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I dunno, I have been home for 3 days from the Iris extravaganza of riding around in busses, having meetings, and dining with 250 people. Didnt come down with the Covid. 3 plane rides as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
but i got lucky, no doubt.
Is paxlovid one of the mono…whatevers?Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
No. It’s the antiviral that supposedly cuts hospitalization by 85%.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
JP, hoping your partner is fine.
Thank you. So far he's only got a sore throat. Keeping my fingers crossed that that remains the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
I hope it's just a sore throat. We had the same thing in our household over Christmas. To our dismay, my DH brought home Omicron ( He is a firefighter/paramedic) It started out with him having a sore throat ... And it went down hill from there..Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
It's called - latency period and silent carrier - terms from the real science.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
He's talking to his grandmother again. Did she all of a sudden stop being a bitch after a year? Or was she never one to begin with?Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Now I would imagine in his line of work he wears one of those ineffective talismans over his face. Damn! It's so annoying when magic doesn't work.Quote:
Originally Posted by boss mare
So sorry JP1. I sincerely hope he continues to improve.
I think you did the right thing to stay home if you had the option. Besides, what if SO needs help? You would be worried sick about him as well as the possible danger to the eight month pregnant woman. It seems odd to me someone that far along would fly and spend a week at a conference. But maybe my kids are right and I'm just old fashioned as they roll their eyes.
You could ask SO 's MD if the following could help. My MD recommended I do a twice daily sinus wash. Also, no cough Medicine. Lots of hot steamy liquids like tea or broth soups. Tylenol for a fever. I also have a pulse oximeter and took my O2 level and temp every four hours when I was awake the first few days when I had symptoms. But don't take medical advice from an unknown person on the Internet. Always check with your healthcare providers.
It is heartbreaking to see all the unkindness I have seen In the world and on this forum. Last year I almost died and I had time to think as I was fading in and out in the ER before they stabilized me and during my hospital stay. Is it really worth it to argue about the same stuff for over two years? If all the anger and rage people have could be channeled Into kindness and compassion it would be healthier for everyone.
jp, hope your SO heals quickly!
You are so right. I, fortunately, have been able to see a lot of goodness, kindness, compassion, etc. so consider myself very lucky. Sadly, I think some people cling to the anger and rage because they have nothing else, and refuse, simply don't know how, or just don't want to change.Quote:
Originally Posted by flowerseverywhere
Just saw your post about your SO, JP, and hope that he gets better soon, and you stay well!
So far SO still just has a sore throat and I’m negative. And he has the paxlovid pills and started them this afternoon. Thank you all for your kind words. This is the one thing I have been most afraid of for two years now and thankfully it seems to be turning out ok. Time will tell if that continues to be the case.
This is certainly a grim statistic. According to UK researchers, among people who have to be hospitalized for covid only 29% are fully recovered a year after being released from the hospital.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-within-a-year
JP - I know you'll ask for the link, so ill see if I can find it - but I've heard that the paxlovid pill "could" have a rebound positive ten days after stopping for some users. But those who've taken it report immediate and measurable improvement of symptoms. Happy to hear of your and SO's (relatively) good report.
Hope all continues to go well for you and your SO, jp1. Just saw your post. Thinking positive thoughts for you both.
I've read that too about the rebound positive. Similar, I guess, to how I've read that people who got the monoclonial antibodies in the pre-vaccine days would get better quickly but their bodies didn't develop any immunity from the infection so some of them ended up getting infected again in a really short time period.
So far the paxlovid is working great. He took the first dose Saturday and when he woke up sunday SO's sore throat was gone (the only symptom he had) and he feels totally fine. He's struggling with the "just stay home and don't exert yourself" part of this as much as anything. He's never been a 'just chill out at home' kind of guy. He tested this afternoon and is still positive but that's not a surprise. I tested this afternoon and am still negative. Hopefully that will continue and by the end of the week this will all be a moderately unpleasant memory. I'm incredibly grateful that modern science was able to create vaccines and treatments in record time that are capable of turning what had been a truly terrifying virus into a mostly manageable virus for people that choose to trust that most scientists really do have humanity's best interests as their primary motivation.
