September 2, 2021

Having Covid19 & Getting the Vaccine

REPOST from former blog My Type 2 Diabetic Life ©

May 28, 2021


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I was really scared of being a Type 2 Diabetic and getting the Covid19 virus. But my luck ran out, and I somehow caught the virus. Then in March, I finally got the vaccine.

The 411

The last week of 2020, I started feeling crummy. I was exhausted, slightly congested, had a cough and sore throat, a headache, and ran a low grade temperature. I went online and found a testing site; scheduled for the next morning, and knew in less than 24 hours that I was COVID Positive. 

Having a long q-tip stuck up your nasal passage, to what seemed like it must be your brain cavity, is not very pleasant. My eyes watered the entire rest of the day, and I felt like the q-tip was still there, even when it wasn’t.

I tried to quarantine from my husband, so that he wouldn’t get sick. But by the next week, he also had the virus. So we ended up quarantining together – New Year’s Eve was all COVID19. We were in bed asleep by 8 pm on the last night of 2020! 

All the right stuff… 

We did everything right – the way it was supposed to be done. Both of us stayed home mostly. We wore our masks any time we HAD to go out – and these were good, multi-layer fabric masks. Also, we washed the masks constantly, and had many extra ones available so that we didn’t have to use them twice.

We cleaned our hands with sanitizer and alcohol wipes every time we left any public place that we went into, and washed them thoroughly every time that we came back into the house. For extra measure, we even took our shoes off in the mud room, so that we didn’t track any further germs into the house.

We did everything right. Yet we STILL got the COVID19 virus. 

Recovery time & COVID19 brain


It took about six weeks to fully recover. I was really sick a good 14 days – fatigue, mild congestion, headache, sore throat, fever. But the fatigue hung on for another month, before I really felt normal again. I am so thankful that I did not have any serious complications from COVID19. 

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OH, and one thing that was really strange was the “brain fog” that both I and my husband felt. The struggle was REAL! Things that normally we would quickly be able to think to say, or might remember, or something simple that we would do were not normal. It was like the thought process was delayed for a few moments before my brain would kick in. We called it “COVID brain,” and laughed about it or rolled our eyes. But it’s really not funny. COVID19 is REAL and did a number on both of us, physically and mentally – even if it was only temporary.

COVID19 affects on my diabetes

So how did COVID affect my Type 2 diabetes? It seemed that my blood sugars were reading slightly higher than normal for about five or six weeks. I asked my endocrinologist about it, and she told me that was normal when you’re sick. Even my fasting levels were high – as if I’d just eaten a meal. And I really had very little appetite while sick. But gradually, my levels began to return to their pre-COVID levels.

The COVID19 Vaccine

At the end of March, I got a call from my endocrinologist that they were going to have some doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine. Dr. Folb called me HERSELF. (Have I mentioned before how FABULOUS my endocrinologist is?) She called on a Friday, and asked me to be there the next Tuesday for the vaccine. So on March 30th, I drove into the Texas Medical Center and got my one dose Janssen COVID19 vaccine. 

Dr. Folb and I had talked a lot about the vaccine. We both decided that if possible, it would be best to get the one does vaccine, because I have experienced anaphylactic shock during previous medical procedures. My side effects were mild. Just a little fatigue, and the need to sleep a lot for about 48 hours. After that, I felt fine. 

There was a pause in giving the J&J vaccine about two weeks after I had received it, but as of this posting has now been resumed. All has been well with me in regards to the vaccine. Dr. Folb recently tested my COVID19 antibodies, and said that I have plenty to fight off any exposure for now.

I’ll say it again – COVID19 is serious! 

PLEASE, go get your COVID19 vaccine. My husband’s uncle passed away from complications of COVID19. We feel truly sad for this loss. Uncle Andy was a wonderful person, and is deeply missed. We know so many others who also have lost someone – several friends lost elderly parents, another friend lost her boss. Take a few moments to GET VACCINATED to protect yourself, your family, and friends. And continue to wash your hands frequently, with warm, soapy water.

Thanks for stopping by to read my blog. I love to get comments and hear what you have to say. Feel free to leave me a comment below.  

In the meantime, live well, and be well! 

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