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Well, crap; caught it.
3 years ago
"Does aₘᵢₙ=2c²/Θ ? I don't know, but wouldn't it be fascinating if it were?"
Just tested positive on a home antigen kit. Fortunately, I've had three shots... I was thinking of getting a fourth soon, but I suppose that'll have to wait a while. Also fortunately, after my weight-loss in recent years, I don't have any of the co-morbidities that qualify me for Paxlovid; unfortunately, I don't qualify for Paxlovid.
I'm enough of a hermit that I know exactly who I caught it from - I tested myself after they tested positive. But one person I live with is over 70 and has, so far, tested negative; so there's going to be a bit of household shuffling while we all try to keep them clean.
I've been taking Vitamin D and zinc, I've got a fingertip pulse oximeter, I'll be drinking plenty of fluids... so, if I'm lucky, I'm just going to be miserable for a few days. Fortunately, I've got the whole internet to help distract me. Anyone care to recommend some decent hopepunk stories to help pass the time?
I'm enough of a hermit that I know exactly who I caught it from - I tested myself after they tested positive. But one person I live with is over 70 and has, so far, tested negative; so there's going to be a bit of household shuffling while we all try to keep them clean.
I've been taking Vitamin D and zinc, I've got a fingertip pulse oximeter, I'll be drinking plenty of fluids... so, if I'm lucky, I'm just going to be miserable for a few days. Fortunately, I've got the whole internet to help distract me. Anyone care to recommend some decent hopepunk stories to help pass the time?
We've avoided it so far, except for daughter, who works in a customer service job (but doesn't live with us). I'm planning on flu shots and boosters before we visit Florida in October.
Hope you get well soon.
If you ended up with one of the later strains, they're weaker and have less time between being contagious and showing symptoms, so you'll be good sooner and your housemate will have had less time to have been exposed with you not knowing.
I'd already had one dose through, which is enough to diminish severity and shorten duration. So I just got a week of feeling like absolute crap. But not /quite/ as crap as I would feel after working for eight hours in the misery factory, so worth it for the time off!