SNAKE IN A POT

On December 1, 2020 (exactly 14 days after I first showed symptoms of Covid-19) a sample was picked from me and results returned the following day with that magic word   ‘NEGATIVE’.   This post is a follow up on my earlier one (MY COVID-19 experience, which covered the two weeks of 17 th -30 th November 2020).     I continue to publicly share this experience because of what I hear and I have learnt.    There are two things I keep repeating and I will do again: ·       Not all information about Covid-19 on social media is correct.    Most of it is rubbish and only a bit of it is useful. ·       Don’t speculate or panic about your condition because it is obvious that everybody responds differently to this disease.   I have always been a firm believer in science, but the last 21 days have taught me over and over again, that we should believe our medical professionals.    ...

Tuesday, 17th November 2020 was like any other day in my ever-hectic life. Two days before I had completed a 48km run as part of my training for the forthcoming 50km Challenge that was due in 2 weeks.   Although I felt some minor joint pains as I woke up, I didn’t give it much thought and put it down to the usual post run fatigue.  Nevertheless, it was still strange that this kind of niggling pain was setting in more than 24 hours after a run.  At 6.00 pm later that day, I went out for a 10km run (most runner call it the recovery run – usually slow but enjoyable) which I completed but with a lot of struggle! Still recovering from the 48km run, I thought!   I decided that I would go home and take a much-needed break.  However, I noticed later in the night that the joint pains were becoming much severe and my temperature had started going up.  By 2 am in the morning, I had developed a slight dry irritating cough.    On Wednesday ...