Oct 1-2, Tuesday-Wednesday

Arrived in Ragusa in the afternoon after 20 hours in 4 airport terminals, 3 flights, 2 bus rides. On the flight from JFK to Rome the person seated behind me had a dry cough during boarding. I was asleep for most of the flight so I don’t know how much virus infected particles he spewed in my direction. Also, the 15 minute shuttle bus ride at Rome was shoulder-to-shoulder packed.

Important note: On the flight to Rome I woke from my sleep with a mosquito bite on my forehead. Who gets mosquito bites in an airplane? I believe either a Hamas, Hezbollah, or Iranian agent unleashed COVID infected mosquitos on this flight. Given the recent IDF attacks using weaponized pagers and walkie-talkies maybe this low tech approach is all they could afford.

Oct 3, Thursday

Minor sinus congestion, irritated eyes, minor headache. Thought it was caused by dust from construction work in house. Walked 1/2 mile up and down hills in 82 degrees. Sweating more than usual. No other symptoms to note.

Meds: Tylenol, Flonase.

Oct 4, Friday

Congested sinus, irritated eyes, headache continued but very minor. Still thinking it’s dust allergies.

Wine pairing event in the evening with small group on an outside patio. A little nauseous on the ride home. Could have been a lot of wine and a lot of grilled meat. However, minor symptoms quickly turned into a rough night. Fever for a couple hours, total congestion, dry throat, cough, headache. 

Meds: Tylenol, Flonase, Probiotic, Trazodone, cough drops.

Oct 5, Saturday

Tested positive for COVID-19 in the morning. The photo of the test stick above shows my actual test results.

Isolated in bedroom. Hungry in the morning. Not hungry in evening but had chicken soup. Slept on/off all day and night with Trazodone help. Same mild symptoms as before. No fever.

Meds: Tylenol, Flonase, Probiotic, Trazodone, cough drops.

Oct 6, Sunday

Isolated in bedroom except for two hours on the patio when everyone left. Same mild symptoms as before. No fever. Not hungry all day but had oatmeal and chicken soup. Slept on/off all day and night with help from Trazodone. 

Meds: Tylenol, Flonase, Probiotic, Trazodone, cough drops.

Oct 7, Monday

Isolated in bedroom. Outside on patio with Jed from 12pm -3pm. Some mild symptoms. No fever. 

Meds: Tylenol, Flonase, Probiotic, Trazodone, cough drops.

Maryann tests positive for COVID-19. Same symptoms as me.

Jed and Simone show signs of minor COVID symptoms but neither tested. They’ve each had it four times before. Experts.

Oct 8, Tuesday

Isolated in bedroom and patio. Felt much better, probably 90% of normal. Had a good lunch with wine. Minimal congestion and headache. No fever. Clear headed. Energy all day. Still a dry cough. Tried to nap but couldn’t. No mask because all four of us have signs of COVID.

Meds: Flonase, Probiotic. Trazodone for sleep.

Oct 9, Wednesday

Feeling 100%. No symptoms except a dry cough.

Oct 10. Thursday

No symptoms except a dry cough.

Oct 11, Thursday

No symptoms except a dry cough.

The End

That’s it for this diary. I thought the symptoms would be worse and it would last longer so this diary would be interesting. I’m lucky it was neither of those.