My 33 yr old cousin was buried today. Got Covid, got cleared then went to hospital on day 14 complaining of an ear ache. They sent her home and she Died in her sleep.
33, with a 2 yr old.
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My 33 yr old cousin was buried today. Got Covid, got cleared then went to hospital on day 14 complaining of an ear ache. They sent her home and she Died in her sleep.
33, with a 2 yr old.
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Cono este, really sorry to hear about your cousin. That’s horrible and sad. Another motherless child :(
Thx. Having covid previously was our other main thought except nobody in the household were symptomatic during that time period. For all of May, we were under nearly daily exposures, but my household was always masked (kn95) during indoor exposures and all testing negative with Ag tests.Quote:
Originally Posted by summit
Incidentally, the long timeframe of testing positive on pcr tests with not a lot of other good information available was a main reason the US swim team pulled out of the olympics in 2020.
Condolences to you and yours Cono, that's gut wrenching.
Thanks for the discussion Summit, Tri-U and Mofro. Feels repetitive now (probably moreso to you guys) but that helps.
I'm gathering that the situation for late testing (Ag and PCR) is about what it's been for a while but a PCR may show positive sooner than was common previously (and at or near symptom onset?) due to quicker rise in viral load. Am I reading that right?
Similar to bodywhomper, I'm looking at my recent experience of a probably very mild but non-zero infection/invasion* (with lucky timing on a booster) and wondering how common it might be to have a good immune response, minimal symptoms and never test positive. Maybe it's super unusual, or it just goes unreported, written off as a cold/allergies etc. Perhaps moot clinically, but it feels like the weird stuff is part of the picture for understanding collective immunity and evolution etc. because there seem to be a lot of these just judging from people I know.
*over in 3 days, 95% sinus, 2 negative PCRs @ days 1 and 3 of symptoms, known exposure to PCR+ for a couple days before symptoms (she seems almost better now, occasional coughing at day 23, still some fatogue, but good clinical confidence of +), and no other exposures on a likely timeframe (contact tracing was pretty easy for the 5 days prior). Call that ~95% confident?
OMG, so sorry to hear. Brutal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cono Este
Jesus. "Ear ache" was some kind cerebral embolism due to a covid blood clot?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cono Este
Jesus man. Sorry for you and your family. Earache. Fuck me. Her poor kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cono Este
Yes, apparently blood clots is an issue with Covid . She worked at the fucking hospital they sent her home from. In England.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
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my Condolences -Quote:
Originally Posted by Cono Este
... beyond words...
With love, tj
My condolences Cono :(
So sorry to hear, Cono! Awful feeling. I lost a parent to Covid. Sucks to lose a family member to this shit. Can’t imagine a two year old losing his/her Mom. Stay strong.
Going to DDs high school graduation today. Very progressive city here with major colleges all around. Mask mandates have been lifted for over a month now.. But, masks required for the graduation ceremony at Cameron Indoor Arena (DOOK BB Venue). I'm good with that.
Vibes Cono
Second booster yesterday, and today, muscle aches.
Is this happening to other people?
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How can a chatbot get muscle aches?
Perhaps more high profile attention will result in populace behavioral changes (or not).
Seeing in the news some higher profile people with publicized second infections lately: Justin Trudeau and the HHS secretary.
Bob Wachter, chair of medicine at ucsf, is saying that his wife is suffering from long covid. She caught covid as a result of his suggestion that she attend and participate in a small public speaking event and dinner party.
I'm getting pretty damn close to trying to find someone who will prescribe Paxlovid as an attempted LC treatment. The anecdotal evidence is in, but we are years away from actual clinical evidence. I'm not waiting years while my chest/heart/lungs are clearly still affected 6 months out from infection.
Awful that people, young people, are still dying from this. I don't trust anyone else to do the right thing or anywhere near the right thing. So thank GAWD we have the vaccines, Would be a bazillion times worse without them. We'd all still be sitting home eating door dash.
Sorry for Cono's cousin and really a bummer that young, boosted, and seemingly healthy still isn't always enough to survive this shit.
Sorry to hear that Cono. FWIW, one of the primary non-urgent complaints I see with covid since January is bilateral ear pressure/serous effusion. Like almost everybody. Obviously we don't know the details, but ear pain/fullness/discomfort has been, in my clinical experience, a leading complaint in mild covid cases, along with sinus pressure.
Have you considered any sort of work-up, versus just steroids without workup, and now Paxlovid without workup? I know recent research of PASC has rarely showed any positive findings on routine testing that we have discussed here ad nauseum, but it's a starting point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Especially on day 14 of symptoms and in someone that young. The covid virus is a fucker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
She worked at the hospital. I assume she got it there, frontline casualty.
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I'm trying to not assume what my doctor will do based on past visits with him. My guess is they do a ton of workup, they find nothing wrong on paper, and send me home. Seems like only a handful of docs in the USA are willing to prescribe based on patient history with what seems to be PASC since any workup is showing nothing. I could be wrong. I'm due for my annual physical anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
Are the ear problems that you’re seeing from eustachian tube/middle ear muck/infection or something else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
I have read anecdotes of Pax possibly helping PASC, but I wonder if there is some placebo involvement? Same was said for PASC after vaccine roll-out, but you don't here much of that anymore, or perhaps I'm not reading enough. Paxlovid prescribing is pretty all over the map. Some prescribers are really follow the guidelines folks, others will prescribe based on home positive test. Others prescribe to young folks with zero risk factors. I've seen the gamut of approaches with Paxlovid prescribing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Your case has influenced me to read more about PASC, it's interesting, if not frustrating and quite difficult for patient and provider. Low hanging fruit for you is cardiac MRI/echo.
Typical viral upper respiratory infection stuff, not exclusive to covid.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
Covid seems to have a history of being able to attack the weakness of the host, whatever that weakness is.. respiratory/asthma, diabetes, clotting, heart arrhythmia, etc..
Thx. Makes sense with the sinus symptoms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
Fauci tests positive for Covid, right after visiting the alma mater for his 60th reunion and getting a science complex named after him.
shit happens
Yup, and his symptoms are “mild” likely due to being vaxxed to the max
Which apparently means a little, but not a lot for developing long covid?
Sister and BIL are both sick with C-19 right now. Both Vaxed and fully boosted. Guess what, it is still around.:eek:
Pretty much all symptoms are described as mild in the media unless you’re hospitalized.Quote:
Originally Posted by TBS
In other news, 0-4 vax coming next week. Stoked for my little one! If you get your kid a flu vax,no reason not to get this one.
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So the 2nd to last human on earth who's tested very regularly finally tested positives for COVID. It was a hell of a run but bound to come to an end sooner or later. That leaves Biden as the final one who's tested daily and still hasn't thrown a + amirite??
There can be only one!
Case rates around these parts are higher than any other time period besides peak Omicron.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunion 2020
Daughter's BF, his mom and a bunch of relatives went to Aspen for a wedding last week and most of them now have Covid. Figure Mere, who has avoided it so far despite being in the health care world, will likely test positive in this environment.
It's always the boyfriend.Quote:
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Damnit Cono +++ vibes .Quote:
Originally Posted by Trackhead
Almost 2 full weeks after first symptoms I am super tired, still have a cough and the R side of my head is all fucked up nose itchy and sneezy like allergies and my ear feels like a pillow is in it. Kinda like trackhead spells out. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired…
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Well, was able to secure a Paxlovid prescription. Took my first dose last night. I guess this is a bit of an experiment. Maybe it helps, maybe it doesn't. 6 months from infection I'm willing to try it and see if it knocks out the rest of my symptoms.