covid for a few days now and I think it's time to stop having symptoms now!

[cityscidewalks]

My college hasn't updated its curriculum for this class since 2020 so I'm currently watching a press conference about COVID updates

Anyway there's a question about the backlog of tests and it reminded me of that time that I got tested in November 2020 and didn't get my results back until like last year because I didn't know rapid tests were a thing

[pjplayground]

Vent (cw: covid talk, general depression)

I've been looking at my recent symptoms individually, but in reality, the bigger picture is... I probably have Long Covid. I have been suffering for the past month, and now I'm scared that if this is my diagnosis, I may end up disabled. I wanna go through my symptoms, because I realize Long Covid has like... a million. So this is how it's affecting me.

Extreme Tiredness I can't even get out of bed anymore without feeling out of breath. Walking? Nope. My legs are so weak. Even if I wanna walk to the fridge to refill my water bottle I feel so out of breath. I used to be able to help out around the house for my mom, but now I feel useless because I can't do anything without feeling like I ran a mile. Showering has become such a chore that I can only do it once a week, if that! I feel like I'll pass out if I don't sit down in the shower (I will admit sitting in the shower with the water running down you feels nice, but still...).

Heart I've noticed my heart beat has increased in speed. This scares me a lot because a rapid heart rate could mean I'm not getting proper blood flow. Or... it could lead to heart disease and failure.

Lungs I can't take deep breaths anymore. If I try, my lungs have a spasm and I cough. I also can't laugh, because my lungs spasm.

Coughing Up Mucus This symptom is usually worse at night. I have really bad coughing fits and I cough up mucus. Sometimes, the mucus triggers my gag reflex and I feel like I'm gonna puke. The only remedy that I have found is sitting like I'm in a hospital bed... but it's not comfortable.

Sleeping I haven't been able to sleep properly for weeks. Sometimes it's the coughing fits that keep me up all night, other times I just can't fall asleep. During the day, I'm so tired and all I wanna do is take a nap. But my body won't let me. Even if I do get enough sleep, I'm still so tired.

Menstrual Cycle I missed my period. I still experienced the symptoms when you're about to get your period (tender breasts, heat flashes, etc.), but my actual period never happened. Nobody wants to have a period, but it's still necessary to make sure you're healthy.

I had to stop taking my anti-depressants because it made these symptoms worse, and didn't help at all! I don't think my body will allow me to take any prescription meds now, because it has such a severe reaction. I'm so angry and frustrated because I already feel like a burden, and now this happens? Am I gonna be considered disabled? Will I ever have a normal life again? Can I still pursue my dreams? I'm gonna be blunt - I want my suffering to end, by any means necessary.

Covid is not just a flu or cold. It's a serious condition which can destroy your whole body. The more you have it, the more of a chance you have at developing Long Covid. We're still very much in a pandemic. Wear a mask, be safe. I'm only 22, I should be enjoying my life. But instead, I feel like my life is leading towards being homebound, or committed to a hospital. I'm scared.

[ralnex]

✨catch up tag✨ thanks for the tag @roxyrondell 💜

Last song I sang out loud: Nutshell by Alice in Chains

Favourite crisp flavour: salt and vinegar in the UK and paprika everywhere else

Last book I opened: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Earbuds, Headphones or nothing: Nothing at home, earbuds in public

Last place I went to: to get my COVID booster lol

A colour that looks good on me: Burgundy

Last trailer I saw: OFMD after season two (I never watch trailers before seeing something)

So low pressure tags they're actually invisible:

[amaryllis-sagitta]

I wasn't sleepless but the sleep was this shallow and delirious kind that wears you out instead of making you rest, and then I woke up in the middle of the night, in a completely dark room, legitimately not knowing where my limbs are. Something in there messed with my internal body map. Like, the first thing I told myself after waking up back then was "is that big thing on the right my arm". Luckily I shook out of it soon but the initial whiplash was... something.

One of my aunts had short term memory issues, and another had mild aphasia after covid, so it can definitely mess with the brain in weird ways.

[yeeclaw]

Your disabled friend isn’t exactly thrilled about the idea of getting whatever horrible lurgy you’ve reassured them isn’t Covid, it has been revealed.

Please click this, it’s so good

[highladyluck]

First unambiguous negative covid test today, wheeeee! I should wear a mask in public until I have 2 negative tests in 48 hours tho. (Yesterday’s was inconclusive, there might have been a really faint line.)

[csolarstorm]

A real ad at Rite Aid:

Guy: Good news - the pandemic is over!

Crowd: Yay!

Guy: But COVID is here to stay.

Crowd: Aww!

Guy: In fact, COVID is the second leading [health issue] cause of death next to heart attacks.

...

I like how they define "pandemic".

[sanjuwrites]

in an upsetting turn of events, i caught covid at the wedding! and i missed seeing my cousin (who’s practically my sister at this point) off for her honeymoon and move - who knows when i’ll see her again!!

shoutout to the bitch that knew she had it and came anyway!

[midnightshade]

My mom gave me covid.

Symptoms aren't too bad, but I'm super lethargic. So much for getting anything done this week

[lastoneout]

Actually am still kinda pissed that my fiancé's psychatrist evaluated him for anxiety and said he didn't have it but then was like "in the future I'd like to see you make enough progress with your anxiety that you feel comfortable taking your mask(N95 not neurodivergent mask) off" and didn't seem to care when he explained that his fiancé(me) has several severe chronic illnesses and immune issues so we both do what we can to ensure I don't get sick with any illness, not just covid. Like does he have anxiety or not?? You can't have it both ways buddy!! And like it or not protecting a vulnerable person from getting sick is logical, YOU'RE the one being irrational here.

Like this is why I get pissed about mask(N95) stuff, people have legit fallen into some kind of thought-terminating cliché about covid and all other contagious diseases not being a problem anymore to the point that they think even sick people and their loved ones taking reasonable precautions to protect their health is a sign of anxiety and paranoia. I truly do not get it. Like it's one thing if you personally don't want to wear a mask(N95) but at least leave people who do alone, but legit acting like people like me are insane for doing something that makes perfect sense is turning me into the Joker. It doesn't even work to say "oh I have asthma and allergies and the air quality is bad today" or "I'm having an important surgery soon and need to make sure I don't get sick" like they think wearing a mask(N95) AT ALL in any circumstance for any reason means you've legit lost your mind.

I genuinely feel like the government suddenly started hiding all the national car crash statistics and insisted in tons of press conferences that crashing your car is actually perfectly fine and not a big deal at all and wearing a seatbelt isn't something healthy people need to worry about, so now everyone thinks it's silly to wear one and every time I do I have to deal with people implying or outright stating that I'm legitimately mentally ill and need an intervention.