My personal experience with Coronavirus
I want to share my personal experience with Coronavirus to illuminate a couple of facts that might guide you in decisions you make for your well-being and that of others.
I was exposed to and contracted the virus at work. In my office 6 of the 8 people sharing the office have either been confirmed to have/had the virus (3 of us tested positive) or have shown classic symptoms of the virus but did not have the test to confirm it (in one case the test was botched).
My symptoms were a loss of taste, dissimilar to that one experiences when they have a cold. The way I can best describe it is that the sense organs seem dead, as opposed to dampened as with a cold. A recurring fever that would subside at night and into the morning to return in the early afternoon, topping out at 102 f. And a severe loss of energy.
I have been asymptomatic for 13 days now. The last time I tested, 10 days AFTER the symptoms subsided, I STILL tested positive for the virus, and so I continue to be in isolation. I test again on Friday and Saturday, the CDC having determined that to get cleared you must test negative twice in a 24 hour window. My last test showed it was clearing up some, the results being described as a "weak positive." They are hopeful I will be cleared on the next tests.
My hope is that some may find this helpful in discerning when to end their own isolation period. I understand that many do not have access to one test, much less the follow up tests I have been privileged to have had. So maybe my experience can help to guide you.
Take care and stay safe. My heart is with you and your loved ones.
Something I did not mention because I was unsure if it was related was a strange pain in my legs days prior to the fever. Then feeling lethargic and very mild fever. Then loss of taste. Then increased fevers and even greater lethargy. I never developed a cough or other respiratory issues that I noticed. If I did they were very very mild.
January 14th, 2021 at 4:01 AM ^
Thanks for sharing, friend. I should say every case depends on different factors. For example, age and any chronic diseases. Young and healthy people can even not notice they are sick. For example, my friend is 24. She lost a taste, but she did not think about she had a covid. After she was tested positively, we were surprised because her condition was perfect. Anyway, it is very important to be careful and take care of our parents and grandparents. One of the daycares in Brooklyn where my kid goes https://littlescholarsnyc.com/ provides a high-level of healthcare procedures, cleaning and sanitizing two-three times a day. They also do not allow parents to come in to prevent the virus from spreading. I appreciate everything they do to save kids healthy.