daily COVID sitrep where you are

[tirls]

Positive lateral flow test

101.2 fever and rising. Getting ready to halt rise with an OTC.

sucks sucks sucks

I vote for permanently locking you into one of these hazmat suits.

Get better soon!


I've caught ... something. Since I had pertussis some years ago every minor cough sounds like I'm close to dying, but so far the test come back negative.
We do have some cases at my workplace currently.

[NT2C]

And in an epic bit of cosmic irony if true: Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 possibly more likely to infect those who are vaccinated, officials say

[majorhavoc]

And in an epic bit of cosmic irony if true: Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 possibly more likely to infect those who are vaccinated, officials say

Hmm.  The import changes slightly when the whole NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene statement is quoted in full:

"XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible form of COVID-19 that we know of to date and may be more likely to infect people who have been vaccinated or already had COVID-19."

I can think of two fairly obvious interpretions of what that means:
 
"XXB.1.5 is the most transmissible form of COVID-19 that we know of to date and may be more likely [than other variants] to infect people who have been vaccinated or already had COVID-19".

or, if you were to emphasize only the second half of that sentence:

"XXB.1.5 is the most transmissible form of COVID-19 that we know of to date and may be more likely to infect [that group of] people who have been vaccinated or already had COVID-19 [than non-vaccinated people]."

The same source goes on to say that getting vaxxed and boosted is the most effective way to avoid hospitalization and death, including new variants.  But that's tucked in towards the end of the article and isn't quoted directly.

Two pretty different interpretations when read in full.  But by selectively paraphrasing only the second half of that one sentence, and providing it without context, the headline strongly implies getting vaccinated may make you more vulnerable to this new variant.  

The sensible thing from a journalistic standpoint would be to take the fairly simple of step of going back to the source to obtain clarification.  I don't see any indication that was done.

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

Still testing strong positive today. This thing is rough times two.

Many old/elderly (like me) in building down, some in and out of ER multiple times. I've not yet 'heard' of any recoveries, one of us in in her fourth week, others two and three weeks and still going. This is bad dream stuff.

I'm into week two. Fever, sore throat, sinus Pain, strong nausea, loose intestinal track, every day low bld oxygen level... gone for now.

Stomach pain keeps me struggling to get food & nutrients in me. Nothing but water is tolerated well.. but makes good hydration easy.👍

In and out of brain fog.

Can't converse here yet because Kindle keyboard so small and brain fog makes too many mistakes. Will respond to upthread posts at later less ill date

[EBuff75]

Still testing strong positive today. This thing is rough times two.

Many old/elderly (like me) in building down, some in and out of ER multiple times. I've not yet 'heard' of any recoveries, one of us in in her fourth week, others two and three weeks and still going. This is bad dream stuff.

I'm into week two. Fever, sore throat, sinus Pain, strong nausea, loose intestinal track, every day low bld oxygen level... gone for now.

Stomach pain keeps me struggling to get food & nutrients in me. Nothing but water is tolerated well.. but makes good hydration easy.👍

In and out of brain fog.

Can't converse here yet because Kindle keyboard so small and brain fog makes too many mistakes. Will respond to upthread posts at later less ill date

Thanks for the check-in.  Glad to hear that you're still kicking and hope that you start feeling better soon!

[majorhavoc]

Hang in there, Ever!  Great to hear from you and don't let brain fog stop you from posting if connecting with us helps.  

Let us know if there's anything else we can do.

[flybynight]

Get better Ever, And don't worry about posting foggy brained . Most times that is my natural state of mind 

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

21 days... three weeks of this... and am still testing positive. Feel pretty good with only few symptoms now though. Although am becoming restless with cabin fever and a bad case of I gotta get outdoors.

[majorhavoc]

Glad to hear you're feeling better, Ever. I bet you are getting cabin fever. Hang in there and focus on how awesomely robust your immune system has become against future COVID exposure.

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

43 days positive and still counting. Had two days of seemingly clear tests, then began another fever. Followed by sore throat & stomach pain wth a bucket at the ready. Can hardly eat.

Yesterday blood oxygen was in low 80s but today is returned to normal.




vittuperkele

[NT2C]

vittuperkele

voi vittu 

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

  yeah 

[tirls]

Se on ihan perseestä

Have you had a test done at your doctors to confirm? Not that all your tests are false positive.
Do you need us to send you anything? In case your sick and tired of your prepping meals.

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

Se on ihan perseestä

Have you had a test done at your doctors to confirm? Not that all your tests are false positive.
Do you need us to send you anything? In case your sick and tired of your prepping meals.

No transport so no doctor test. I did zoom again though and showed the sheer numbers of home tests and notes I've been keeping. She was fine with them but if this blood oxygen count decides to stay down instead of bouncing up and down an ambulance will be my ride to th E.R. 🙂


Thanks for your kind suggestion, @tirls. I will take a raincheck for now.

But for sure these days I definitely have come to almost detest my own cooking. 😕

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

I 'believe at this posting' I got a serious negative test today. I know I was fooled into thinking so a couple of weeks ago but I've been watching the tests fade right into ghost area, and even that had shades of ghost. Today, with high light and a magnifying glass for good measure cannot detect even a hint of a hint.

Seriously, 49 days of this? It may be missed placed but for once I'm having a relaxing confidence this thing is going to end.

So for me I see a big need for doing outside things to get my muscle tone going again. And I see now this isolation during this time sent my need for face to face humans soaring. (n95 covered of course)
    Happy Dance            




Unless of course Long COVID rears it's ugly head. But that would be a story for another time.

[NT2C]

I 'believe at this posting' I got a serious negative test today. I know I was fooled into thinking so a couple of weeks ago but I've been watching the tests fade right into ghost area, and even that had shades of ghost. Today, with high light and a magnifying glass for good measure cannot detect even a hint of a hint.

Seriously, 49 days of this? It may be missed placed but for once I'm having a relaxing confidence this thing is going to end.

So for me I see a big need for doing outside things to get my muscle tone going again. And I see now this isolation during this time sent my need for face to face humans soaring. (n95 covered of course)
    Happy Dance            




Unless of course Long COVID rears it's ugly head. But that would be a story for another time.

      

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

Testing positive again. Been hard to get my stomach to accept food since the Jan/Fed/Mar bouts but hydration is still no problem. Yay. Periodic brainfog has been with me since January 12th, also that stomach pain, but now they're back full force. 🖕 covid.

[flybynight]

Well that sucks. What does  your Doc say?

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

Well that sucks. What does  your Doc say?

Indeed. The doctor thing is tricksy. (LOTR shoutout)

Talked to doctor on the phone today. Said come in for PCR test to get script for paxlovid(sp?)

- No personal transportation.
- 4 buses total to get there and back with me contagious? I just can't put them in danger.
- cab. If they know I'm contagious they won't carry me. I can't not tell in case I pass it to them, they pass it to someone like me w crappy immune system. I just can't do it.
- friend w a vehicle, same as above.

Doctor/me contagious = rock/hard place. Do I get me well at another's possible expense? Just can't talk myself into that.

I'm too tired to do much about it anymore anyway. 👵😏

  covid. 😅

[majorhavoc]

Ever, you have to get medical treatment. That's your first priority.  We're 3+ years into this pandemic. People using public transportation or working for cab companies/Uber/Lyft understand and accept the risk.

Mask up, get thee to your doctor and get on paxlovid.