Wellness

[Nataliesgramma]

If my insurance paid for it...I probably would

[on the bay]

@spiderw -

That's ok! I liked reading them

[Toppers3]

My husband and I were both sick in February.

He had warned me that people where he worked in his office were sick.

The reason that he warns me is because when that usually happens, he then gets sick, and then brings it home to me.

So, he got mildly ill for a few days. Nothing that serious for him, but I got a case of bronchitis out of it.

I wasn't feeling that well and ended up going to our hospital's Urgent Care/Walk-In Clinic because I was having more trouble than usual with breathing.

I have Asthma, so when I get ill a cold can easily turn into bronchitis or pneumonia for me.

I ended up with bronchitis, and had a really bad and dry cough. My chest hurt so bad from coughing.

The doctor prescribed an antibiotic and a short course of oral steroids for me, and had told me to increase the dose of my asthma inhaler if needed.

He said that if I didn't feel better in a few days, to go to the ER.

Things started to turn around within the next two days after that, and I was better within a week.

Then literally 2-3 weeks later, I was ill again, with bronchitis again.

This was at the beginning of March. It felt like a new and different illness. 

After being ill for a week, I told my husband to take me back to the Urgent Care Clinic.

I was having too much trouble trying to breathe, and this time the doctor that I saw had told me that I needed to have my Asthma medications adjusted and to follow-up with our primary care doctor's office--that my Asthma was being aggravated by being ill.

There wasn't any testing available for the Covid Virus in our area yet then, and the health care providers were very focused on asking people if they had traveled out of the state/area/country regarding determining whether or not someone had the Covid Virus.

This is before it was found that the Covid Virus could spread between people in a community. 

So, if I could get an antibody test, I would like to get one, just to see if I've possibly had the virus or have been exposed to it.

[michellegirl]

@morganjen  Maybe you could call your healthcare provider to get their opinion. Otherwise, go with your gut. It might give you piece of mind. Best wishes to you!

[Yellow Sunshine]

A friend of mine's son caught covid in preschool in early December here in Florida. She and I both had it in early January.  Of course neither of us knew what we had. She tested positive for antibodies. I'm waiting for my antibody test. It has definately been here in the US much longer than we are being told. 

My symptoms were considered "mild," but it was the weirdest sickness I've every experienced. Constant chills, lethargy, sleeping for 12 hours at a time, joint and muscle pain, sore throat, headaches and sinusitis. I can say this, I will wear a mask everywhere I go until I know there is a vaccine or cure. It was scary. Thankfully, I am retired and ddidn't have to worry about calling in sick for days.  

Please be safe everyone and take care of yourselves.