The first symptom is a TERRIBLE headache. My brain felt physically swollen inside my skull.
Second, a fever that could drench my bed sheets and covers several times a night.
And then boom... Olfactory damage. The virus completely knocks out smell and taste- the first 2 senses your BORN with...
This is unnatural. Completely shocking. Smell/ taste protect you from danger, spoilt food, gaseous air. WTF?
I lost my sense of smell completely. Made changing the cat's litter box much more pleasant.
I could still taste things though.
I was delirious the first evening. After that I just had a week of a low grade fever going up and down and a cough. Not bad at all. I think it was omicron.