What’s up y’all! It’s been weeks as usual, I should be writing at least once a week LOL Anyway, I was tested positive for CoVid and I infected one of my friends. The story below:
So, it all started at work—they declared we had an outbreak Sunday evening (for staff) and officially declared it Monday morning. I last worked Friday (November 05th), when all of us started getting suspicious with our patients’ symptoms. It was my weekend off and I had an appointment at a bridal shop in the city with my bridesmaid for their dresses. There were 4 of us in the vehicle, I was driving. The one friend I infected was sitting with me in the front seat and she accidentally wore my face mask when we were going home—it was just a mere second. Anyway, Sunday—I wasn’t feeling anything different. I was normal, I feel great. I learned about the outbreak when we were on our way home so I told them that it’s okay to put on their mask while we were in the vehicle. It was a 6 hour ride in total. I cried that night because an outbreak is really a no joke—I felt bad for the patients because I know some of them were really looking forward to going home that week. I cried because I live with my parents, what if I pass it on them? I cried because as a health care worker, I’m tired. When will this pandemic end?
Monday night, my throat started to feel itchy—it wasn’t sore throat, but it’s scratchy. I thought it’s because I was sleeping next to the heater and my throat was just dry. I had this feeling of getting swab done but since I don’t really have a symptom I thought I should just wait the next day to get asymptomatic swab done at work. I even asked my fiancé to bring my thermometer back just in case I get sick. The next morning, Tuesday, I woke up with congested nose. So as soon as my fiancé and I woke up, we went straight ahead to the drive-thru testing site in Brandon. He didn’t let me put on a face mask on our way there because “It’ll be too late, if you passed it on me let it be.” I told everyone I was with on Sunday that I had symptoms and had to get swab done. We ate together at home then he went to work. I told my parents too, and told them to use the washroom downstairs from that day on until I get my result back. I even told them to sleep downstairs but they didn’t do that until Wednesday, I think. I didn’t get my result until Thursday around lunch time. I was already expecting that I was positive because Wednesday morning, I sprayed perfume in my room and couldn’t smell anything. I could still taste the food but with less sensitivity. I had chills Tuesday and Wednesday night—the highest my oral temperature got was 38.7 Thursday morning, my fever broke—I woke up soaked in sweats. I literally asked myself, what’s happening before going back to sleep LOL Then, I felt better afterwards. No more fever or chills. I was taking Tylenol colds and Neocitran to help with my congested nose round the clock. I stopped taking them Friday, though I occasionally asked my parents for Neocitran once in a while. All 6 of my close contact got swabbed and one of them tested positive. My fiancé was negative as well as my parents, thank God. And my friend’s close contact tested negative too. I’m so thankful, thank you, Lord. They just had to self monitor for any new symptoms, they don’t have to isolate as long as they’re asymptomatic. My dad, however, was told not to come to work. Two reasons: 1) If they have any relative that works in the hospital, they can’t come in for work (because of the outbreak, I guess) and 2) I tested positive. Well, they are paid so I guess that’s okay. And this is for everyone else to be safe.
Today is my last day of isolation. I am free tomorrow. I have no more symptoms and praying that it stays the same until tomorrow. I was told that I don’t have to get swab again because the result will still show that I’m still positive. I’m just not infectious. I honestly don’t know how long this virus is gonna stay in my system. But another perk of getting CoVid and recovered from it, is that we are immune for another 6 months. Apparently, if we are exposed to another person that’s positive, we don’t have to isolate because we can’t pass it to others anymore. I guess that’s amazing? Anyway, I am going to get my third vaccine tomorrow just to be on the safe side. Because VACCINE REALLY WORKS. I am really grateful that I didn’t had any breathing issues and that my only symptoms were fever, chills, headache, congested nose and lightheadedness. Oh shit, writing it down, that was a lot LOL While I was having those symptoms I thought it was just a bad cold. But looking back now, it does feel shitty. I wouldn’t wish for anyone to have this virus because it really sucks. I felt really bad too when I suddenly developed symptoms—I was thinking that I should’ve stayed at home last Sunday. But then again, how will I know that I’ll be testing positive, right? Besides, it wasn’t my fault. I feel really guilty too when I learned that my friend suddenly got symptoms and she too, tested positive. But jeez, I think we’ll have an outbreak here in town before it gets better. It sucks, but we just have to do our part to keep our family and friends safe.
I know this is a long post already. So I apologize LOL I really miss Bullet, he stinks already I kind of gave him a hug earlier on when he was upstairs (to poop) That little bugger looks like he got abandoned by his owners. Well, I gotta give him a bath first thing in the morning. A lot needs to be done tomorrow—a lot of cleaning, disinfecting and washing of clothes. Shiiiz!
Please do your part and get vaccinated! Wear your mask! Wash your hands! Stay safe!
Ciao!💋
