The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

Chicoro · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
I’ve been sick for 2 weeks and assumed I had the flu. I went to the emergency room on Thursday night gasping for air , and unable to speak. I was diagnosed Covid Pneumonia. I was lucky to be in good health. My oxygen level was 98 so as soon as they saw that they told me I would be going home. I was sent home with 2 antibiotics and a cough suppressant. I am so Grateful to be alive! Still very weak because I lost my appetite and 13lbs. I am so happy I went to the emergency. All the folk remedies - boiling orange rind , onions garlic etc will not work if you are this sick Feel free to ask questions. I will answer if I can.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am so glad that you are healing. The experience sounds frightening.

I have some questions, please:

After how many days after the onset of symptoms did you begin to have breathing problems?
Why did they give you antibiotics? Was it to prevent developing bacterial pneumonia?
There was no medicine or treatment for the virus, right?
At what point did you stop gasping for air? When you got to the ER?
Why were you not afraid to go back home? Did they give you oxygen before you went home?
What changed from the time you went to ER to the time they told you to go home? Were you still in the 'same' state? Were you still having breathing problems when you were sent back home?
What would you have done differently?
What do you think was the best decision you made, or action you took that helped save your life?

I think after this viral pandemic it will be important to have a thermometer and an apparatus to measure your blood oxygen level, as standard tools in the first aid kit.

Chicoro · Apr 13, 2020

King of Sorrow said:
He usually introduces them at the beginning of his briefings (you can find old ones on his YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/user/nygovcuomo)

From left to right: Former Cuomo aide and current President of Empire College Dr. Jim Malatras, state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, Cuomo, Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, and Budget Director Robert Mujica.

I've watched too many of these things. I'm beginning to also know the reporters' names.

....why does Jessie always get to ask a question? :giggle:

Thank you for this!

I turn on the briefings here in France as soon as they kick on. I hit that button that says to notify you when the live briefing will start. The live feed has never been turned on when he introduces everyone. They start when he has the yellow curves and slides up.

The briefings are always cut short on my side of the pond, even when I go back to the beginning after the live broadcast has ended. I have watched at least 8 to 10 briefings and have NEVER caught it from the very beginning where he introduces everyone up there with him. I think there is some technical issue happening between New York and France. Because of you, I got it now!

Thanks again.

dancinstallion · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
I’ve been sick for 2 weeks and assumed I had the flu. I went to the emergency room on Thursday night gasping for air , and unable to speak. I was diagnosed Covid Pneumonia. I was lucky to be in good health. My oxygen level was 98 so as soon as they saw that they told me I would be going home. I was sent home with 2 antibiotics and a cough suppressant. I am so Grateful to be alive! Still very weak because I lost my appetite and 13lbs. I am so happy I went to the emergency. All the folk remedies - boiling orange rind , onions garlic etc will not work if you are this sick Feel free to ask questions. I will answer if I can.

You will make a full recovery.

What were your early symptoms? Did you take any supplements?

King of Sorrow · Apr 13, 2020

Chicoro said:
....why does Jessie always get to ask a question?

Thank you for this!

I turn on the briefings here in France as soon as they kick on. I hit that button that says to notify you when the live briefing will start. The live feed has never been turned on when he introduces everyone. They start when he has the yellow curves and slides up.

The briefings are always cut short on my side of the pond, even when I go back to the beginning after the live broadcast has ended. I have watched at least 8 to 10 briefings and have NEVER caught it from the very beginning where he introduces everyone up there with him. I think there is some technical issue happening between New York and France. Because of you, I got it now!

Thanks again.

Yes! Jessie is obviously his favorite.

The feed usually kicks in for me when they walk into the room. I don't know what site you're watching it from but I always watch it from the governor.ny.gov website. The page usually refreshes 5-15 minutes before he comes on to display a button to watch it live. You can't rewind or pause on the site, though. I also prefer to watch it there, live, because when it's posted on his YouTube page they cut out the reporters' questions. The presentations are nice but the reporters help with getting him to clarify and expound on things.

nycutiepie · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
I’ve been sick for 2 weeks and assumed I had the flu. I went to the emergency room on Thursday night gasping for air , and unable to speak. I was diagnosed Covid Pneumonia. I was lucky to be in good health. My oxygen level was 98 so as soon as they saw that they told me I would be going home. I was sent home with 2 antibiotics and a cough suppressant. I am so Grateful to be alive! Still very weak because I lost my appetite and 13lbs. I am so happy I went to the emergency. All the folk remedies - boiling orange rind , onions garlic etc will not work if you are this sick Feel free to ask questions. I will answer if I can.

