What it's like to have Covid

I found out today that I tested positive for Covid-19. I wanted to write what my experience has been like. It's been very manageable for me but I certainly would never minimize the Covid experience because others have struggled greatly with it.

I don't know many people personally that have tested positive (I know a few but not really well) and many people I know have not known many people with Covid so I just share details to share information. I have been moderately cautious for the last several months. I wear a mask into any place I go and sanitize every time I return to the car. I do go to the store more than I did in the early-on Covid days but still less than most people I know. I still don't enjoy going to stores at this time and avoid it to some extent but I don't refuse to go or anything like that. Symptoms...last Tuesday, I felt really nauseated.

I had had a migraine for several days in a row and aspirin was not doing anything whatsoever. I get migraines kind of a lot and aspirin never helps but it was unusual for me to have a migraine for several days in a row.

I started getting a fever

and suddenly my muscles just ached really bad. It wasn't typical muscle aches for me. Even my eye muscles were so sore that blinking or looking in another direction were painful. My muscles were so sore that I could never get fully comfortable, even sitting or laying down. I had the chills and couldn't get warm.

The thought of exercising felt horrible and overwhelming. My skin was incredibly sensitive. If somebody lightly brushed their hand against my skin, it felt like they had pushed on a bruise. I ended up having a fever for 4 days straight, just a little over 100 degrees. If I took Tylenol, it would break but as soon as the meds wore off, the fever was right back. I've never had a fever for more than 24 hours before so this was a first. That's it. I did nothing on Tuesday and Wednesday and felt horrible. On Thusday, when the dog started getting depressed, I was deeply concerned. I pulled out my kit of homeopathic medicines.

There were several things I'd never tried before, such as Blessed Waters and an RCL tincture. I put a few drops of several things in water and drank it. The fever kept on but my muscles felt better within hours. That made me take courage in my attitude and it was the twist of events that I needed. I felt like I could beat this. I took my dog for a walk, which fixed his depression and felt pretty good to me, too. It was a slightly slower pace but it was great. On Friday, I felt even better but still had the fever. I still walked the dog. I stayed very busy because I felt like being productive again. On Saturday, my fever broke and I felt like I was starting to get back to normal. Now I feel pretty great but just need to quarantine to keep everybody safe.

I haven't heard much about the nausea or the skin sensitivity but that was what my experience has been like. I don't know if the homeopathic stuff helped alot or if it was the mental power of thinking I was doing something to help but that did seem to help things take a turn for the better. That about covers it.