I decided to write a short blog about my Covid-19 illness for my future generations to find and learn what I went through. I am going to give just the facts, and it isn't an endorsement of vaccines and wearing masks or an opposition of vaccines and wearing masks or the effectiveness of either choice.
I got my first symptoms of Covid-19 around May 26th. Up to this point I was fully vaccinated and received my second booster about a month prior in late April.
Even though I brought masks, we didn't wear them. We had pretty much kept our social activities to a minimal but we were starting to enjoy going occasionally out to eat. Keeping our distance from other people while shopping, avoid crowded events and such.
Anyway, 24 hours before our flight left for Alaska, my hubby and I took a home Covid test and it came back negative.
Our trip was great. We took a few small tours that meant we were around about ten other people. We still kept our distance from others, watched what we touched, and washed our hands often. It wasn't until the last leg of our journey that things got complicated. We were suppose to take a train ride from Denali National Park to Fairbanks, but a landslide prevented the train from going. We ended up taking a bus and it was jam packed. The two hour drive took 4 hours because the bus broke down. I don't remember hearing anyone coughing on the bus. We all appeared healthy.
Once in Fairbanks we took a spur of the moment river boat tour, and even though it was a large crowd, we were able to keep our distance from others. Plus the stop was at an outdoor tour and again, we could keep our distance.
Our flight was a late night flight and I remember eating at the airport and feeling good. It wasn't crowded where we ate. However, we had a 6+ hour flight home and let me tell you, there were many people coughing on the flight. That was an overnight flight on May 24th, that landed early May 25th. Travel days are always hard on me, and I remember starting to get a Migraine headache, which isn't unusual for me. I took some over the counter medicine and it appear to be working, at first. By May 27th, my headache got worst and the medicine wasn't working. It was my hubby's birthday and we went out to eat.
I enjoyed the cold items from the salad bar but my fish tasted bland. I didn't think anything of it, because it is not unusual for me to not enjoy food while experiencing a migraine headache. It also is not unusual for my headaches to last days.
The next day, my throat was getting dry and cough drops were not working. So I decided to take a home Covid test and it came back negative. I started taking Dayquil at night, Nyquil is too strong for me.
I wasn't feeling any better and by Monday the 30th, my entire head was congested. My jaw bones were sore and I decided to take another home Covid test. It almost immediately came back positive. I took a full dose of DayQuil and slept on and off most of the day. For lunch I had chicken noodle soup and for super I made myself some eggs, sausage and toast. I didn't notice any lost of taste. However, my husband purchased some saltine crackers and on Tuesday when I ate them with my soup, they tasted supper salty. I ate some after having Covid and they were not that salty. So perhaps my sense of taste did get affected by Covid.
I took a Covid Test on Wednesday and it came back positive. It was about here that I felt like it was the turning point for me. My head didn't hurt as bad, the head congestion was clearing and I was able to stay awake more often. On Friday the test was still positive. It wasn't until Sunday that my fist test came back negative. I took another test on Tuesday and it came back negative. My husband never got Covid. We did sleep in separate beds once I tested positive until my first negative test. I also limited where I went. I washed my bedding on Wednesday and again on Sunday.
My major symptoms were a dry, scratchy throat, a massive headache that never really went away, my head was heavy and it hurt to sit straight up, severe congestion. I had a little cough and felt a little in my lungs and if I talked alot, I became short of breath which caused me to cough while talking. My voice was a little horse, probably because my throat was so sore. Cold items felt good. Plus I lacked energy. Sleeping was easy, staying awake took energy.
I think I got Covid either from the bus ride or the plane ride. I am grateful I didn't get severe symptoms. It took several weeks after the negative test before I started feeling normal. I forced myself to do a little more each day. I don't know if I am a 100 percent back to normal because I do seem to get extremely exhausted in the late afternoon and I just have to a nap. I can't keep my eyes open.
So this is my experience and I know everyone who gets Covid symptoms will have their own experience. So I suggest to my fellow genealogist. document your symptoms so that future generations can understand what you went through.
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