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Old Jul 16, 2022, 08:17 AM
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This afternoon, my husband received a positive result to a PCR covid-19 test he was administered yesterday. It's very possible that I have covid-19, too. If so, Hubby has had a far worse case of it than I do, if I have it. Even so, Hubby seems generally safe, but miserable enough to be staying in bed most of the day...coughing. As for me, I have felt a funny feeling in my chest for a couple days, but it's basically nothing in terms of physical discomfort. I've been sneezing a lot, but have written that off as allergy stuff. My mood has been a bit low and sleep disturbed, but I wrote that off as stress (which is understandable to our situation) and maybe the increased Seroquel dose. The latter would normally be expected to increase my sleep, but with the exception of maybe three days, my sleep has been lesser. Covid-related, stress-related, or Seroquel-related? Who knows! I took an at-home covid test yesterday and it was negative, but it seems that these at-home tests are not always reliable. I may probably need to go for a PCR test on Monday. Or, maybe the doctor will just advise I stay home for 7 days, like Hubby.

The above is extremely worrisome as we've come in contact with several people over the last week. Plus, my husband had spent a bit of time with his friend from the US. Also, to make this sadder, two other female friends from the US have arrived in Europe to visit us. They (and the male friend) are currently in Budapest, but are set to arrive in our city (to visit us) on Monday. There may need to be changes to all of this, or a good deal of social distancing. Hubby planned to drive them to a number of cities in the four days they're here, but that's obviously not happening. We had ordered a whole bunch of special fancy open-faced sandwiches for Monday. I think that order is not easy to cancel. Kind of a pickle of a situation.

Hubby is currently on the phone with his eldest sister in Germany, as she's a retired GP physician.
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Dx: Bipolar type 1

Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg

I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.
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