After I was diagnosed 5 days later my doc asked me to get a pulse oximeter. I got it on Wednesday night and my reading was 88. By Friday morning, right before my wife took me to the ER, my sats were at 65.
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COVID is weak
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Reefer is your best bet....edible form, preferably.
RIP in pieces @Sparty1045
My best friend had it and never even felt bad, lost taste and smell and that was it. The bad part, it's been 3 months and he still hasn't regained it. Too had I don't have that problem...Would probably help me knock off 20 pounds.
Thanks, fam
BigBucnNole
Elite
This is why I didn’t say a word when I had it.
Seriously though, as long as you don’t get a wet cough hacking up pink goop you should be fine. Shit for whatever reason strikes with a vengeance at night.
Go to bed as early as you can to be able and sleep through the night.
read my post above. Get your o2 level checked. It might just be in your head. Cranberries Zombie.... Its in your heaaaadddddd, in your heaaadddddd. lol.
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Had it over Christmas and it wasn’t that bad. Tired all the time for a week or two was the worst symptom to me. Smell and taste went away for a couple of weeks. Only thing lingering is that my shit doesn’t smell the same 4 months later. Not sure if it’s my sense of smell or my actual shit smell changed. Girlfriend said the same and she had it too at the same time. Weird as fuck. But that maybe a good thing because I could clear a room for a couple hours before Covid.
Update: I’m losing my voice and my chest is tight. Shit’s still weak.
BigBucnNole
Elite
Can you take a deep breath? Careful your throat may be swelling shut.
Still can so that’s good.
Go try to get some HCQ or Ivermectin and beat it down. There's no pride points on this thing, but better to use some sort of intervention to help you out IMO.
I will if it continues to get worse. I’m still good right now.
BigBucnNole
Elite
Just checking in. How’s the disease progressing?
@Sparty1045 ya dead mon?
I’m extremely fatigued. I’ve been in and out since 7 this morning. Voice is gone but I’m doing good overall. IMO I am kicking COVID’s ass.
At least load up on the vitamins and zinc. C and D specifically. I had three days of utter fatigue back in Feb 2020. Loaded up on the vit and zinc and started getting better the next day. SKOL!
Maybe you're just a pussy
Out of curiosity @Sparty1045 , do you typically wear a mask when you go out and about?
No, I hate masks. I caught it from someone I know.
BigBucnNole
Elite
Only pussies breath air amiright?
Update: This sucks but it’s still weak. I can’t wait to taste food again.
That would suck. I don’t know what I’d do if my shit stopped smelling like lilacs.
BigBucnNole
Elite
Hows your symptoms?
Throat is getting worse. Feels like it’s swelling. Lost my voice. Slight dry cough. Tired as hell. No runny nose.
BigBucnNole
Elite
Cough squeaking or whistling yet?
Yes, but it’s a dry cough like squeak/whistle. Is that bad?
BigBucnNole
Elite
That just means your lungs are inflamed. They are contracting and making a narrow pathway for air, hence the whistle noise. As long as it doesn't turn into the pink goop which is blood and phlegm mixed together, I'd sit tight. Really should get an oximeter.
Serious shit begins when folks breath dries up tot he point they cant get from the bed to the bathroom.
That sounds awful. I don’t really feel sick. Just fatigue, tight chest, and a dry cough.
BigBucnNole
Elite
You should know where you stand in the next 24 to 48 hours.
Coronavirus: how quickly do COVID-19 symptoms develop and how long do they last?
COVID-19 symptoms tend to last between 2-3 weeks in mild cases. You will start to notice symptoms around 5 days after being exposed to the virus.
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Day 6 let's most folks know if they are going to the hospital. Day 9 is when the goop develops. Ted Nugent got that I believe.
What’s your beat the streak at?
2. I keep losing when I get to 8.
BigBucnNole
Elite
Man, I’m really tired folks. This is some BS.
Wouldn’t be a bad idea to get the doc to prescribe a nebulizer and steroid for breathing treatments.
BigBucnNole
Elite
I was never tired when I had it.
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