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I am thinking of getting…

I am thinking of getting snapchat just for this.

Sorry you missed the…

Sorry you missed the timeline. You must not have read all the posts. I have spelled it all out. Must be my fault. I feel like such a triggered response must be because I touched nerve based on your expert opinion on the topic. So what is your prognosis? Do you need volumetric capacity before and after? Do you need a copy of the CT scans? Do you want to go F#$K yourself?

How do you explain that…

How do you explain that based on not knowing her previous xrays showed nothing.

How do you explain that…

How do you explain that based on not knowing her previous xrays showed nothing.

I am sure it is easier to…

I am sure it is easier to get another job, haircut, shiny rock, vs a lost or injured loved one. Slippery slope arguments included. I guess it is based on a weighted scale of value.

I took her to the ER the day…

I took her to the ER the day after Christmas in 1998 because of her reaction to my extended family being chain smokers during the holidays for breathing treatments. We cannot express how elated we are that this is all she had to deal with. You cannot imagine how weird it is to type that.

She was so traumatised going into to this, and coming out of this, that she is suffering from PTSD. She is so afraid of getting it again. It was that bad. Her blood oxygen level was never low enough to go to ICU. She was sick on March 13th. Tested on March 19th, confirmed on March 27th (8 days later). Cleared by second test on April 20th. No Doctor visits in person from start to finish. Virtual visits and drive up Covid tests, x-rays, CT scans, and blood tests by appointment. Very stressful.

We will beat OSU before your…

We will beat OSU before your time has passed.

***Snif***Snif***

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Wendy, I felt a little sick…

Wendy, I felt a little sick the week before. When I get sick, I am wiped out. I sleep all the time. I didn't this time. No temp over 100. Just severe aches and chills. However, my wife acted like I usually do. Slept a ton, exhausted. Normally, as her normal mom superhero self with colds, she doesn't ever sleep. She was wiped out. So was my son. My daughter, meh, had a mild cough. Didn't make sense.

Thanks, that was deep.

Thanks, that was deep.

Yes and no. Our county in…

Yes and no. Our county in Michigan closed the case without a single visit or follow up because her major symptoms improved over the 14 days. Except her congestion and shortness of breath. No fever, no chronic chough. She was tested in Indiana and I work in the same county. We were cleared of quarantine in Michigan without testing. Indiana said we were under quarantine until all her symptoms were gone. "Can we get a re-test" No, not unless she is admitted to the hospital. After a few more weeks, her Dr.s ordered a new chest X-ray and an additional Covid test to see if it was post covid Pneumonia. Her test two weeks ago came back negative for Covid but her x-rays showed Pneumonia (fluid in the lungs).

They could not, according to the Dr.s, know how to treat the Pneumonia unless she was re-tested (Viral vs Bacterial, blah,blah,blah) so that is how they weasled the second test. My kids and I have never been tested and we are to assume we are recovered.

Long story short. It has been eight weeks or so, and her shortness of breath is no different than then.

Not related,not being…

Not related,not being anywhere near Columbus, but we have been to Cleveland Clinic before this happened as we are on the Indiana-Michigan border. Our circumstances for that visit were not the best, snafu on our local vs what they were expecting at CC. However, CC is regarded as one of the best in our area vs. Chicago, Indianapolis, and Ann Arbor depending on the situation. Everyone's mileage may vary. Driving distances of 4hrs for healthcare doesn't scare us.

You typed that whole thing…

You typed that whole thing based on different opinion? Seriously?

I don't disagree. I will…

I don't disagree. I will pick up a shovel to take care of the other.

My wife and I before this…

My wife and I before this had happened, just assumed it would kill her. We are playing with house money in our opinion. She has severe Asthma and has had bronchitis just last fall. She wen't to the Dr. because she thought she had it again. We have an appointment with her Dr.'s on Monday and may get lined up with a specialist. We live in a small town with limited medical expertise.

Yeah, sorry for our troubles…

Yeah, sorry for our troubles, but..F@#k yourself.

Also my wife and I have…

Also my wife and I have never smoked anything in our lives, but our parents were both chain smokers.

