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Hopalong:
Enjoy those fries, Phyl.
I may take a break for a beat until folks turn up again.
I wrestle with silences, which are likely a healthy ebb and flow.
(My old stuff.)
So I'll pause and check in later on.
Hang in there,
Hops
Hopalong:
I subscribe to the NYTimes coronavirus tracker for my metro area, which says:
The average number of new cases in the ... metro area was 66 yesterday, about the same as the day before. Since January of last year, at least 1 in 10 people who live in the ... metro area have been infected, and at least 1 in 756 people have died.
I read everything daily and omicron is going to hit like a hammer in the next two months. Every single scientific source and then some says: PUT YOUR GUARD BACK UP to where it was when the "original" virus began the pandemic.
Vaxxes of course, booster essential
Expect breakthrough infections even if vaxxed if you're not suuuuper cautious.
Masks (N95s) and back to the handwashing and disenfecting, since omicron is so extremely more contagious.
If you get a case, don't blow off the idea as guaranteed to be "mild" -- that's not certain.
My biggest motivation: long covid.
I feel prepared but am wierded out by my neighbor and friend who decided to have a jolly party tonight, inviting everybody she knows. She's lackadaisical about masks even though she reads the Times. So I don't argue but I stayed home. About six cars I can see parked nearby, so she's persuaded about 12-15 people, I guess, to attend. (I was grateful to be invited over Tgiving evening, but sat with her BF's son with no idea whether he was vaxxed or not, and nobody was at a 6' distance.) Not doing that again.
hugs and hang in,
Hops
lighter:
DD21 picked up Covid from her job at the Eye Clinic. She noticed symptoms yesterday. Their human resource dept said she can return to work on Wednesay. How do they know when she'll feel good enough to go back and IS she still contageous? Hard to say. I just don't know. I can hear her coughing as I write this. Slightly elevated temp. Her face hurts. It sort of landed on her after she tested Positive.
I tested Negative, but have some stuff going on in my sinuses. DD19 is holed up in her room..... with sense of humor in tact, thank God.... no symptoms.
If L feels much worse tomorrow, I'll phone the doc who runs a nearby hospital and ask her to set up a "cocktail" whatever that is. Guess it's time to dive into research for a while.
What' everyone thinking about treatment at this point, if any?
Lighter
Hopalong:
I'm really sorry to hear your D has gotten it, Lighter. I think the best thing you can do is make her some awesome soup and another best thing is to take care of yourself so you don't get it too. That means isolate in a separate part of the house, be very careful when cleaning her room and bathroom and do those on an as-needed basis only, always wear your N95 in the house, and disinfect.
Best things I've read about treatment all say that you treat it like flu or a bad cold: rest at home, hydrate, and take fever reducers such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen if you have a fever. The rest is just wait it out. The fancier meds or "cocktails" are for those at risk of severe illness or death so, ethically, a good doctor wouldn't give them to someone who isn't in that category, even if they know you socially.
This info has been updated a few days ago:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
She should rest, hydrate and take ibuprofen as needed. She might get off easy or be miserable for a few days. If there's any concern due to underlying conditions that she might get more seriously ill, get her a fingertip pulse oximeter. There's no need to go to the hospital usually unless blood oxygen readings fall below 90. If they do, don't wait.
I hope she bounces back soon.
hugs and soup,
Hops
sKePTiKal:
Lighter - the majority of people I've heard tell about their covid experience, treated it like they would any serious flu. We used to treat this at home, except for the most severe cases. Yes, many have bounced back within a week or less - but some haven't.
Sadly, we've lost quite a few of the older or comorbidity cases from my usual (2) forums. There's one right now I'm tracking who was last heard from in ICU, who was having issues getting his O2 back up and stable. Talk of venting him. He was last heard from 2 weeks ago. One couple reported testing positive and weren't heard from again.
So, use the OTC fever reducers - aspirin, ibuprofen, acetominofen, tylenol. LOTS of rest & hydrate (as much as possible). Bone broth, chicken soup... and in the helpful supplements: vitamins C, D3, zinc, and I see a lot of people recommending quercetin - which IIRC, is derived from grapefruit. Sambucol for coughs; Vicks on the chest for sinus congestion; perhaps a heating pad for muscle aches... or epsom salt bath soaks.
This is the starting point treatment. And I've seen LOTS of people report this is all they did and they recovered - the majority - within 10 days or less. Fatigue seems to be a longer lasting symptom, but it too, goes away; it just takes longer. My friend Deb got so bad, she applied for and got the monoclonal antibodies; her brother living in the same household didn't - and recovered in about the same amount of time. I therefore don't have enough anecdotes or evidence to suggest this or reccomend NOT to try it, if she doesn't start feeling better in a week or so; or takes a turn for the worse. (God forbid)
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