{"id":35669,"date":"2022-11-02T04:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T09:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/?p=35669"},"modified":"2022-11-03T14:00:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:00:32","slug":"covid-19-positive-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2022\/11\/02\/covid-19-positive-test\/","title":{"rendered":"I Test Positive For COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time since the pandemic began, I tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday.<\/p>\n

So you know, I did get the Pfizer vaccine. I also got each of the three boosters. Interestingly, I got the Bivalent Omicron COVID-19 Booster<\/a> just two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

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As for symptoms, I had been feeling very tired and achy last Wednesday and Thursday. Then, on Friday, I woke up at 4am with a horrible headache, extraordinary congestion, and body chills. We had a home COVID-19 test from Abbott.\u00a0 Within seconds of using the BinaxNOW test<\/a>, the “sample” appeared positive.<\/p>\n

I wasted no time getting a 5:45am appointment with a virtual, primary care physician thanks to Plushcare<\/a>. By 8:30am, Robyn (my wife) had picked up my Paxlovid prescription<\/a> from our local CVS pharmacy. Over the next 24 hours, my symptoms started to go away. Within 48 hours, I was 99% normal. The only side-effect from Paxlovid was a metallic taste in my mouth.<\/p>\n

It’s Wednesday now… I feel completely normal. Most importantly, I just tested negative for COVID-19. Woo-Hoo!!!<\/p>\n

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I understand there is a possibility that I might have a “COVID-19 Paxlovid rebound<\/a>“. So, I’ll test again in a few days to monitor the potential re-emergence of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Fyi… While this is my first time testing positive for COVID-19, my gut tells me that I may have had COVID-19 several times throughout the pandemic. That said, this was my first time testing positive which put me on the Paxlovid prescription.<\/p>\n

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