So another virus? Gee-whiz! No COVID test this time thank goodness!

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I cannot give you the exact dates to everything as I cannot remember from the top of my head but I have now had 4 viruses this year thanks to doing Prac in childcare centres. I was sick in January which is normal as I only get sick in Summers now so I will push that to the side. Around June / July I was sick but it happened twice. One straight after the other. Had a COVID test around then. In October I got sick whilst being around children at Prac. Had a COVID test then too. (I remember that date, 26th of Oct I had test). So anyway, while I was getting better from that cold, on Tuesday, 10th of November, really early in the morning my throat was hurting. I used my phone light to look down at my throat in the mirror and I could see it was red. My voice had been pretty hoarse as well days before this. I was so confused because I was getting over my cold. Didn't understand why I was going backwards and getting new symptoms. So on the 10th Nov, I booked a phone appointment to get a doctor's note and to ask about my throat. And she suggested I go to the Respiratory Clinic to have someone actually look in case I needed antibiotics. I booked an appointment and was so worried I'd have another damn COVID test! I went there and thankfully I managed to dodge the test as I only just had it late October. But the lady looked down my throat and said "Yeah your throat is red raw. You have another virus sweety." I think she felt bad for me. She explained that it could have been 1 of a few viruses that were going around and if it got worse to come in again. Makes sense now. Basically another virus overlapped another one that I literally just got over. My throat doesn't hurt anymore and isn't as red. I'm still having that lingering cough though which sometimes makes me be sick. But who would like to make bets that when I do my next Prac, I will get sick again? I bet yes. Anyway thank you for reading. I know I will keep getting sick and if I actually work in a childcare centre, it will continue then too for awhile. For now as a student it's a bit frustrating and sometimes upsetting because it stops me from doing what I have to do. My next Prac is on the 30th November I'm pretty sure. See what happens but seriously, no doubt I will get sick again. And yes, I am taking things to help boost my immune system. Just not immune to the children yet.