Rob Fahrni

COVID bivalent vaccine in the arm. 👍🏼💉

It’s about darned time. Today would’ve been Day 15 with COVID if this test hadn’t come back negative.

I tested on Tuesday, June 21, and was positive. So sometime between then and now I finally got over the hump.

I still have a cough and my head is a bit fuzzy/congested and I’m tired as heck because I haven’t been able to sleep the last two nights for some strange reason.

All I know is I’m testing negative and I intend to keep it that way.

This is going to be my final post on the matter unless I take a turn for the worse.

I seem to be in a fairly steady state at the moment; exhausted, foggy head, runny nose, and cough.

It seems it’s been like this for a few days. I’ve never had a fever, at least none I was aware of.

You can smell? Win!

— Chris Hawkins (@chris_hawk) June 18, 2022

And, yes, I can still smell and taste things. I consider that a major victory.

I slept until noon today. My wife had to send our daughter up to make sure I was still alive. Thankfully, I am. I probably would’ve slept longer if not for my wife’s concern.

I’m wiped out. Yes, I’m still wiped out.

My foggy brain is a bit less foggy. I think I can safely say that’s due to the extra sleep I’m getting which is helping me defeat this nasty bug.

I have no commercial interest in DayQuil or NyQuil but I am grateful for them. Suppressing some of the symptoms has allowed me to rest.

Oh, I sat outside for a while today. That made for a really nice change of pace.

After dinner I’ll probably drift off to sleep again. Another day in the books.

I’ve gone backwards.

I’m absolutely exhausted and my brain is really foggy. I thought by today I’d be feeling close to normal. It’s a very disappointing setback.

My younger brother got COVID and he said he was exhausted for well over 14-days from the time he had a positive test. I’m not thrilled with the thought of that.

The cough is better, body aches are gone. I hadn’t mentioned waking up in a sweat in the middle of the night. That’s happened every night since I tested positive.

I’ve taken Friday off in hopes a long weeked will help get me over the hump.

Here’s hoping.

Doing much better today than yesterday! 🥳

Am I at 100%, no way, not there yet, but getting closer each day.

My head is still stuffy and foggy and I’m tired. I still have cough but it doesn’t happen as often as it was happening, not even close.

My back and lungs no longer ache, that’s pretty nice.

I figure a few more days of taking it easy and I’ll be right as rain.

Today’s test was positive. Which surprised me. Total bummer.

Better today than yesterday. I like the upward trend. I’d say I’m at about 80% now. A small bump from yesterday but a bump nonetheless.

My head is just as foggy as yesterday, no improvement there and I’m still really tired.

I’m not coughing as much. That’s definitely welcome, now maybe my lungs won’t ache as much.

My lower back pain has improved tremendously! It’s down to a minor ache.

Tired. That and a foggy head are now my biggest complaints. I just want to sleep all day.

I worked for a while this afternoon and now I just want to crawl back in bed.

Funny thing is, I’m craving a really nice Double IPA and some Popeye’s Chicken Strips. Is that weird? 😳

I think I’m getting better. My eyes feel better today. I know that may sound like no big deal but it was really bothering me how much they hurt.

My head is less foggy this morning, that feels rather nice.

I’m still really tired, even after a good nights rest and my cough persists.

My lower back seems to hurt more today than yesterday. I wonder if that’s because I’m feeling slightly better in other ways and I’m noticing my back pain more? Could be.

I still fee pretty wiped out. When I stand I’m a bit dizzy and still have that out of body experience feeling, but it’s not as bad.

Still no fever. That makes me wonder if I had a fever in the days prior to feeling miserable? Who knows?

I think I’ll get outside today and sit in the fresh air.

Slept until 9:45 this morning. I really needed it. I’ve been taking NyQuil at night and it seems to help with the runny nose a bit and I don’t have fits of coughing through the nigh, just once in a great while.

I don’t feel any better this morning but, thankfully, I don’t feel any worse.

Exhausted, my eyes hurt, raspy dry cough, and a runny nose are still at work.

My lungs ache from coughing. I’m not sure if it’s the bed I’m sleeping in or what but my lower back hurts.

Since testing positive I’ve isolated myself in our guest room, worn a mask when I use the toilet, or get something from the kitchen. I’m constantly washing my hands and generally stay in the room. I have my kitty cat, Flynn, to keep me company.

Please, mask.

😷

I feel largely the same as yesterday. Here’s a list of my symptoms.

1. Achy
2. Headache behind my eyes
3. Dry Cough
4. Runny Nose
5. Really Tired
6. Brain Fog

No fever - at least none I’ve recorded. My lungs ache from coughing so much. I managed to get some rest after taking some Tylenol and NyQuil. I was surprised I slept so well to be perfectly honest.

Day One

I woke up yesterday morning feeling like crap. I figured it was all the events I’d been attending at our company on-site this week. Boy, was I wrong.

I went to breakfast with some coworkers unaware I was a walking virus factory. Had a wonderful breakfast, came home, still felt crummy so I decided to take a PTO day.

Around 1PM I decided it was a good idea to take a COVID test because our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren were coming for a visit on Saturday. At that instant I was confident I was in the clear. I figured it was just severe allergies and being tired.

I read the test directions, did what it said, swabbed my nose, dropped it in the provided vile, and squeezed four drops into the tester.

It lit up in less than 30 seconds, in fact, mere seconds after the fourth drop hit the color was already starting to change.

Yes, I have COVID.

I reached out to our HR team, my branch leadership, my team, and anyone else I could think of I’d been in contact with.

I called the restaurant and the local coffee shops I’d visited during the week.

Here’s hoping I didn’t infect anyone. I think the chances of that are pretty slim. 😔