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Janis Fought (Brown)
Dear Classmates,
I made a conscious choice not to attend the Fundango last Thursday, even though I miss everyone. With all the warnings about increased cases of COVID, I thought it best to avoid gatherings. Thank god I did. On Tuesday, this week (yesterday), I tested positive. Had I not listened to that little voice telling me to stay home, those of you who did go would have been exposed. At that point, I had no symptoms. Those came on Friday and Saturday with signs of a cold and sore throat. Monday I was pretty sure I was sick. Now it is aches and pains everywhere. Fortunately, no trouble breathing. I am telling you all of this because you need to pay attention to even the smallest changes in your health. We are at that age, after all.
I wear my mask always, social distance and I never had a fever--emphasis on that last part. Just because you have no fever, does not mean you may not have a case. So many places will take your temp before you enter as some sort of clearance test to enter. If you have symptoms, fever or not, get tested so you can stay away from others and take care of yourself.
My doctor sent a referral for a test to UTMC. I called for an appointment Monday afternoon. They will ask you about your symptoms. Don't downplay how bad you feel. I was tested at 7:40 am on Tuesday with a throat swab (not up my nose) and got a call from my doctor at 5:30 that night. It took less than 5 minutes in the test line at UTMC. I feel fortunate so far that my symptoms are relatively mild, at least so far. Please take care and don't take any chances.
jan
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