North Buffalo Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, Weave said: I spoke too soon. Wife continued to have symptoms even after the negative test result. They were getting worse so she was retested today. She's tested positive. We're in quarantine now. I get tested tomorrow. I'm symptom free and she's sicker than a dog. Says she's never experienced headahes like this before. And the dry cough she's got is awful to listen to. I can only imagine that it feels much worse for her. And today is her first day with a fever. I figure it's only a matter of time for me. Its random, maybe not... make sure you get some immune boost for her... airborne and aspirin even after symptoms go away take childrens aspirin for a few months. Lots of tea too. And make sure she gets up and moves around every couple hours.
Doohicksie Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, North Buffalo said: Its random, maybe not... make sure you get some immune boost for her... airborne and aspirin even after symptoms go away take childrens aspirin for a few months. Lots of tea too. And make sure she gets up and moves around every couple hours. AND Vitamin D 1
Weave Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, North Buffalo said: Its random, maybe not... make sure you get some immune boost for her... airborne and aspirin even after symptoms go away take childrens aspirin for a few months. Lots of tea too. And make sure she gets up and moves around every couple hours. immune boost?
Brawndo Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Weave said: immune boost? Vitamin C 2000 mg daily Vitamin D 2000 IU daily Zinc 220mg daily Pepcid 20 mg po daily Melatonin 10mg po at bedtime Asprin 81mg daily Get a pulse oximeter from a surgical supply drugstore and check it every 6 hours while awake. Contact Her Doctor to see if she qualifies for an outpatient monoclonal antibody treatment . The above is what we put the hospitalized patients on, you both should take it 2
freester Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Weave said: What's the pepsid for? heartburn from watching the Sabres
Doohicksie Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 Don't know, but I've heard that too. Maybe it keeps the virus from multiplying in the gut by affecting acid levels?
pi2000 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Weave said: I spoke too soon. Wife continued to have symptoms even after the negative test result. They were getting worse so she was retested today. She's tested positive. We're in quarantine now. I get tested tomorrow. I'm symptom free and she's sicker than a dog. Says she's never experienced headahes like this before. And the dry cough she's got is awful to listen to. I can only imagine that it feels much worse for her. And today is her first day with a fever. I figure it's only a matter of time for me. I tested positive (w/ symptoms) 13 days ago. My wife and 2 boys (15/17), managed to avoid catching it, so it's possible for you to dodge it, but you need to make sure your wife is sequestered to a single room in the house with her own bathroom. Make sure you wear a mask when bringing her food/clothes/supplies/etc... and wear gloves if possible, wash your hands frequently. I had similar symptoms to your wife, the worst of it lasts about 3-4 days, fever broke on day 7. I took a multi-vitamin, zinc and magnesium supplements daily. Good luck, hope your wife pulls through and you stay negative. 2
JujuFish Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Brawndo said: Vitamin C 2000 mg daily Wow, 2000? Isn't the normal daily amount something like 60?
Brawndo Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Weave said: What's the pepsid for? It’s a Histamine Blocker which is part of the immune response and it helps quell the bad side effects of the immune response to Covid 1 hour ago, freester said: heartburn from watching the Sabres This too 2
Weave Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 pulse oximeter on order. Amazon next day delivery don't fail me now. 2
North Buffalo Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Weave said: immune boost? Yeh some sort of powdered concoction my wife found either online or at Walgreens??? Ill ask... comes in crystal form... light cherry flavor plus aspartame shite flavor... lots of vitamins and who know what else?
