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Dramatist wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:34 pm I love this message board even though I don't post much

Moat_Man wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:22 pm

Dramatist wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:34 pm I love this message board even though I don't post much

3009 posts. Not much. Lol.

Xmann wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:31 amI already feel so much better than I did when I was wheeled in here an hour ago.

Xmann wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:06 am Just admitted for Remdesivir treatment.

Xmann wrote:I'm back in the ER. I just absolutely could not breath at home, pretty scary actually. I suffered and tried but knew I couldn't make a stupid decision and continue to lay there.

Running the normal battery of tests and then the gameplan. But I already feel so much better than I did when I was wheeled in here an hour ago.

Xmann wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:31 am I'm back in the ER. I just absolutely could not breath at home, pretty scary actually. I suffered and tried but knew I couldn't make a stupid decision and continue to lay there.

Running the normal battery of tests and then the gameplan. But I already feel so much better than I did when I was wheeled in here an hour ago.

CBS8.com wrote:SAN DIEGO — COVID-19 cases are surging in San Diego and our hospitals are packed. So why is medication that could greatly help many people with COVID-19 sitting on pharmacy shelves across our county not being used?

When President Trump tested positive for COVID-19, his doctors immediately prescribed him a monoclonal antibody from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. The President’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani also got the drug, along with his friend, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Monoclonal antibodies made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lily have been so effective, they were granted emergency use authorization in November, but actually getting a dose here in San Diego can be ridiculously frustrating.

Adrienne Pierre discovered that the hard way after spending hours on the phone just trying to find the medicine here in our county. “Oh, easy, easy at least 50 calls and that's not counting the disconnects and how many times I was transferred.”

Adrienne's 86-year-old mom, Rosemary started feeling sick Christmas Eve. Four days later, her COVID-19 test came back positive, so Adrienne immediately started making calls to get her mom monoclonal antibodies. “No one knew anything and you're in what I call automated attendant hell.”

Adrienne finally decided to call Eli Lily directly and found out that Sharp had the drug in San Diego, but when her mom's doctor's nurse called, things didn't go well. “She just got a no, we don't have it. No, I don't know what you're talking about,” Adrienne said.

Adrienne then called Sharp herself and eventually found they did have the drug, but wouldn't give it to her mom because she's not a Sharp patient. Luckily, the drug was also at Alvarado Hospital and they agreed to take Rosemary right away.

The infusion takes an hour, plus another hour of observation after that. Adrienne thinks many hospitals are so swamped with extremely sick Coronavirus patients that they don't have the staff or space to deal with such a timely procedure. As a result, they don't offer it. And here's the catch, the drug has to be given within 10 days of the first symptoms or it won't work. “Of all the new cases, I wonder how many of those people could have been prevented as hospitalizations if they had only known this was a choice they could make,” Adrienne said.

This isn't just a San Diego problem. Across the country, only about 20% of the available monoclonal antibody doses are being given. Luckily, Rosemary got it and it seems to be working. Just a week later, she has no fever and her vital signs are good.

Adrienne detailed her experience on Facebook, hoping it will help others avoid the frustration she faced. She included a step-by-step guide that should cut hours off your search for a dose in our county. You can find that post here.

AWS260 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:24 pm I ask all OO members, as a show of solidarity with our colleagues, to pee in a jug tonight.

Xmann wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:57 pm Pretty eventful day for me.

I slept decent last night on 4L of oxygen. My sats were around 92% and I felt ok.

Once awake, I made a huge mistake. I needed to go to the restroom so I hoped up and walked the 5 feet to the restroom. I urinated and by the time I walked back to the bed, I was in very bad shape. I absolutely could not breath and I was fearing for my life. I mustered what felt like the last bit of oxygen left in my body and screamed for help. Respiratory was luckily right there and got me on a non rebreather almost immediately. I'm in the hospital that I use to work at, so I know a few people... Including this therapist. He broke protocol and gave me an aerolizing breathing treatment.

Got me to the point I could breath and I've been on high flow oxygen all day. I got my second dose of Remdesivir this afternoon and I tell you, I can tell the difference. I'm on 10L high flow, but I learned just how little reserve I have right now and that is practically zero. Never in my life have I not been too fatigued to even pick my head up. I literally struggle to look left or right.

Good news is my chest x-ray is stable, not better but not worse, I'll take it. My crp is slightly elevated and that's to be expected as well. WBC's are normal, coags are good, etc. Doc just feels it could be a longer haul for me and being oxygen dependent for a few weeks. I actually feel like I'm not laboring as much tonight as I was the past couple days. Regardless, my sweet ass is not getting out of this bed anytime soon.

