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Post by busymom on Mar 15, 2020 20:46:57 GMT -5
I feel like there should be ice cream trucks going down the streets spot testing or something... I had to eat up a whole lot of Edy's Double Fudge Brownie ice cream for dinner to make room in my freezer. Damn you, coronavirus. Damn you. LOL! I was worried I'd have to give that up moving "down South". I was thrilled to find that flavor of Edy's at the local grocery store.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 20:51:46 GMT -5
GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl thanks for bringing this up. "...have high blood pressure for which I take Ace Inhibitors for -- the Ace Inhibitors are apparently a risk factor for the virus)". I also am being treated for high blood pressure but take a beta blocker (Metoprolol) and Irbesartan (an ARB). So I researched hypertension drugs and COVID-19. I think I read something saying the total opposite in a post weltschmerz made somewhere. I can’t remember which thread though. I tagged her, so maybe she will chime in (and correct me if I’m wrong). This is all such a mess and so much confusion and misinformation floating around.
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Post by laterbloomer on Mar 15, 2020 21:06:56 GMT -5
What I read was you can't treat the virus but you can treat the symptoms. Cough syrup, throat lozenges, alternate tylenol and aspirin and drink lots of warm fluids. I have lots of tylenol in the house and a drug store around the corner. I will only pick up the other stuff if someone in the house gets sick. There are 4 adults here so whoever's still standing goes to the drug store. We have enough food for an easy month so we are prepared not to go out of the house for that long if required.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Mar 15, 2020 21:07:32 GMT -5
@pinkcshmere I had also read opposite views before finding that piece, so who knows what to believe.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 15, 2020 22:09:02 GMT -5
GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl thanks for bringing this up. "...have high blood pressure for which I take Ace Inhibitors for -- the Ace Inhibitors are apparently a risk factor for the virus)". I also am being treated for high blood pressure but take a beta blocker (Metoprolol) and Irbesartan (an ARB). So I researched hypertension drugs and COVID-19. I think I read something saying the total opposite in a post weltschmerz made somewhere. I can’t remember which thread though. I tagged her, so maybe she will chime in (and correct me if I’m wrong). This is all such a mess and so much confusion and misinformation floating around. What? I don't think that was me.
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Post by oped on Mar 15, 2020 22:29:49 GMT -5
I think both threads said it was a potential negative. There is a Lancet letter proposing that it might be, however there is no study. All the info used to propose the hypothesis was from one country and no information either on treatment protocols, or comparing statistics to non severe groups were included... and several doctors suggested that actual theoretical projections would support the opposite... so, no real data either way at this point it seems. Talk to your doctor is probably the best advice.
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Post by oped on Mar 15, 2020 22:32:34 GMT -5
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Post by CCL on Mar 15, 2020 22:48:54 GMT -5
I am half assed prepared to go into isolation. I am in a currently low risk area. I am planning on preparing the other half of my ass today. I am defrosting the freezer and will go to the store when it is ready to be topped off. I plan on getting powdered milk and am still thinking through what else makes sense for a long term lock down. But to your point. I was also thinking this morning what I should do to help my wife care for a sick me or me a sick her if not bad enough/able to be hospitallized. What might we be able to keep down? Etc. All processing and would appreciate ideas. I don't believe vomiting is a symptom of the virus, but I could be wrong. What I heard is that it is, essentially, a viral pneumonia. But, for upset stomaches, flat ginger ale or Coke, saltines, the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, plain toast. For pneumonia, broth, soups, tea with lemon or honey, water for hydration, jello, popsicles, fruit purees, etc.
What is that going to do for pneumonia? I've had it a few times and that wouldn't have helped me. The only things that helped were antibiotics and hospital stays.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Mar 15, 2020 22:56:10 GMT -5
I don't believe vomiting is a symptom of the virus, but I could be wrong. What I heard is that it is, essentially, a viral pneumonia. But, for upset stomaches, flat ginger ale or Coke, saltines, the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, plain toast. For pneumonia, broth, soups, tea with lemon or honey, water for hydration, jello, popsicles, fruit purees, etc.
