Well, it's been a miserable couple of weeks. As of yesterday, I was still testing positive. I've had a lot of severe pain, both because covid triggered another pain condition I have, and for sinus pain. I still had a bout of that today, though yesterday was better, but overall I think I'm improving! DH has tested positive, took paxlovid (he qualified under our health system, and I didn't) and is now negative again and has been out on the golf course with his buddies. Doesn't seem fair!
So I'm just grateful that I didn't have to put on a brave face for anyone over this festive season, and that I could be thoroughly miserable and look after myself. But it was a bit hard seeing all the "happy" wishes on social media, and the happy faces with the extended families. It's New Year's Eve tonight, a festival I dislike because of its forced celebration, but again, I have an excuse not to be celebrating. Besides, it's cold and raining (yes, it's summer, but this is NZ and our weather is nothing if not unpredictable), so a cosy night with some binge watching will be just what the doctor ordered.
I do want to say I'm grateful you are still reading, and that there are new voices popping up from time to time. I'm hoping 2025 will be wonderful for you all, but if not, that there will be pockets of love and joy and friendship that help you through, just as you help me through. Sending love.
I’m so sorry you came back with COVID. You did well to avoid it for so long but it is absolutely everywhere now and almost no one really does anything to mitigate the spread.
ReplyDeleteIf it is helpful to know, some research came out earlier in the year which showed that if people are still testing positive on rapid tests after ten days, the odds are very low that the virus can be cultivated in a lab setting (and therefore they are not likely to be infectious). This is now the benchmark my family is using in terms of when people can rejoin their household, though obviously you should continue to lay low as long as you feel unwell. But if you do have to venture out, you are now very unlikely to infect anyone else.
(It’s Turia btw, can’t seem to log in on my phone today)
Turia, how lovely to see you here! You're right, we were in the UK, and - except for the very occasional person - we were the only ones ever wearing masks (but only occasionally in big crowds). Even on flights now, people just don't. (A woman was coughing behind me for 13 hours all the way from London to Singapore. Grrrr!) I also wasn't feeling well enough to go out, but I'm now testing negative. Yay!
DeleteOh man, that's awful! What the hell is going on with Paxlovid? My friend's parents both got COVID and her dad qualified for Paxlovid but her mom didn't... is it some kind of weird sex discrimination thing? I'm so sorry you're in so much pain. Unfortunately, you can test positive for EVER, I think I tested positive for almost a month last time. But hopefully you feel better way sooner than that! Sending you regular love and New Year's love, I hope 2025 is pain-free moving forward!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are now negative. KEEP GETTING EXTRA REST AND FLUIDS!!! Do not puch yourself. It takes time for you body to clear the viral parts and your body needs your assistance of rest and fluids to do that job completely. Take care.
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