Fever
Back then, I came down with a bad fever.
I started feeling uncomfortable mid-March, and then my body began to suffer from a strange chill. At first, I thought it was just a cold, but when I woke up the next day, all my joints were aching. I went out to see an otorhinolaryngologist since I had cold-like symptoms, and they ended up jabbing this big cotton swab way up my nose to test me in case it was something worse.
The test came back saying that I didn’t have the flu, but the chills persisted and my fever ran up to 37.5°C. I went to my usual clinic, and they told me that my fever was too high and that it would need to be handled at a larger place... It was at that point that I started to think maybe I’d been underestimating the COVID-19 situation a little, so I decided to visit a major hospital to be safe. They told me the best they could do was book an appointment for the following evening, so I did that and went home.
I took some medicine for the fever and chills, then went straight to bed...but I was up in the night with coughs and headaches, and it was so bad that I didn’t really get a night of proper sleep at all. By the time my appointment came around the next day, I was barely functioning. I shambled my way over there to meet with a doctor, who gave me a tube and told me to fill it up with saliva. It was difficult to force myself to salivate in that state. I ended up getting frustrated during the testing process as further chills wracked my body. I honestly thought I was going to vomit.
It reached the point where I was almost crying and sputtering. I was so frustrated that I groaned out, “I can’t do it...” but I still managed to just barely muster up the amount they needed. Once I handed that in, they told me they’d get me my results the following day. I was dumbstruck... I thought I’d come to the hospital for an examination, but now they were sending me away? I went back home for another feverish night.
The next evening, I received a call from the doctor who told me I had tested negative for COVID-19. After that, the medicine lowered my fever and I was able to go for a normal checkup at my regular clinic. The whole incident really rattled me, if I’m honest. I realize now that catching a cold like that with the current global situation was careless of me, especially given my weak constitution. It makes me worry about the ongoing pandemic, and I feel so bad for the people who are struggling to work in the medical field with patients like me clogging up their schedules.
I hope that all of you stay safe in these uncertain times. Please take good care of yourselves.
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