Thank God you made it through safely. I’m interested in the questions @Chicoro asked but also:
What state are you in and are you in an urban area?
Were you going out to work?
Did you quarantine before you started having symptoms and for how long?
Any idea where you think you contracted it?

I’m so happy to hear you beat this monster.

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

Chicoro said:
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am so glad that you are healing. The experience sounds frightening.

I have some questions, please:

After how many days after the onset of symptoms did you begin to have breathing problems?

Why did they give you antibiotics? Was it to prevent developing bacterial pneumonia?

There was no medicine or treatment for the virus, right?

At what point did you stop gasping for air? When you got to the ER?

Why were you not afraid to go back home? Did they give you oxygen before you went home?

What changed from the time you went to ER to the time they told you to go home? Were you still in the 'same' state? Were you still having breathing problems when you were sent back home?

What would you have done differently?

What do you think was the best decision you made, or action you took that helped save your life?

I think after this viral pandemic it will be important to have a thermometer and an apparatus to measure your blood oxygen level, as standard tools in the first aid kit.

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

Chicoro said:
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am so glad that you are healing. The experience sounds frightening.

I have some questions, please:

After how many days after the onset of symptoms did you begin to have breathing problems?

Why did they give you antibiotics? Was it to prevent developing bacterial pneumonia?

There was no medicine or treatment for the virus, right?

At what point did you stop gasping for air? When you got to the ER?

Why were you not afraid to go back home? Did they give you oxygen before you went home?

What changed from the time you went to ER to the time they told you to go home? Were you still in the 'same' state? Were you still having breathing problems when you were sent back home?

What would you have done differently?

What do you think was the best decision you made, or action you took that helped save your life?

I think after this viral pandemic it will be important to have a thermometer and an apparatus to measure your blood oxygen level, as standard tools in the first aid kit.

I was sick for One week with excruciating body pains, with pain like I’ve never had where I was just screaming. But I always have body aches when I have some kind of flu but this was just a lot more severe and I lost my appetite and sense of taste and smell.
then last week my symptoms changed. I developed a cough and by Thursday I couldn’t breathe properly and that’s when my son and husband took me to the emergency room

I think the antibiotics are to prevent a secondary infection.

I didn’t t need oxygen. Praise the Lord,! As soon as they realized that my oxygen levels were 98 they told me I was going to be Abe to home. It gets really dangerous when it falls below 90. I forgot what they gave me. I think maybe the cough suppressant pill helped me.

I wasn’t scared to go back home. I was receiving so many reassurances from the nurses and doctors that my oxygen levels were good. The antibiotics did not kick in until
Sunday night. That scared me, but family members who are doctors assured me that that would be the case They also gave me an EKG and chest X-rays.

the best decision was to go to the emergency room. I never developed a temperature. They checked my temperature like 6 times.

Chicoro said:
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am so glad that you are healing. The experience sounds frightening.

I have some questions, please:

After how many days after the onset of symptoms did you begin to have breathing problems?

Why did they give you antibiotics? Was it to prevent developing bacterial pneumonia?

There was no medicine or treatment for the virus, right?

At what point did you stop gasping for air? When you got to the ER?

Why were you not afraid to go back home? Did they give you oxygen before you went home?

What changed from the time you went to ER to the time they told you to go home? Were you still in the 'same' state? Were you still having breathing problems when you were sent back home?

What would you have done differently?

What do you think was the best decision you made, or action you took that helped save your life?

I think after this viral pandemic it will be important to have a thermometer and an apparatus to measure your blood oxygen level, as standard tools in the first aid kit.

. I felt like my bones were hurting.

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

nycutiepie said:
Thank God you made it through safely. I’m interested in the questions @Chicoro asked but also:
What state are you in and are you in an urban area?
Were you going out to work?
Did you quarantine before you started having symptoms and for how long?
Any idea where you think you contracted it?

I’m so happy to hear you beat this monster.

I live in Nassau County Long Island. In a house. I have been working from home. I did go to Target wearing a mask and gloves and proudly posted on my Instagram story that I was being safe. What a joke! That was the last time I went outside maybe 3 or 4 weeks ago.

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

dancinstallion said:
You will make a full recovery.

What were your early symptoms? Did you take any supplements?

My early symptoms were loss of taste and smell and appetite and the body aches. I only take a one a day vitamin and most days I forgot to take it.

Crackers Phinn · Apr 13, 2020

@shahala Glad that you're ok and thank you for sharing your story. Has anyone else in your home developed symptoms?

shahala said:
I live in Nassau County Long Island. In a house. I have been working from home. I did go to Target wearing a mask and gloves and proudly posted on my Instagram story that I was being safe. What a joke! That was the last time I went outside maybe 3 or 4 weeks ago.

