My Bizarre “Not Covid” Covid Experience
I never tested positive, until an antibody test
After coming back from a three-week trip to Europe recently, I thought I developed severe jet lag.
My head was heavy for half of a day. I was falling sleep as early as 7:00 pm.
Classic jet lag symptoms that should disappear in a few days and perhaps a major sign of aging. Yikes — I thought to myself.
By the next day, my tiredness had not improved and I started to see signs of a new symptom — my throat had become scratchy. I had been suffering from GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease), also more common known as acid reflux, for years, after suffering from an excruciating, life-changing stomach inflammation. It must be because of that — after all, I did break my “no tomato and no coffee” rule while I was in Italy that I abide by normally to avoid producing too much acid. Italy is truly a magical place that can easily break the strictest dietary restrictions.
The next morning, I developed a fever. Uh oh, this is not good.
The next couple of days were a blur. I developed classic textbook symptoms of Omicron — fever, chills, body ache, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, cough, congestion and night sweat. I think almost the entire “catalog” of symptoms got to me. Interestingly, not all symptoms happened at…