I've been a RN for 14 years and this side of the bed is a whole different story compared to where I'm usually at.

Keep me in your thoughts guys. Gonna take me a bit to get a hold of this thing.

Xmann wrote:Had a bit rough spell last night. I was feeling really decent and actually fell asleep laughing to South Park.

I awoke from a dream where I wasn't sick and got disoriented. I jumped up because I was half asleep and it's set me back again.

Doctor already has seen me this morning. Going to give me convalescent plasma today and consult a pulmonologist. Labs and x-ray all stable.

Dramatist wrote:This is the beginning of day 5 home from the hospital. I’m feeling stronger every day but still no where near normal. I just took my last steroid so maybe I’ll begin sleeping a little better in a day or two. I’ve also been hungry all the time but suffering with some acid reflux that I never had before.

For 5 days before I went into the hospital I really couldn’t eat so hopefully I’m just catching up. My heart rate is still elevated somewhat too. I will get to see a primary care physician on Tuesday but he’s new to me so I’m not sure how it’s going to go and what lifestyle changes are in store.

A little about my state of health before Covid.

I’ve just turned 53. I’m 5”11 around 200 lbs. and I don’t eat super healthy. I didn’t take any daily medication but I had high cholesterol and apparently high blood pressure so I’m going to be taking meds for that from now on. I felt good for my age. I have a very active job working and managing inside a Home Depot where I walked over 10 miles a shift (unless we had meetings) and also going up and down ladders 20 times a day carrying product around. If I moved 100 ceiling fans I would be sore and take an Aleve to make the soreness go away. I’ve never smoked or had asthma or anything so I wasn’t expecting compilations from Covid. I have never been that sick.

Also I have A- blood type which I’ve heard might possibly make Covid worse than some other blood types but no idea on how accurate that information is.

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Roman wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:49 am One of my direct reports got it back in late November.

He had a 'bubble' of guys he trains with - MMA type stuff.

They added a new member to their bubble - he happened to be an ambulance paramedic...........

They trained on Monday/Tuesday.

The person I know had 2 friends over the Friday night for beer and pizza.

He woke up on Saturday with a fever - the fever did not break until late Tuesday after he was tested.

Test came back Wednesday. 1 more guy who he trained with also got it. They have since banned the paramedic.........

He called his 2 buddies who he was with on the Friday - advised them. They were both now sick and did not understand how?
One of them passed it to his elderly mother - they are both still on puffers for breathing issues.
The other guy passed it to his pregnant wife - all three are ok as of today.

My direct report acted selfishly by still training with his 'bubble'. He also contravened local restrictions by knowingly traveling to another jurisdiction where gyms were open.

edited - none above required hospitalization thankfully.

Roman wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:07 am I agree Fish. He also has an ederly mother and for some reason despite them being together 1-2 days before his fever she never got sick.
And he was the one who took this very seriously WAY back in Jan and Feb 2020 by buying tons of hand sanitizer and we all laughed.....

He's in Peel and travelled to Halton (Burlington) - total asshat.

3 weeks after his infection we were both in the office and I had my 1-1 with him and went to a large boardroom setting. He asked why?

I said he's like the hot girl at school who HAD an STD - I will be wearing protection for quite some time

FishPants wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:12 am

Roman wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:07 am I agree Fish. He also has an ederly mother and for some reason despite them being together 1-2 days before his fever she never got sick.
And he was the one who took this very seriously WAY back in Jan and Feb 2020 by buying tons of hand sanitizer and we all laughed.....

He's in Peel and travelled to Halton (Burlington) - total asshat.

3 weeks after his infection we were both in the office and I had my 1-1 with him and went to a large boardroom setting. He asked why?

I said he's like the hot girl at school who HAD an STD - I will be wearing protection for quite some time

Damn you guys are in the office? I haven't been in the office now for about a year straight, and everyone is mandated to work from home aside from like 150 people across the country (out of 4k). No WFH for you guys? Even if I was in the office, I'd be using Webex/Zoom to be doing a 1:1 with a COVID infection lol.

FishPants wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:12 am
Damn you guys are in the office? I haven't been in the office now for about a year straight, and everyone is mandated to work from home aside from like 150 people across the country (out of 4k). No WFH for you guys? Even if I was in the office, I'd be using Webex/Zoom to be doing a 1:1 with a COVID infection lol.

Xmann wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:57 pmNever in my life have I not been too fatigued to even pick my head up. I literally struggle to look left or right.