IMLiege
Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- First Camino August 2023
I have never had Covid until I went to walk the Camino. Since the outset of the Covid pandemic I have been very careful, always wearing a mask, getting each shot as it was offered, staying away from crowds and limiting travel. My 2 oldest children and I left from different states, different flights but I didn't wear my mask, and I truly regret it. Three days after arriving in Madrid I tested positive and felt miserable. We had planned on a 200 mile walk. I managed only 25 and was positive until almost the end of our stay. I couldn't manage the backpack and had to have it transported to each hostel. I took taxis for most of the trip. Oddly enough, sharing a room with my kids, they never even got a sniffle. I'm very grateful for that.
When I first felt something was making me ill it was a Sunday. On Monday I was sure something was wrong and went to a local clinic. The doctor immediately put on his mask and asked the assistant to do so. She gave me a Covid test, but swabbed only one nostril. The doctor announced that it was negative. He gave me a prescription for Tylenol with codeine and an antibiotic. I bought a Covid test and later that same day I tested positive. I went back to the clinic on Tuesday and they remembered me. I told them I had tested positive and they all put on their masks. (I had one on.) They told me there wasn't anything they could do for me. There was no Paxlovid available. So I had to just tough it out, wear my mask and for the rest of the trip just do the best I could. About 5 days before we flew home I tested negative, although symptoms persisted for weeks afterward.
While I was uncomfortable for most of the trip we still enjoyed the trip. I just regretted not being able to walk our planned route.
-Rich
When I first felt something was making me ill it was a Sunday. On Monday I was sure something was wrong and went to a local clinic. The doctor immediately put on his mask and asked the assistant to do so. She gave me a Covid test, but swabbed only one nostril. The doctor announced that it was negative. He gave me a prescription for Tylenol with codeine and an antibiotic. I bought a Covid test and later that same day I tested positive. I went back to the clinic on Tuesday and they remembered me. I told them I had tested positive and they all put on their masks. (I had one on.) They told me there wasn't anything they could do for me. There was no Paxlovid available. So I had to just tough it out, wear my mask and for the rest of the trip just do the best I could. About 5 days before we flew home I tested negative, although symptoms persisted for weeks afterward.
While I was uncomfortable for most of the trip we still enjoyed the trip. I just regretted not being able to walk our planned route.
-Rich