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Not feeling well
5 years ago
Yesterday at work I noticed I had a sort of “cool” feeling in the back of my nose and throat. It was the kind of feeling like you sucked on a cough drop with menthol and it’s opening your passages.
Later on I noticed my throat was getting a bit thick, and swallowing/clearing didn’t help. Then I had this weird sense in my mouth like I had a bitter coating on my tongue yet I hadn’t eaten anything. At one point I got hungry, so I grabbed a dark chocolate bar, and that’s when I realized something was amiss.
Why? Because while I could still technically taste it, it felt like the bitterness of the dark chocolate had been dulled considerably. As a last test, I went to something with a definitive smell in my fridge—a pickle jar. I’ve always been able to get a good light burn from the salty brine. However, I got a sort of pickle smell, but no burn.
Combine that with a headache today and some real sweatiness despite lack of activity, I decided I needed to get tested. Stopped by a community site that did free tests and did the swab. I should hear back in 2-3 days.
In the meantime, send me some positive vibes if you can. My head’s pounding and the lump/soreness in my throat makes it hard to relax. I hope this crap is just a flu or bad cold, but like the saying goes, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Later on I noticed my throat was getting a bit thick, and swallowing/clearing didn’t help. Then I had this weird sense in my mouth like I had a bitter coating on my tongue yet I hadn’t eaten anything. At one point I got hungry, so I grabbed a dark chocolate bar, and that’s when I realized something was amiss.
Why? Because while I could still technically taste it, it felt like the bitterness of the dark chocolate had been dulled considerably. As a last test, I went to something with a definitive smell in my fridge—a pickle jar. I’ve always been able to get a good light burn from the salty brine. However, I got a sort of pickle smell, but no burn.
Combine that with a headache today and some real sweatiness despite lack of activity, I decided I needed to get tested. Stopped by a community site that did free tests and did the swab. I should hear back in 2-3 days.
In the meantime, send me some positive vibes if you can. My head’s pounding and the lump/soreness in my throat makes it hard to relax. I hope this crap is just a flu or bad cold, but like the saying goes, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Don't do too much till you get that result back from your doctor.
All the positive energies beamed right at you, good mouse fellow!