My luck finally ran out, but only in part.
We’ve been making a number of short, 1-week trips since 2021 after staying put through the worst part of the Covid pandemic. But since then, we’ve made over 15 short trips to the mainland, and one to Auckland, New Zealand.
In all that travel, neither of us has come down with Covid. Or flu. Or even a common cold.
Until yesterday. It was our day to head home after a week in San Francisco. I woke up with a bit of a scratchy throat and a runny nose. That was about it as far as symptoms went. And I should disclose that I usually have a runny nose when I first wake up at home. I think I could be allergic to cats, since it goes away when we go walking to watch the sunrise.
But yesterday things didn’t get better over the course of the day. We got home, apparently just ahead of the “atmospheric river” hitting Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
And this morning. I recall waking up to that feeling of a head full of cotton, and thinking to myself, “oh, I finally have a cold.” I did a home Covid test, just to be safe. Negative.
As a result, this box of Kleenex tissues has been my best friend today. It’s been so long since my last cold that I don’t really recall what to expect over the next couple of days. I plan on just taking it easy and letting nature do its healing.
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Ian don’t forget that antigen self testing instructions direct a second test be done at least 24 hours and no more than 48 hours after an initial negative test. I had the same experience, managed not to get Covid until this June. A few cold symptoms and a negative test, but the 2nd test was positive. The antigen self test “is more likely to give you a false negative result when you have Covid-19 than a lab-based molecular test” (per package label)
Fortunately for me the symptoms were not profound and they were relatively brief.
No matter what condition you have or don’t have, I wish you well.
Get well soon dear Ian.
Oh no! Get well soon.
I’m so sorry. I was a NOvid until recently. First test was negative but I felt so bad (bone numbing fatigue) on day 3 I retested. Strong positive. But kaiser rxd paxlovid, musinex dm, sore throat spray, and I was back to work day 4. It was a miracle! Best to you!!!
Tis the season + plane travel.
As others wish, get well soon.