Glad you're on the mend, thanks for sharing your experience.
I hope you shake it off quickly and make a full recovery!
I hope you shake it off quickly and make a full recovery!
Covid Observation
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I "Liked" your post, but not what happened to you. I had a dear friend die of COVID-19 last year and several others, who were vaccinated come down with the Delta variant. None were hospitalized but are on the mend - some with strange side effects. Wife and I, our kids and their spouses, and the grandkids are all vaccinated, only the dog is not. Heck, if they come out with a dog vaccine, she'll get it too.
This applies to more than COVID. The short version of my story is one morning I was sitting on my bed texting my uncle when I felt like somebody slugged me upside the head. I definitely felt wobbly but managed to get to the front of the house to unlock the front door and call 911 for an ambulance. I was taken to the hospital and stayed there for three days as the hospital was putting me through its stroke protocol. Happily they didn't find any organic problem with me. Pharmer is giving good advice.
pittpa
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Get well soon sir. While we are on your history and for some perspective do you have any comorbidities that you would care to share with us?
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A friend of mine in his mid 70s had a similar, but far less severe experience. Thought he had a cold about two weeks ago. Went to the doctor, got a Z Pack and Covid test. The test was a reliable one, which means it took a couple of days to come back positive.
I saw him Tuesday (before he got the results) and he said he felt better but was tired. Then he got the results.
He's feeling good, but a little tired. He's decided to quarantine for the next week.
Early treatment is really the key if you come down with this. The vaccine will give a lot of protection, even if you do catch the virus. Even so, it's nothing to mess around with, especially if you have any of the medical conditions that make you more at risk.
I saw him Tuesday (before he got the results) and he said he felt better but was tired. Then he got the results.
He's feeling good, but a little tired. He's decided to quarantine for the next week.
Early treatment is really the key if you come down with this. The vaccine will give a lot of protection, even if you do catch the virus. Even so, it's nothing to mess around with, especially if you have any of the medical conditions that make you more at risk.
Glad you are on the mend. Unfortunately, bad things happen to good people.
Had Covid last Dec-Jan. I've been sicker, but not by much. The fatigue was a killer. Got the shots in Feb/Mar. If it takes a booster to avoid dying, so be it. Been getting vaccines since childhood, no reason to stop now. Covid is 99% survivable . . . until it isn't.
My Air Force buddy is a no-vaxer. He finally caught it three-four weeks ago. Now it's progressed to pneumonia. I doubt he's had the vaccine for that too. Hope he gets over it, but sometimes people get what they wish for.
My Air Force buddy is a no-vaxer. He finally caught it three-four weeks ago. Now it's progressed to pneumonia. I doubt he's had the vaccine for that too. Hope he gets over it, but sometimes people get what they wish for.
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Glad you're ok. I've seen one vaccine breakthrough in my friend group, and thankfully it reduced the illness to cold symptoms for a couple days, then boredom for the isolation period, compared to some others in the friend group who still can't get their lungs back up to bike with us months later, or a couple family friends that did the whole anti mask/anti vax thing, one of whom passed away and another who is standing by to do so.
Nobody is going to change anybody's mind on any of it but man it is no joke and I'm really glad that we've at least got some means of fighting the worst of it, even if lots of our countrymen are reluctant to go for it. I hope everyone here does well with it regardless of whether or not they got vaccinated, I don't have proper words to state how profoundly scary respiratory illnesses are.
Nobody is going to change anybody's mind on any of it but man it is no joke and I'm really glad that we've at least got some means of fighting the worst of it, even if lots of our countrymen are reluctant to go for it. I hope everyone here does well with it regardless of whether or not they got vaccinated, I don't have proper words to state how profoundly scary respiratory illnesses are.
UncleEd
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With the emergence of the delta
variant of Covid, reports indicate
the southern states are showing the
greatest increases in serious cases.
I believe many of us know why.
variant of Covid, reports indicate
the southern states are showing the
greatest increases in serious cases.
I believe many of us know why.
coltle6920
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Apparently the same can be said for the vaccines.
It's sad that people have died whether they were vaccinated or not. Just because millions have taken the shots doesn't mean that it is safe for everyone as so many would have you believe. We are all genetically different. If you have a doctor trust their opinion but the final choice is still yours.
I haven't worn a mask since day one. Never had the flu and never had a flu shot. I keep to myself. I'm not a clean freak. I just avoid touching the obvious things that others do when entering a store and do what business I have during nonpeak hours. I only go where allowed and don't push the issue where there might be a problem.
If I contract Covid it will be my fault and no one elses. When it comes to my body any choices I make will be based on my decision and not that of others. It is my opinion that these vaccines are still experimental and we are the guinea pigs. We can thank God that more people haven't died after being vaccinated.
