My Adventure With Covid19 Part 11 (Opinion Piece)

 I don't give a lot of my opinions here.  Here goes my opinion on Covid19.

Do not live in fear.  Why do I say that?  Didn't I catch Covid 19?  Yes, I did.  The odd thing is I went out all over the place and I contacted new people every day.  It is the nature of my job and my business, What would I change if I could go back and do it all over again?  Nut much.  I do not know of any change in my behavior that would have prevented me from getting it.

Do not get me wrong.  It sucks for me.  Some folks get a little sick like the flu for a few days and get over it.  Me, I went into the hospital ( had it for 3-4 days before) on February 15, 2021. It is coming up to two months since then.  I am still on oxygen and blood thinners because of blood clots that formed in my lungs.  This sucks, as I have not really worked since then.  Thank God I decided to take out a disaster loan "just in case." This in case has turned out to be a good reason to have gotten the loan.  No income for 2 months (so far) has been rough - not just financially, but mentally.

I won't live in fear. I will be out and about as soon as practical with doctors' permission.

Stay safe!

 

My Adventure with Covid19 - Part 10

 

I am trying to patient.  Then again, I am one.

Dragging around my oxygen hose all day gets annoying at best.  I know I still need it long term, but it gets old fast.  It gets hung up in the bottom of the bookcase that is in my entry hall.  It seems that it gets caught on that bookcase nearly every time I walk by it. 

I consider it an unpleasant reminder of where I am in my recovery. The bottom line is it will be “a while” before I am set free of this oxygen line.  I still can feel my shortness of breath and my lungs straining if O try to take deep breaths.

Hopefully, my healing will happen more and more quickly.

More to come later.  Stay safe!

My Adventure with Covid19 - Part 6

 

After the 23 days in the hospital, I felt pretty good and went home. That lasted one whole day. After I was home for the one day, I began to feel horrible.  I found out why. I had developed blood clots in my lungs.  This would be the cause of my 2^nd visit to the hospital.

I got put on blood thinners.  I now need to be on O₂ to get enough oxygen when I breathe. (as of the writing of this, I am on 2 liters of O₂ per minute).  This is something new to me.

I also have to take a blood thinner. This is something that means I have to be extra careful so as not to fall, as that can be tragic. I did fall once already, but it was not too bad. Fortunately, this stay at the hospital was only for 4 days.

More to come later.  Stay safe!