Covid is right here, and it's getting bad fast.
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cptlo
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cptlo
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Tiny number of people in this trial but it sounds interesting.
www.timesofisrael.com
$1.50-a-day lipid-lowering drug helps COVID patients in small Israeli trial
14 out of 15 patients were removed from oxygen in a week after taking fenofibrate, America's 73rd most prescribed medicine; none experienced cytokine storm
www.timesofisrael.com
Won't be approved here, big pharma is too powerful.Tiny number of people in this trial but it sounds interesting.
$1.50-a-day lipid-lowering drug helps COVID patients in small Israeli trial
14 out of 15 patients were removed from oxygen in a week after taking fenofibrate, America's 73rd most prescribed medicine; none experienced cytokine storm
The Remdesivir they me was $4000 a dose
honeybunny
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Fun fact : “An increase of only a degree or so in body temperature has been shown to slow
the replication rate of viruses by a factor of two hundred—an astonishing increase in self-defense
from only a very modest rise in warmth.” - Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants
the replication rate of viruses by a factor of two hundred—an astonishing increase in self-defense
from only a very modest rise in warmth.” - Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants
honeybunny
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Feeling about 70% better today... doing some light chores and thinking of going for a little swim in the sun.
I was able to eat some pizza and jello last night... still have the occasional cough, still really tired.
I was able to eat some pizza and jello last night... still have the occasional cough, still really tired.
honeybunny
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A couple more fun facts I learned from this book :
1. Every individual has a very unique immune system...
2. The immune system is largely mysterious and very poorly understood by science...
Wife and I had our antibodies tested today. Mine came back extremely strong, doc said strongest she has seen for someone unvaccinated. She also said it was at the level of someone who is fully vaccinated. I asked her if I should get vaccinated and she recommended that I wait.
Wife's was not as strong, but still very good. Doc also recommended that she wait about getting vaccinated.
Wife's was not as strong, but still very good. Doc also recommended that she wait about getting vaccinated.
The Sound Guy
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Thinking I will do an antibody test before deciding on a booster or not. No point in taking it if i'm already protected.
That's what the doc told me. She was honest that some people have problems with the vaccines, and no point in me taking the chance when it wouldn't do me any better.
$38 at CVS.
honeybunny
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Day 7 :
Still a bit of cough and head congestion... all other symptoms gone.
Feeling about 85% normal this morning...
Still a bit of cough and head congestion... all other symptoms gone.
Feeling about 85% normal this morning...
honeybunny
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Day 8 :
Jogging on the treadmill today... 2 miles !!!
Lung function is good... almost 100%.
A bit of nagging afternoon cough, when I try to lay down and watch TV.
Takeaways :
I might be lucky or building up my immune system with exercise and vitamins over the past weeks and months
has helped to keep the virus at bay. On the very first day of symptoms, I attempted to sweat it out with vigorous
exercise and I do believe that helped a bit. It was not like influenza, but it was also not like your regular head cold.
The lethargy was incredible, zaps ALL of your energy. I could sleep for 10 hours every night and still wake up bone tired !!!
(the flu nearly killed me at a healthy 28 years old, so I've seen worse.)
It does seem to linger a lot longer than your regular cold virus... still hacking up gobs of occasional mucus.
Best practices :
Vitamin D (both sun and pills)
Vitamin C
Zinc
Baby aspirin every 12 hours
Elderberry Syrup shots (mixed with pineapple juice)
Constant hydration (seriously, drink like 10-12 glasses of water per day to flush out the system.)
Constant urination from all the water...
Sleep on your stomach
NyQuil before bed
I knew this would happen eventually, so I tried to prepare. It still knocked me down for 4-5 whole days...
Overall I am grateful that it was not worse, and happy to welcome my new antibodies !!!
..
Jogging on the treadmill today... 2 miles !!!
Lung function is good... almost 100%.
A bit of nagging afternoon cough, when I try to lay down and watch TV.
Takeaways :
I might be lucky or building up my immune system with exercise and vitamins over the past weeks and months
has helped to keep the virus at bay. On the very first day of symptoms, I attempted to sweat it out with vigorous
exercise and I do believe that helped a bit. It was not like influenza, but it was also not like your regular head cold.
The lethargy was incredible, zaps ALL of your energy. I could sleep for 10 hours every night and still wake up bone tired !!!
(the flu nearly killed me at a healthy 28 years old, so I've seen worse.)
It does seem to linger a lot longer than your regular cold virus... still hacking up gobs of occasional mucus.
Best practices :
Vitamin D (both sun and pills)
Vitamin C
Zinc
Baby aspirin every 12 hours
Elderberry Syrup shots (mixed with pineapple juice)
Constant hydration (seriously, drink like 10-12 glasses of water per day to flush out the system.)
Constant urination from all the water...
Sleep on your stomach
NyQuil before bed
I knew this would happen eventually, so I tried to prepare. It still knocked me down for 4-5 whole days...
Overall I am grateful that it was not worse, and happy to welcome my new antibodies !!!
..
Yet another good article about natural immunity being better than the vaccine, but our government and the CDC still gives natural immunity little respect.
It's all about the vaccine.
www.sciencemag.org
It's all about the vaccine.
Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but vaccination remains vital
Israelis who had an infection were more protected against the Delta coronavirus variant than those who had an already highly effective COVID-19 vaccine
www.sciencemag.org