If your symptoms started two weeks ago then that lines up with 14 days from your visit to Target. Maynnn, I gotta keep trying to not let the gloves and mask lull me into a false sense of safety.

yaya24 · Apr 13, 2020

Someone I know just posted this on her FB::

Long Post

But please read it all.
It’s important!

Loss of taste. Loss of smell. Chills for two days straight. Deep cough. Tight chest. Wake up: can’t breathe. Go to bed: can’t breathe. Walk the hallways at work: can’t breathe. Go to the bathroom: can’t breathe. My temperatures at work never went over 97.1.

Preexisting condition: Asthma.

After requesting a prescription, written by a MD for COVID-19 testing 2 times (March 27 & April 6, 2020) and being denied... After requesting COVID-19 testing 2 times(April 6, 2020 by 2 different doctors) and being denied... FINALLY on April 7, 2020 at 5:30pm I was tested for COVID-19.

On April 9, 2020 at 2:03pm, I got the call: I, tested POSITIVE FOR COVID-19! I was in SHOCK! My husband was in SHOCK. I was mad. He was mad. We are STILL mad. Did I pass COVID-19 to him? Our 8 month old puppy? My experience has been PURE HELL! I’m pissed both with my employer and my insurer. I will spare the details for now because William and I are figuring out our next steps and want to proceed methodically, cause there was negligence.

I will say this though: one doctor said to me “What will testing you do for you? We have limited testing; just presume you’re positive because your coworker was positive for COVID-19.” I’m not making this a black/white thing, because it’s not. However, being black I know how it feels to be seen as unimportant. To have my pain/health concerns overlooked, disregarded and dismissed is nothing new and I KNEW I HAD TO FIGHT FOR MY OWN LIFE! I was NOT going to stop until I was tested!

I contemplated even telling the masses. But here’s why I am telling all of you: THIS THING IS REAL! The symptoms are REAL. PLEASE STAY AT HOME! WEAR YOUR MASKS! STOP THE FAKE “SOCIAL DISTANCING” in the parking lots, church lots, school lots and even in your and other people’s homes! STAY IN THE HOUSE! PLEASE!

I understand we miss our friends and family believe me, you’re speaking of a woman who is used to going to her parents house EVERY other day after work. FaceTime is the BEST I can do because I cannot and WILL not put my family in harms way, especially my aging parents. It’s selfish and it’s very cruel.

I guess people don’t get it until they are fighting for their lives. Fighting to breathe. Fighting to even get tested. I literally went to cut strawberries on Wednesday and felt my face getting closer and closer to the ground!

Thank God William has been teleworking for the past month and was home. He had to run and get my nebulizer! All I could do was cry because I legit could not catch my breath!

I refuse to go to anyone’s ER or Urgent Care cause COVID-19 is loving it there. Just. STAY. HOME. PLEASE. Unless you’re an essential employee, just like me, and be safe. Wear your masks and protective gear.

I want to thank ALL of my friends, family, Will’s coworkers and my coworkers who have checked on me, sent care packages/groceries to our door step...William and I are forever grateful.

PS: William was tested on Friday and we are waiting his results.

With love,

Signed IOU

janaq2003 · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
Azithromycin. Dioxycycline. Benzonatate. I was told I had Covid pneumonia.

Goodness... poor thing! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

Crackers Phinn said:
@shahala Glad that you're ok and thank you for sharing your story. Has anyone else in your home developed symptoms?

We believe my son and husband had a mild version. Right. Now I’m tying or regain my appetite. I’m a girl who likes to eat so this is crazy to me not being able to eat. Lol

If your symptoms started two weeks ago then that lines up with 14 days from your visit to Target. Maynnn, I gotta keep trying to not let the gloves and mask lull me into a false sense of safety.

nycutiepie · Apr 13, 2020

Crackers Phinn said:
@shahala Glad that you're ok and thank you for sharing your story. Has anyone else in your home developed symptoms?

If your symptoms started two weeks ago then that lines up with 14 days from your visit to Target. Maynnn, I gotta keep trying to not let the gloves and mask lull me into a false sense of safety.

Me too. I actually went to Target today and the supermarket.

nycutiepie · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
I live in Nassau County Long Island. In a house. I have been working from home. I did go to Target wearing a mask and gloves and proudly posted on my Instagram story that I was being safe. What a joke! That was the last time I went outside maybe 3 or 4 weeks ago.

Thanks for giving the details.

Black Ambrosia · Apr 13, 2020

B_Phlyy said:
We have Walmart and Target and the both close at 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM. 2 weekends in a row I've went in between 7:15 - 7:30 PM. They still had stuff from that day and were also starting to restock for the next day. Both times I got groceries, TP, bleach, pet food and hygiene products.

