Sunday, May 31, 2020

Day Eleven


Dr. Skull is fine today. So that's good.

I had a fever of 100.8 yesterday. Also took a three hour nap. No appetite. I get hungry, but everything tastes unappealing. (I still can taste, though, and smell, so that's good.)

The national news, meanwhile, is extremely depressing. And of course white moderates are deploring the terrible, terrible way churches and department stores and policemen are being treated. If only people would protest peacefully.

Fin Gomez on Twitter: "The protest then headed to in front of the ...

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6 comments:

nicoleandmaggie said...

Are you sure it's virus/bacterial?

I hope you get better soon!

delagar said...


I'm not sure at all. I haven't been tested, since whatever it is doesn't seem *too* serious, so it could be anything.

Anonymous said...

IF you could qualify for test you really would be well advised to take it. Your symptoms are NOT mild and if it isn't the virus you need to know and it is better to be counted if it IS the virus. Hoping you are better soon .... finally better.
Worried about you.

delagar said...


The self-diagnostic on the CDC site says I don't need to be tested yet. It says I should stay home and rest.

My temperature hasn't gotten above 101 since the first few days, and all my other symptoms are improving. Even the random pains are gone. I'm really much better!

Bardiac said...

I'm glad Dr. Skull is feeling better. Please take good care of yourself!

Jenny F. Scientist said...

I'm glad you had a mild enough case of Whatever to not need medical attention! I'm personally planning to get an antibody test as soon as ELISA is available (the rapid tests are wildly inaccurate for a whole host of reasons, I can explain why but it's extremely boring, just take my word for it that right now about half the time positives will be wrong).