My Covid-19 Journey

Last night was a pretty comfortable evening I must say, although lack of appetite meant me missing my dinner. Snacked on a few bits then hit the hay for the night.  Another early ish night last night, a tum full of pills, and a relaxation audio track playing, and off to sleep I went.  After a good long sleep I woke to get up to pee, and without thinking launched myself out of bed like I usually would, half way to the bathroom and I thought, "oh hey, I feel quite good". Back to bed and settled back to sleep in no time. Waking this morning, once again Garmin agreed with my take on things. A good sleep.  Giving myself time to wake up properly before jumping to any conclusions, I finally settled on the feeling that I was almost back to my usual self. I can feel some remnants of an infection on my chest. A deep inhale reminds me I don't have all my breath back yet. But aches and pains are gone, I don't feel particularly hot, although my temp is still up around ...

Last night, I have to say I got quite a good nights sleep, probably one of the best I have had for quite some time in fact. Might be something to do with rearranging pillows and sleeping more upright to aid breathing, and support my shoulder a bit better. The numbers don't lie. I have to say, I feel how Garmin thinks I feel, so yet again, quite impressed at the data I am getting. My SATS are right back up again, and my RHR is settling down, also my body temp is starting to drop a bit now too, down from 37.2c to 36.8c this morning. I have definitely still got some crap on my chest, but it is starting to move, and feels like less is building back up. Certainly less pressure on my chest now, and the soreness is starting to go now. After speaking to the doctor yesterday I feel more reassured that I am OK exercising still, so will be jumping on Zwift shortly to spin my legs, and keep things moving. No efforts will be made today for sure.  Fingers crossed this is the bounce back, and...

When I first registered the positive test on Wed, I got a few texts and emails telling me what to do next. One of which was from my GP, asking me if I would like to complete a self assessment with an online doctor. Doctaly Assist. This was to be done via Whatsapp. Replying to questions to a bot, I was asked about symptoms, for a SATS and temperature reading, and some other general questions. Today I receieved a message from a doctor on the chat, as a follow-up. Asking about how things had progressed in the last 24 hours, and enquiring about my cough, I told him I had been bringing up green stuff when coughing. So as a precaution he has prescribed me anti-biotics so my chest doesn't get any worse. The one main concern I had, addressed over a Whatsapp chat, what a wonderful service. Paula my sister is kindly picking them up for me, so hopefully I can stop it getting too bad on my chest. In the meantime, my temperature continues to rise, 37.1c now, and my body battery has started no...

 Phew, what a morning it has been. Finally managed to get back to sleep for an hour or so, filled the battery up a little. By the time I got up again, Ann had confirmed she has now tested positive also, so now at least that's out of the way so to speak. So far her symptoms are mild, with a cough and slight weakness.  As for me, I would love to say I am feeling better, but I now have an ache through to my bones, I am sure you know the feeling. My chest is getting a lot sorer now from coughing, which in turn affects my breathing a little. But nothing major. Sniffle is getting worse now though, and I am doing my best to keep all that crap off my chest. That is the last thing I need right now.  Other than that, all else is about the same. Most symptoms fit that of flu (much to the delight of deniers I am sure). I did have a little walk on the treadmill earlier, still trying to keep my aching body moving, rather than completely seizing up. Started out slow and gently increased...

Urrgh, I have been feeling more and more uncomfortable throughout the day. With my voice starting to be croaky from coughing to clear my chest, as well as just not having the energy to push air out of my lungs. I did a Doctaly Assist questionnaire earlier for the GP which included taking my temperature and SATS. At the time they were 36.2c and 99. Now at 10pm they are 36.9c and 97. It feels that way too. Going hot and cold since this evening, with proper shivers just now, to the point of nicking Ann's hot water bottle when I got into bed. Really quite lethargic now too, and struggling with attention span and patience, just feeling a bit frustrated I think.  Glad to be in bed now, with a dose of Night Nurse I am hoping I get a few hours of solid sleep at least. Tummy feels a bit unsettled at the moment though, so who knows.  What a mess!  Oh well, here's to tomorrow. 

 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 c...

 I am writing this a day later, but here goes. Yesterday started out as any normal day, flogging myself physically, before settling into my work day, then chilling in the evening. In the morning I noticed during a Zwift ride that I was feeling a little down on energy. But, like you do, I dug deep and got the job done. Later that afternoon I was a bit achy, however I put that down to over exertion earlier, and just got on with it. By early evening I was really starting to feel a bit more lethargic, and had an infrequent dry cough, and a slight shortness of breath. Expecting a shopping delivery, I made the decision not to get anywhere near the driver, and instead waited inside for Ann to bring the crates in. Turns out that was a good idea. By the time bed time came around, which was much earlier than usual, I was ready to hit the sack. Breathing a bit shallow, heart rate up a bit, to the point I was aware of it constantly. I have a pretty low resting heart rate, so any increase is ge...