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We were exposed to COVID from the trump lovers who recited the pledge at Christmas lunch. My stroke patient husband has symptoms. Could use the positive vibes.
Walleye
(31,028 posts)Karadeniz
(22,537 posts)niyad
(113,343 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 27, 2022, 10:25 PM - Edit history (1)
And may your clueless family get what they deserve.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Faux pas
(14,681 posts)Maraya1969
(22,483 posts)BeerBarrelPolka
(1,202 posts)In my thoughts.
Ocelot II
(115,734 posts)Positive vibes for you and your husband.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)womanofthehills
(8,718 posts)Many who test negative with nose swabs, test positive with throat swabs.
peggysue2
(10,832 posts)Made me sick enough that I also tested for Covid twice and came up negative. Had the wretched sore throat, sinus congestion and drain, continuous cough, sweats and chills, body aches and fatigue. I'm into week three and the cough is finally abating where I can sleep through the night. I almost feel human.
I caught this from my husband who picked it up from the grand baby (she was in hospital for a week) or from his various medical facility trips for endless testing.
Whatever. It's nasty.
Hope your husband has a milder infection. Lots of bed rest, fluids and whatever you can find to reduce the congestion will help.
Sending good vibes!
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)As if that lunch wasn't bad enough. I'm really sorry...sending you all the good vibes. Please keep us posted.
chillfactor
(7,576 posts)good vibes heading your way. Hope hubby does well. Take care of yourself so you don't get sick.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)Healthy and healing vibes!
spanone
(135,844 posts)Nevilledog
(51,121 posts)NNadir
(33,525 posts)Break through cases are usually fairly mild.
All the best.
Lefta Dissenter
(6,622 posts)Hugs to you and to him.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)That tRump hangover continues but will end soon thanks to the Biden Administration......
KY.......
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,321 posts)I am so sorry.
Mustellus
(328 posts)on paxlovid immediately. It can work great in the first few days after exposure.
(not a doctor.. but thats what to ask for )
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)We are both testing negative so far, but he is coughing and has fever.
IbogaProject
(2,816 posts)I am livid about those traitors spreading disease to others.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)If you all read about California woman went off, its me. The level of angry is difficult to express is words. There isnt a word.
IbogaProject
(2,816 posts)Flu vax is a guess based on the summer strains in Asia. It can help but efficacy varies widely year to year. Strong effort being put towards universal ones for Covid and Flu.
AllyCat
(16,189 posts)Sky Jewels
(7,113 posts)If he gets a positive test, I hope he has a mild case!
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Sky Jewels
(7,113 posts)mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)Sue their asses for knowingly exposing you to a potentially deadly disease. I have zero patience for people like them.
hamsterjill
(15,222 posts)Take care of your husband and yourself and keep us posted.
sprinkleeninow
(20,250 posts)"Lord have mercy, according to Your great and abundant mercies."
Y'all in my heart of hearts.
There's no distance in the Spirit.
colorado_ufo
(5,734 posts)onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)calimary
(81,320 posts)Adding a hug from me, onecaliberal.
LeftInTX
(25,375 posts)LaMouffette
(2,036 posts)Plus, you have the support and prayers of everyone on this forum, including mine!
Here's hoping your husband has only the mildest of symptoms and that you do not contract it yourself.
Joinfortmill
(14,431 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)tavernier
(12,392 posts)Hope22
(1,842 posts)It hits everyone differently. Three over 65ers here. Two had a very sore throat for the first three days and then general malaise. No crazy fevers or coughing. Those two took Paxloved and recovered quickly but did have a very uncomfortable rebound about day nine. I only had a terrible headache. The same one I got with every vaccine/booster. No coughs or fever just a sinus headache of sorts. Broke down and took Advil / Tylenol alternately as prescribed by the doc.
The sore throat seemed to be helped by drinking a tea made from boiling water, lemon juice and honey several times a day. Also salt water gargle.
I think your vaccines will carry you both through this. It is scary as hell when it comes home with us. Think positively and remember to breathe! Sending love and healing light to you and yours. 💗💗🙏💐
femmedem
(8,203 posts)Even a virtual appointment? The sooner the better, ideally tomorrow.
And in the meanwhile, I'm sending you good vibes and virtual hugs. I can imagine how you are worried for him, but odds are high that you'll both come through this with no lasting effects.
1WorldHope
(686 posts)onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)femmedem
(8,203 posts)Not telling you anything you don't know, but especially with his stroke history it's nothing to take lightly.
