Pandemic: Life on the ground

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Gunnar wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:40 am
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I had an omicron experience a little while back; my multiple vaccinations ensured that it passed off as little more than a somewhat 'throaty' cold plus some tiredness, even without special medication such as you are taking. I hope things are the same or better for you.
I first tested positive with a home test last Thursday, which was confirmed by the county's test center on Friday, which prescribed and issued to me a lowered "renal dose" (based on my somewhat compromised kidney function) to be taken twice per day for 5 days. If they have identified the strain of covid I have, they haven't told me yet, but I suppose it is likely an omicron variant. As I indicated in an earlier post, my symptoms started improving even before I took the first dose, which may be a benefit from the previous vaccinations I have had. This makes me wonder if might have recovered fully even without the help of the Paxlovid, which might be doing harm to my kidneys. I just started taking the 3rd day's dosage schedule, and my symptoms have already diminished to almost nothing. It seems barely possible that the Paxlovid might be doing me more harm than the covid-19 would have!
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Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

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Jersey Girl wrote:
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Did you get the side effect of a bad taste in your mouth, Gunnar?
Yes I did. I am experiencing it now, but it is tolerable.
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It seems barely possible that the Paxlovid might be doing me more harm than the covid-19 would have!
You need to do what the science tells you to do. There's no room for individual decisions with your doctor. If you would have practiced proper socialist distancing, you wouldn't have gotten infected. Now it's likely that you've spread it to other people.
The best part about this is waiting four years to see how all the crazy apocalyptic predictions made by the fear mongering idiots in Right Wing media turned out to be painfully wrong...Gasoline would hit $10/gallon. Hyperinflation would ensue.
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Hawkeye wrote:
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It seems barely possible that the Paxlovid might be doing me more harm than the covid-19 would have!
You need to do what the science tells you to do. There's no room for individual decisions with your doctor. If you would have practiced proper socialist distancing, you wouldn't have gotten infected. Now it's likely that you've spread it to other people.
Silly stuff from Hawkeye as usual.
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Chap wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:47 am
Hawkeye wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:20 am


You need to do what the science tells you to do. There's no room for individual decisions with your doctor. If you would have practiced proper socialist distancing, you wouldn't have gotten infected. Now it's likely that you've spread it to other people.
Silly stuff from Hawkeye as usual.
Yes, it is! The only reasons for speculating that the Paxlovid might be doing me more harm than my current Covid-19 infection would have are: 1. My previous vaccinations may have so sufficiently fortified me against the virus that I might well have recovered fully without any additional medical intervention at all (remember I mentioned my symptoms were weak, brief, and starting to diminish even before my first dose) and 2. My kidneys are somewhat compromised already, and Paxlovid can further compromise already weak kidneys.

If not for that, unmitigated Covid symptoms at their worst would undoubtedly have been far more dangerous to my health than the comparatively minimal potential side effects of the Paxlovid.

And for Hawkeye's information, I have long and assiduously practiced proper social distancing and masking, which is undoubtedly why it took so long for Covid-19 to finally catch me. And taking the prescribed vaccinations when available is very likely a big part of the reason my symptoms have been so minimal and so quick to subside.

Why are people like Hawkeye and ajax so willfully and determinedly ignorant and misinformed?
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I have long and assiduously practiced proper social distancing and masking, which is undoubtedly why it took so long for Covid-19 to finally catch me.
It makes all that time and money spent in lockdown worthwhile doesn't it? As they told me, we still don't know what the long term effects are from Covid contamination. Covid is going to cripple millions of people and put them on disability due to long term lung damage even in mild cases right?

