I Tested Positive!

I can't believe it, I tested positive for Covid 19.  The first full week of the new year I decided I wanted to do a food reset to kick start my new diet plan.  I was going low carb again to get into ketosis.  I started with doing a liquid diet for about three days and on day four I started feeling yucky.  I felt super tired, and my body was achy.  I thought it was because I was eating so low calories and still walking three miles a day.  

Then on Friday I felt even worse.  Just super tired, no energy and my hips were killing me.  I had stabbing pain in both hips after I walked with my mom.  I was cold and felt like I had the keto flu because I had gotten into ketosis, and it was making me sick.  My mom thought maybe I had inflammation in my hips and that is why they hurt.  So, I started taking an anti-inflammatory to see if that helped. I also took an Epson salt bath to help with the achiness. It did help.  I did this for a couple days over the weekend and started eating more calories and carbs to see if I felt better.  

I did slowly start to feel better.  I had a thought pop into my head that wouldn't it be funny if I had Covid and that's what is making me feel sick.  But I didn't have any of the typical Covid symptoms, so I brushed away that thought and figured it was just because of my diet.  

I also had been having headaches and ear pain for over a month, so I finally called and got an appointment with my ear doctor.  I got in to see him on Wednesday.  He looked at my ear and nose and decided to have me start an antibiotic and ear drops.  I talked to him about my diet and how I was feeling.  He told me to stop with the extreme and just focus on calorie counting and see if I felt better.  I asked if he thought it could be Covid.  He said it's possible, but doubtful.  

I had also noticed that Monday of this week I had gotten really thirsty at the gym and felt very parched.  I remember feeling like this on Tuesday as well and then on Thursday my mouth felt like it was almost numb.  I didn't lose my sense of smell or taste, but it felt off.  I had just changed toothpaste, so I thought maybe I was allergic to the new toothpaste and that is what was making my mouth feel funny.  That is what really made me say, okay I am going to get tested just to be safe.

So, Thursday I went to the Maverick Center where they have free testing from your car and got tested.  I chose to get the test that takes a couple days to get the results because they are more accurate, and I really didn't think that I had Covid.  And really by this time I was feeling better.  The hip pain was pretty much gone, and I wasn't feeling as yucky as I was earlier in the week.

Then on Saturday I got a call saying I tested positive.  I then called Tony right away to come home.  Him and Tyler were at the suit store with Tony's parents.  Tony then came home and took the kids with him to go get tested.

I then got a call from a nurse from the health department.  He explained to me the rules and how long I needed to quarantine.  Since I had symptoms back on the 8th or 9th (was the worse day) I need to count back from that day 10 days to be isolated.  Well since I really didn't think I had it and wasn't tested until a week after I first felt sick, I only had a couple more days where I had to isolate.  But since my kids have been around me, they need to quarantine for 10 days after my 10 days are over.  

I then got a call this past Monday saying Josh tested positive.  It appears that no one else tested positive except for Josh and me.  Josh had one day where I noticed he had a runny nose (like Friday) and that is all the signs I have seen from him.  So, his isolation starts from the day he tested positive.  I wished everyone would have tested positive so we could all just have it and get over it.  No one else has any symptoms at all.  Tony had a runny nose for two days like three weeks ago, so I thought maybe he had it and gave it to me.  But he tested negative.  He may go get tested for the antibodies to see if he had it already.  

This has been a very interesting experience.  I am glad that we didn't get really sick, especially the kids.  I had so many funny symptoms that I really didn't think it was Covid, but I am glad that I know.  I hope that no one else gets it.  It is so crazy that I am the one that got it since I am not around very many people.  But that is life sometimes.  Craziness.