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Yeah, put your mask on, and get sick when you visit your doctor. That's what happened to me. I had a bone density test and an appointment with my Endocrinologist/Family Doctor on Tuesday, April 5th. I live alone, and hadn't gone anywhere else other than the doctor's that week. That Friday I felt like my sinuses were filling up so I took a 10 mg Loratadine antihistamine because it's usually what gets rid of it. By that next Monday, I had a very bad sore throat and swollen glands. At one point, I thought I might have the mumps, as I'd never had them as a kid. I'm 74 now. Called the doctor's office, and he prescribed Amoxicillin 125 mg. twice a day for 10 days. The girl I spoke to told me that everyone there had the same thing.

I got very hoarse, and still haven't gotten my voice fully back. I called the office back after the 10 days to let them know I was done with the meds, but that my voice was still hoarse, and that I still had some mucus in the back of my throat. They told me that it was a virus, and that the hoarseness could last longer, and that many of the staff were also hoarse. She recommended I get some Mucinex, the Expectorant to help with the mucus. I tried it, but it made me feel worse.

This past Friday evening, I began having some intermittent, mild heart palpitations. My blood pressure was 148/63. I didn't think anything of the palpitations, as I get them very infrequently, and they always go away. Saturday evening, my face started feeling flushed, and tingly. Took my blood pressure, and it was 185/80. Took it again a while later, and it was still about the same, and I still had the tingling that would come and go. The last time I had those symptoms I was having gall bladder attacks. That was 2015, and I had it taken out. Even though I'm on blood pressure medication, I didn't want to take any chances, so I drove over to the hospital here.

They did CAT scans, EKG, urine, blood work, checked my sugar, and did a Covid test. They gave me additional meds for the blood pressure and got it down to 160/63. The Covid test was positive, so they gave me a packet of Plaxlovid meds to take. I didn't want to start taking them without consulting my doctor, as one of the more common side effects is hypertension. I called his office this morning, and he told me there shouldn't be a problem, but to check my pressure regularly, and let them know if there is an issue.

I refused to get the vaccines, and will not get them, and I still don't trust the nasal swab tests. I wasn't sure if what I had early on, and losing my voice, had anything to do with Covid. Wasn't sure if I could test positive after so much time had passed from the onset of the virus I apparently had. I did a search, and it said you can test positive for weeks afterwards, but I still don't know if it was Covid from the beginning, or if I caught Covid more recently. I guess I'll never know. All I know is that I had no fever, no body aches, no loss of taste or smell, and other than a sore throat, swollen throat glands, and hoarseness, those were the only symptoms I exhibited. I haven't had a cold in over 20 years. Everything I did experience was tolerable. Not getting my voice back fully after four weeks now is my irks me the most, and the crappy taste in my mouth from the Plaxlovid pills. Blood pressure as of now is 130/60.