Tested Positive For The 1st Time š«
Ugh! We were starting to think we were immune. Since the beginning of the pandemic, weāve been able to avoid getting sick.
But this past Wednesday, I woke up with my throat really sore and dry. I thought it was because of the air conditioning that weāve had on full blast since thereās a heat wave. I was tired, but I figured it was because I hadnāt slept very well the night before. I went to barre in the morning, but upon coming home and sitting down to work, I felt the body aches creep all over my body and the chills settle in. I was definitely sick. I took a test, and proceeded to curse a long string of vulgar words as it showed up positive. š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬
My first thought was: HOW!? Where did I manage to get this? But then I remembered that in the span of the last 5 days, I had gone to a movie with my friend Fallon, got dinner with my friend Jennica, gone swimming at my in-laws, went to Walmart, the grocery story, and barre classā¦ I literally could have gotten it anywhere. Woof!
My symptoms were pretty standard: sore throat, mild congestion, body aches, chills, high fever, fatigue. The first 3 days were ROUGH with the body aches, chills, and fever. Now that Iām on day 4, those symptoms are gone but the fatigue is like nothing else. My body feels totally depleted of energy.
I asked for everyoneās advice and hereās what I did to help my body feel better fast:
Took Vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin C, Turmeric
Drank a ton of coconut water (for the electrolytes) and added lemon juice and orange juice (for the Vitamin C)
Epsom salt baths (for detoxing), I did it 2x a day
Took Tylenol to combat the fever, headache, and body aches
The hardest thing at first was isolating from my family. It was super sad having to distance myself from Archie. Unfortunately, he tested positive two days after I did. That was disheartening because I was really hopeful that he wasnāt going to get it. But! I will say, if there are any positives to this virus itās that it seems to spare our little ones. Archie has had a consistent low-grade fever and seems a little more tired than usual, but he seems to be doing much better than I am. He slept almost all day the first day he tested positive, but today heās been pretty normal. Thank God! šš¼
The hardest part will absolutely be quarantining for the next 10 days. Especially since weāre in the middle of a heat wave, itās hard to be outside for long periods of time and thereās only so much to do inside. š
But Iām sure Iāll get creative and weāll figure something out.
Somehow, John is still negative and symptom-free. Letās hope it stays that way because since my energy levels are so depleted, we need at least one of us to be functional to manage a sick but very energetic toddler.
I will say this too: anyone who tries to minimize the severity of the virus, donāt listen to them! It really sucks being sick and it is NOT ājustā a cold, or the flu. Itās absolutely been 10x worse and I wish I was being dramatic. Itās kicked my ass and Iām healthy, work out almost every day, load up on fruits and vegetables, etc. I know it affects every body differently, but that shouldnāt impact how people treat how bad the virus can be for others. Itās real! Itās bad. You donāt want to get it.
I think Iām going to start masking up again at the grocery stores and whenever I run errands. I anticipate that the virus is going to get bad again in the colder months and I just do not want to get it again. The only other silver lining is that Iām hoping that after this is all said and done Iāll at least have anti-bodies āŗļø