What is that going to do for pneumonia? I've had it a few times and that wouldn't have helped me. The only things that helped were antibiotics and hospital stays. He was asking about *foods* he could pick up if he or his wife developed pneumonia, not about treatments. Having had it myself, I found staying hydrated to be a challenge so I recommended foods with high liquid content,
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 23:29:01 GMT -5
Thank you. I knew I’d read that somewhere around here. My apologies weltschmerz for my error concerning who’d posted it.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 15, 2020 23:47:56 GMT -5
Thank you. I knew I’d read that somewhere around here. My apologies weltschmerz for my error concerning who’d posted it. I posted about NSAIDs (Ibuprofen) and Covid19, not about ACE inhibitors and hypertension. No worries.
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 16, 2020 7:43:50 GMT -5
I am half assed prepared to go into isolation. I am in a currently low risk area. I am planning on preparing the other half of my ass today. I am defrosting the freezer and will go to the store when it is ready to be topped off. I plan on getting powdered milk and am still thinking through what else makes sense for a long term lock down. But to your point. I was also thinking this morning what I should do to help my wife care for a sick me or me a sick her if not bad enough/able to be hospitallized. What might we be able to keep down? Etc. All processing and would appreciate ideas. Soups are always good. Most people can tolerate broth, applesauce, puddings, etc. This is a respiratory virus, not a GI virus, so gut issues shouldn't be a major issue. Do have Tylenol available to reduce fever and wash the hell out of your hands! Here's hoping the virus will simply pass you by.
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 16, 2020 8:32:55 GMT -5
So I know most have prepared their best to not get the virus. Im curious for the amount of people who are ready to catch it. For example, Im a first responder and will be working no matter how bad this gets. I have prepared to prevent it, but also had to realistically prepare for if and when I get it. What's your take? Have you been fitted for and assigned an N95 (or above) mask? I'm doing some PRN work for our local free clinic but I have a fitted N95 mask so feel pretty well protected. You might want to check with your administration to see if such masks are available or soon to be available.
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Post by pulmonarymd on Mar 16, 2020 10:43:01 GMT -5
I am half assed prepared to go into isolation. I am in a currently low risk area. I am planning on preparing the other half of my ass today. I am defrosting the freezer and will go to the store when it is ready to be topped off. I plan on getting powdered milk and am still thinking through what else makes sense for a long term lock down. But to your point. I was also thinking this morning what I should do to help my wife care for a sick me or me a sick her if not bad enough/able to be hospitallized. What might we be able to keep down? Etc. All processing and would appreciate ideas. Soups are always good. Most people can tolerate broth, applesauce, puddings, etc. This is a respiratory virus, not a GI virus, so gut issues shouldn't be a major issue. Do have Tylenol available to reduce fever and wash the hell out of your hands! Here's hoping the virus will simply pass you by. There was a study published in CHEST about 20 years ago that showed that grandma’s chicken soup helped a cold
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2020 10:51:06 GMT -5
pulmonarymd My gramma prescribed canned Campbell's chicken noodle soup and ginger ale. No substitutes Never mind making her own. Campbell's. My mother insisted on it, too, because she couldn't cook to save her life. I fed it to my kids. My DD gives it to hers. Campbell's. No substitutes.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 16, 2020 12:46:27 GMT -5
pulmonarymd My gramma prescribed canned Campbell's chicken noodle soup and ginger ale. No substitutes Never mind making her own. Campbell's. My mother insisted on it, too, because she couldn't cook to save her life. I fed it to my kids. My DD gives it to hers. Campbell's. No substitutes. Campbell's? I always make my own. I got the recipe from my Jewish grandmother-in-law. It's the bomb! It's loaded with garlic, vegetables and herbs. Campbell's is a weak and watery substitute.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2020 13:09:57 GMT -5
pulmonarymd My gramma prescribed canned Campbell's chicken noodle soup and ginger ale. No substitutes Never mind making her own. Campbell's. My mother insisted on it, too, because she couldn't cook to save her life. I fed it to my kids. My DD gives it to hers. Campbell's. No substitutes. Campbell's? I always make my own. I got the recipe from my Jewish grandmother-in-law. It's the bomb! It's loaded with garlic, vegetables and herbs. Campbell's is a weak and watery substitute. Welts, we've been YM friends for many a year (well, with the exception of my years' long hiatus), and you know I love you. But there's only one word for you. You are a heretic. I don't even know if we can be cyberpals anymore. You have cast aspersions upon my gramma and her medical knowledge. Like you, she was a nurse. Never mind she was an OB nurse. You have also cast aspersions upon the medical expertise of Whatsisname, The Father of My Children. Never mind he's a psychologist. Fie upon you. I just know that Campbell's canned chicken noodle soup is prescribed by medical experts far and wide. I just know it. I bet even Wikipedia says so. Google. MedMD. Mayo and Cleveland Clinics, and Whatsisname, The Father of My Children. The only way to convince me that it's not the mostly widely accepted cure-all would be if trump endorsed it. That would ring the death knell.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Mar 16, 2020 13:41:23 GMT -5
Ok coworker had fever last week.
