I'll start with mine: first time, still ongoing.
Worth noting: had two Pfizer shots in 2021 (no booster shots). Sidenote: please let's not turn this into a fruitless debate about vaccines. Let's simply talk about our own COVID-19 infections.
First day of symptoms: Wednesday, September 21.
General feeling of exhaustion. Didn't ascribe it to COVID yet, but to the aftermath of an emotional roller coaster in the previous days.
Slept badly.
Second day: Thursday, September 22.
Exhaustion coupled with cold shivers, slight throat ache and occasional headaches. It dawned on me that there might be a connection with COVID (I have my bright moments). Did a self test and hit the jackpot. Didn't even have to wait for 30 minutes, the test line showed immediately....
Scheduled an official test at a government test centre at the same day, and got the result in the evening. Positive. No surprise.
Sleep was not too bad, thanks to coughing syrup with codeine. Needed an extra blanket to keep me warm, though.
Third day: Friday, September 23. Somewhat less exhaustion, noticeably less cold shivers, but dizziness entered the arena. Could still walk normally though, but had to be careful how to put my feet down.
Slept well thanks to coughing syrup.
Fourth day: Saturday, September 24. Even less exhaustion, and noticeably decreased dizziness. Sporadic moments of normal energy level. Throat noticeably better, but.... snot enters the scene: my nose is full of it now. Occasional sneezing. Have applied nose spray with xylometazoline in order to (try to) have a good night's sleep.
Off to bed now, as it's nearly midnight here.
Fifth day: Sunday, September 25. Slept well. No more nasal congestion, only still a slightly running nose. A hardly perceptible dizziness remains, but that can also be my imagination. Smell and taste are largely back. Throat almost better, but not quite. Energy level back to, say, some 90 %.
Sixth day: Monday, September 26. Partial throwback; running nose, dizziness. Taste and smell completely gone. Somewhat better in the evening.
Seventh day: Tuesday, September 27. Overall much better. Lingering slight tiredness; energy level not above some 90 % of normal level. Taste and smell have returned a bit, but only for a bit.
Additional measures:
For over two years I've been taking a daily dose of vitamin pills, in order to increase my disease resistance. Containing vitamin D3, selenium, zinc and vitamin C. Not in exaggerated dosages, but in quantities designed to prevent deficiencies.
From the beginning of my infection I've monitored the oxygen saturation of my blood a couple of times a day, even though that doesn't appear to be as useful as it was for earlier versions of the bug (omikron doesn't get into the lungs that easily). Anyway, the pulsoximeter consistently showed normal values, between 96 and 98 %.
Likewise for my body temperature: this was normal on all days. No fever at any time.
Preliminary conclusion:
My COVID-19 infection was pretty nasty, especially on the second day. No fun at all. But not nastier than a stiff dose of the ordinary flu. And it seems to pass a lot quicker than the ordinary flu does. I'm glad that I got the omikron variety and not the earlier varieties, which were considerably more brutal.
I'll keep you posted by updating this post if there are unexpected new developments, but it looks like there isn't much to tell anymore.
Please share your own experiences!
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