Really good news, JP!
I'm glad to hear he is doing so well. You must be so relieved!
Nice update, jp. Sending prayers for continued improvement.
Both of us tested negative this afternoon. At this point unless I start to show symptoms I’ll probably wait to test again Friday afternoon to make sure I’m not asymptomatic but positive. I don’t have any plans to go out before then.
He doesn't want prayers. He mocked me for believing in God.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
It’s certainly true that I mocked your supposed religious beliefs. But maybe that was because it doesn’t seem very Christian to me to believe that anyone over age 50 or who has a pre-existing condition is not deserving of being counted in the covid statistics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Feel free to disagree with me but I suspect you’d claim that SO deserved whatever may have come to him from covid because he’s overweight. The fact that he’s lost 40 lbs in the past year would’ve maybe lessened your opinion of that but since he’s still 50 lbs heavier than his ideal weight would’ve rendered him unworthy in your mind. Therefore his serious illness or death would’ve been somehow justified in your mind if that’s what had happened. If that’s what your god tells you to believe than your god is a ****ing asshole and you need to find a better one.
jp1... Time to put yppej on ignore. By now you should know she is not someone worthy of a response.... a troll. Who cares what she thinks?
Great news about the negative tests, Jp!! Keep em coming.
Excellent update, jp. And I do agree with frugal-one on the ignore.
jp what a relief that Covid left little effect on your household!
Fauci now says covid is endemic not pandemic. Let's see if he can put the paranoid genie back in the bottle with this statement. Some people just don't want to admit it's over.
DH and I got our second booster last night.
SO and I both tested negative again today. And he still feels perfectly fine. I, on the other hand, feel that he needs to go back to work. He’s been binge watching Hill Street Blues all week. Every 40 minutes or so I’ve heard the theme song blaring from the tv in the living room, interspersed with Renko shouting ‘freeze, dog breath!’ Over and over all day long. This afternoon I asked how far in he was and he said ‘end of season 2’ (of 8)…. Calgon, take me away. (If the streaming service included ads from the day I’m sure that would be one of them)
Funny aside. The cats are still thrown off their routine with him around all day. Normally they spend their afternoons taking vitamin D naps in my office, completely ignoring me as I come and go. They are still doing that but every time they hear SO moving around they jump up and run downstairs to see what’s going on. Then five minutes later they wander back to the office and crash again.
DH and I got ours too.Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
Just curious if you are having any side-effects?Quote:
Originally Posted by beckyliz
Now I wonder if I shouldn’t slip in a second booster before my next gathering with Iris folks where we will ride around for one day in a bus, and have meetings and dinners. This time mask are not required on the bus I believe. I could be wrong about that. Will have to check rules.
Today, my main firefighting partner has covid, my life-partner has 2 kids in her 4th-grade classroom out with covid though she has miraculously still dodged the bullet, her own son has covid and it is final-exam week at college for him, my daughter's partner's mom/dad have covid (and Dad just had a stroke), and my niece has covid.
So I guess covid must be over.
Hope everyone gets through their illnesses without any complications, bae.
I felt a bit achy yesterday, but a couple of advil at noon and at bedtime helped. I feel fine today. I kind of expected it because I had similar reactions to my second Shingrex vax a few years ago and after the 2nd Pfizer COVID vax and the 1st booster. No side effects for DH.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
Just read that Advil (NSAID) raises blood pressure. I never would have thought that???
If you obsessively test with unreliable tests you can find it. It's the equivalent of if you build it they will come.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
this is of course another misinformation from the usual source of misinformation. False positives from self-tests are rare, false negatives not so rare unfortunately.Quote:
If you obsessively test with unreliable tests you can find it. It's the equivalent of if you build it they will come.