This really is an awful virus

Soundtrack for this entry:  When, when, when….

Back when the pandemic first began to spread, Wifey had to accompany her sister to fetch her son from NYU.  It was at that time already a hot spot.  She came back a few days later, and even though we were cautious I still picked it up. I was already vulnerable because of a serious infection for which I literally had to be infused  twice a day with liter after liter of antibiotics.

Anyway, I had to report twice a day to the local Board of Health, monitor my fever, etc.  I felt pretty lucky, because I thought it was gone after about two weeks.  I got the okay to return to work on a limited basis, and that’s what I did.  About two weeks ago, I awoke in terrible pain on the right side of my chest, and my abdomen, and had  serious difficulty breathing.  To the ER I went. Six hours and about a dozen tests later, it turned out that I had pneumonia.  There isn’t much to do except rest, and so that’s what I did.  Recovery is about 6-8 weeks.

TODAY I felt awful, and was not entirely sure why, but I went into the bathroom and surrendered the contents of my stomach.  I honestly didn’t think it would ever stop.  A half hour later, I had to vomit again.  By the time I was done, I felt like a  toothpaste tube with all of its contents squeezed out.

They tested me two weeks ago for the virus, and said that at that time, I did not have it. I’m skeptical now.  Not that I think that they’re lying to me, but I am convinced that there is a great deal about the virus that we simply don’t know.  Yes, I know these can all just be cases of lousy luck and poor, poor me.  I rarely took sick days from work ever, and with the exception of that severe illness in 2017, I have not been seriously sick…..ever. Regarding this, I must percolate.

UPDATE: I’m sorry, I forgot that I talked about much of this subject already in a past entry.  So it goes.  A friend showed me this article from The Atlantic.  It is about several people who have pointed out what this entry says…..so I am NOT crazy!  Covid-19 Can Last for Several months, by Ed Yong.