Covid has kinda worried me since it's start. I have a propensity for turning any cold/allergy issue into a crappy respiratory problem.
Pneumonia a couple times, bronchitis multiple times/year.
With that as a history, any respiratory issue is worrisome.
Whole Famdamly been sick over the last 2 weeks, wife first, I started Friday. Sinus drain. Hammered the flushes, the prescription sprays....
The chest crud showed up Saturday. Haven't went out hunting a bit.
Monday, the traditional 1st day is a work holiday.
Called off Tuesday.
Couldn't lay down in bed due to coughing. Coughed so hard my muscles got so sore that I had a flinch. Would start to cough and my muscles would refuse.
Couldn't sleep. This was all while taking opiate based cough medicine. Had a fever off and on 102.2° was highest. Responded to
Tylenol/ibuprofen. (I know about Ibuprofin)
Called off yesterday, sounded like an 80 year old 3 pack a dayer
Gave in to She Who Must be Obayed😉(sometimes) and got to the Doc.
She suggested a test, but wasn't at all insistent. Precautionary.
After a check, she agreed with my sinus infection diagnosis.
Even had treatment played out with antibiotics in the laptop to go
to the pharmacy. Then, "Let me check the test first, but it's likely
negative." Came back apologetic. "Wow, I'm sorry, but you are positive
for covid. I would have bet against it. And it wasn't just a little. You have the highest viral load we have seen in quite awhile"
Started steroids in the afternoon to calm my coughing from irritated lungs.
And felt better right away.
Burning 2 days vacation I have to burn anyway, or I'd be working today.
Bottom line.
As nasty as the cough might sound, it is normal for me. That's why we
both figured a sinus issue.
I have coughed so bad before that I separated ribs, almost blacked out, and striped underware. The steriod is a common treatment needed to get me straightend out.
It truly has been just like a cold.
Maybe a 3 or 4 of 10 on a scale of colds I've had.
If I had went to the Doc Monday or Tuesday, and not been tested?
I would have taken the steriod and been at work the next morning.
Wish that was what had happened.
