My Corona.....
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Yes 62 with several underlying conditions although ive never smoked. I suspected I could have complications if I got the virus.
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My VA has always been great and was stellar throughout. I had a TeleMed nurse call per day and a video call with my doctor every morning. Day 11/12 I was almost ready to check in but I did resist. Luckily several days later is when I felt a turn in the right direction.
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Very glad you’ve turned the corner, and here’s hoping you have no lasting effects.
You Semper Fi guys seem to be tough bastards.
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Ive been in the desert when guys had Gatorade and the water wasn't the best. If you have more than 1 or 2 a day, the runs follow.
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Thank you for sharing your experience. Scarier than I thought! All the best!!
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Glad you are doing better M1, get well soon. My buddy in Ga tested positive on Monday, doctor has him on hydroxychloroquine and z pak, seems to be doing ok, said he felt about 75% yesterday but almost normal now.
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I retested last Thursday and yesterday my results came back still positive. I feel much better but very tired. I have none of the previous symptoms other than some shortness of breath. I have some appointments set up later in the week With my doctor and hopefully another retest.
Short story is simply it was a horrible experience. I was lucky that while I eventually had every symptom.....I got them one at a time. First was insane chills, then very high fevers and headaches, then non-stop coughing and the shortness of breath. Always completely wore out but could not sleep due to whatever symptom was fvvcking with me. Twice I went at least 3 days without eating a bite of food. I drank a ton of liquids and took a lot of Tylenol. I also had some stronger prescription cough syrup which was a tremendous help. I tried to sit out in the sun a bit and would walk around the house just trying to be somewhat active. At one point they wanted to admit me to the hospital but I had a real mental block with that. Luckily just a couple days later is when I started to turn the corner.
I’m not going to lie. It scared the hell out of me. But hopefully I’m close to putting this to bed now. It’s day 27 today so it’s been a helluva run.
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The other side of this dilemma is the need to work. My 2 sons also got the virus. Luckily they are young bucks in their 20’s and it really just hit them like a 3-4 day flu. Both work outdoors in jobs that if you don’t work....you don’t get paid. Trying to get them to take 14 days off to quarantine was more than difficult.
My oldest lasted 9-10 days. He is a directional driller and the crew needed him and he needed a paycheck. My youngest works helping manage a horse farm and build horse arenas. His boss eventually told him to stay home and paid him anyway.
Both crews go hit hard and had multiple guys out. It was a mess but they need to get paid. I know a lot of these young dudes and they were stressed out. Extremely tough position to be in.
My ordeal was far worse and much longer but no matter how long I’m out I’m getting paid. I had a shyt ton to worry about but putting food on the table and paying bills wasn’t a concern.
I see both sides clearly and really feel what both sides are going through.
My oldest lasted 9-10 days. He is a directional driller and the crew needed him and he needed a paycheck. My youngest works helping manage a horse farm and build horse arenas. His boss eventually told him to stay home and paid him anyway.
Both crews go hit hard and had multiple guys out. It was a mess but they need to get paid. I know a lot of these young dudes and they were stressed out. Extremely tough position to be in.
My ordeal was far worse and much longer but no matter how long I’m out I’m getting paid. I had a shyt ton to worry about but putting food on the table and paying bills wasn’t a concern.
I see both sides clearly and really feel what both sides are going through.
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Sounds like that cold got the better of you. Glad you pushed through and didn’t puss out with it.
Now, post something worth a schit.
