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wyld_dandelyonI was starting to feel better (and some symptoms are still better--less brain fog and less sharp pain in the throat, in particular, and the "sounds productive" cough is actually productive, which removes some of the wee beasties from my system, which is good). But my nose is running and itching and (worse) I got a message from a friend whose husband and I and the rest of the local housefilk group spent the evening with on Saturday that both of them tested positive for Covid. (I e-mailed everyone in the group right away.)
So I tested, and when My Angel (who was shopping when I got the message) got home she tested, and we're both positive. I managed to reach my doc right before 5, so I'm already on Paxlovid; My Angel will have to call her doc tomorrow morning.
This is worrying me, with my doc having just said he wants to do an immune system panel. And I can't argue with that intent; I've had this stupid cycle of catching more respiratory viruses than most people (and I do get the flu shot), being sicker than most people for longer when I get them, and almost always follow that up with a sinus or bronchial infection, for decades now. My previous allergist sent me to get an MRI of my sinuses quite a while ago to see if there was a structural issue, but that came back normal. This allergist sent me for an ENT consult last year; the nice lady didn't see any reason I'd get more infections than most people (and also confirmed I had no nodules or anything worrysome on my vocal chords). So this seems like a reasonable next step to see if there's something behind it besides my asthma and alllergies.
But if I do have some kind of immune system issue besides the allergies, that would make covid more worrisome than it ought to me. I don't even know, logically, how much more to worry about my chances of having a serious case of Covid or getting Long Covid than your average person. Though I do know that women with conditions like asthma and diabetes are more likely to get the Long Covid.
I'm also upset over the timing--I have an appointment to do more recording the day before Mother's Day (and then a nice chance to hang with my sister and daughter the day afterward, and this could very easily screw that up. I won't go if I'm testing positive the day before, or if my voice and energy level are messed up, or if the folks at Ravenslake want more time between active Covid and coming to sing whatever germs I might still have all over their space. I wouldn't blame them at all if they want to put it off a few weeks.
Oh, well, more time to work on bass parts, autoharp parts, vocals, and the like. If I'm not too sick to do any of that, of course.
At least the pharmacy was able to fill the Paxlovid prescription today. I can already taste it. More ugh!
So I tested, and when My Angel (who was shopping when I got the message) got home she tested, and we're both positive. I managed to reach my doc right before 5, so I'm already on Paxlovid; My Angel will have to call her doc tomorrow morning.
This is worrying me, with my doc having just said he wants to do an immune system panel. And I can't argue with that intent; I've had this stupid cycle of catching more respiratory viruses than most people (and I do get the flu shot), being sicker than most people for longer when I get them, and almost always follow that up with a sinus or bronchial infection, for decades now. My previous allergist sent me to get an MRI of my sinuses quite a while ago to see if there was a structural issue, but that came back normal. This allergist sent me for an ENT consult last year; the nice lady didn't see any reason I'd get more infections than most people (and also confirmed I had no nodules or anything worrysome on my vocal chords). So this seems like a reasonable next step to see if there's something behind it besides my asthma and alllergies.
But if I do have some kind of immune system issue besides the allergies, that would make covid more worrisome than it ought to me. I don't even know, logically, how much more to worry about my chances of having a serious case of Covid or getting Long Covid than your average person. Though I do know that women with conditions like asthma and diabetes are more likely to get the Long Covid.
I'm also upset over the timing--I have an appointment to do more recording the day before Mother's Day (and then a nice chance to hang with my sister and daughter the day afterward, and this could very easily screw that up. I won't go if I'm testing positive the day before, or if my voice and energy level are messed up, or if the folks at Ravenslake want more time between active Covid and coming to sing whatever germs I might still have all over their space. I wouldn't blame them at all if they want to put it off a few weeks.
Oh, well, more time to work on bass parts, autoharp parts, vocals, and the like. If I'm not too sick to do any of that, of course.
At least the pharmacy was able to fill the Paxlovid prescription today. I can already taste it. More ugh!
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Date: 2023-05-05 04:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2023-05-07 02:09 pm (UTC)Oh no! I should've finished catching up before I posted my last comment. /o_o\ Hope you're still feeling better and that the Paxlovid is working.
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Date: 2023-05-07 10:24 pm (UTC)