Hello everyone,
I am a 21 yr old male with controlled hypertension but no other serious health issues. On Monday I was exposed to a coworker who has since tested positive for covid.
I have no fever or cough but have a sore throat and runny nose. I have an appointment to be tested tomorrow, but I’m positive I have it. Two of my other coworkers tested negative, and they were around the covid-positive coworker as well.
I am posting this here rather than in the Covid-19 forum due to the fact that much of this anxiety comes from watching my dad die of a lung disease and he was on a ventilator for weeks. It was terrifying and every respiratory symptom I have had since his death in 2016 has sent me into a panic. I am absolutely terrified that I will take a turn for the worse. I’ve even been checking my temp every 15 minutes and constantly keeping a pulse oximeter (thing that goes on finger to measure oxygen saturation in blood) on at all times for the past 2 days.
Hoping to hear from others who have had mild cases of covid, as people in my age group only have mild symptoms and that’s all I’m experiencing now.