I've been off for a few days here.
Last Tuesday I woke up with a 106F fever and every bone, Joint and muscle screaming in pain. I thought it was just from over exertion on Monday but within an hour I knew something was wrong. Unable to continue I sent the crew off to work back at the plant and went to bed. Fever all day and night. Unreal pain.
Wednesday was a bit better. Pain had subsided but kidneys weren't producing and I was constipated. I never get constipated. By Thursday evening I succumbed to the wifey's demand to see about Covid-19 testing.
Our healthcare provider has no testing in St Charles County. We had to chose from downtown St Louis MO, Shilo IL, Sullivan MO, Or Columbia MO.
I figured St Louis would be crowded with a good half hour wait, so we went to Boone Health Center in Columbia MO. A really good hospital and fine people there. Also with the restaurants opening up we could make a pleasant day of it.
When we got there only one car in front of us. The nurses were great.
Missouri only has the swab test that takes up to two days to get results.
Despite having previously filled out the forms on line they had to ask the same questions. "What are your symptoms. Well, I only had the two, my body was wracked with pain and I was running fevers from 99F to 106F. Just to up my case, and for fun, I gave them one more. ....and the wife insisted I get tested.
So I got the test. I'm told it was
unpleasant. Wrong! IT HURTS!!! They put a bristly 6mm swab up your nostril into your tear duct, and proceed on to your eye socket. I could not see out of my left eye for almost a minute. And the eye had tears for a good half hour. As for the nostril, it still hurts today.
They asked why we drove all the way from St Louis and I responded, "
Because, the people out here were nicer." "Well," pointing to the nurse who poked me,
"Maybe not you."
Everyone laughed. It went well. Nice ladies with a tough job. Doing it with professionalism. We should be proud of how, and
whom, we train to be our nurses!
On the way home Cathy and I discussed how we would handle my illness at home, take care of some legal matters (our will is 40 years old) and get through this without endangering the kids.
To our surprise, we got results this morning.
NEGATIVE!!!
I have no idea what it is I do have, but praise GOD, it isn't the COVID