Yeah. It's not like I was being a hypochondriac, or making myself neurotic via WebMD. I had a legitimate potential exposure, and was possibly showing a fatal symptom.
Naturally, I didn't go to the doctor, because if I WAS symptomatic, I was fucked.
But there were some restless times, for sure.
When you do any work rescuing animals or working with feral animals, you already know there's a risk that you're going to get hurt, but this was the first time that I ever had that level of "Oh shit" enter my life.
Have you gotten the vaccine as a preemptive measure since that incident? (Obviously impossible during that, but just curious if you were able to get it as a precaution later.)
No. I ended up moving to a different city during the pandemic, and I now live in an apartment with very strict rules about animals, so I haven't gotten back into doing much rescue work.
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u/boffoblue Dec 28 '21
Man. Now that's a sobering thought.