jp, hope your SO heals quickly!
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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!