My body...My choice... And don't even suggest that people like me go around not caring about our fellow man. By protecting my own health like I've done for almost two years I've not endangered anyone elses life regardless of what others would believe.
Don't flame me...You don't know me and it had to be said.
Always wonder if you're concerned about being judged for not doing your part, perhaps that's a YOU problem.
Nobody's judging.
I did what's right for me and those around me.
A cancer scare last year and chemo and lots of talks with MDs (in person, not the ones on the internet) and I made what I hope is the best choice for me.
Obviously, time will tell for all of us.
Nobody's judging.
I did what's right for me and those around me.
A cancer scare last year and chemo and lots of talks with MDs (in person, not the ones on the internet) and I made what I hope is the best choice for me.
Obviously, time will tell for all of us.
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Jon651
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Let's see if I can add my two cents worth when it came to my Covid experience:
First two weeks of March, 2020 I had Covid. I'm pretty sure I got it at one of the very last spring training baseball games (between the NY Mets and Detroit - both eventual Covid hot spots). I also had the wracking dry cough but fortunately my O2 levels stayed up and I never had more than a degree of fever. I also received antibiotics and steroids, plus an inhaler to help keep my lungs open. That was the easiest two weeks of the entire sordid affair.
After the infection subsided, the one thing that stuck around was the cough. I coughed so hard I split the cartilage between the ribs on my right side THREE TIMES in three weeks. I honestly thought I broke my ribs - I couldn't draw in more than 1/3 of a breath, I couldn't cough or sneeze, I couldn't put any weight on my back, side or chest so I was unable to lay down, and any movement greater than super slow-mo caused a pain in my ribs that felt like being stabbed AND hit with a taser both at the same time. I ended up in the ER with the choice of go home and suffer through the recovery or get admitted, sedated and put on a ventilator (which all the docs warned me against). I chose to go home and fight through it with pain killers and a nebulizer to keep my lungs open, which was a continual battle.
I previously had open-heart surgery several years ago that didn't hurt this much - or for as long. It took every second of eight weeks before I could lay down in bed again (I slept upright in a chair packed with pillows) and then another 2 months before I could sleep through the night. Lucky (???) for me I was already on a blood thinner or I'm certain I would have had issues with clots during my convalescence. It took until February, 2021 before I can honestly say all the pain finally subsided. To this day I still have two detached floating ribs on my right side where I can push my fingers into the gap between them.
Also at 10 months post infection my antibody test read zero. My natural antibodies from the original infection didn't even last a full year. I finally was able to get vaccinated shortly after that.
And now my heart is acting up, requiring a new pacemaker (my third) and an ablation to correct atrial flutter. I have no way of being certain but feel that my new cardiac problems are directly a result of either the virus or from being a virtual invalid for so many months.
As I've mentioned before - having Covid was the easy part. However, dealing with the aftermath and the lingering side effects were a real b!tch! PLEASE don't underestimate what could happen.
First two weeks of March, 2020 I had Covid. I'm pretty sure I got it at one of the very last spring training baseball games (between the NY Mets and Detroit - both eventual Covid hot spots). I also had the wracking dry cough but fortunately my O2 levels stayed up and I never had more than a degree of fever. I also received antibiotics and steroids, plus an inhaler to help keep my lungs open. That was the easiest two weeks of the entire sordid affair.
After the infection subsided, the one thing that stuck around was the cough. I coughed so hard I split the cartilage between the ribs on my right side THREE TIMES in three weeks. I honestly thought I broke my ribs - I couldn't draw in more than 1/3 of a breath, I couldn't cough or sneeze, I couldn't put any weight on my back, side or chest so I was unable to lay down, and any movement greater than super slow-mo caused a pain in my ribs that felt like being stabbed AND hit with a taser both at the same time. I ended up in the ER with the choice of go home and suffer through the recovery or get admitted, sedated and put on a ventilator (which all the docs warned me against). I chose to go home and fight through it with pain killers and a nebulizer to keep my lungs open, which was a continual battle.
I previously had open-heart surgery several years ago that didn't hurt this much - or for as long. It took every second of eight weeks before I could lay down in bed again (I slept upright in a chair packed with pillows) and then another 2 months before I could sleep through the night. Lucky (???) for me I was already on a blood thinner or I'm certain I would have had issues with clots during my convalescence. It took until February, 2021 before I can honestly say all the pain finally subsided. To this day I still have two detached floating ribs on my right side where I can push my fingers into the gap between them.
Also at 10 months post infection my antibody test read zero. My natural antibodies from the original infection didn't even last a full year. I finally was able to get vaccinated shortly after that.
And now my heart is acting up, requiring a new pacemaker (my third) and an ablation to correct atrial flutter. I have no way of being certain but feel that my new cardiac problems are directly a result of either the virus or from being a virtual invalid for so many months.
