Man down. & typical A&E resumes...
Suspected Covid-19 is my very justifiable excuse. From what was idealised to be a weekly reflection and documentation of a ‘frontline’ medical experience, it has unfortunately passed a month since blogpost numero 1. I apologise to those who were interested in seeing my updates! MAN DOWN. No summit these 2 weeks, that's for sure! 8 th April I was on a late shift in our ‘blue’ Covid bay, aka ‘Blue-han’, when I noticed I had spent the past hour coughing. It was an irritating dry cough, co-existent with an irritable dry throat (which I recalled I’d taken painkillers for the preceding night). When I arrived home after 3 further hours with this dry cough I realised the weight behind acknowledging this symptom. I indeed, had a new, persistent cough. According to national guidelines, I must inform my employer immediately and self-isolate for 7 days. Not only that, but my poor nurse housemate must also isolate, and not work at all, for at LEAST 14