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Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:26 am
by Chap
Gunnar wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:33 am
Thanks for well wishes everyone. I took my first dose of Paxlovid this evening and I am already feeling better. I can't attribute that to the Paxlovid, though, as I already started feeling better before I took it. My symptoms were already mild to begin with and seemed to be diminishing already even before I took the medicine. I hope this bodes well for a full and quick recovery.
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.

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:51 am
by Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 4:49 am
Gunnar wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:33 am
Thanks for well wishes everyone. I took my first dose of Paxlovid this evening and I am already feeling better. I can't attribute that to the Paxlovid, though, as I already started feeling better before I took it. My symptoms were already mild to begin with and seemed to be diminishing already even before I took the medicine. I hope this bodes well for a full and quick recovery.
You out there?
Not liking this. Just letting you know that.

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:43 pm
by MeDotOrg
I had been helping a friend of mine who developed Covid a couple of days ago. Yesterday I started feeling poorly. Took a test, but it came back negative. Today I took the test and got a positive result.

Try getting a doctor's appointment on 4th of July weekend. The earliest I can get Paxlovid from my doctor is tomorrow. It feels like the flu, but *so far* not that bad. I was able to get up and walk a couple of blocks today, and I would put my energy at about 75% of normal. So I feel sick, but not deathly ill.

Mostly I'm just pissed about getting it after 2 years of wearing a mask.

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:51 pm
by Gunnar
Jersey Girl wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:51 am
Jersey Girl wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 4:49 am


You out there?
Not liking this. Just letting you know that.
Not liking what specifically? Please clarify.

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:08 am
by Jersey Girl
Gunnar wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:51 pm
Jersey Girl wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:51 am


Not liking this. Just letting you know that.
Not liking what specifically? Please clarify.
Waiting! :D

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:19 am
by Gunnar
MeDotOrg wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:43 pm
I had been helping a friend of mine who developed Covid a couple of days ago. Yesterday I started feeling poorly. Took a test, but it came back negative. Today I took the test and got a positive result.

Try getting a doctor's appointment on 4th of July weekend. The earliest I can get Paxlovid from my doctor is tomorrow. It feels like the flu, but *so far* not that bad. I was able to get up and walk a couple of blocks today, and I would put my energy at about 75% of normal. So I feel sick, but not deathly ill.

Mostly I'm just pissed about getting it after 2 years of wearing a mask.
Well, I sincerely hope it doesn't get worse than that for you. I took a walk today too--a total distance of a little over 3 miles. My energy level seems only slightly diminished, if at all. My symptoms were only mild to begin with, and started to decline even before my first dose of Paxlovid, as I said before. Most likely a benefit from previous vaccinations.

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:55 am
by Jersey Girl
MeDotOrg wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:43 pm
I had been helping a friend of mine who developed Covid a couple of days ago. Yesterday I started feeling poorly. Took a test, but it came back negative. Today I took the test and got a positive result.

Try getting a doctor's appointment on 4th of July weekend. The earliest I can get Paxlovid from my doctor is tomorrow. It feels like the flu, but *so far* not that bad. I was able to get up and walk a couple of blocks today, and I would put my energy at about 75% of normal. So I feel sick, but not deathly ill.

Mostly I'm just pissed about getting it after 2 years of wearing a mask.
No, not you too, MeDot! Can't you go to urgent care or an emergency department? Why don't you try that? Tell them you're high risk and fake cough your ass off. Finesse a prescription out of them. Come on, you know how to do it.

I would be pissed, too. I'm pissed on your behalf!

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:56 am
by Jersey Girl
Do we have a 5th dose coming? I know they're working on a vaccine that should cover the variants. I haven't heard anything new about that.

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:27 am
by Hawkeye
Mostly I'm just pissed about getting it after 2 years of wearing a mask.
Were you wearing an N95?

Re: Pandemic: Life on the ground

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:40 am
by Gunnar
Chap wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:26 am
Gunnar wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:33 am
Thanks for well wishes everyone. I took my first dose of Paxlovid this evening and I am already feeling better. I can't attribute that to the Paxlovid, though, as I already started feeling better before I took it. My symptoms were already mild to begin with and seemed to be diminishing already even before I took the medicine. I hope this bodes well for a full and quick recovery.
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!