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A few weeks back my wife came home not feeling well. We thought nothing of it for a few days as only to blame it on her asthma. As a precaution she called her dr who wanted her tested for a chest infection. Turned out she had bronchitis, and as a side note, covid.
Our son and I were already showing sings of a severe cold so we chocked that up to covid as well. Went a few days later as it was progressing and got tested. Yup, covid, but our son was clear. So we have been quarantined in our room while the kids are basically quarantined as well in there’s.
fast forward to 2 days ago, I’ve been caughing a lot and have sever shortness of breath when I talk. My chest feels as if a busa is laying on top at all times. ( had to throw a bike reference in somewhere lol ). My 02 levels bounce between 88-94. The seargent major ( my wife unit ) has been bugging me to go to the urgent care and get seen. She knows I hate drs and hate hospitals even more. ( longer story, it’s a military thing ) so I go. Make appointment, arrive on time ( ie 15 min early ) takes 2 hours to get seen, oh did I mention I was freezing due to the 103 fever I had?
So dr see me and says we are not charging you for this visit you need to get in ambulance and go to er. FML!!! ( remember I hate hospital) I reluctantly go. As you can guess they are busier that teets at a milk factory. Couple hours later I’ve had chest X-rays, ekg, bloodwork blah blah blah. Here comes the iv, 2 antibiotics another covid test. I am now back at home having covid and pneumonia. On more antibiotics and steroids and a bunch of vitamins. I have lost the tast for salt and crest toothpaste taster like chewing on a bottle of pinesol. Had a small piece of key lime pie, yea, that didn’t go well. Threw it away.
moral to the story, go get tested if you feel sick. This poop ain’t fun.
as for my wife, she is doing much better. She had a antibodies infusion done and next day was doing great. She still cannot smell or taste much but she was able to get a 4 mile run in and felt great after.
Our son and I were already showing sings of a severe cold so we chocked that up to covid as well. Went a few days later as it was progressing and got tested. Yup, covid, but our son was clear. So we have been quarantined in our room while the kids are basically quarantined as well in there’s.
fast forward to 2 days ago, I’ve been caughing a lot and have sever shortness of breath when I talk. My chest feels as if a busa is laying on top at all times. ( had to throw a bike reference in somewhere lol ). My 02 levels bounce between 88-94. The seargent major ( my wife unit ) has been bugging me to go to the urgent care and get seen. She knows I hate drs and hate hospitals even more. ( longer story, it’s a military thing ) so I go. Make appointment, arrive on time ( ie 15 min early ) takes 2 hours to get seen, oh did I mention I was freezing due to the 103 fever I had?
So dr see me and says we are not charging you for this visit you need to get in ambulance and go to er. FML!!! ( remember I hate hospital) I reluctantly go. As you can guess they are busier that teets at a milk factory. Couple hours later I’ve had chest X-rays, ekg, bloodwork blah blah blah. Here comes the iv, 2 antibiotics another covid test. I am now back at home having covid and pneumonia. On more antibiotics and steroids and a bunch of vitamins. I have lost the tast for salt and crest toothpaste taster like chewing on a bottle of pinesol. Had a small piece of key lime pie, yea, that didn’t go well. Threw it away.
moral to the story, go get tested if you feel sick. This poop ain’t fun.
as for my wife, she is doing much better. She had a antibodies infusion done and next day was doing great. She still cannot smell or taste much but she was able to get a 4 mile run in and felt great after.
