As someone who lives with a suppressed immune system, I want to share the timeline of my recent COVID19-like illness to educate and to equip you should you find your symptoms being dismissed as mild to moderate and instructed to ride it out at home unless you get worse. Quite candidly, unless we, the medically vulnerable, … Continue reading Timeline and Recovery: COVID19-like Illness
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Symptoms, Swabs, and False Negatives: an Update
Symptoms, swabs, and false negatives led to my extroverted self being quarantined in our guest room for a few too many days at the end of March. On Tuesday 3/24, I developed a scratchy throat followed in short order by a temperature of 100.2F which scored me a ticket to get swabbed for COVID19. Three … Continue reading Symptoms, Swabs, and False Negatives: an Update
Illness in the House
Sadly, I am waking up to a house of illin' this morning. Everyone except me is sick with a stomach bug of some sort which is giving rise to this post. How exactly does an immune compromised wife [and] mom care for her sick family while protecting herself from catching it as well? Well, we … Continue reading Illness in the House
Working Smart: Minimizing Infectious Risk
Well, cold and flu season has arrived, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to share with you steps that I take to protect my health and wellness during the winter months. The first rule of heart transplant is to avoid large crowds, especially during winter months. I, like all organ recipients, am immune compromised … Continue reading Working Smart: Minimizing Infectious Risk
