Had a lovely COVID scare today. Woke up achy with a slight bit of congestion. I wasn't going to worry too much about it (Take some Advil, Aleve, something and head off to work.), but I soon realized I couldn't taste my breakfast. Can't really ignore the stereotypical COVID symptom. Also, when I had COVID before, that's what I noticed.

Good news: It wasn't COVID this time. Bad news: There's about three other possible reasons for my lack of taste. Could be garden variety flu. Could be related to the tooth abscess I dealt with a few weeks ago. Could be medication related. Fantastic.

Well, one catastrophe at a time I guess. Catching respiratory illnesses seems to be my body's specialty. No COVID, thank goodness, but here's hoping I just have a "flash in the pan" type of flu as I call it. I don't want to miss another day of work if I can help it.