COVID diary, days 3+4

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Bryan Alexander

Notes on being COVID afflicted, days 3 and 4:

October 31

Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I hate having to miss it due to a very non-fantastic, all too mundane bit of horror.

Today my symptoms are better. No head pain. Throat soreness is down. Swallowing isn’t a problem. There are fewer hot flashes. I’m generating less in the way of entertaining mucus. Best of all, my attention is more focused and sustained. Few brainfog instances.

I’m sleeping better, but not getting enough, at least for what my body wants. I woke up groggily, having to help family (see below). I feel the pull to nap like a gentle tide, but I resist that, since naps usually leave me more tired, sadly. Maybe I should give in.

On the downside, my adult son just joined me in quarantine. Owain’s not sure if I gave the bastard virus to him or if he picked it up at a medical appointment. So we are commiserating and comparing notes. Father-son bonding, sharing a single room in joint misery.

November 1

Woke up tired. In the morning I sat in a chair and in bed, mostly doing emails, but also doing a 10 minute tech check with a Future Trends Forum guest. My work habits are strong.

I tried to relax in the afternoon, playing Civilization (V; for some reason I can’t get into VI) with Owain. But my evening class loomed, so I ate lunch (crafted per Gchatted…