Down with Covid

I'll be documenting my Covid experience this week.

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump

28 Jan, Sat: I had a bout of diarrhoea and thought nothing of it as I had had spicy food earlier that day.

29 Jan, Sun: It had been a cold week so far and I thought nothing of the chills I was having the entire day. It was only when I returned home, felt like my head was on fire and my throat had become a little itchy that I took my temperature and an ART test. It was 38.9°C and the test kit immediately showed a positive result. Even after showering, as I kept the wet towel on my head to cool my temperature, I could even feel the heat through the towel. My hot head dried my hair, and even my towel completely within half an hour on that cold night. Heck, I even hung extra wet laundry on myself to dry them. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, am I right? I was unable to book a doctor appointment online so I thought I would wait till 7am the next day, as HealthHub suggested. Anyway, after taking a Panadol, my fever went down overnight so I could sleep well. Thank God.

30 Jan, Mon: I developed a sore throat and runny nose. I was still unable to secure a doctor appointment so I decided I would try again the next day. Fever was off and on.

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31 Jan, Tue: Still unable to get a doctor appointment online, I finally called the clinic directly to confirm a slot. I went down, was assessed to be 37.8°C. Got an MC and took the swab. My official test result came back positive within an hour. Took some meds (some of which have warning labels about potential drowsiness). I partially lost my sense of taste and smell and could not enjoy my dinner as I had hoped. I was feeling neither hungry nor full. Ever since Sunday, I had not been able to unload my bowels. Eventually, I had another round of diarrhoea that day.

1 Feb, Wed: Voice becoming more hoarse. Fever has subsided. Frequent rumbling in my stomach, indicating another diarrhoea brewing. Feeling the drowsiness setting in.

2 Feb, Thu: I lost more of my vocal range - the entire bass part. Phlegms are accumulating.

3 - 11 Feb, Fri-Sun: ART came back negative by the following week, but my sore throat and erratic cough persisted.

Present: Sore throat and erratic cough persists. ART remains negative.