I just don't understand why everyone has let their guard down, endangering themselves and everyone they come in contact with. (Not talking about you; I understand not masking at family gatherings. I'm talking about folks regularly going into crowds without masks, going to big events, etc.)
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)I take nothing lightly when it comes to his health. I am livid.
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iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)Warpy
(111,275 posts)the illness should be a nuisance and inconvenience and nothing worse.
I'd be tempted to thank the cultists for the infection from their slacker patriotism, but it wouldn't do any good. Stupid and self centered people never learn. Just be grateful it wasn't a long winded grace while everything got stone cold.
As an aside, Covid is now with us forever, but for the fully vaxxed, it shouldn't be the horror show it was before the vaccine came out.
Unvaccinated TFG cultists are on their own. I had the original strain in March 2020, so I know how sick they're going to be. I don't feel a bit sorry for them, they did that to themselves.
Ms. Toad
(34,075 posts)COVID caused pancreatitis for me, which is a life-threatening condition. It was, fortunately, a mild case - at 3 days hospitalization.
I'm one of the lucky folks with long COVID - at 6 months most of my symptoms have resolved.
I was fully vaxxed and was boosted 2-3 weeks before contracting COVID.
It is dangerous to assume that if the active disease doesn't kill you, it is nothing more than a nuisance. According to the most recent CDC data, 34.1-36% of people who have ever had COVID developed long COVID. 17.9-19.8% of those who experienced long COVID at any time are still experiencing it. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/long-covid.htm
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,075 posts)The really acute stuff was about 2 weeks, with occasional moderate pain beyond that for a couple of months. By now, I'm down to about one day a week of my gut being really unhappy.
Stay safe - and if you do end up with COVID, don't assume it is over once the symptoms pass.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)niyad
(113,343 posts)vaccine Oct 2020, the other after fully vaxxed and boosted several months ago) was telling me that latest research suggests that long covid is an autoimmune condition. I just looked at some of the reports. Very worrisome, to say the least.
Ms. Toad
(34,075 posts)COVID impacts so many body systems that each is likely to have its own (or perhaps more than one) form of long COVID. It will likely be decades before we sort this out - and once we discover the full impact it will be too late to help all of the folks who might have prevented infection with a little precaution, had they taken it seriously.
Mine was primarily GI (pancreatitis and some form of slow emptying of the bile from the gall bladder, as well as bouts of severe cramps and intense diarrhea). But in looking for what caused the pancreatitis, they tested for immune deficiencies related to autoimmune pancreatitis. I didn't have that particular deficiency, but I had others. Since I don't currently have symptoms I've only had a generalized follow-up test - which looks normal. (The general test is a sum of the individual tests - so a high could cancel out a low and look normal. They won't repeat the individual tests unless I have symptoms, since they are expensive and usually only done to track down causes of unexplained symptoms like pancreatitis or frequent and severe respiratory infections.)
womanofthehills
(8,718 posts)What they are seeing is exhausted T cells like a person with cancer or AIDS might have. Also disordered B cells. Long Covid people can still sign up to join study.
kooth
(219 posts)I'll send good thoughts, my wife and I came down with it on Christmas day. I'm glad we are vaxxed and boosted.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)cilla4progress
(24,736 posts)Blessings and positive vibes!
Holding you in my heart! 💗
bdamomma
(63,875 posts)you and your husband good healing vibes.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 27, 2022, 07:51 PM - Edit history (1)
It will make a big diff to the outcome & youve got a window of opportunity
My sis who had an early case of COVID sent me a bunch of advice a week and a half ago when it looked like I might have it (I dont; looks more like RSV & Im still hacking & taking 2 to 3 hour naps in the afternoon) . She says dont listen to people saying youll get a rebound, because COVID itself has a rebound.
Im so sorry.
Prayers and love
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)"Please get Paxlovid asap..."
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 27, 2022, 10:27 PM - Edit history (1)
Hekate
(90,714 posts)TygrBright
(20,762 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)TIME is of the essence so start the journey now. Go and get a PCR covid test right away. You MUST SPECIFY that you want a PCR test, otherwise you are likely to be given an antigen POC test which gets your results quicker but is less accurate and more likely to give you a false negative early in the infection.
Prayers are nice, but it's time to get to work.
XanaDUer2
(10,683 posts)Infuriating. Positive healing thoughts
70sEraVet
(3,504 posts)Sorry, don't mean to make a joke of it, especially with your husband's health challenges.
