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I'm Mostly Well, Hawk Still Recovering
Jan. 10th, 2025 01:22 pmThe shit start to the new year still isn't over. While I'm mostly okay and have been since Sunday/Monday, Hawk still has what her doctor diagnosed as Traveler's Diarrhea. Apparently that's the modern, culturally sensitive term for Montezuma's Revenge. Curiously, I read a year or two ago that Montezuma's Revenge supposedly isn't't even medically a thing, that it's just a fabrication of racist, mid-20th century beliefs. Ooops, that was political correctness run amok.
Anyway, in addition to having the symptom that's right in the name Traveler's Diarrhea, Hawk has bad stomach cramping after eating almost anything. So she's limiting herself to a diet of bland foods in very small portions. She's also had fatigue and difficulty focusing. I didn't have any of the cramping last week, and I got over the diarrhea and fatigue after 4-5 days— which is normal for how most people handle the infection, from what I've read on clinical sites.
While I'm glad I'm over that illness already I'm not back to 100% yet. I'm still dealing with a lingering cough I've had since early November. No, it's not long Covid... I've had it since before I got Covid from a conference in December!
Anyway, in addition to having the symptom that's right in the name Traveler's Diarrhea, Hawk has bad stomach cramping after eating almost anything. So she's limiting herself to a diet of bland foods in very small portions. She's also had fatigue and difficulty focusing. I didn't have any of the cramping last week, and I got over the diarrhea and fatigue after 4-5 days— which is normal for how most people handle the infection, from what I've read on clinical sites.
While I'm glad I'm over that illness already I'm not back to 100% yet. I'm still dealing with a lingering cough I've had since early November. No, it's not long Covid... I've had it since before I got Covid from a conference in December!
