January 10-31, 2021 Covid 19 and Migraines

 January 10-31, 2021

Hello Friends, 

Guess who got Covid 19? We did!  After feeling like a social pariah wearing my mask at every Bible study group last summer and this fall and winter and following the strictest protocols for keeping protected Dh and I both tested positive.  After all these months of getting looks from people for being ridiculous about wearing our masks, we were the ones to get it.  Isn't that just the worst?!  We live in a rural area where just about everyone is personally offended by masks and will tell you all about their rights being disrespected by just the idea of them.

Like we had predicted, having Covid was absolutely horrible.  The one silver lining was that Dh is in a high-risk group because of his health and was able to get an infusion that helped him recover faster.  The worst part is that I was so busy trying to take care of hubby I took a lot longer to feel better.  Our symptoms were not at all similar.  Dh was coughing constantly, went from profuse sweating to shivering and freezing.  He was miserable.  His fever wasn't too high, which was a blessing.  I felt like I had bone cancer, all my body ached horribly, especially my back and kidneys.  Sleeping was horrible due to the intense pain of just having to lay out on my back, not to mention my kidneys felt like they had been through a battle.  We both had severe fatigue; which fortunately was painless. 

My long-term issue after Covid was an increase in migraines and continued kidney pain.  The back pain and body pain stopped after a week.  Dh and I both have fatigue issues for months afterward.  We both felt depressed during and after Covid, having no energy is really difficult for our well-being.  

 I had 15 migraines in January, last year I had 5 in January. The last week of January was the worst; starting on the 23rd.  By the 26th I was vomiting from the pain and was at the ER by the 29th getting the migraine IV cocktail that somehow helps.  I went on steroids somewhere in there, but a shorter and stronger one than I did last time.  

Dd tested twice for Covid, but she tested negative both times.  She stayed downstairs and in quarantine for over a week and it nearly drove her insane.  She really hated being alone down there.  

Bible Studies:  I was ahead in my studies and was able to do a little here and there and made it through the month.

Braces: After two years, Dd got her braces off.