Thumbcocker
09-02-2020, 10:08 AM
Starting Saturday I experienced symptoms that I did not regard as covid like. To maintain the family nature of this site I will just say that I wish I owned stock in Charmin and had to stay very close to one small room in the house. I also had aches and chills. Mrs Thumbcocker had similar but milder symptoms the week before.
I stayed home Monday but went to work yesterday morning. Symptoms persisted. I did a Google search that showed some covid patients had only the symptoms we had. No respiratory symptoms at all.
I called the health department in my home county. The nurse told me to leave work immediately and get tested at a location in the county i work in. She also said to isolate pending test results. Since Mrs. Thumbcocker was on her way up to have lunch with me we met at a walk in clinic.
We called from the parking lot. They took our information and a nurse in gloves, gown, and face shield came out and swabbed us. The swabbing is not pleasant but hardly unbearable.
The building i work in has had other confirmed cases. I am not especially concerned about me or Mrs. Thumbcocker having serious health effects but other folks in the office I work in have regular contact with elderly parents with serious health issues.
The upshot is that we are isolating at the Thumbcocker compound awaiting results. Don't feel bad for us the Thumbcocker compound is 63 acres and we have hi speed internet. We have plenty of grub and just did a 3.26 mile walk this morning. Our biggest concern is not infecting someone with health issues.
I stayed home Monday but went to work yesterday morning. Symptoms persisted. I did a Google search that showed some covid patients had only the symptoms we had. No respiratory symptoms at all.
I called the health department in my home county. The nurse told me to leave work immediately and get tested at a location in the county i work in. She also said to isolate pending test results. Since Mrs. Thumbcocker was on her way up to have lunch with me we met at a walk in clinic.
We called from the parking lot. They took our information and a nurse in gloves, gown, and face shield came out and swabbed us. The swabbing is not pleasant but hardly unbearable.
The building i work in has had other confirmed cases. I am not especially concerned about me or Mrs. Thumbcocker having serious health effects but other folks in the office I work in have regular contact with elderly parents with serious health issues.
The upshot is that we are isolating at the Thumbcocker compound awaiting results. Don't feel bad for us the Thumbcocker compound is 63 acres and we have hi speed internet. We have plenty of grub and just did a 3.26 mile walk this morning. Our biggest concern is not infecting someone with health issues.