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Covid Isolation - Day 2, more symptoms.

 After a pretty unsettled nights sleep, I woke up feeling groggy and lethargic. Some of that is possibly the side effects of the Night Nurse last night. It has done that to me in the past. I woke feeling like I was recovering from a bout of flu. Not too achy, but not a lot of energy. No real interest in getting out of bed, other than to maintain my sanity.

I did however notice that my chest was a little heavier, and can feel that phlegm has arrives. Breathing in takes a little more effort, as if I am trying to force the air in a bit more. If I breathe normally, I quickly become quite short of breath. That extra effort, plus the coughing leaves me with a tight and sore chest. And as it get more sore, my reluctance to cough to try and shift any phlegm increases. Vicious circle, but I have been here before. 

Usually if I get the flu, I will wake day 1 with symptoms and already be knocked for six. So on day 2 to only feel a little wobbled is a good feeling. The problem of course comes with my chest. I am rubbish at fighting off chest infections, and any nasty stuff that gets onto my chest can stay there for a long time, and cause me all sorts of issues, mainly breathing of course. That has been my "fear" all along. A couple of years back, pre Covid, I had a chest infection in Jan, and didn't shift the effects of it til gone March. That is not a journey I want to go on again!

So waking today feeling like I had a little less energy was a bad start. Garmin tracks true again, with recovery being poor, sleep being meh, and RHR still elevated, although it has dropped a bit. Because I am sensible, I jumped on the NeoBike on Zwift for an hour this morning. Again really just to see how my body is doing, where my energy levels and recovery really are, and keep myself sane.

No drama, no effort made, just kept things elevated for an hour and left it there. Happy to report I feel the same after as I did before. No ill effects from training while as I have been told over and over, I should be resting.

Getting the day started now while I write this. Taken me a while to get through my granola and coffee, but I am now nourished for the morning. 

Symptoms today, sniffle is a little worse, productive cough now as the gunk begins to settle in on my chest. Not feeling hot today, and still have sense of taste and smell. I am taking paracetamol regularly. I do still feel pretty lethargic, and my head feels foggy. 

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