COVID-19 and ME

What a day to start my blog! Around 4 pm, today, I got a call from HPA to inform me that my last sample was tested positive. I was at the hospital with my youngest kid to change his dressing on a minor injury he had the day before when I got the call.

The very polite caller was initially referring to a sample I gave back in March/April while I was in quarantine in Embudu. I had to ask her to double change as I gave samples at a Raalhugandu sample collection point.
After much search, she got hold of date of the sample, and it was the last one I gave on 24 Aug.

Soon as I felt that my throat is a little phlegmier, I went to give a sample for test. Turns out, it was the right thing to do.

What symptoms do I have?

  1. phlegmy throat
  2. body ache
  3. chills, irregular times
  4. lack of energy when I wake up.

Note to those who want to get tested:
Don’t go to big hospitals, they require “appointments”, or they only do for travellers or “urgent case”. I am still waiting for a reply from ADK and its been a week.
Try Senahiyaa – they are fast.
Try one of the random sampling points; I think this is best as there are no Org, ego issues there.

I hope none of you must go through such an illness. Please stay home, stay safe and wash your hands regularly, keep your social distance.

UPDATES – 27 Aug 2020

Lost taste and smell (part of it)

So, I lost some parts of smell and taste. I’m saying some parts because when tested with my perfumes last night, I smelt it bitter total opposite of when was used smell from the same perfume. Same for taste. But salt was going good. I can live with it. 🙂

HPA just took samples from all my kids.

UPDATES – 28 Aug 2020

Total loss of smell, 0, zero smell. I hope to get the ability to smell back. No other developments on me. Two of my kids started showing mild signs of fever. Respond well to their common medication for fever. I’m monitoring everyone’s SpO2. So far so good.

6;45pm whole household is positive.

UPDATES – 1 Sep 2020

All are in good health. Fever is gone in kids too. 6 year old with some sore throat.