what is a covid quarantine really like?
shoutout to chipotle keeping me semi-sane.
it might be one of the most fearful things you can hear this year ‘you have covid.’ i will admit, i was taking all covid precautions, wearing my mask places but my friends && i weren’t socially distancing by any means. now, i know we are all familiar with quarantine but i have to tell you, it looks a lot different when you literally cannot leave the four walls of your bedroom. no outside contact whatsoever, no walks, no quick runs to the grocery store, just you. when i first got diagnosed i was like this is great i have an excuse not to relax, rest && catch up on my favorite trashy reality shows. it was all fun && games until the covid anxiety hit. i don’t know if it was me being lost in my own thoughts but when you realize you have this disease that thousands of people have died from - it’s a little eye-opening.
here is my covid timeline:
friday, october 16th // exposed to covid-19
monday, october 19th // finds out was exposed to covid-19 on friday && gets rapid test comes back negative
tuesday, october 20th // woke up with a sore throat && headaches
wednesday, october 21st // sore throat && headaches get worst, chest begins to tighten, gets second rapid test, comes back positive
once i received my positive results, i had a virtual appointment with a doctor && was prescribed a steroid that i would take every day for 7 days. along with this, i also took my asthma inhaler every 4 hours, zinc, vitamin d, vitamin c, dayquil && nyquil when needed. i also made sure i was keeping myself hydrated which i was easily able to do with liquid iv.
thursday, october 22nd - tuesday, october 27th // developed a cough but other symptoms stayed pretty much the same
wednesday, october 28th // cough went away, along with other symptoms
friday, october 30th // last day of quarantine && cleared by the CDC
what do you do on friday nights in quarantine? you throw yourself a post malone concert - duh.
something i didn’t really expect to happen but did was covid shame. the number of people who literally treated me different (not in a good way) because i had covid. the passive-aggressive && just aggressive comments from friends && family was insane to me. this is another reason why i kept it this so much on the down-low because i was afraid that i was going to receive even more backlash.
next up, mental isolation. it’s something i struggled with during the lockdown but i was in constant interaction with my parents && sister since we all were stuck together. truly not being able to see/interact/anything with another human being for over 10 days was definitely something that took a toll on my mental health.
all i have to say is wash your hands, wear your mask && be nice to people!
also a quick shoutout to my friends && family for the food drop-offs && countless facetime dates!