Came here to see if the flu is going around and holy shit
This is by far THE most insanely sick I have ever been. I’m writing this right now on a down-swing of symptoms so bear with me, my brain is still foggy.
I have spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Severely low cerebrospinal fluid and even with extensive imaging and an epidural blood patch on 7/28, no help yet. This comes with some severeeee valsalva headaches and headaches upon waking. Like the kind that make you want your head run over by a car to relieve the pressure. I’m not kidding. And I am the furthest thing from suicidal. I have celiac disease too so general malaise and low grade fevers happen as if I’m going to get sick but then it just… goes away.
With that said, HOLY SHIT.
Today is Sunday. Friday afternoon I had an itchy cough, some clear phlegm. By Friday evening, I knew I was done for. Saturday morning, OH MY GOD. My head hurt more than it’s ever hurt in my entire life and NOTHING was breaking my fever and chills. Shower, Tylenol, DayQuil, wet rags to the feet and forehead, sheets instead of blankets and NOTHING. I was sooooo hot at 103.8 for almost 24 hours and that disgusting, awful headache with chest and nose congestion that made my throat feel pierced with every cough.
Late saturday night I knew I had already taken too much acetaminophen but I did NOT care, I was so fed up, so I took NyQuil Severe.
I sweat profusely the entire night and now with every nap I am still sweating profusely. I’ve probably had a 5 gallon jug of water by this point and some homemade chicken soup and crackers etc, so my congestion is loosening and EW. Dark green and dark yellow and just ew. I feel MUVH better but def not out of the woods I don’t think.
My only question is, what the FUCK was THAT?!?!
Worst. Sickness. EVER!!
Update:
It’s Covid. Two different brand home tests, both were dark positive lines well before the 15 minutes.