I started feeling congested early Saturday evening. Didn't think much of it. A little worse Sunday morning, so I checked the pollen count. Whoo boy. The count was really high. Feels like late summer allergies. Sunday night, headache and a cough along with the congestion. Lousy night's sleep. I wake up with all that and a sore throat on Monday. Sh!t. This ain't allergies, it's a sinus infection. In my 68 years, it's easier to count on one hand when I didn't suffer through one in any given year.
I end up slamming Advil and snorting Flonase until my Dr appointment/physical on Tuesday. Doc checks me over. Except for the sinus infection, I'm in pretty good shape for an old fart. My A1C dropped and so did my weight. The doc prescribes a short course of antibiotics and also gets me a new glucose meter. Type 2 seems to be part of the American DNA now.
I started the antibiotics Tuesday afternoon. Thursday evening, all the symptoms are gone, save for a bit of hoarseness.
Wednesday afternoon, Mrs.Cheest is feeling a bit under the weather. Mrs.Cheest, being Mrs.Cheest, says I gave her what I had. I tell her I would have loved to share it with her but sinus infections don't work that way. She had a horrible nights sleep last night and it was somehow my fault. She looked and felt like hell most of the day. I offered to take her to Immediate Care(like a walk in clinic)to see if she did have a sinus infection. She self diagnoses herself, and just flat out said no, I had to have given her something. I finally got her to go to the local Pharmacy that does Flu/Covid testing. Double Sh!t. She tested positive for Covid.
She's still insisting that I had a mild case of Covid and shared it. Whatever. Pretty sure my doc would have had me tested if he thought I may have had Covid.
I end up slamming Advil and snorting Flonase until my Dr appointment/physical on Tuesday. Doc checks me over. Except for the sinus infection, I'm in pretty good shape for an old fart. My A1C dropped and so did my weight. The doc prescribes a short course of antibiotics and also gets me a new glucose meter. Type 2 seems to be part of the American DNA now.
I started the antibiotics Tuesday afternoon. Thursday evening, all the symptoms are gone, save for a bit of hoarseness.
Wednesday afternoon, Mrs.Cheest is feeling a bit under the weather. Mrs.Cheest, being Mrs.Cheest, says I gave her what I had. I tell her I would have loved to share it with her but sinus infections don't work that way. She had a horrible nights sleep last night and it was somehow my fault. She looked and felt like hell most of the day. I offered to take her to Immediate Care(like a walk in clinic)to see if she did have a sinus infection. She self diagnoses herself, and just flat out said no, I had to have given her something. I finally got her to go to the local Pharmacy that does Flu/Covid testing. Double Sh!t. She tested positive for Covid.
She's still insisting that I had a mild case of Covid and shared it. Whatever. Pretty sure my doc would have had me tested if he thought I may have had Covid.