I had Covid back in November, and I don't think it would have been as bad as it was, except when I got the booster I hadn't realized that I'd been exposed a few days earlier.
Chellee
(2,097 posts)Keeping you and your husband in my thoughts, and sending you all the positive vibes.
Quakerfriend
(5,450 posts)Prayers for complete healing coming your way for both you and your hubby !
Please, keep us posted.
Uncle Joe
(58,366 posts)Thanks for sharing onecaliberal
mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,415 posts)I don't meant to intrude but it can make such a difference.
Thank you.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)irisblue
(32,980 posts)Upthevibe
(8,053 posts)I'm so sorry to hear that happened....
............Sending good and healing vibes your way..............🌟🌟🌟
H2O Man
(73,559 posts)Prayers & Positive Vibrations.
kairos12
(12,862 posts)highplainsdem
(49,004 posts)usonian
(9,814 posts)My ex caught covid from careless people, and had a brief bout and recovery helped by paxlovid.
May your discomfort be brief and mild, and may our shared intention for you bring our community closer together as we fight for universal health, wealth, compassion and equality.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)myohmy2
(3,163 posts)...
Chicagogrl1
(419 posts)Bluethroughu
(5,172 posts)I hope you and your husband recover quickly without any long term side affects.
electric_blue68
(14,909 posts)jimlup
(7,968 posts)on T-day.
Best vibes to you! (I also escaped. So far I'm still "on the island" as we are saying at work. I have not had it despite being exposed 3 times.)
nightwing1240
(1,996 posts)JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)...sorry.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,962 posts)Meowmee
(5,164 posts)Hang in there Get a proper test and get on pavloxid asap. I hope it is not covid and nothing serious.
We still do not go anywhere pretty much, I mask everywhere. I have turned down social things that are not outdoors, I will not be indoors with anybody unmasked for any reason. I wont knowingly be around unvaccinated people at all in even outdoor social settings. That is the only way you can be almost 100% safe. Even then if youre going to a doctors office and there are other people unmasked people there is still a slight chance but not very high probably. I am not taking any chances to get it again.
liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)protect myself as well as I can. But me and you know better than to take risks because we both lost our beloved family members to Covid.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)That will never go away
summer_in_TX
(2,739 posts)I'm praying for your husband for a quick, mild case and fast recovery, and for you too.
Sending big hugs and definitely }}}good vibrations.{{{
58Sunliner
(4,386 posts)You might look into Fisetin. I have used it and consider it life changing. There is something called the Fisetin protocol. I link one of many studies done on this natural flavonoid.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34375437/
mahina
(17,668 posts)Be well. Aloha.
nolabear
(41,986 posts)I dont even know what to say about the relatives.
gademocrat7
(10,659 posts)to your husband and you.
Danmel
(4,916 posts)Mi Sheberach in English Translation
May the One who blessed our ancestors
Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
Matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah
bless and heal the one who is ill:
________________ son/daughter of ________________ .
May the Holy Blessed One
overflow with compassion upon him/her,
to restore him/her,
to heal him/her,
to strengthen him/her,
to enliven him/her.
The One will send him/her, speedily,
a complete healing
healing of the soul and healing of the body
along with all the ill,
among the people of Israel and all humankind,
soon,
speedily,
without delay,
and let us all say: Amen!
lambchopp59
(2,809 posts)Commiserating comrade also down with this damn thing. Flu, by symptoms, it was a couple scary nights trying to expectorate stubborn mucus:
I was one of the early COVID cases, so was a particular patient's nurse, it was before the count began in the U.S.. Although this is nothing as painful as that was, my asthma has been exacerbated ever since.
My usually crazy-playful fur buddy Tiago has been perceptive and extra snuggly to his "pack leader".
Hang in there. Best hopes that this too shall pass.
TigressDem
(5,125 posts)Scrivener7
(50,955 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,862 posts)Oddly enough, they tend to be more effective than prayers.
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)Last edited Wed Dec 28, 2022, 12:37 PM - Edit history (1)
On edit: to be clear. I sought medical advice and appointments before anything else.
MLAA
(17,298 posts)Erda
(107 posts)works wonders!
Beat wishes to you and your husband.
ificandream
(9,373 posts)majdrfrtim
(318 posts)Positive vibes also!!
woodsprite
(11,916 posts)liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)Hopefully these Trumpers were standing far away from you and your husband while reciting the pledge. How did you find out they had Covid? Did they actually go to the lunch knowing that they were Covid positive?