discussion Who needs a jab when you've already tested positive?

[grumpa]

That's right folks, got the big C, yesiree!
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You see a week ago I had to go to our local hospital for annual blood work at the insistence of the V.A. and my local doc.
I voiced opposition to going anywhere never mind a disease factory, but I relented.

Two days later I started getting this gurgling in my chest which I never had before, so got a quick appointment with my local civie doc.

He said it may just be a slight lung infection and prescribed some anti biotics and a steroid countdown.
He asked me if I wanted a covid test and I said sure why not, he said it would take a few days for the results.
Oh, by the way, all my blood work looked great as normal...Whoopie!

Well just got the news today that I'm positive.
The treatment he prescribed has helped a bit with the gurgle so that's good and now it's wait and see.
How the hell this happened is beyond me, but it did and now the missus is involved too.

Luckily there has really been no close physical contacts even with the young'uns for a while just due to normal circumstance
and of course now we must follow the proper protocols etc...

It's a strange feeling to be so afraid of something until you are neck deep in it, a feeling similar to the mortal dread
one feels before his very first combat action.
But then your mind adjusts and your basic survival skills take over....a strange feeling of morbid relief.

I'm doing ok so far and so is Mom, she's going in for a test tomorrow.
I'm a bit more heavy chested than normal but I got plenty of different meds to keep the airways open, so....

If they stop working then I'm in big trouble, but so far so good, doc says if it was going to hit me hard I
would not be doing so good right now.

Just gotta hang in there I guess....got no bloody choice!

Talk again soon......I hope :worried:

Jim.

 

[outrunner]

Not good news, wishing you a speedy recovery.

Andy.

 

[Mini Me]

At our age Jim you have a 94% survival rate according to the latest statistics from the CDC posted on Breitbart's website........hope I don't get canceled for posting this. Rick H.

 

[Jim R]

Here's wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery.
Jim

 

[NickT]

Stay Well Jim - all the best

 

[Steve Jones]

Hang on in there my friend and hunker down. Wishing you and yours a speedy recovery

 

[Tim Marlow]

Just take it easy Jim. The thing to watch for is breathlessness. The illness can deteriorate quickly so if you start having breathing issues seek medical advice ASAP.
As to how it happened, well you have unfortunately found out exactly why this illness is so hard to nail down. It can be passed on before you develop symptons so nobody knows they are ill until they’ve already infected others. When I had it I was very rough for about three weeks. This was followed by a tight and painful chest for another month. However, when my eighty year old mother in law had it she had flu symptoms and a cough for a couple of days and then recovered. My daughter had symptoms that were little more than a cold....
I hope you get the same experience they did....stay strong Jim, in the vast majority of cases the fear is far worse than the disease....

 

[adt70hk]

All the best Jim and hope your case is not too serious.

Andrew

 

[GerryW]

All the best.

 

[boatman]

All the best Jim and hope your case is not too serious.

Andrew

DITTO to what Andrew said all best
chris

 

[Neil Merryweather]

wishing you well,Jim

 

[rtfoe]

Hang in there Jim and speedy recovery to both of you.

Richard

 

[stillp]

Best of luck Jim.
Pete

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

A pulse oximeter is an effective way to spot early signs of deterioration before you notice any worsening yourself.The fact that you're on steroids,even though probably not dexamethasone,may be a great help as prednisolone is a corticosteroid and works in an identical way.
When you get better you should deffo have your jab when offered it.
Meantime take it easy and enjoy the fuss.
Jon.

 

[PaulTRose]

take care Jim, this is a nasty virus that can be very unpredictable

if you are offered the jab then take it!....more chance of dying of covid than there is of some reaction to the jab

guy i worked with died last month.....mid 40s, cyclist, runner.....sort of guy who only 2 years ago climbed 3 mountains in a weekend for charity
still dont know where he picked it up but he ended up in hospital,......was talking to the nurses in the morning, went downhill so quick he was gone by mid afternoon

 

[Guest]

A pulse oximeter is an effective way to spot early signs of deterioration before you notice any worsening yourself.The fact that you're on steroids,even though probably not dexamethasone,may be a great help as prednisolone is a corticosteroid and works in an identical way.
When you get better you should deffo have your jab when offered it.
Meantime take it easy and enjoy the fuss.
Jon.

Spot on Jon. Test every day temperature & oxygen levels plus blood pressure.

All the best Jim. Go for full jab sessions after. Antibodies & T Cells are boosted bettenwith vaccine than than the real thing.

Laurie

 

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Stay positive mate all will be good.

 

[yak face]

Sending best wishes to you and your wife Jim , hopefully the meds will do their job and this p.i.t.a disease will be sent packing . Take care , tony

 

[papa 695]

All the best to you and mom Jim, keep fighting.

 

[grumpa]

Thanks for everyone's kind words, we're doing ok so far I guess, minor symptoms, and a low grade fever 99.8f, but my sever COPD condition is always a constant worry.
Just gotta get through day by day I guess, don't know what much else to say. The nights are the worst, and my whole respiratory system seems on fire at times
But I attribute that to the inhalers I must use and to hacking up what I can manage to get out. Just plain old soreness to be expected I guess.

I slept well, last night after juicing up good with my regular treatments, just an extra nebulizer treatment but that is just plain albuteral
so no biggie.
Woke up breathing ok this morning and am just following my regular COPD treatments plus finishing up on my antibiotic and steroid countdown.
Eating sucks because I can't taste anything but salt so it's oatmeal and scrambled eggs for a while.

We just last week laid down a beautiful hefer and I'm drooling for one of those wonderful steaks but it would be a waste right now
as I can't taste and basically have zero apatite, but I must put something in my stomach daily for nourishment and plenty of water.
Got some nice oranges for the vitamin C and I can taste sweet so that's good, also taking a vitamin D tablet as per docs advice.

So it's a wait and see game, just so much damn confusion about it all it can be very disheartening and nerve wracking not knot knowing
what to expect next.


Keep us in your prayers.

Jim.