House of Plague Redux Day 2...
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shadowkatWell, this variant either is a mild version or the vaccines work? Because so far it's just a head cold, with an occasional cough, headache, fatigue and brain fog. Also low grade fever of 99.9, which was over by about 10 am.
Tynenol pretty much took care of it.
Either caffeine or tynenol sever sinus headache/congestion took care of the headache, possibly both.
Steady diet of unsweetend quick cook steel grain oatmeal, with milk (breakfast) (today added berries), homemade chicken and veggie soup (recipe below), cheese, proscuttio, apples (running out of them - damn it), and water.
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
1. Chicken bone broth (bought not made - you can get homemade, no additive, organic bone broth)
2. Zuccini Noodles (a small handful)
3. Onions - chopped green onion, and red onion (small handful - not many)
4. Chopped rotisserie chicken
5. chopped celery.
6. Season with himalyan sea salt, red pepper, garlic and parsley, ginger, and dill.
Cook for about 15 minutes or until comes to a rolling boil and let simmer for about ten, or when noodles look clear.
See picture below:
I may have to escape my self-imposed quarantine on Monday or Tuesday and make a quick run to the pharmacy and Carnival store for supplies - such as apples, kind energy bars, and other things. But I also might use Fresh Direct Express.
I don't think I'll have the viral load on Monday. But who knows? Workplace has set five days, which I'm pleased by actually with a possibility to extend. The HR department at new organization that I've been thrown into, seemingly randomly, is actually pretty efficient in this regard.
***
Facebook.
ME: I've this weird aversion to meat
College buddy: Could be medication related. Something similar happened with metroformin for me - I found the smell of cooking chicken disgusting all of a sudden.
ME: Ah, that's it. This started roughly after I upgraded the amount of metroformin I was taking.
Aunt: You probably got bitten by a tick and have an allergy.
Me: No, this is an aversion not an allergy. It isn't life threatening. The allergy has severe side effects. I just find meat disgusting right now.
Former massage therapist (who ironically told me to eat meat ten years ago, specifically lamb and beef): You are upgrading.
Sigh. No. It's the metroformin.
***
I've taken up knitting again. See below my first and second attempts at a scarf.
Goal is to complete one decent scarf. Then move on to a hat. Then maybe socks, and maybe a sweater? Although that may be impossible since I suck at counting and measuring.
But it gives me something to do with my hands while watching television. And it's oddly calming and meditative.
***
Overall, I think I'm doing okay. And I'm grateful to be working for an organization that provides me with plenty of time to get over a virus. Not everyone does - if everyone did, we probably wouldn't be in a pandemic. Our priorities - as you've no doubt realized by now - aren't exactly in the right place.
***
Television? I don't know what too watch. Decisions decisions. Also I have brain fog. I watched the last episode of Julia on HBO Max, which I enjoyed - it's comfort food. I like everyone in it. Also it hits one of my kinks - stories about making things or the process of putting on a show. Also watched the documentary of the "Spring Awakening" Reunion Concert - "Those We've Known" on HBO - which I did for the music. (I didn't see the original cast (although I have the original cast album) but the revival cast which was done with sign language and was amazing.) I love the music, it's an excellent score. Also some of the stars I like a great deal - Jonathan Groff and John Gallagher Jr.
Also watched an episode of Superman & Lois. Which was good, and didn't require too much attention. Along with the end of Moon Knight, which was kind of disappointing and over the top. I got bored. It started out well. That said I did like two twists at the end. The twists were worth it in a way.
Superplin (on FB) rec'd an LGBTA teen rom com, Heartstopper on Netflix, so I may try that next. Although bed is kind of calling me...as well. I had woken up at 7:30. Fell asleep in my armchair from 11 - 1pm, felt ill for a bit, then had something to eat, some tea, some meds and felt much better. Couldn't find niece's rec on Netflix, which was Seven Years of Leah, a French series (it may just be available in the UK?).
Flirting with "The Staircase" - because I adore Colin Firth and Toni Collet, and it looks interesting.
The fatigue and the brain fog are the worst. It's like this type of malaise, in which I just want to sit and do nothing or sleep. Also certain things give me a headache, like wordl. I'm not bothering to revise my book at the moment - while writing blog posts isn't a problem. Also no energy.
From what I've read - that's the worst part of this particular variant, and the hardest to overcome. But at least there's no pressure on the chest, or a feeling of chest congestion - like at Christmas or in the Fall of 2019.
All in all - I think being vaccinated for the flu, and Covid three times, boosted my immune system enough to make this fairly mild. Plus having something around Christmas, also helped. Because I had built up about 8,500 antibodies. This means my body could fight it off without too much problem, and it is manageable.
If you've not gotten vaxxed, do so. It will make the virus more manageable when and if you get it.
Tynenol pretty much took care of it.
Either caffeine or tynenol sever sinus headache/congestion took care of the headache, possibly both.