Brawndo Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, JujuFish said: Wow, 2000? Isn't the normal daily amount something like 60? Minimum daily is between 100-500 mg per day, we dose higher in Covid Patients
miles Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) I got my ungrateful mother in law a vaccine appointment. I swore after she complained that nobody got her one that i wasn't going to look anymore, even though i had tried every day up to that point, waking up at 430am to try to get into the virtual waiting room. I only tried today because my wife complained that her mother keeps bugging her about it. I told her that her mother should have given any amount of effort to get her own damn appointment. Or any of her other siblings could have tried. However in order to keep my wife sane, i did it. Luckily there was a ton of appointments so when i got in, i was able to get an evening appointment. By 7am or so they were all gone At least her mother can now shut it Edited February 24, 2021 by Mike Honcho 2 1
Weave Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 Wife seems to be improving. Same symptoms but less intense today. Her coughing, body aches, and fever seemed to have peaked Monday night. I’m still asymptomatic. County DoH still hasn’t reached out to her for contact tracing. Wtf good is it so many days after she started with symptoms? I was tested this AM. Holy crap! Made my eyes water. I think they gave me a lobotomy while they were in there. 6 1 1
WildCard Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 Very immunocompromised dad got his first dose today. Already feeling relieved. 1 2 1
mjd1001 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 I'm a tad bit nervous the last couple days. Obviously, I am no expert, and everyone I hear (news networks, online sources) seem to be filled with more optimism than ever that cases are down.....and they probably know more than I do (well, they DO), But..... For fun I track the case count on the John Hopkins web site....For weeks now the cases have been down each and every week. But this week not only are they not going down, they seem to have a few days where they are up a bit. I don't compare day-to-day, as reporting issues impact those numbers (day of week, weekend, etc), but what I do is compared this week Monday to last week Monday. This week Sat to last week Sat...etc..... The last couple of days, we have stopped showing a drop in the number of cases comparing a day in the current week to last week, and using todays numbers (Cases for Tuesday the 23rd compared to Tuesday the 16th), the cases for the 23rd are actually higher than for the 16th. Now maybe its a blip in the daya for a few days....or maybe it will correct itself an resume the downward trend in a day or two...but at least for a few days...the rate of drop in cases has come to a stop.
spndnchz Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 I’ve been on hold for so long I’ve forgot my question. 1
Brawndo Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 Buffalo General is down to one Covid Unit again 3 1
miles Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) This is probably a dumb question but i got my first covid vaccine shot almost 2 weeks ago. Moderna. i have my second appointment is 1 month from my first. I read that the j&j vaccine has approval and is a very different type of vaccine. Once everyone gets their vaccine and we are in a state of excess of vaccines, would there be any benefits to getting the j&j one too? Basically 2 vaccines to help my chances of not getting it Edited February 25, 2021 by Mike Honcho
pi2000 Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 31 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: This is probably a dumb question but i got my first covid vaccine shot almost 2 weeks ago. Moderna. i have my second appointment is 1 month from my first. I read that the j&j vaccine has approval and is a very different type of vaccine. Once everyone gets their vaccine and we are in a state of excess of vaccines, would there be any benefits to getting the j&j one too? Basically 2 vaccines to help my chances of not getting it My understanding is that once you have anti-bodies, additional vaccinations will have no affect.
woods-racer Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, pi2000 said: My understanding is that once you have anti-bodies, additional vaccinations will have no affect. So if you test positive for antibodies do you need to get vaccinated?
pi2000 Posted February 25, 2021 Report Posted February 25, 2021 30 minutes ago, woods-racer said: So if you test positive for antibodies do you need to get vaccinated? My understanding is that antibodies last anywhere from 6mo to a year, on average 8 months. I had covid 3 weeks ago, if I have the opportunity to get the vaccine sometime in may or june I'll definitely sign up.
woods-racer Posted February 26, 2021 Report Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, pi2000 said: My understanding is that antibodies last anywhere from 6mo to a year, on average 8 months. I had covid 3 weeks ago, if I have the opportunity to get the vaccine sometime in may or june I'll definitely sign up. I keep giving plasma and keep testing positive so I've been in no hurry. Not that I meet any criteria to be on a list to get it at this point, but I just didn't see a reason to.
Brawndo Posted February 26, 2021 Report Posted February 26, 2021 6 hours ago, pi2000 said: My understanding is that once you have anti-bodies, additional vaccinations will have no affect. We are recommending patients who are positive get the vaccine about 90 days after infection. The titers start dropping at this point. Plus antibodies from the actual virus may not confer immunity to the variant strains. 1
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