Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #46

[raja]

Dang I broke a crown on a tooth I had a root canal done on. I have this nice gaping hole. I'm afraid if I don't call the dentist asap my crown will not fit anymore. What to do...What to do.

 

[155etta]

We’re having a big slab of ham, tater tots, sweet potato fries and some type of veg.......plus I’m baking the brownie mix I bought.

We're having salmon, funeral potatoes (for those following the Lori Vallow/Chad Daybell thread), brussel sprouts, homemade rolls and raspberry jello with fresh raspberries in it. Yum! Happy Easter all.

 

[LadyL]

They should have just put a padlock on her wheelchair wheels. Oops it was electric. So they could have secretly disconnected the battery.

secretly? how would that be possible?

 

[LadyL]

Dang I broke a crown on a tooth I had a root canal done on. I have this nice gaping hole. I'm afraid if I don't call the dentist asap my crown will not fit anymore. What to do...What to do.

call the dentist immediately IMO

 

[drama_farmer]

Dang I broke a crown on a tooth I had a root canal done on. I have this nice gaping hole. I'm afraid if I don't call the dentist asap my crown will not fit anymore. What to do...What to do.

If you are in pain, call your dentist. Or, even if you're not in pain, it might be helpful to call and explain your situation to your dental professional.
If not, I found quite a lot of info (too much to link here) when I googled "broke a crown what to do"
Good luck! IMO

 

[LadyL]

I wont even attempt a garden. I kill cactus. I share air space with a plant and it dies. Husband cares for the 2 plants we have. It would frustrate me to no end. Kudos to those of you taking it on and those of you who have been doing it before all the crazy.

yeah it should be interesting
I have tried and failed before

 

[LadyL]

So which is less risky?
Having a neighbor with no symptoms leave groceries at the doorstep?
Or mask up and go to the store?

her husband was also going to the grocery store

 

[LadyL]

Maybe it can be thought of as a "save the date" invitation, and if the wedding can't go forward in-person, perhaps a virtual wedding will be possible for the guests, with the bride and groom together and the person officiating can also do it virtually. By now, or soon, there will probably be entrepreneurs who can make this happen in a very creative, innovative way, and she can still have her wedding date as planned, and quite memorable anniversary conversations. Her music, attire, etc. can remain the same. We are doing our spring commencement ceremony at our university as a virtual ceremony, and it's amazing what the company we are working with is able to do. Then later, perhaps at the first anniversary, she can hold a reception and dinner, if that was her plan, and if costs allow for that in her planning. Just some thoughts.

great idea!

 

[LadyL]

I don’t know but I just discovered I make a mean vanilla soy mocha. I can’t believe it. I could probably give up milk entirely now. Lattes were the only reason I kept it around.

so many non-dairy choices now!

 

[10ofRods]

Sounds like they now think that main mode of transmission is from an infected person either coughing, sneezing, or even just breathing or talking close enough to you. So we should have been told to cover our faces from the start rather than washing our darn hands non-stop.

This has been known since the virus was first identified. It's true of all coronaviruses.

The reason we were not told to use masks is that WHO and other official agencies, like the CDC, feared there would be a run on masks worldwide, which would leave healthcare workers and others more vulnerable.

But yes, we should have been told to wear masks. Heck, in some workplaces (schools in particular), mask wearing has been something many people have done when a bad cold or flu sweeps through. A bandana or scarf is better than nothing. It doesn't look like much was done, though, to get the masks out of warehouses and in the hands of healthcare workers. Some people bought many of them and are still selling them at a tremendous mark-up.

We should also have reviewed virus transmission basics (don't stand close to people, don't talk face to face without a minimum distance of at least 6 feet, etc)

Unfortunately, we have no mass media in the US where everyone is watching. The vast majority of people get their news from twitter (if at all) or no news at all (that would be most people under 35).

We would have had to have PSA's on athletic events, draw out the consequences in terms that people can understand. And on youtube (but there, people just skip through them). Public schools could have sent videos by email to parents, kids could have watched videos at school.

Here on WS, we would have shared that information - instead of only the negative anti-mask info being put out by the CDC (the CDC was warned by the FDA to cut that out - that whole story is still unfolding).

 

[otto]

[bbm]

that's not true at all
I don't know what you were paying unless it was benefits through your employer
we pay for health care through our taxes and always have

I haven't been able to find a link, but something changed in Alberta in the 1980s, maybe 1986. Prior to that, health care was a standard deduction through work. People who were unemployed were eligible for a subsidy, but paid out of pocket.

 

[Recidivist]

Dang I broke a crown on a tooth I had a root canal done on. I have this nice gaping hole. I'm afraid if I don't call the dentist asap my crown will not fit anymore. What to do...What to do.

You can glue it back in with super glue.

 

[LadyL]

Thanks for the tip.

