Well, the rona got me

[madhatter1]

Back in September got the rona. Not so bad. Like a cold with 2 days of fever chills. Lost sense of smell but not taste although sense of smell affects the way a lot of things taste. No biggie, I'll endure and wait it out.

Well crap. Part of smell coming back is a lot of weird smells that are all wrong. I'll spare the details but at this point the only thing I can get down is a vanilla shake. Wife cooks dinner and the whole house smells vile. Got the ozone machine running on the boat because the way this is going downhill so fast I may need to camp out there away from everyday smells.

I used to think gout was the worst thing to happen to me but right now.... maybe not. It's that bad.

[Boatsb]

Ouch. That's not a good story but at least your on the mend.

Get well soon.

[spartonboat1]

Premise- Admiral and I got the two shot COVID vaccine in March, 2021. Good forever, per Fauci. OBTW, he ran the HIV outbreak in Calif in 1985. Said there would be vaccines for sure "any time"; About 30 years and counting for the vaccines.

Sooo, I got the COVID, just after Xgvg. My Grandson had it, so got it from him, no doubt. Admiral got it too eventually, but not too badly.

My progression was:
Tues PM- take it off, then will feel better (sure!)
Wed all day- major sniffles irritates throat and that causes coughing; took meds to knock all that down.
Note: No lung issues: good O2 levels (95%), good BP 118/72, temp = 98.5
Wed - I ran an Abbott Lab test and it was positive for COVID; well there you go;
Thurs- starting to subside. Felt better and better, so much so that stayed up until 5am, Friday.
Fri: 5:30am, all better, no symptoms! COVID test is "clear", aka negatory!

Issue: I was whipped- takes the energy out of you. Worse yet, your sleep cycle is all screwed- that issue is documented.

As I write, totally good since before Xmas.

So in the family, Gson and Gdaughter got it, then Admiral I did. Son-maybe had it bad in Oct; who knows.

Sister in law and many relatives had it.

Good friend and his brother got it. Sorry to say that the brother had outstanding brochial issues- he did die from it, but his brother had mild symptoms

So latest reports published are: you want to get the Omicron, get all your shots, plus the Booster. Got to be a Country-Western song in there somewhere.

The SECofDEF, had all the shots possible- don't want a Discharge you know. Whoops, he has it!

Finally, I have been saying for over a year, that these cheapo masks are useless. Run the numbers backwards from Avogadro's Number (a human breath contains 1/6th Avogadro's Number of Molecules, which is still a huge number.) and its painful how a massive number of molecules get through the cheap masks with every breath, obviously including COVID molecules, if you are infected. So what does the CDC now say: Only the Surgical Grade N95 masks are any good!!! You don't say.

Gotta Stop...

[Sadey]

Right there with you guys. Wife, boomerang son and I got the Rona all within a few days. Spent New Year’s Eve isolated. It wasn’t all that bad, our next-door neighbors (parents) delivered all of the seafood and goodies to our doorstep knocked and left. Even better than room service because we didn’t have to tip! As far as the Rona goes it’s not even as bad as the flu. Felt almost 100% on day four. Maybe just some mild fatigue after some exertion. Here’s the kicker. Son and I are fully vaxed. Wife is not, we all had identical symptoms and severity levels. YMMV

[rsmith]

Understand that that N95 is only 95% efficient. And all these devices are rated by NIOSH who was charged with mine safety. Not biological.

Premise- Admiral and I got the two shot COVID vaccine in March, 2021. Good forever, per Fauci. OBTW, he ran the HIV outbreak in Calif in 1985. Said there would be vaccines for sure "any time"; About 30 years and counting for the vaccines.

Sooo, I got the COVID, just after Xgvg. My Grandson had it, so got it from him, no doubt. Admiral got it too eventually, but not too badly.

My progression was:
Tues PM- take it off, then will feel better (sure!)
Wed all day- major sniffles irritates throat and that causes coughing; took meds to knock all that down.
Note: No lung issues: good O2 levels (95%), good BP 118/72, temp = 98.5
Wed - I ran an Abbott Lab test and it was positive for COVID; well there you go;
Thurs- starting to subside. Felt better and better, so much so that stayed up until 5am, Friday.
Fri: 5:30am, all better, no symptoms! COVID test is "clear", aka negatory!

Issue: I was whipped- takes the energy out of you. Worse yet, your sleep cycle is all screwed- that issue is documented.

As I write, totally good since before Xmas.

So in the family, Gson and Gdaughter got it, then Admiral I did. Son-maybe had it bad in Oct; who knows.

Sister in law and many relatives had it.

Good friend and his brother got it. Sorry to say that the brother had outstanding brochial issues- he did die from it, but his brother had mild symptoms

So latest reports published are: you want to get the Omicron, get all your shots, plus the Booster. Got to be a Country-Western song in there somewhere.

The SECofDEF, had all the shots possible- don't want a Discharge you know. Whoops, he has it!

Finally, I have been saying for over a year, that these cheapo masks are useless. Run the numbers backwards from Avogadro's Number (a human breath contains 1/6th Avogadro's Number of Molecules, which is still a huge number.) and its painful how a massive number of molecules get through the cheap masks with every breath, obviously including COVID molecules, if you are infected. So what does the CDC now say: Only the Surgical Grade N95 masks are any good!!! You don't say.

Gotta Stop...

[edward]

N95 mask offer some protection.The mask tests are tested on test dummies , with a perfect fit ! A 3% leakage/ gap on the fit will reduce effectiveness by 50 %

[madhatter1]

The one going around now is the one you want to get for getting over it. My son just had it for a couple days. Tested positive but was just like a cold and now gone.

I had it over three months ago and now feeling worst effect. But finding foods I can eat. Like a cold cut sammich!

[spartonboat1]

N95 mask offer some protection.The mask tests are tested on test dummies , with a perfect fit ! A 3% leakage/ gap on the fit will reduce effectiveness by 50 %

By no means am I making the case for the N95. I am only reinforcing my own analysis as to how useless all these cloth masks are.

Furthermore, I have been going to the various Fed "Health" web sites for background data: NIH, CDC, CMS, you name it. Yes, lots of "data", but much data has been and is being withheld. E.g., my "biggie", what percent of each human breath contains COVID Virus molecules, provided that person is infected. Nada. No info. So even if the best mask is used, it is not possible to infer how many infectious molecules are exhaled with each breath!

Frankly, there must be an immunologist or so on this site, who could make the case that one infected person, N95 masked, can infect a large (whatever that is) number of people.

Final aspect of this rant: there will be over $5Bn of billings for future therapeutics, recently developed, at $530 per "set". Vs the several known existing therapeutics at $5-$7 each. I would say that the "Lobbiests" for big pharma, all on "K" street in WDC, have been very active persuading the Feds, to choose the high cost responses/approaches. But then, that is what they are paid to do ($1-2M/annum at least). I do not begrudge them, but I would have hoped the Feds would have been more circumspect.

Ah choo. Oh, sorry dust sneeze...

[Jammin']

Lost sense of smell but not taste although sense of smell affects the way a lot of things taste.

My daughter had a mild case in July 2020 and she's still struggling with taste and smell. She says it's coming back somewhat, but it's different. Basically, she's getting used to it. Vaxxed and boosted and she had it again last month, but very mild.

[madhatter1]

Had some good days and not so good days. Today is a really bad day. All food anywhere near me smells disgusting. Can't go anywhere near downwind of a restaurant exhaust fan.

On the other hand I am finally losing some weight! At this rate I'll be rockin a new beach body in time for summer.