For context. I live in…

For context. I live in Berrien County Michigan on the border with Indiana. Fairly rural.

I am a Michigan fan, I have…

I am a Michigan fan, I have endured worse than you.

Nodules in this case…

Nodules in this case involves a mass of unknown origin. Internet MD says covid all the way to cancer. I will let the Dr.'s tell us.

Our Dr.'s suggested home…

Our Dr.'s suggested home care was better for her unless she was in distress. Safer environment than a hospital for the time we were infected. We had a blood oxygen measuring (pulse) device and a nebulizer for respiratory care due to her asthma. I also performed PT similar to CF patients to help clear her lungs.

Define whole world in…

Define whole world in relation to my post.

Appreciate it. Just tired of…

Appreciate it. Just tired of the noise.

Anyone else on here that has…

Anyone else on here that has struggled or lost someone. I am here for you.

They are almost done with…

They are almost done with their dispensary. It is right on Front Street when you head in from Niles. Right across the street from the Lakeland Health Clinic.

Ummmm.... That is what someone told me.

You shouldn't have been…

You shouldn't have been doing your best to stand behind an article you claimed you weren't standing behind.

The greatest villain is …

The greatest villain is ...ack ack guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Notice the article didn't…

Notice the article didn't source the State of Michigan's official statement? Did not source medical studies showing alleged positive results. Did not give an explanation on what the ban entailed and why. Did not cite specifics on why Charlie Kirk and Rudy Giuliani were making their claim. Did not cite justification for their claim. Did not cite what the evidence gives on either side of the position at hand.

The entire article reads as an opinion piece.

That is my issue. The article is garbage.

Yes, that was in the…

Yes, that was in the statement. The ban was on sympathetic treatment due to a shortage that could impact those that are in actual need. Hence the request for more, and to be part of a trial.

Also in the article: Conservatives, including Charlie Kirk and Rudy Giuliani, accused Whitmer of risking lives to oppose President Donald Trump. 

The very first paragraph of…

The very first paragraph of the article.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drew fire from some on the right after the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) sent a letter last week threatening "administrative action" against doctors who prescribed two experimental drugs that could potentially help coronavirus patients.

Did you read the other two links I had from the State of Michigan?

This article mis-reports…

This article mis-reports right leaning statements as facts.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/02/facebook-posts/chloroquine-not-banned-michigan-new-york-and-nevad/

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/Reminder_of_Appropriate_Prescribing_and_Dispensing_3-24-2020_684869_7.pdf

https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89505-523363--,00.html

Simple answer, I will wait…

Simple answer, I will wait until blind control studies identify verifiable treatment outside of what is referred to as sympathetic treatment anecdotal evidence.

Good thing you are an expert…

Good thing you are an expert. Otherwise I would say you are full of shit for cherry picking data.

Put your immediate family in…

Put your immediate family in a room with approx 80 other people. One will die, would you do it?

Two test in a row are if you…

Two test in a row are if you are to be tested.

If you will be tested to determine if you are still contagious, you can leave home after these three things have happened:

  • You no longer have a fever (without the use medicine that reduces fevers)
    AND
  • other symptoms have improved (for example, when your cough or shortness of breath have improved)
    AND
    you received two negative tests in a row, 24 hours apart. Your doctor will follow CDC guidelines.
https://www.cdc.gov…

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html

 

How to discontinue home isolation

  • People with COVID-19 who have stayed home (home isolated) can stop home isolation under the following conditions:
    • If you will not have a test to determine if you are still contagious, you can leave home after these three things have happened:
      • You have had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is three full days of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers)
        AND
      • other symptoms have improved (for example, when your cough or shortness of breath have improved)
        AND
      • at least 7 days have passed since your symptoms first appeared

My county's more restrictive 14 days + 3 supersedes these recommendations.

That is not as encouraging…

That is not as encouraging as you think it is.

We are presumed positive…

We are presumed positive since we share the household. No further testing before we are released to the wild is my concern.

If I only cared about negs…

If I only cared about negs right now.

I should get my third star…

I should get my third star in three days.

