Saturday, March 6, 2021

COVID: The Remix

I've been writing a lot the last week, but I guess I owe some make-up posts since I tend to disappear sometimes. There's been a interesting update by way of my health, which is always fun. On Wednesday I started having chest pain and it freaked me out a little because I've heard COVID can potentially leave permanent damage to your heart/lungs, even if you had very mild symptoms. I visited my doctor the next day and he did a few tests and a full exam. I was cleared in a cardiopulmonary sense, but he explained to me what was most likely going on. Apparently some people who have had COVID develop weird neurological aftereffects in the months following their diagnosis. Nobody really knows why, but it's a thing. I've been having way more headaches with varying intensities and I also seem to have a newly acquired sensitivity to flashing lights sometimes. He explained that the pain I was feeling was just my neurons misfiring and sending signals of pain when there really isn't any. All of these things grouped together lead him to believe that I was one of the lucky people whose brains got fucked up a little by COVID. He isn't sure how long these aftereffects will last since COVID has been vastly unresearched longitudinally, but it should only be temporary. He also took blood and I'm waiting to hear back about the results of my antibody test as well as a test of my immune system. Sometimes COVID can also lead to immune system suppression and he wants to make sure that it's ok. I've had a head cold now for about a week, which is normally something that would take maybe a few days to get over. I can't help but think my immune system got fucked up and that's why I've had this cold forever. Either way, thank you COVID for making my life that much more difficult.
In happier news, I met up with Mike in the city yesterday for a bit of a date. He started a new job this week and we haven't had much time to talk about it or catch up since he's been busy training. We met up and walked around for at least an hour just talking and taking in the city. I hadn't been in the city since the pandemic started so it was crazy to see all the empty businesses and people wearing masks. I missed the city. I missed the traffic and the people and the crackheads talking to themselves and the smell of the hot dog carts as you walk by. We eventually found someplace to eat and settled down inside. It was nice to take our masks off and finally see each other's faces. We caught up about his new job and my developing medical situation. We talked and laughed and teased each other per usual. We split a giant cookie and headed back downtown to catch the train home. We got donuts from Krispy Kreme and hopped on the train. He put his arm around me and we both dozed off together for a brief bit until our stop. We walked to his car, listened to some music, then got a little frisky. We got coffee after and talked for a while longer. We ended up being together for about 7 hours and it was the most fun I've had in a while. We were able to just walk around and talk and hold hands and be sweet with one another. He really does make me happy, and we briefly talked about the topic of dating again. Once things settle down a bit more and his mom moves out for good I think I really want to pursue this. He'll be meeting my parents soon and that's really the ultimate test. They don't like many people, so we'll see what they think of him.

I'll drop some quick music here. The first song is one that Mike and I were jamming along to in the car together. Air guitars, head banging, and madly singing along. All of these are going to be themed as some older (rock-ish?) songs I love singing along to, so enjoy.















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