American comedian, Ellen DeGeneres has revealed that back pain was the only symptom she battled with when she had COVID-19.
Virtually addressing her audience for the first time on her Ellen DeGeneres Show after more than a month that she tested positive for the infectious disease, the humour merchant said unlike most people who battled the virus, she didn’t have fever nor headache.
“That was my only symptom. I didn’t have a headache, I didn’t have fever, I didn’t lose my sense of taste – although I did wear Crocs with socks for a day, so you be the judge,” she said.
Detailing her battle with the virus, she stated that she could only sleep for 16 hours a day for the first three days she tested positive.
Her words: “Then on the fourth day I woke up with back spasms, and I thought I pulled a muscle because I was in a different bed, but it just persisted and the doctor put me on pain pills and muscle relaxers – jackpot, this thing is finally paying off.
“But the pain pills did not help. My back got worse. It felt like I cracked a rib … the doctors finally put me on a steroid pack, because the other stuff was not working, but here’s the thing about steroids: They make you really speedy and really edgy … I’m still on them, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, I find the muscle relaxers helpful.”
Expressing gratitude for her recovery, the TV star said: “I’m very, very fortunate. Very, very blessed. That was it for me.
“I still don’t know where I got it. I wear a mask. I wash my hands… I know a lot of people out there are struggling right now. My heart goes out to all of them.”