It's a good thing Biden put out that vaccine mandate. All those people who didn't get the vaccine are probably dead by now. There's no excuse for De Santis keeping Florida schools and businesses open. Most people in Florida have perished or become disabled from COVID just as the good Gov. Cuomo predicted.
The best part about this is waiting four years to see how all the crazy apocalyptic predictions made by the fear mongering idiots in Right Wing media turned out to be painfully wrong...Gasoline would hit $10/gallon. Hyperinflation would ensue.
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Hawkeye wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:06 pm
It makes all that time and money spent in lockdown worthwhile doesn't it? As they told me, we still don't know what the long term effects are from Covid contamination. Covid is going to cripple millions of people and put them on disability due to long term lung damage even in mild cases right?

It's a good thing Biden put out that vaccine mandate. All those people who didn't get the vaccine are probably dead by now. There's no excuse for De Santis keeping Florida schools and businesses open. Most people in Florida have perished or become disabled from COVID just as the good Gov. Cuomo predicted.
ajax, these rants of yours are somethin’ else. : D

I’m going to bet that you might wash your hands and clean your equipment before working with clients. Likewise, afterwards. You do this even though the chances of you or them dying for lack of doing so is an extremely unlikely possibility.

You take preventive measures against random infections everyday, then come here and rant that no one needs to or should want to take preventive measures. Why do you expect to be taken seriously when you do this?
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I've been trying to get Paxlovid through Kaiser Permanente since yesterday. I just heard from someone who has a friend at the CDC who said if your symptoms are mild, it might be better NOT to take Paxlovid, that it might actually prolong the amount of time you are sick. I must stress that I just heard this from someone on the phone, so the information has not been vetted.
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MeDotOrg wrote:
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I've been trying to get Paxlovid through Kaiser Permanente since yesterday. I just heard from someone who has a friend at the CDC who said if your symptoms are mild, it might be better NOT to take Paxlovid, that it might actually prolong the amount of time you are sick. I must stress that I just heard this from someone on the phone, so the information has not been vetted.
I just found this on the internet today: Taking Paxlovid for COVID-19: What To Expect. It causes me a bit of concern about my taking the Paxlovid, especially the part I emphasized below:
Who can take Paxlovid

Paxlovid, a combination of the drugs nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, can be prescribed for people 12 and older who are at risk for severe COVID-19. This includes those with cancer, heart disease, obesity and a range of other conditions.

To be effective, Paxlovid must be started within five days of symptoms appearing. Treatment involves taking three pills, twice a day for five days.

However, Paxlovid is not for everyone, including people with severe kidney disease. Paxlovid can also interact with many drugs, so some people may need to reduce their dosage of certain medications or temporarily halt them while they are taking the antiviral. For people who aren’t candidates for Paxlovid, either a monoclonal antibody or another antiviral pill called molnupiravir may be better options, Shankaran says.
When I first informed my primary physician about testing positive, he messaged me back and cautioned me not to take the Paxlovid unless I had more severe symptoms like fever or headaches (which I have had none of, so far -- only a mild residual throat congestion). But the people at the Covid center said that since my most recent GFR result was not below 36, they thought it advisable to take the lower renal dosage they prescribed. I hope that turns out to have been the right decision for me.

My current symptoms are practically zero right now. I hope it stays that way, but according to the above cited article, I may experience a brief rebound of symptoms before I can be really free of this thing. I have no breathing difficulty, and my blood oximeter readings remain normal.
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I've just had COVID for the first time. Somehow I dodged it until now. It kind of snuck up on me; I thought I just had a cold, because it felt like a regular cold, and when I thought to take an antigen test, the first one was negative.

So I had to isolate for a few days while I got over it by sleeping and taking some decongestants. It was a moderately severe cold, not just nothing but not as bad as some respiratory flus I've had. I haven't noticed any loss of sense of smell, though my sense of smell is never super-acute anyway, because of chronic sinusitis.

I don't mean to make light of the risk of COVID if you're in a higher-risk group. I'm not, so maybe COVID wouldn't have been a huge deal for me even without vaccination. I'm glad I had the vaccines, though. The cold was unpleasant enough that I wouldn't have wanted it worse.
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