Earlier today, I took a Covid antigen rapid test. It came back negative. This suggests that I have beaten Covid, with thanks to vaccines for making this very mild and of short duration.
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Tag Archives: Health
Coping with Recovery Challenges After Surgery
13 NovIf you have been following along, you know that my surgery was an unmitigated success. I cannot say the same about the recovery. Multiple post surgical complications, one of which was an antibiotic allergy.
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8 SepThis past week, I decided to upgrade my smartwatch. The new model arrived Friday, 6-Sept.
Continue readingQuick update for a low spoons day
30 AugToday has been rough already, and it’s early afternoon. I didn’t sleep well. I was in bed from about 10pm until 7am. My sleep score (Samsung Health) was only 70. So barely a “C”, as it were.
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24 JulThe past couple of days, I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather. Last evening, that changed from “a bit” to “a lot.”
Continue readingCough update
5 MayI made an appointment this morning and went in to Urgent Care. The cough had progressed from bad to worse.
Continue readingShingrix vaccination (shingles)
19 OctI received the first of two in a series of Shingrix vaccines Tuesday 17-October. The actual vaccination was straightforward, and not at all unpleasant.
Continue readingCovid-19, Vaccines, and Masks
27 JulWhile I have no official test results to confirm, it is highly likely that I had a mild case of Covid last week. I’ve been fully vaccinated (two doses of Pfizer) since 3-June. I didn’t require hospitalization, though at one point, I did consider calling an ambulance.
Continue readingStrange new sleep development
26 DecIt’s nothing new that I haven’t been going to sleep at what would be considered a normal time for me. For months now, I’ve slept between four and six hours a night on average, beginning between 1am and 3am. Before, when Barbara was at home, I tended to be ready for bed and asleep no later than about 11pm, and would sleep for eight to nine hours a night. Continue reading
An Aging Trans Woman 