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[quote=Anonymous]I'm going to be self deprecatory here, but bear with me (and no comments on my unhealthiness; it's a work in progress!)

I'm overweight. Obese, actually. 5'7" and 240 pounds.

I eat really horribly. Few fruits and vegetables. In fact, I just realized one of my main fruit consumptions comes in the form of the strawberries in my Starbucks refresher.

I'm a horrible sleeper. I get probably an average of 5 hours per night on week nights, pull all nighters probably once a week, and then "make up for it" on the weekends (sleep 15+ hours).

I don't exercise.

I don't go outside much.

I work in an elementary school and am surrounded by germy kids all day long.

I'm not very religious about hand washing. After the bathroom, yes obviously, but there are definitely times when I'll pop food in my mouth, touch my face, etc. without washing (usually actually).

I have anxiety & depression and take Effexor. I'm somewhat of a workaholic and have a hard time managing stress.

I got COVID in December 2020 (pre-vax) and I had a horrid headache for a few days + fatigue, but was completely fine within a week after spending a few days in bed. Ok, sense of taste/smell was off for a few months, but that was nothing more than mild annoyance. Got my two shots in '21 (Moderna) but never got boosted after that. I've gotten a few flu shots over the years but not usually. Have all routine vaccines.

I gladly wore a mask during the mandated periods and whenever/wherever required, but absolutely never outside of that.

Besides the COVID, and getting hit with a pukey gross stomach bug twice since I became a school counselor in fall 2018 (norovirus? - confines me to the toilet with puke/diarrhea for about 36 hours but after that I'm like perfectly fine), one sinus infection in summer of '21...I don't get sick. All the signs are there...I don't take of myself, don't practice great hygiene...just being honest here. But I feel like I get sick waaaayyy less than pretty much anyone I know, especially considering my, uh, risk factors. Am I just a ticking time bomb running on borrowed time here?

True medical mystery. [/quote]

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