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Did I have COVID-19?
Or do I just have confirmation bias?
Looking back, I’m trying to put the pieces together.
It started on a Wednesday night, I know that. My wife goes to dance class on Wednesdays. She comes home on an exercise high and then stays up late. I wasn’t feeling well so I went upstairs to bed while she stayed downstairs watching TV and folding laundry.
It didn’t take long before I started getting chills and feeling feverish. I huddled and pulled my blanket over my head, just shivering uncontrollably. But my skin and body felt hot and clammy. When I closed my eyes it felt like pinpricks shooting in my brain and eyes. I had fever dreams and hallucinations about being at a press conference.
I was so thirsty and wanted to get some ibuprofen. But I felt powerless to do anything. I couldn’t call out for my wife downstairs, and even my phone on my nightstand felt too far away. I was suddenly too weak to get it and text my wife downstairs.
That night I was in and out of consciousness and had trouble sleeping. I woke up early in the morning and emailed work to let them know I was out, and then slept until almost noon. I haven’t slept that late since… college, maybe?
I still wasn’t feeling well the next day, Friday, and stayed home again. If I recall correctly, and by…
