The good news of the day is I don’t have C Diff. The bad news of the day is I have Covid.
I had another rough night last night. Up in the middle of the night running to the bathroom along with running a temperature. I sent a note to my doctor and requested he order a stool test for C Diff. I went in to the hospital lab and took care of that this morning. The nurse called early afternoon and said it was negative. Thanks heavens!
She was concerned though about my symptoms, especially when I told her I was experiencing a cough and congestion and recommended I get Covid tested. I used one of Kathy’s Covid tests this time and I tested positive.
I looked up the symptoms of the latest variant and sure enough diarrhea is one of the first symptoms listed. The other symptoms listed were sneezing, sore throat, cough, congestion, headache, diarrhea, body aches, fever and fatigue. Check, check and check!
The good news is I can now take something to slow down the diarrhea. When you have C Diff you can’t do so as you want the colon to empty the toxic waste.
My doctor prescribed Paxlovid this time. I went back to Emporia and picked that up via pickup in my car with my mask on. There was no charge for it. Hoping it will do the trick and I will get to feeling better soon.
I actually feel better today than I did yesterday. I’m tired of running to the bathroom but so relived I don’t have C Diff. It is a sorry state of affairs when Covid is the better of two options!
I cancelled my doctor appointment for tomorrow in Topeka. I did that before I knew I had Covid. I just wasn’t up to the trip to Topeka. I wasn’t sure I could make it that far without a bathroom close by. I rescheduled for sometime in May.
I also had to cancel out of volunteering for the Radius at the Ranch fundraiser dinner for Saturday night. Kathy is not going to go either out of an abundance of caution in case she gets Covid. Anyone want to take our place? It is fun serving the guests and you get a free steak dinner afterwards. I can hook you up if you are interested. They could use some more volunteers, especially with both of us having to back out.
I called the Chase County Health Department to report my case. They are still kinda tracking Covid case counts. You only have to isolate from five days of first symptoms and then wear a mask for the next five days if you go out. I plan to stay home for at least 10 days and maybe longer. The risk of having a bounce back case with Paxlovid is high and I don’t want to expose someone. I don’t have anything on my calendar for next week so I am good to stay home.
I have had 10 bathroom emergencies today. I have lost 7 pounds since Sunday. I have managed to eat two bananas and a piece of toast with Manuka honey on it today. I may try some chicken and rice soup later. I have no appetite and feel a bit nauseated when I do try to eat. Doing my best to drink lots of fluids and rest.
Trusting this will be an easier go of it than last time. I’m on day three and not near as sick as I was last time on day three. With the Paxlovid I trust I will be feeling even better by tomorrow. I worry more about long Covid and am grateful the doctor gave me Paxlovid this time to lessen the chances of long Covid setting in.
It is a beautiful day on the prairie today. The high is in the mid 80’s. There is lots of smoke in the air and a haze on the horizon as ranchers are taking any opportunity with low winds to get their burning done. The burning season is a bit behind this year. Still lots of pastures that need burned. We need rain so badly – may try to do a rain dance soon.
So far Nicole and Michelle are symptom free. I sure hope they didn’t get Covid on our trip too. It makes me a bit nervous about traveling to Europe in September but I will go and see what happens and deal with whatever does happen. Having diarrhea traveling would be a challenge though! May need to pack some Depends!
I trust Kathy doesn’t get it either. She stays downstairs most of the time but does come up for her meals, etc. I sure would hate to see her get this too. Not sure wearing a mask at this point in time would do any good as I have already exposed her.
Grateful I have a diagnosis of what was wrong, grateful it wasn’t C Diff, and grateful I am feeling better today.