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So, the CDC list and where my wife and I sit, her day 8, me day 5

Fever or chills- Still not a big thing for either of us. There are times I feel cold, but let’s face it, winter officially starts tomorrow, it was snowing today and we had a blizzard 3 days ago. Wanting my slippers on isn’t that out of the ordinary.

Cough-I had expected this to be a continuous kind of thing as I’ve had before. But, it’s not. It’s strong coughing fits every so often. For me and my wife.

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing- Not too much of this. But, I didn’t climb the stairs today either.
I do have a history of breathing problems. Back in 2007 I went to the ER because I feared I was having a heart attack. (A sword fight I had performed ended in an arm lock that damaged a muscle across my chest.) I kept setting off the ER alarms because my oxygen level fell below the critical point. Yet, I was fine.
I failed to get a security clearance back in the 80’s because the person giving me the lie detector test told me that my breathing was too weird to be believed, so he wouldn’t pass me.
So, when my portable one says I go between 93 and 98 all the time, that fits as normal.
(Thank you to NewLifeinSaintPaul for the suggestion of tracking gages!)

Fatigue- Not as much as yesterday. I woke up at my normal time today (5:15) and couldn’t get back to sleep. I’m considering going to bed early tonight, but the past few nights I was falling asleep by the time I’m writing this now.

Muscle or body aches- Yeah, but not big ones.

Headache-Not today for either of us.

New loss of taste or smell-This has hit my wife and she’s quite mad about it. She normally has a well above average sense of smell and seems to be taking it quite personally that it is gone. Mine seems normal so far.
I did get my appetite back today. Friday I only managed to eat some rice at lunch and dinner. Yesterday I managed two small peanut butter and jelly sandwiches my wife made.
Today I woke up hungry and ate all day. Still not as much as normal. And, it didn’t take much for me to feel full. But, three meals and some snacks today.

Sore throat- Not yet.

Congestion or runny nose-Yeah, a lot of this for both of us.

Nausea or vomiting- Not so far

Diarrhea-This seems to have abated for me. Maybe because I hardly ate anything the last two days. We’ll see.

So, that’s where we are now.
Hopefully things will continue to be mild!