Did I miss the big story ending? How was the COVID? Did you actually have it or was it a false positive? Did you die yet?

In all seriousness, how was it compared to the feared impact on your life. I know you being a little older, and not 100% on your health you was concerned.

I don't know about Buzz, but it went through my family and I can tell you that it was much worse than I expected.

Wife's cousin 27 - bad cold
Wife's aunt 58 - no symptoms
Wife's uncle 60 - bad allergies
Wife's mother 65 - 8 days, 5 days really bad
Wife's father 65 - 18 days, 16 of them worse than the flu
Wife 39 - 17 days, 15 of them worse than the flu
Me 39 - 4 days of 104 degrees, 90% oxygen level, resting heart rate of 150+.
My mom 65 - 20 days, 17 of them worse than the flu
My Dad 67 - No symptoms, just exhaustion

Dam Dave!

Resting heart rate of 150? 104 temp? Dude, I hope you went to the ER. That's brutal. If I'm reading your post right everyone is recovering or has recovered. Sorry to hear it affected so many of your family.

I forgot to list my brother and sister in law in Louisiana. They got it too. Both work in the ER, one as a doctor and the other as a pharmacist. My cousin is an ER doctor at Baylor.

I was in contact with them through it and they basically said the same thing. I didn't go but was on the verge of going...and I never go.

We have all recovered, mostly. There is still residual breathing issues. Lung capacity got down to around 35%. I don't live in a big house and a trip from the couch to the bathroom required a rest stop against the bed post. I am 2 months recovered and still around 75%.

My brother in law and sister got it in July, Compared it a seasonal cold... back at it 100%

I lost my oldest step-brother to COVID last week in Mississippi.
Had his service on Sunday.

My condolences to you and your family.

prd55, so sorry for the loss of your step brother. Prayers for you and your family.

txsntr glad you are getting better. Crazy how it affects people differently.

pdr55 sorry for your loss sir.

Same here sir

Damn. Sorry to hear that.

YES, i had/have it. my girlfriend also got it. i picker her up from the hospital yesterday.

i guess you could call mine a "mild' case. I had a temperature for a few days 100.3*. When I was tested positive, the dr, gave me a Z-Pack and steroids. It worked fast getting rid of my fever and luckily the worst part is the loss of taste and smell which still aren't 100%. Yesterday was my 14th day of quarantine.

GF was worse she got bilateral pneumonia, thus 3 days in the hospital. She's feeling better now

We were both very lucky. We'll get tested again before Christmas, I don't want another "Thanksgiving" Also get tested for antibodies.

Vaccine?? HE77 YES

Thanks for asking WP75169..........I still have your Diet Coke and Coors light. I haven't been able to meet up with BIL yet but he's good as gold

Carter Blood Center told us that one unit of plasma from a recovered covid patient could help save as many as three people.


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