Steady diet of unsweetend quick cook steel grain oatmeal, with milk (breakfast) (today added berries), homemade chicken and veggie soup (recipe below), cheese, proscuttio, apples (running out of them - damn it), and water.
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
1. Chicken bone broth (bought not made - you can get homemade, no additive, organic bone broth)
2. Zuccini Noodles (a small handful)
3. Onions - chopped green onion, and red onion (small handful - not many)
4. Chopped rotisserie chicken
5. chopped celery.
6. Season with himalyan sea salt, red pepper, garlic and parsley, ginger, and dill.
Cook for about 15 minutes or until comes to a rolling boil and let simmer for about ten, or when noodles look clear.
See picture below:
I may have to escape my self-imposed quarantine on Monday or Tuesday and make a quick run to the pharmacy and Carnival store for supplies - such as apples, kind energy bars, and other things. But I also might use Fresh Direct Express.
I don't think I'll have the viral load on Monday. But who knows? Workplace has set five days, which I'm pleased by actually with a possibility to extend. The HR department at new organization that I've been thrown into, seemingly randomly, is actually pretty efficient in this regard.
***
Facebook.
ME: I've this weird aversion to meat
College buddy: Could be medication related. Something similar happened with metroformin for me - I found the smell of cooking chicken disgusting all of a sudden.
ME: Ah, that's it. This started roughly after I upgraded the amount of metroformin I was taking.
Aunt: You probably got bitten by a tick and have an allergy.
Me: No, this is an aversion not an allergy. It isn't life threatening. The allergy has severe side effects. I just find meat disgusting right now.
Former massage therapist (who ironically told me to eat meat ten years ago, specifically lamb and beef): You are upgrading.
Sigh. No. It's the metroformin.
***
I've taken up knitting again. See below my first and second attempts at a scarf.
Goal is to complete one decent scarf. Then move on to a hat. Then maybe socks, and maybe a sweater? Although that may be impossible since I suck at counting and measuring.
But it gives me something to do with my hands while watching television. And it's oddly calming and meditative.
***
Overall, I think I'm doing okay. And I'm grateful to be working for an organization that provides me with plenty of time to get over a virus. Not everyone does - if everyone did, we probably wouldn't be in a pandemic. Our priorities - as you've no doubt realized by now - aren't exactly in the right place.
***
Television? I don't know what too watch. Decisions decisions. Also I have brain fog. I watched the last episode of Julia on HBO Max, which I enjoyed - it's comfort food. I like everyone in it. Also it hits one of my kinks - stories about making things or the process of putting on a show. Also watched the documentary of the "Spring Awakening" Reunion Concert - "Those We've Known" on HBO - which I did for the music. (I didn't see the original cast (although I have the original cast album) but the revival cast which was done with sign language and was amazing.) I love the music, it's an excellent score. Also some of the stars I like a great deal - Jonathan Groff and John Gallagher Jr.
Also watched an episode of Superman & Lois. Which was good, and didn't require too much attention. Along with the end of Moon Knight, which was kind of disappointing and over the top. I got bored. It started out well. That said I did like two twists at the end. The twists were worth it in a way.
Superplin (on FB) rec'd an LGBTA teen rom com, Heartstopper on Netflix, so I may try that next. Although bed is kind of calling me...as well. I had woken up at 7:30. Fell asleep in my armchair from 11 - 1pm, felt ill for a bit, then had something to eat, some tea, some meds and felt much better. Couldn't find niece's rec on Netflix, which was Seven Years of Leah, a French series (it may just be available in the UK?).
Flirting with "The Staircase" - because I adore Colin Firth and Toni Collet, and it looks interesting.
The fatigue and the brain fog are the worst. It's like this type of malaise, in which I just want to sit and do nothing or sleep. Also certain things give me a headache, like wordl. I'm not bothering to revise my book at the moment - while writing blog posts isn't a problem. Also no energy.
From what I've read - that's the worst part of this particular variant, and the hardest to overcome. But at least there's no pressure on the chest, or a feeling of chest congestion - like at Christmas or in the Fall of 2019.
All in all - I think being vaccinated for the flu, and Covid three times, boosted my immune system enough to make this fairly mild. Plus having something around Christmas, also helped. Because I had built up about 8,500 antibodies. This means my body could fight it off without too much problem, and it is manageable.
If you've not gotten vaxxed, do so. It will make the virus more manageable when and if you get it.
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Date: 2022-05-08 02:23 am (UTC)Yeah, I guess it would be helpful to know in advance about infection, so one could shop for groceries in advance!
I hadn't thought of using rotisserie chicken as an ingredient in something else, that could be a good idea.
I suck at counting too. Never did know how many laps I swam, my mind would drift.
Now I'm interested to see what others say about how ends, someday I may watch it.
https://www.netflix.com/watch/81251927 is what you're looking for. Lea may come across as annoyingly entitled at first but maybe she'll learn.
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Date: 2022-05-09 01:30 am (UTC)Counting - same, my mind drifts, or I jump over numbers, it's very odd.
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