I did learn not to try layering myself with an electric dog trimmer. LOL Those things will make chunks of hair disappear before you know it. LOL

yes, ask my husband hahahaha

 

[Arkay]

Smoking may reduce the likelihood of being hospitalised with coronavirus, claim researchers at the University of West Attica and NYU.
Not so sure about this...
Study: Smokers Appear Less Likely to Be Hospitalised with COVID-19

IMO this cannot be true. I'm a heavy (3 packs a day) smoker. I have emphysema and am quite aware that this self-inflicted disease has thrust me into the "highly vulnerable" category for a fatal outcome, should I contract the virus.
I've seen studies that say smokers are 14x more likely to die than non-smokers, due to our already compromised lungs. I don't have the source handy but can google it if required by WS.
I'm 62, but my doctor has told me that my lung capacity is the equivalent of someone aged 82. Therefore it wouldn't take much for Covid to take me down.
Yes, I know the hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance projected by my assiduous attempts to avoid the Coronavirus, while continuing to smoke three packs a day. I can't defend it in any sensible way, except that for smoking, I choose to take the risk. Corona seems more villainous because it feels like it suddenly yanks someone from healthy to the grave.
As a postscript, a pack of cigarettes costs $14 in NYC. I avoid thinking about the math.

ETA I attached a screenshot from WEbMD. I couldn't get the link to copy correctly.

 

[10ofRods]

I mean no disrespect, but this is a novel virus and our greatest experts have traveled a learning curve in gaining information about it.

It seems pointless to be angry we did not have perfect information at such an imperfectly informed time as the early stages of this.

I disagree about the transmission mechanism though - and I read science journals daily. It was known (about coronaviruses) since 2004 and it was known that this particular coronavirus transmitted by the same mechanisms as all other coronaviruses by December. It was published and known and not a single expert has needed to waste research funds or time on that particular issue.

That was not the novel part.

The novel aspects of this virus are very scary. Scary enough that I do not discuss them here. The good news, though, is that the global collective of scientists is well equipped to study this and there are some very promising approaches to treatment and eventual vaccination. It's a very tricky virus. The people who are working directly with the virus in labs are my heroes.

Our greatest experts knew from day 1 how this was transmitted, that's why all the studies about exactly what CV19 does are what they focused on.

Interestingly, the sequences needed to test for CV19 using PCR were available in December, and yet almost none of the bigger Western nations (US, UK, Australia, France, Italy, Spain) thought about ramping up to be able to build test kits. We had to wait for instructions from China. Our own experts had to work on that question and verify the PCR signature - that was done by end of December, but no manufacturing system for producing the kits existed because a nation needs a good chemical engineering and manufacture sector (like Germany, India or China have).

Germany began at once to produce test kits, as they also manufacture the various chemicals needed. They did this before travel and borders shut down - but by the time UK (for example) realized its need for the kits in mid-March (!), they were unable to import the chemicals and they didn't have that manufacturing ability already.

California and a few other states have some limited ability to do chemical engineering (etc) because we have big research institutes that do it. So, California is gradually starting to get enough test kits - the bottleneck has been in the labs themselves (not enough workers, not enough PCR machines, inability to get Quest and other labs to prioritize PCR for this virus, etc)

Meanwhile, the specifics of how this RNA-based virus behaves, what it does to each system of the body, how it mutates and whether it is itself mutagenic is where the best minds have been occupied, because that's how we'll get treatment (even though the treatments I see that are most favorable cannot be manufactured in big enough amounts at this time - so there are market and business issues that great minds outside of science will also need to solve).

 

[katydid23]

how do they do radiation at home? I was scanned through a huge machine

I don't know. Maybe it was outpatient at a clinic and she returned home? I just know she is no longer in the hospital for the treatment.

I will ask my DIL later for clarity.

 

[katydid23]

Set out whatever you traditionally do. China and crystal. Paper plates and plastic cups. Does not matter who is home or who is not able you join you at the table.
Then prepare whatever you have. Cereal and milk. Or canned BBQ beans and franks. Ham if you thought before the pandemic and ordered it. Just keep the tradition alive, if you can, but if you cannot, think that you will skip the coronavirus visit. And live to share another holiday, soon.
Hope is what we’re celebrating. Hope that your family cherishes the ham, that you cherish health, that we all live to celebrate another holiday.

Yup. we have a fancy looking table but hubby and I are having Ham, Cheddar and spinach omelettes for easter Dinner. lol....easiest easter dinner I ever made.

ETA: Also homemade peanut butter cookies and brandy coffees

 

[Mimi in London]

Omg you’re right!!!! I was just preaching about not taking risks... holy smokes. I usually ask my friends to help with those things, hold the ladder, etc. That was dumb of me.

Thank youuu.

Yeah I better not do the skylights.

Glad I saw this!

WS saves the day!

ETA: Gosh what was I thinking?! I got a little overinspired there.

It seems Andre Brocelli created and fulfilled that important need for “inspiration”.

A bit like how, in preparation for lockdown, I bought my kids some stilts. As soon soon as they got on them, I realised my error.

 

[LadyL]

I haven't been able to find a link, but something changed in Alberta in the 1980s, maybe 1986. Prior to that, health care was a standard deduction through work. People who were unemployed were eligible for a subsidy, but paid out of pocket.

this one maybe?

CHC » History of Canada’s Public Health Care

I was wrong! I'm gonna have to ask my mom what they did before then?!

 

[katydid23]

Ok, so y’all told me I could freeze my milk and let it thaw in the fridge. It’s been in the fridge 3 days now and is still full of ice. How long is this going to take?

I put mine out on the kitchen counter for several hours, then put it back in the fridge. That melted the ice pretty well.