Three years. Three fucking years of zero #COVID in my home.
Now my husband is quarantined downstairs for who knows how long, and I’m building a Corsi-Rosenthal box for the living room, because the HEPA air purifier with the UVC light is camping downstairs with him.
I tested negative earlier tonight, really hoping I manage to stay that way.
Handcrafted, artisanal C-R box deployed.
The fan is stuck on high, because the controls are inconveniently located on the front, rather than the top. But hey, that means it’s also a white noise generator!
#CorsiRosenthalBox #AntiViralAirFilter #COVIDisNotOver #PlagueHouse
#PlagueHouse Day Two: Husband is normally the breakfast cook. Not only can I not flip an egg in the air like he can, but I broke one of his yolks. 
His doctor will not prescribe Paxlovid because she says pharmacists want a kidney function test before they fill it. 🤬 On the upside, she told him to rest, so he might actually rest?
I do not know if I’m feeling sick or not. I’m too anxious about whether I’m feeling sick to be an impartial judge. 
#COVID
We still had a stash of hand sanitizer from the Early Times, so I’ve filled a spray bottle with some. Downstairs: Bathroom fan & air purifier running 24/7. Upstairs: CR box going nonstop. We’ll see how long a $20 box fan can survive running continuously on high, I guess?
Putting on my #Breathe99 #ElastomericMask every time I go downstairs, and Matt puts on a KN95. 🤞😷
If you get #covid and your regular doc doesn’t want to give you #Paxlovid for some reason, but your insurance company or employer contracts with #Teladoc, call them instead.
I’m picking up Paxlovid & a cough suppressant for my husband this afternoon, no hassle whatsoever (this is after his PCP refused to prescribe anything this morning).
Welp, I’m retracting my previous wholehearted recommendation of #Teladoc, because when I called them today after my positive test (boo!) I got a different doctor, and was told I couldn’t get #Paxlovid because I hadn’t had a recent kidney function test.
Who the fuck is out here getting routine kidney function tests? Nobody gets their kidneys tested unless there’s a problem with them. 🤬
Anyhow, the upside I guess is that I don’t have to bother masking in the house anymore. 🙃
#PlagueHouse Day Four: Slept through most of Day Three.
Thought I was feeling MUCH more energetic today, and decided to Sit In A Chair instead of laying in bed (please make an appreciative “Ooooh” noise here). Then I started feeling a bit lightheaded, decided to sit in bed instead, and ended up taking a two hour nap while roofers banged on the house right outside the bedroom.
All things considered, still not feeling very bad. Just OOF the fatigue. 
#COVIDisNotOver #covid
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Matt, meanwhile, tested negative and cleaned half the house while I was sleeping.
Good for him, but how is it fair that the plaguebearer of the house is the one who gets off easy? 
Anyhow, I still have horrid tinnitus, revolting Paxlovid-mouth, and today also a terrible backache. Think I’ll go back to bed shortly.
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#PlagueHouse Day 5: Matt tested negative two days in a row, so back to work he goes tomorrow. I haven’t retested, because tomorrow is day 5 for me, and we’re supposed to isolate for five days minimum, so I’ll check in the AM.
Head is still full of tinnitus, and I’m still generally fatigued as fuck. I could sit up longer today, but standing is limited to less than 5 minutes.
It’s good the Mr. bounced back so quick, because I’m pretty fucking useless as things stand.
#PlagueHouse Day 5: I guess it’s not a plague house anymore, yay! No more active COVID cases here, thank you #Paxlovid!
Aaaaand I was able to putter around the kitchen for like 15 minutes this morning, before I started getting lightheaded, so that’s a significant improvement over yesterday.
Now, if the tinnitus could kindly fuck all the way off? Yes?
@mivox Damn :-( ... so sorry to hear.
I hope you can spend (at least) the next 2 weeks focusing mainly on rest and recovery!
@hko I’m so fortunate, I can do exactly that. And I found an online medical group that prescribed me Paxlovid, so I can get started on that today also.
All things considered, everything could be so much worse than it is. (I might have some kind of delirium going on though, that all sounded very upbeat. 
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@SueSullivan Thankfully our insurance contracts with Teladoc, and they called him after he registered and gave him a scrip almost immediately. I picked it up at Costco this afternoon, and the pharmacy didn’t say boo about his kidneys.
All no charge. I’m so thankful he’s got good employer insurance. 
mivox is exhausted 
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