Berrien County says my two…

Berrien County says my two adult kids and I can end quarantine on Friday since we have been two weeks without symptoms. We take our temperature twice a day.

They will close my wife's case also because she is considered recovering, even though she is still taking albuterol treatments every 4 hours. She has had no fever since the weekend before her test. No retest for her. No test has ever been given to myself or my kids.

We are going to still social distance. My wife isn't going to leave the house until she doesn't need her treatments regardless.

I have been working from home at limited hours when I can.

 

I thought the same. My…

I thought the same. My county health department wants me to do 14 days +72 hrs of no symptoms. No test planned.

My wife, age 52, took off of…

My wife, age 52, took off of work 03/13/2020 because she felt sick because of protocol since she works in a small daycare enviornment.

Over the weekend she felt congested and thought she was getting Bronchitis. She almost gets this yearly, and had it in November. She has chronic asthma and that is common for her.

She had a virtual visit on 03/16/2020 with her Dr. and they ordered a chest xray. Xray was negative for Bronchitis and prescribed Predisone (Steroid) and to use her Albuterol nebulizer 4 times a day. We own a nebulizer due to her history and use it quite often.

On her follow up visit virtual visit on 03/19/2020, she told her Dr. that the Predisone and nebulizer didn't seem to help her,which it usually does. So they ordered the test.

She hasn't been out of the house except for the test since 03/13/2020.

Myself and my 2 adult kids had mild flu like symptoms during those 8 day waiting. We were told to be under quarantine on the on the day of her test in case the results came back positive.

03/27/2020 results came back positive, 8 days after the test. 100% community spread. We have no idea where it came from. I work for a small company. None of us travel more than 10 miles from our home for work. Berrien county Mi had no known cases, and St.Joseph county Indiana, where I work, confrimed 1 on 03/11/2020. My kids have been home from college since they were shut down earlier in the month.

No tests were ordered for me and my kids. We are presumed to have had it. Everybody except my wife is asymptomatic for over a week. My wife just need to use her nebulizer because she still is congested. She feels short of breath often, but feels better than she did over a week ago.

So far, Day 12 since her test. I don't know when we are going to be out of quarantine. As of now, no tests are planned for the future. We live in a rural area so that may explain it.

 

Wife's positive results came…

Wife's positive results came 8 days after her test. No testing ordered for me or my 2 adult kids home from college.

I have no doubt that all 4…

I have no doubt that all 4 of us are or were positive. All had "flu like symptoms" at the same time. She was tested because of history of Asthma and Bronchitis issues.The question on if we are counted as one or four by the county seems legit, assuming resources and action plans are based on real numbers.

Not sure how much I can…

Not sure how much I can trust the numbers.  My wife tested positive Friday from a test she was given the previous Thursday. My 2 adult college student children and I are also under quarantine. No testing for us is deemed needed since we are all under quarantine. The county health department checks in, along with her healthcare providers, via phone daily so far. So are we counted as one confirmed case or four?

My wife's work has been shut…

Edited my post and moved to the appropriate thread.

My wife's work has been shut down for two weeks. She hasn't been out of the house since.

This may be a little…

This may be a little disjointed.

My wife thought she had bronchitis again. Had it last November. She has a history of chronic asthma and is prone to getting respiratory infections. Xrays were negative and she was given the covid 19 test 8 days ago as a precaution. We have self isolated since then. Today the results came back positive. Our family of four is under home quarantine. No additional testing ordered for the family. Presumption is we all have it. If we need medical attention, we are to call first, otherwise stay isolated.

No urgent medical treatment needed for any of us at the time, other than wifes previously prescribed treatment. We already own a nebulizer and her treatment was as already showing positive affects before we received the results. Turns out, just a cold can be much more.

(SW Mich / NW In)

Wash your hands, stay home, Go Blue.

Sorry if this is disjointed…

Needed a laugh. Thanks

Crap I am old. At 11 I came…

Crap I am old. At 11 I came home close to "dark". We were often about 5 miles from home back when phones were rotary dial. Of course my kids couldn't ride their bikes down the same street I grew up on now with essentially the same amount of traffic 20 years later.