As I've mentioned before - having Covid was the easy part. However, dealing with the aftermath and the lingering side effects were a real b!tch! PLEASE don't underestimate what could happen.
Jon651
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I won't flame you for your opinions, not that I didn't want to but because I know I shouldn't, especially here.
I will say that having had both contracted Covid (and dealt with the long-term effects) and having had the vaccine (Moderna in my case), if given the choice I would choose the vaccine over the disease every day of the week and twice on Sunday!
UncleEd
Member
Coltie6920,
It is quite possible that because
people in your community have
practiced the Covid 19 protocols
for safety, they have also kept you
safe.
Stamping out a pandemic is a
community/societal effort.
It is quite possible that because
people in your community have
practiced the Covid 19 protocols
for safety, they have also kept you
safe.
Stamping out a pandemic is a
community/societal effort.
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Up until now, healthy. No heart, diabetes, non-smoker. No drugs/alcohol. 5'10 190#. Walk 15 miles week. Now I can't get O2 into the 90% and the blood clot in my rt lung is like the Sword of Damacles. Joe
Doug M.
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I am pretty high risk, and getting worse. I have two specialists. I have trusted them for several years with various aspects of my treatment for the underlying stuff. They are both pro vax, and told me to get it ASAP. I had to fight to get it; according the docs and my employer, I should have been able to get it sooner than I did. The state folks were a PITA about it. Was I nervous? Yup. Even though I was not completely confident in the vax, it was far less risky than doing without.
I'll admit that I am a major needle sissy. Hate the jab, no matter the source, type of shot, whatever. Tough. I suck it up. I even give myself one of my regular shots. I dislike masks. Years in LE tells me that someone in a mask needs to be addressed at gunpoint, a reflex I have had to overcome. Considering that it is pretty likely than the main mode of transmission is airborne, masking is a BFD in terms of protection. (Turns out that the original understanding of the size of transmittable disease molecules is far smaller than the 1950s research indicated, due to a math error back then.) I also hate being told what to do. I sucked it up, got as much info as I could, and made my decision.
My wife and I are not very social, so the isolation made no measurable difference in our lives. I had to work, as my whole office is "essential"; I did not work from home because I knew I would be unproductive. I was one of 2 or 3 in my division instead of the usual 6. (Best. Year. Ever.)
I urge everyone to have a real down and dirty chat with your medical providers about the vax. Even thought it is not perfect and not completely proven, for the overwhelming majority (99% or so), it is safer than the infection. In addition, the less transmission we have, the less mutation, which is a Real Big Deal.
I'll admit that I am a major needle sissy. Hate the jab, no matter the source, type of shot, whatever. Tough. I suck it up. I even give myself one of my regular shots. I dislike masks. Years in LE tells me that someone in a mask needs to be addressed at gunpoint, a reflex I have had to overcome. Considering that it is pretty likely than the main mode of transmission is airborne, masking is a BFD in terms of protection. (Turns out that the original understanding of the size of transmittable disease molecules is far smaller than the 1950s research indicated, due to a math error back then.) I also hate being told what to do. I sucked it up, got as much info as I could, and made my decision.
My wife and I are not very social, so the isolation made no measurable difference in our lives. I had to work, as my whole office is "essential"; I did not work from home because I knew I would be unproductive. I was one of 2 or 3 in my division instead of the usual 6. (Best. Year. Ever.)
I urge everyone to have a real down and dirty chat with your medical providers about the vax. Even thought it is not perfect and not completely proven, for the overwhelming majority (99% or so), it is safer than the infection. In addition, the less transmission we have, the less mutation, which is a Real Big Deal.
Trooper224
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I contracted COVID last November, along with half our crew at work. I'm 55, a diabetic and in good shape. My diabetes is under good control and wasn't an issue. Still, I was bedridden for a week, but never needed hospitalization. Chronic fatigue was the only after affect for me. It was a good six months before I felt normal again. My wife and I are now both vaccinated.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Exactly my symptoms except I'm north of my mid 40's and could stand to losse about 30 pounds. Pretty much like a bad cold and general malise but I am convinced that the shots have helped.
Get well soon. I was never really that worried about original Covid, but I will say this Delta variant has me pretty nervous. I got my first shot and I'm already due for the second but something is telling me not to do it. I'm very much on the fence here.
But I am 36 and I'm in pretty good shape, I know that doesn't mean much but still
But I am 36 and I'm in pretty good shape, I know that doesn't mean much but still
UncleEd
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The delta variance is attacking the
young including small school children.
The vaccines have been generally
available but beause of hold outs,
particularly in the South, the
pandemic in the U.S. has a new
deadly life to it.
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