Today is Día de los Tres Reyes Magos — a day the children of Mexico receive gifts from the Three Kings (aka, Three Wise Men, Magi). Alas, I am in quarantine at home with a possible case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. I say “possible” because, though the rapid antigen test result was negative, Emerging Data Raise Questions About Antigen Tests and Nasal Swabs. Plus, three days after attending an event where I took off my mask to eat and drink, I began experiencing all the symptoms — stuffy nose, sore throat, headache, dry cough, and no energy. Ugh! Fortunately, I am double vaxed and boosted, and after two days of feeling miserable, I am beginning to feel somewhat human again.
Instead of greeting the Three Kings on the street and watching them bring smiles and gifts to the children of Oaxaca, I will content myself with keeping company with my Melchor, Baltasar, and Gaspar — woven of palm fronds in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca. And, I will treasure the gift of wonderful friends and neighbors who have kept my larder stocked and generously offered their help while I’m confined to quarters. They are my reinas y reyes (queens and kings)!
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Hope you are feeling 100% soon.
Muchisimas gracias!
Oh, no! Feel better soon. I continue to enjoy your writing so much. I miss Oaxaca dearly and find it quite amusing you left the US to live in Oaxaca and I left Oaxaca to live in the US. From this Oaxaqueña, ¡Saludos y que te mejores!
¡Saludos Oaxaqueña! I hope you are enjoying your change of scene as much as I am enjoying mine. Soy una oaxaqueña en mi corazón. 🙂
Sorry to hear the news. Hope all is resolved soon. It must be a good feeling knowing there’s a support group there for you.
My friends and neighbors are truly amazing. Wishing all the best in 2022!
Feel better soon!
Thank you!
You you feel well again soon.
Thank you — that’s the plan!
All of the shots plus booster; still! It really scares me. I hope you continue to feel better!
All the best laid plans…😞
Sorry you seem to have gotten omicron!
Thinking of you and wishing you good health!!
Thank you. I have tried to be SO careful and kick myself that I let my guard down in what I thought was a safe setting. What is also scary is the unreliability of the antigen nasal swabs that everyone seems to be relying on.
Someone told me that when you swab, you should do your throat and your nose. A Dr. told her this. Hope you are up and about shortly!!
Yes, the newest guidelines for the antigen test is both a nasal and throat swab. Apparently, that information hadn’t yet reached Oaxaca and so the lab tech only did the nasal swab. If I had to do it all over again, I would opt for a PCR test, as they are better at detecting the Omicron variant. In any case, I am feeling much improved since this afternoon.