Hey all,
This post is all about my anecdotal experience, so far, with the CCP virus. If this is the wrong place for it, please feel free to move it.
The Beginning
3/13/20 - I began to feel just a little off. Touch of a sore throat, headache. No big deal. Shook it off.
3/15/20 - The telltale cough appeared. I began to self-isolate from my family inside my home.
3/16/20 - I was avoiding seeing a doctor because I kept hearing rumors of selective testing here in my home state.
3/17/20 - Finally, I was convinced by several people to try a televisit with my regular Dr. and this is where things started getting interesting.
So on the morning of 3/17/20 I made a telehealth appointment. Keep in mind, this very same Drs. office had sent me an email on 3/16/20 detailing, "if you have these symptoms, call us immediately." Textbook CCP virus symptoms.
Assistant comes on, asks me the regular questions. Exits. I wait a few minutes and the Dr. appears, and she looks tired. From there it was a long grilling, asking me a lot of questions that frankly I don't remember because by that time I was feeling pretty bad. In the end she told me, "You have a slightly runny nose. We only see that in 4% of COVID-19 cases. Looks like you have just a regular old virus. Stay at home, isolate, drink lots of fluids."
To say I was taken aback is an understatement.
Long story already made shorter, I did this same routine with two more clinics, all with basically the same answer in the end, except the reason was always different. None of them was willing to say, "Yeah, looks like it may be COVID." But trust me, it was the CCP virus. Absolutely every single textbook symptom. However, I never went into the gasping phase, where so many have to go on ventilation. I think there's a reason why, and I'll share that next.
The Middle
So the next two weeks were hell. I was flat on my back sick, weak as a kitten. I won't bore you with the rest.
Let me also state, I'm in a high risk group. People my age with my health conditions have been regularly dying. I think my life might have been saved because I've been taking a fairly new to me medication called Losartan. Which happens to be one of the drugs they're experimenting with on CCP Virus. I also have been a huge believer in CBD for quite some time for pain management. But what CBD does to begin with is help our bodies ECS or endocannabinoid system balance out our bodily functions. For me it has been instrumental in getting off of ibuprofen, another killer when it comes to the CCP Virus.
The End
Sorry this has clocked in so much longer than I originally intended. I hope it's all been relevant information for you or at least interesting. I am still recovering and in fact this is only my second day out of isolation. I still feel pretty rough and very drained. My lungs have definitely been damaged and they hurt badly. Now I'm just doing everything I can to recover.