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hlthe2b

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8. For two years now, I've pulled off my grimy N95, scrubbed my hands and exposed skin nearly raw..
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:40 PM
Dec 2021

before collapsing to try to sleep after an all-too-long shift. But the part I hate the most is checking in with myself to see if I'm experiencing any symptoms. Runny nose ? (yeah, but probably from the damned mask for hour upon hour)... Throat sore? What's that "tickle?" Tired? Are you f..ing kidding me? how could I not be? Headache? check but probably stress and fatigue. That I haven't been infected yet, despite all my exposure pre-vaccine is probably the most inexplicable thing to date.

So, I feel for you because I simply can't make any personal subjective assessments--at least for early mild symptoms-- anymore. I am blessed with an extremely consistent early morning temp of 97-97.1 and consistently normal PAO2 (pulse oximeter) data--so a change there may be my only early indicator..

May you remain well.

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