Covid diary: day 1

[the_siobhan]

I am so tired SO TIRED. I slept 12 hours last night and I could go back to bed right this minute. (In fact, I think I will as soon as I'm done this. Embrace the nap.)

Most of my symptoms are respiratory, which is a bit of a relief to be honest. Housemate's started as a GI thing, and that did not look at all fun. So lots of snot, raw throat, wet cough, headache, aching sinuses. Brain fog of course.

That flu thing where your muscles ache? Like that, but turned up to eleven.

It also seems to have wiped out ten years of vestibular physiotherapy. I'm not dizzy at all, but my body has no idea which direction up is. So I'm holding onto the walls, especially on stairs. My house has a lot of stairs.

All the things you have heard about the taste of Paxlovid, they are all true. Ugh.

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[china_shop]

All the things you have heard about the taste of Paxlovid, they are all true. Ugh.

Yeah, bleuch. (Still worth it, though.)

*sending you all the best wishes and get-well-soon energy*

[dissectionist]

If I was in Toronto right now, I’d run cinnamon hearts over to you. They really do help with Paxlovid mouth. I’ve read that strong mints can help too.

[greylock]

It turns out I have no idea what cinnamon hearts are. I figured they've be some kind of biscuit.

Would something like Big Red gum do the same thing? I might have to chuck something in my COVID stash.

[dissectionist]

They’re the little red cinnamon candies that can be bought all over near Valentine’s Day, but they’re around the rest of the year too. They’re just a little harder to find the rest of the year, but they’re always available from online ordering or candy shops.

They look like this: https://mtnman.com/products/cinnamon-lovers-panned-hot-cinnamon-hearts?variant=38317101482153 .Big Red would work too but you’d need a LOT of it. The advantage of the cinnamon hearts is that because they’re tiny, you can basically just have one slowly melting in your mouth constantly.

[greylock]

I'll hunt around. I may have seen them in specialty candy shops. They're not something that i've seen here - but I suspect I know a few import places that may have them.

[misbegotten]

Thank you for tracking your symptoms -- I find it helpful.

Best wishes for vast amounts of recuperating sleep.

[sylvanwitch]

I found sleep SO important when I had it, and that remained the case for weeks afterward for me. I hope the recovery is swift!

[falkner]

Dizziness and lots of stairs is not a fun combination. I can do nothing but send good vibes across the ocean, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed you feel better ASAP!

[kest]

My first day I couldn't get out of bed. If my roommate hadn't brought me peanut butter toast, I wouldn't have eaten. After that I was much improved except I got snotty with post nasal drip, and I felt like a phone with an old battery...like, I would think I was at 100% and get out of bed and walk around and then be at 1% and need a nap. If we go with spoon theory, like half a spoon. I wasn't even able to go up the stairs for several days, they were an insurmountable mountain. I got better though. Except I am even more absent minded than I used to be. I'm going to talk to my doctor about it when I go in in May. If I remember.

I tried a bunch of stuff on it and traditional OTC stuff like Sudafed and cough syrup seemed to do jack shit. Hot beverages like peppermint tea with honey were the best. I did not do the Paxlovid though.

Best of luck and quick healing to you. :( :( <3

[houseof9cats]

Ppl give me side-eye when I tell them I'd give up just about everything (and have!) to not have chronic daily vertigo again. I hear you loud and clear on that. Ugh.

Everything I read and hear says rest rest rest rest rest. Do not attempt to push through. Thanks for the updates. (((hugs)))