I assumed, in the early stages of Covid, that we had caught it at the same time and that Julia’s infection was worse than mine because I had had so many vaccinations.
Turns out I was wrong. Last night the main event started – temperature, shivering, thirst. loss of appetite, and a cough. Every time I cough I sound like a pair of Victorian bellows and feel like my bronchial tubes have been cleaned with a wire brush. I have done no work, no cooking and not much talking. Mainly I have coughed, spluttered, wheezed , slept and whined. One of the neighbours brought us a pot of tomato soup. The tomatoes were from their garden and were very good.
On Monday I will have to find out how this affects my Wednesday blood test – they may not want me in the surgery. It’s also going to delay my Covid booster, which is now due.
Now that the Covid has become more severe I am starting to worry that I will end up with another post-Covid slump. I do hope not, as I would hate another barren patch like the last one.
In the end, I got downstairs just before lunch, had a sandwich, watched two episodes of Murder She Wrote and a black and white Sherlock Holmes film – The House of Fear.
It’s not very sophisticated or complicated, but it was just what I needed this afternoon.
Then I went back to bed, woke up, ate the gift of soup, sat round watching rubbish on TV and decided to blog. I feel I’m not as sharp as I could be, but am a lot better than last time I had Covid.
I’m going to go and talk to Julia now then go to bed early. I expect I will have bad dreams and wake up far too early in the morning.
Orange Parker Pen
You have wonderful neighbors to bring you soup with tomatoes from their own garden.
Yes, we do.
I’m so sorry Covid is hitting you harder today. I think each iteration is a whole new experience.
Thank goodness for loving neighbors. Sending hugs (while masked) to both of you.
Thank you. Yes, these things move on, and so do we. I felt like a fraud for the first two days then I was wiped out for the next two. Now I am recovering and feeling much better.
Well done for posting. I hope it turns out to be a therapeutic experience.
It has been quite restful, and I have managed to do some work, so I have had worse times. 🙂
Not a glimmer of whinging in this post, but I’m certainly willing you both better.
It’s working – we are definitely recovering now.
Good to know
Thank you Derrick. :-0
Hope you feel better soon!
Yes, much better thank you. 🙂
👍💞
I sure hope this time goes better than the last and that a tv trip to Maine perks you up.
Ha ha – that made me look up “Where did Murder Sher Wrote” take place.
I’m Jodie. Sometimes I am “Anonymous” on here.
I thought it sounded like you – WP has been playing up tonight. 🙂
It surprised me when I found out – if you can’t trust Jessica Fletcher, who can you trust?
It is thanks, and I’m now on the mend. WP has been playing up so this may be a duplicate reply.
Take a couple of days off. If you don’t post anything for a while we won’t go away.
Thanks – I’m on the mend now. However, this is the second time I have replied as WP seems to be acting up. 🙂
Remind me of my infant children they were always acting up
At least kids grow up, WP seems permanently stuck in petulant adolescence.
No. WP has decided to allow the infant sons and daughters of management to come in on weekends and play with Daddy’s Ipad.
That would explain a lot . . .