COVID-19 in 2022 — fangirl, interrupted

Nov 16

Nov 16 COVID-19 in 2022

Well. It finally happened.

3 years from when COVID-19 was discovered, it finally hit me.

I’m trying to figure out if I’ve been more lax now that regulations are looser. I still wear a mask as much as I can. I’ve been boosted. I’m still careful. But definitely less so.

Now that I don’t need to wear it outdoors, I don’t. I still wear it in malls. Or in the office (in meetings or at my desk if I’m not drinking) and still, it got me.

Friday night after work, I wasn’t feeling too good, so I rested before meeting Taylor for dinner. And I tested negative. I wasn’t feeling well all week but I also had my period so I wasn’t sure. The negative test made me feel confident I could leave the house.

The next day though, I was feeling my throat getting scratchy. Taylor told me that we could test since I was so anxious. And true enough. I was positive. And Taylor was negative.

So off to isolation I went. And cancelling all my plans for the week. And informing colleagues I had seen on Thursday in case I already had it. Spoiler: none of them got it.

My first couple of days were pretty bad. Every symptom under the sun, I got. And then my eczema decided to join the party. So that was additional fun.

Then two days later, Taylor tests positive, too. And in a way, though we’re both isolating, it was nice to go through it with someone.

What I realised is that I have such an amazing support system of loved ones. Friends and family sending me meals and care packages. These really brought me back.

And though I’m negative now (ten days after my positive), I still get tired so easily. I want to nap all the time. And I still haven’t gotten back to exercising (that’s just laziness though, I think).

So I’m still wearing my mask in places I don’t legally have to — even if my antibodies are high (it’s a habit!) and I scheduled my booster in December cause why not.

I hope I don’t get it again. Even if it wasn’t too terrible, I really would rather not. So I’ll still be as conservative as I can with how I live my life in covid in 2022.