Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #106

[IceIce9]

Received my four COVID tests in the mail yesterday.

 

[IceIce9]

Also you’re right that most people don’t wear gloves to deworm, but our vet recommended that our daughter wear gloves when giving dewormer to the horse and when I gave the puppy meds for mange. He’s old school and said it really is nasty stuff. Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s harmless.

I used to help my uncle deworm sheep, and we wore gloves.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

[USER=53282]@BetteDavisEyes As the kids say, "I feel you."

Tomorrow I have an appointment with the pulmonologist. Something I have strenuously avoided for two years now. But all my own fault, as I know, I'm a smoker with mild COPD and it's really time to be checked.

I told the receptionist on the phone today that I really cannot imagine any way that I will blow into the tube that measures respiration. I know it's a new mouthpiece each time, but who knows how many people have blown into that machine? I've been avoiding all doctors and do NOT want to go to one who specializes in people with respiratory problems!

But I have to go. I have medication that they've been renewing for me without my going to the doctor, but they really need to check me before they'll continue that.

Good luck with the colonoscopy. As I've mentioned a few times, we just lost a family member at 61 because she didn't get her colonoscopy, same reasons as us plus she was a very busy nurse, and she ended up with stage 4 colon cancer.

Wishing you the best.[/USER]

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Thanks for your good wishes. I hope your visit with the pulmonologist went well. I used to see my allergy/asthma specialist twice annually but have not gone for more than two years due to the pandemic. My primary care physician sees me every 4-6 months and prescribes the inhalers that I've always used. She said that there is no reason to see the allergist and that I don't need a pulmonary function test. The less time spent in a doctor's office that treats sick patients, the better. Having been a patient at the allergy/asthma practice for more than 35 years, I was frequently there with bronchitis, sinus infections, walking pneumonia, etc., so I know they've likely had Covid patients in the office over the last 2+ years. We all have to do what is best for our health and well-being.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

That's a bummer. However, I do know quite a few people, some family and some teacher friends who have used them and have tested positive. Even if it's a cold, I'll still avoid spreading it to others and just stay home a few days.

Lots of previous posts with links have indicated Positive is probably accurate. Negative--35-40% chance it is not.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I haven't had problems with previous colonoscopies but have experienced some digestive issues over the past several months. All my labs/tests were fine, but gastro still wants colonoscopy and upper endoscopy to rule out anything serious. I will be 72 tomorrow and have a feeling that my aging digestive system is overly sensitive to certain foods and that the stress of the pandemic has also taken a toll. I'd rather be safe than sorry and will do the prep tomorrow and have the procedures on Friday morning.

Jjust want to add..... I have had gastric issues a good bit as well... even though colonoscopies come out ok (with a misc cycst or two). I swear by probiotics now. I originally just felt they were a gimmick to sell products... but I do truly feel they help.

And HAPPY Birthday!!!

 

[Sundog]

It sounds as though this is a strong argument for not forcing vaccination on the known previously infected.

Yes, Dr. Campbell talks about the risk/benefit issue that the data highlights regarding vaccination in the group that wasunvaccinated but previously infected group and at low risk for hospitalization.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Thanks for your concern. No one knows if or when Covid will subside, and I don't want to neglect my overall health and well-being. I have done everything possible to avoid Covid and hope that the outpatient facility is diligent about their protocols to keep patients safe. When I saw the gastroenterologist in her office last month, it was obvious that the practice has very strict rules about masks, social distancing, etc.

DH had a colonoscopy by the same physician in December 2020 the week after his retirement. Due to Covid, I was unable to go to the surgical unit and sat in the drafty lobby during his procedure; it was better than sitting in my car. Dr. B told me in mid-December that DH would be able to sit in the surgical waiting room and that she would chat with him after my procedures. Fast forward to current conditions with Omicron: DH will not be able to visit the surgical unit and will have to sit in the lobby or his car.

I hope you're enjoying the sunshine and warmth in Florida. It is bitterly cold back home in Michigan.

my part of Florida has been cold and gloomy as hell!! So not the happiest without sunshine.... however compared to all the below zero up North... I should not complain either.

 

[Sundog]

All I know about Ivermectin is that we gave it to our horse to deworm and I had to give it to my puppy with mange. It’s also in heartworm prevention meds. The vet cautioned to wear gloves when dealing with it b/c it is a very nasty drug—a poison to kill very specific things at very specific, safe doses. I cannot imagine in a million years ingesting that against doctors advice and with no real dosing available. The studies used by some to promote it are very flawed and I’ve seen only one that had any effect on Covid virus at all, and it was a level high enough to kill a human many times over.
People think they know better than doctors because they repeatedly see it on fb and YouTube. It’s nuts. My friend has been an er doctor for decades (a very conservative Republican btw) and he thinks people have lost their d minds! There’s no science at the moment that would support taking something like that for a virus. HE wouldn’t take it, but absolutely took all vaccines, which probably saved his life since he of course got infected from his job. I just will never understand the stubbornness to not get an approved vaccine, but it’s fine to take whatever nutso treatment once you inevitably get it.

It will be interesting to see what the NIH and Yale University find out in their study on ivermectin.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Jjust want to add..... I have had gastric issues a good bit as well... even though colonoscopies come out ok (with a misc cycst or two). I swear by probiotics now. I originally just felt they were a gimmick to sell products... but I do truly feel they help.

And HAPPY Birthday!!!

When I saw the gastroenterologist last month, she mentioned that I could try probiotics as some patients feel that they help. I got a package with my OTC allowance, so it was free. I used the product for 10 days and did not like the side effects. I'll spare the details, but the caplets made me very uncomfortable Thanks for your good wishes.

 

[CSIDreamer]

When I saw the gastroenterologist last month, she mentioned that I could try probiotics as some patients feel that they help. I got a package with my OTC allowance, so it was free. I used the product for 10 days and did not like the side effects. I'll spare the details, but the caplets made me very uncomfortable Thanks for your good wishes.

Do you like sauerkraut? Fermented foods are great probiotics. I happen to love it and horrify my husband by eating it straight out of the jar. Just a delicious forkful or two a day.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Do you like sauerkraut? Fermented foods are great probiotics. I happen to love it and horrify my husband by eating it straight out of the jar. Just a delicious forkful or two a day.

I'm allergic to "mold" that includes fermented and sour foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, vinegar, pickles, some cheeses, etc. Anything that is "vinegary" makes me gag and sets off a coughing fit

 

[HongKongPhooey]

Do you like sauerkraut? Fermented foods are great probiotics. I happen to love it and horrify my husband by eating it straight out of the jar. Just a delicious forkful or two a day.

Interestingly, two different schools of thought are emerging from a long covid support group I have joined. To be clear, this isn’t medically proved science, just different avenues which are being tried with varying informally reported success.

One is that histamine is causing some of the long Covid symptoms, so people are trying diets low in histamine (fermented food being an example so I learned).

The other is that probiotics are helping alleviate symptoms. Obviously, going against the histamine theory, in yoghurt drink format at least.

I’m going to try probiotics, easier option for me.

 

[Tiff23fr]

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