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Jul 26, 2022 9:17:25 GMT -5
Post by Dabeagle on Jul 26, 2022 9:17:25 GMT -5
Sorry for the delay everyone - tested positive for Covid on Saturday. May try to catch up today.
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Jul 28, 2022 13:05:03 GMT -5
Post by glh on Jul 28, 2022 13:05:03 GMT -5
I hope you're feeling better. Even if you're fully vaxxed and boosted, it's not fun once you become symptomatic. I had it, they gave me Paxlovid to treat it. Aside from the Paxlovid, I took Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold, Afrin for sinus congestion and 1000 mg Bayer Back & Body every six hours to keep the fever at a reasonable level. I also drank lots of lightly seasoned, low-sodium chicken stock to keep my fluid intake up. I felt much better after the second day on Paxlovid, but still felt symptomatic for several days after that. All told I managed to get through it relatively well, but it's not something I want to do on a regular basis. I'm pretty sure I can count on one hand how many times I've been that sick in my entire lifetime.
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Jul 29, 2022 0:26:35 GMT -5
Post by silentreader2 on Jul 29, 2022 0:26:35 GMT -5
I hope you're healing nicely. Best regards.
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Jul 30, 2022 13:54:21 GMT -5
Post by Dabeagle on Jul 30, 2022 13:54:21 GMT -5
I decided against he Paxlovid due to the side effects and that my Dr felt I was through the worst of it. She said one possible side effect was that it suppressed the virus, but then it would come back in two or three weeks. I've been taking Nyquil and drinking herbal tea, though my sense of taste as disappeared for now. I am still testing positive as of today and still have a cough and congestion - yet far better than I was a week ago. When I was coughing before my whole torso would be in pain, a solid ache from my ribs, stomach, back - everything was sore.
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Post by Neal on Jul 30, 2022 18:45:24 GMT -5
Yikes. Sorry you're ill. Glad you're on the road to recovery. Here's a "DAD" joke for you and a screen capture to distract you for a few minutes.
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Jul 31, 2022 3:38:03 GMT -5
Post by PaulR5 on Jul 31, 2022 3:38:03 GMT -5
Glad you are feeling better, Dave. Keep on recovering.
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Aug 1, 2022 0:02:26 GMT -5
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Post by dgt224 on Aug 1, 2022 0:02:26 GMT -5
I decided against he Paxlovid due to the side effects and that my Dr felt I was through the worst of it. She said one possible side effect was that it suppressed the virus, but then it would come back in two or three weeks. ... From what I've read, Paxlovid doesn't help much once you're on the road to recovery - it's most helpful if it's started as soon as you test positive. I've read one report suggesting that most rebound cases in patients who've taken Paxlovid may be a result of the immune system reacting to viral debris as the body cleans up the infected cells. The primary evidence was that in all but one of the rebound cases studied researchers found no live virus. There are also indications that the frequency of the rebound effect may not be significantly greater following treatment with Paxlovid - rebound appears to happen in around 1% of untreated patients following recovery as well. (Data from the National Institutes of Health and Yale Medicine.)
In any case, I'm glad you're feeling better.
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Aug 1, 2022 16:04:32 GMT -5
Post by glh on Aug 1, 2022 16:04:32 GMT -5
I decided against he Paxlovid due to the side effects and that my Dr felt I was through the worst of it. She said one possible side effect was that it suppressed the virus, but then it would come back in two or three weeks. ... From what I've read, Paxlovid doesn't help much once you're on the road to recovery - it's most helpful if it's started as soon as you test positive. I've read one report suggesting that most rebound cases in patients who've taken Paxlovid may be a result of the immune system reacting to viral debris as the body cleans up the infected cells. The primary evidence was that in all but one of the rebound cases studied researchers found no live virus. There are also indications that the frequency of the rebound effect may not be significantly greater following treatment with Paxlovid - rebound appears to happen in around 1% of untreated patients following recovery as well. (Data from the National Institutes of Health and Yale Medicine.)
In any case, I'm glad you're feeling better.
I was pretty happy with my Paxlovid experience. Improvement was almost immediate, though my first dose was taken in the evening and I slept through the night before noticing a marked change the next morning. I also found that monitoring fluid intake was imperative as I had serious issues with muscle cramps.
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