The other C word (Covid)

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In case you hadn’t noticed, this thread is about covid, not heart disease. Many posters and their families have heart problems, in some cases very severe problems. Unfortunately though, you can’t be vaccinated against heart disease - but you can be vaccinated against covid.

Perhaps you should start a thread about heart disease. You would find out just how many suffer from it and just how aware we are.

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Thanks maddie.

I’ve just remembered something I was told in the hospital that might help you. I was told to sit up as far as it was possible and lean towards the left side. I was told it helps your breathing. I then realised I had been doing that naturally at home, propped up with several pillows.
You could give it a try, it might help.

Thanks, NittWitt, that’s good advice. I am propped up with pillows but am still sleeping a lot, which I can’t do sitting up. Mr Dog is bringing me some toast in a minute. I’m not hungry but as I haven’t eaten since Thursday I think I should try to eat it.

Doodledog I'm so sorry to hear how ill you are.
Please try to sit up as much as you can, even if just sitting up in bed, as that is better for your lungs than lying down.

Sorry to hear this Doodledog.

It's really unpleasant and I hope you feel better soon and that your DH doesn't succumb.

So sorry covid found you Doodle. I’m hearing so many people locally have it, seems to be gathering strength as it wanders amongst us
Great to hear you have mr Dog to care for you. Rest and get well soon x

Doodledog

Really sorry to hear you've been infected.

I'm glad Mr Dog is looking after you well!

Wishing you well - as soon as possible.

Sorry, brain fog, (and I don't have Covid) that was meant for Doodledog.

Doodlebug 💐

Thanks, both of you. I’m resting up and luckily my husband is a better nurse than I am😀

Oh Doodledog I’m so sorry. I hope you recover soon. It’s a miserable illness, I know because I had it badly and was hospitalised as you know. Please watch your oxygen levels, you’ve obviously got a oximeter. When my levels hit 82 the ambulance came within 15 minutes. 88 is very low, so keep an eye on that. Call the ambulance if it goes lower. Hopefully it won’t as you’ve said it’s recovered a bit. Take care. Get well.

Oh dear. Please keep us informed as to how you are x

I have Covid😩. I am fully vaccinated and this is the first time I’ve had it as I locked down very hard. I’ve been away at a conference and didn’t think about Covid really. For all I know that it is still around it seems to be further back in the collective consciousness. I got home on Thursday night feeling very tired, but I’d had long train journeys and 5 days of fairly intensive work, so I didn’t think much about it. I had a bath, as it had been 5 days of showers, and I was a bit achy. The bath was lovely but I really struggled to get out of it, which is not usual. I still didn’t twig, then woke up feeling terrible. I had a very sore throat, a headache sinus pain and everything hurt. My oxygen levels were 88, which is low even by my standards but I put it down to a badly blocked nose.

I couldn’t get back to sleep so checked the FB page for the conference, to find that lots of people had come down with Covid, and the penny dropped. I tested, and sure enough I have it. It’s grim. I have had proper flu, and this feels on a par. I’ve slept the clock round in the spare room which has a bowl of hot water and Olbas oil (which is my go-to remedy) and Lemsip. I don’t feel remotely like getting up - I am feeling very weak and sore, but luckily my oxygen levels and breathing have normalised (again, by my standards - I have breathing problems at the best of times), which is reassuring. I have been scared of getting it in case they dropped further and I would have to go to hospital.

Not a very good vaccination though is it? I’d possible accept one or maybe two but needing five is taking the proverbial.

GrannyRose, being vaccinated and an infusion of anti virals saved my life, when after two years of shielding, I caught Covid from someone, who was asymptomatic,
As someone who is CEV, and having been told that a DNR notice was on my file if I caught Covid, I took every vaccination that was offered and now am awaiting an eighth.
No-one is taking the proverbial xxxx.
I prefer to listen to my clinicians, than an anonymous poster on GN.

I recall my cardiologist, who had worked in Covid ICU, saying that in his entire career, he had never seen anything like the irreparable damage he witnessed in the hearts of his patients.

Walk a day in my shoes and do some research.

I agree Iam64. I have had four vaccines and want to to have my fifth when I am called. Last winter we had our boosters in November and then went to New Zealand for two months to see our daughter and grandchildren. New Zealand was in the middle of a big wave of Covid at the time, we travelled long distance on the planes, and for part of the time we were there, the Air B+B we were staying in at the time, two people actually had Covid. We didn’t get Covid. It’s not scientific but I think the protection of our recent boosters was helpful in that. We were out in restaurants, theatres, trams, and shops and we didn’t get it.

I put my trust in the medical establishment, not on conspiracy websites
Those of us who are CEV or in older groups get a flu jab yearly, aimed at the type of flu virus expected. They don’t always get it right but usually do. I last had flu over the millenium, as did many others as the vaccine wasn’t the right one. I’ve not had covid and would like that to continue

Iam64

Give it a rest Biscuitmuncher. We all know immunisations don’t necessarily stop us catching covid, but usually help prevent it being very serious

Not a very good vaccination though is it? I’d possible accept one or maybe two but needing five is taking the proverbial.

It seems to be the accepted narrative that the vaccine reduces the severity of the illness but how do we really know? All viruses become less virulent over time - it is part of their own survival mechanism. Killing their host isn’t actually a smart move for a virus.

Marydoll

I wondered when Biscuitmuncher would turn up, spouting her nonsense. She has been advised on numerous occasions that vaccinations do not prevent Covid, but do reduce the risk of dying.
Furthermore, she as been asked umpteen times in the past to provide scientific evidence to support her views, we are still waiting.
It has become rather tedious.

I wouldn't even engage with hard-line anti-vaxxers! Why? Because their opening 'argument' is nearly always one of sneering sarcasm; it reinforces their sense of being part of an adroit group which has - unlike the rest of us "sheeple" - discovered 'the truth', that 'truth' being a conspiracy between 'big pharma', the government and of course, mainstream media.

If you present hard, cold facts, the debate will shift to another 'belief' and you will end up feeling like you're wading through treacle! Especially if you've been persuaded to watch a couple of YouTube videos in order to "educate" yourself - videos made by earnest random individuals who no-one has ever heard of, and whose credentials in the field of immunology you will search for in vain, but who are nevertheless regarded as an authority.

It's really not worth the effort!

I wondered when Biscuitmuncher would turn up, spouting her nonsense. She has been advised on numerous occasions that vaccinations do not prevent Covid, but do reduce the risk of dying.
Furthermore, she as been asked umpteen times in the past to provide scientific evidence to support her views, we are still waiting.
It has become rather tedious.

Give it a rest Biscuitmuncher. We all know immunisations don’t necessarily stop us catching covid, but usually help prevent it being very serious

Biscuitmuncher

You've had 5 vaccinations and you still caught covid? Worked well didnt they

They don't promise to stop people catching Covid. The aim is to make the symptoms less severe.

You've had 5 vaccinations and you still caught covid? Worked well didnt they