Posted by: Jarhead0331
« on: May 22, 2020, 05:12:57 PM »I'm fine, although I have been taking it easy for a few days
I have a condition called pernicious anaemia, which can't be cured but fortunately can be treated. It has a variety of unpleasant symptoms due to my body's inability to absorb vitamin B12 and therefore a very limited ability to produce red blood cells. As a result, I have an B12 injection every 3-4 weeks (and will do forever).
About 3 weeks ago I was very ill, very quickly with the classic coronavirus symptoms, but the fever broke within 24 hours and the other major symptoms eased off within 48 (you may have noticed a gap in posting at the time). I was tested shortly thereafter and the test was negative, but I still had to isolate for 14 days. I was told that up to 30% of negative tests can be false negatives. The illness happened two days after my injection, which is the point at which my B12 is highest and therefore my body was in the best shape to fight infection.
I always suffer fatigue and other symptoms in the latter part of the injection cycle, but whatever the infection was it seems to have made that a lot worse this month. Therefore, my enthusiasm for programming in the last week or so was limited. I have just had my latest injection this morning, so I hope to be back to normal after the weekend.
Thank you for checking in. I heard you're going camping this weekend. Enjoy it!
I'm recovering from COVID myself. It was a really tough 3-4 weeks. My wife is an anesthesiologist and has been fighting this on the front line since the beginning. She is the most likely source of exposure, but she has been asymptomatic. Anyway, I'm glad you're feeling better.
S/F
