Getting things off my chest:
Two weeks ago I tested positive for COVID-19. I remember that day so clearly. I worked the night prior and woke up with a cough. I knew that I caught the virus. I then called up employee's health to get tested. The next day I came down with a horrible fever. My fever lasted 6-7 days. I couldn't break my fever no matter the amount of Tylenol I would take or the ice packs I put on myself. I would cry myself to sleep because I felt so helpless. How am I, a nurse, unable to break a fever that got up to 104-105F. During the middle of the nights were the worse. I would wake up with the feeling of an elephant sitting on top of my chest, I felt like I couldn't breath and I would scream out with anxiety. I would check my oxygen saturation and it got down to 92%. I was scared shit. I then developed heat bumps on skin and I looked so pale, it looked like a ghost was staring back at me. I remember receiving a phone call from HR and the first thing I said was I am not feeling good, I was so delirious I could not think straight.
My symptoms are so much better this week. But I still can't go for a short walk of less than 30 minutes without feeling nauseous, shortness of breath, palpatations, and fatigue. I feel like such a failure, how am I suppose to work a 12 hrs shift? I miss going to work and being a productive member of society. This feeling is awful. I lost so much weight and my eating habits have taking a downward turn. *btw please don't comment on my weight, its my biggest pet peeve, I am well aware of how small I am.* But I am trying to get healthier, it is just going to take time.
I have no comorbities, I am a fairly healthy adult prior to the coronavirus, and it almost landed me in the hospital. TBH I probably should have went to the hospital with my severe symptoms. Life happens, and I would not wished this on anyone. So if you don't believe that the virus is real, boy, this is real and this is my story.
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