Early morning runs always take a long time to get in and everything is already sold out when you get in.

I think I've all but abandoned hope for Costco. You just have to suck it up when you go because it's going to be a while.

The trick to getting in and out of Costco is to pick up a prescription. There'll be a line there too but it'll be a lot shorter. If I were able to find everything at Target or Walmart I probably wouldn't bother with Costco tbh. I haven't renewed my membership because I'm not prepared to stand in line to get inside or deal with the lines if I'm not picking up a prescription.

Layluh · Apr 13, 2020

@shahala praying for a speedy recovery!

B_Phlyy · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
I live in Nassau County Long Island. In a house. I have been working from home. I did go to Target wearing a mask and gloves and proudly posted on my Instagram story that I was being safe. What a joke! That was the last time I went outside maybe 3 or 4 weeks ago.

Do you remember what you purchased and how did you check out? Praying for a full recovery to your health and appetite.

vevster · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
I’ve been sick for 2 weeks and assumed I had the flu. I went to the emergency room on Thursday night gasping for air , and unable to speak. I was diagnosed Covid Pneumonia. I was lucky to be in good health. My oxygen level was 98 so as soon as they saw that they told me I would be going home. I was sent home with 2 antibiotics and a cough suppressant. I am so Grateful to be alive! Still very weak because I lost my appetite and 13lbs. I am so happy I went to the emergency. All the folk remedies - boiling orange rind , onions garlic etc will not work if you are this sick Feel free to ask questions. I will answer if I can.

So you had secondary infections hence the antibiotics, right? They didn’t give you anything for the virus. Your immune system fought the virus.

Everything Zen · Apr 13, 2020

^^^They don’t have an antiviral confirmed to fight this yet

TrulyBlessed · Apr 13, 2020

TrulyBlessed said:
This is not true.

He needs to take a U.S. Government class. He cares nothing about The Constitution.

:handslap:

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

B_Phlyy said:
Do you remember what you purchased and how did you check out? Praying for a full recovery to your health and appetite.

I bought 2 bags of ravioli which I haven’t even used as yet. I paid by self check out wearing my gloves.

meka72 · Apr 13, 2020

@shahala, wishing you a complete recovery. Thank you for sharing your experience.

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

vevster said:
So you had secondary infections hence the antibiotics, right? They didn’t give you anything for the virus. Your immune system fought the virus.

I don’t think I am cured as yet. The antibiotics will fight secondary infections from propping up. If I remember correctly. The people who really need treatment are those whose oxygen level has fallen below 90. Because my mine was 98 and my lungs strong I didn’t need. An oxygen treatment.

ThirdEyeBeauty · Apr 13, 2020

shahala said:
I bought 2 bags of ravioli which I haven’t even used as yet. I paid by self check out wearing my gloves.

Did doctors say how you may have contracted it or do you have any idea what may have happened?

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

meka72 said:
@shahala, wishing you a complete recovery. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thank you, I’m usually reserved but really felt compelled to share I know you would appreciate this Before I got sick I started using PTR Vitamin C and my skin was looking so smooth and glowy in the emergency room. Then When I did FaceTime calls with my friends and family everyone was telling me How great I looked without make up. I know it’s vain but I felt so good to hear that lol.

vevster · Apr 13, 2020

Everything Zen said:
^^^They don’t have an antiviral confirmed to fight this yet

I’m just confirming what she told us.

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

ThirdEyeBeauty said:
Did doctors say how you may have contracted it or do you have any idea what may have happened?

My doctor said that I’m in NY and my chances of catching it increased whenever I went outside. I don’t know if she was joking because she was trying keep my spirits up with a few jokes.

shahala · Apr 13, 2020

Layluh said:
@shahala praying for a speedy recovery![/QUOTE

Thank you so much!

HappyAtLast · Apr 13, 2020

Can you share which YouTubers you're watching for this?

cece22 said:
You're right it is a fact!!! I'm not knocking relying less on meat products and consuming healthier options. The problem is being forced to do that would cause supply/demand issues. Beyond human control.

I always knew if everybody adopted a healthy organic lifestyle it wouldn't be enough food to go around. Plus healthier options can be expensive, many can shop around and find lower priced options. But due to change in supply/demand these food items will no longer be affordable for the poor. But the reality of fresh organic produce/grains being the main food source for human is unrealistic on a worldwide scale. Especially in countries with drought.

I despise the way this country treats farmers. We can't live without food yet farmers are an afterthought. The rich decision makers of this world are pushing us into a depression era. I've been watching depression era cooking videos recently before this all started. Go figure

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