If I had Covid back just before the pandemic started, that was a mild cold like version. Whichever strain of it I have now is much worse. Mostly, it has made me feel totally exhausted, so mostly I've been in bed the last three days. I have congestion, but not much. I have had a low grade headache I've been able to knock down with just some Ibuprofen. Things got a bit weirder yesterday because as we got into the evening, my sense of smell just vanished. Kind of all of a sudden. I had it earlier in the day but noticed while washing my hands that I could not smell the coconut scented soap. This led me to trying to see if I could smell other things, deodorant, perfume, household cleaners...nothing. I can't smell anything. My sense of taste is also nearly gone. I assume this has to do with my sense of smell being removed, but loss of taste and smell appear to go with Covid. 

So, since last night I have been just experimenting on myself. Tasting foods and attempting to see if I can smell anything. I can't smell a thing, that sense is totally gone. With taste, that seems to be nearly gone as well. I can sort of taste sour. I tried a pickle and could taste the sour aspect of that and so I tried a lemon, and again could taste a bit of sour. Everything else, is like eating a texture, with no taste and no scent.

My friend Vixen decided to drop off some food for us. She brought these great rolls from a local bakery, which normally I love. I can't taste them at all nor smell them. It is an odd experience losing one or more of your senses. One I am experiencing for the first time in my life. 

Hopefully, as I recover from this nonsense, I get those senses back. It would kind of be terrible not to be able to taste and smell food anymore. I'm wondering if I had taken Paxlovid if this could have been avoided. 

The last two days, day three and four, were the worst in terms of how I felt. A nurse told me that most people seem to feel day 4 is the worst. I woke up today not feeling like a commuter train had run over me so, I think I am trending in the right direction. 

I can take the aspect of dealing with being sick for a bit but the loss of smell and taste is annoying me.