Just found out she was exposed to someone the previous week later tested positive for covid.
And work made us come in today. And not telling people about this potential contact.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Mar 16, 2020 13:47:42 GMT -5
Soups are always good. Most people can tolerate broth, applesauce, puddings, etc. This is a respiratory virus, not a GI virus, so gut issues shouldn't be a major issue. Do have Tylenol available to reduce fever and wash the hell out of your hands! Here's hoping the virus will simply pass you by. There was a study published in CHEST about 20 years ago that showed that grandma’s chicken soup helped a cold Does grandma use garlic? Onion? Love Wondering what the supposed mechanism is.
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Post by pulmonarymd on Mar 16, 2020 14:01:01 GMT -5
There was a study published in CHEST about 20 years ago that showed that grandma’s chicken soup helped a cold Does grandma use garlic? Onion? Love Wondering what the supposed mechanism is. Likely has some anti-inflammatory properties along with helping to mobilize mucus. Also homemade soup is tasty, and feels like love, so there is likely a placebo effect
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 16, 2020 14:02:10 GMT -5
As an impatient person, I am almost ready to get it, pray it is mild and then recover and be immune.
That said, my hands are raw from washing them so much. So, I'm not sure I am committed to the plan of getting it over with.
I also think the real danger time will be Octoberish. These things are worse in the fall, and everyone will be weary and bored of talking, and preventing and preparing, etc.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 16, 2020 14:02:58 GMT -5
There was a study published in CHEST about 20 years ago that showed that grandma’s chicken soup helped a cold Does grandma use garlic? Onion? Love [img src="https://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/ymamsmiles/tongue2.png" alt=" " src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png" class="smile"] Wondering what the supposed mechanism is.Garlic Can Boost Immune Function Garlic contains compounds that help the immune system fight germs. Whole garlic contains a compound called alliin. When garlic is crushed or chewed, this compound turns into allicin (with a c), the main active ingredient in garlic (7Trusted Source). Allicin contains sulfur, which gives garlic its distinctive smell and taste (8). However, allicin is unstable, so it quickly converts to other sulphur-containing compounds thought to give garlic its medicinal properties (5Trusted Source). These compounds have been shown to boost the disease-fighting response of some types of white blood cells in the body when they encounter viruses, such as the viruses that cause the common cold or flu www.healthline.com/nutrition/garlic-fights-colds-and-flu#section1
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Mar 16, 2020 14:04:33 GMT -5
I know that Why I asked. So what is grandma delivering aside from alliums?
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Mar 16, 2020 15:46:08 GMT -5
ok - so work is not telling anyone about the confirmed covid contact of the sick coworker. What the actual fuck?
they weren't even going to say that anyone was sick. now they are just saying - some people have symptoms - see a doctor if you feel you need to..
Without mentioning sick coworker was with a confirmed case the week prior to symptoms??
I'm so disgusted!
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Mar 16, 2020 16:03:11 GMT -5
ok - so work is not telling anyone about the confirmed covid contact of the sick coworker. What the actual fuck? they weren't even going to say that anyone was sick. now they are just saying - some people have symptoms - see a doctor if you feel you need to.. Without mentioning sick coworker was with a confirmed case the week prior to symptoms?? I'm so disgusted! I have a similar situation at work. Top level person and family were on a family vacation a couple of weeks ago. One of their children developed “pneumonia” upon their return home but they insisted it was just pneumonia. Now a second child is sick but with a positive Covid-19 test. We are still open, serving customers, and that top level person and other family members who were on the trip have been working since the trip. I get that procedures and information have only recently been developed, but still, do the right thing and disclose the exposure and close!!! 😡
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 16, 2020 16:10:19 GMT -5
Omg--what is wrong with people? There should be criminal charges for such irresponsibility.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 16, 2020 16:41:36 GMT -5
ok - so work is not telling anyone about the confirmed covid contact of the sick coworker. What the actual fuck? they weren't even going to say that anyone was sick. now they are just saying - some people have symptoms - see a doctor if you feel you need to.. Without mentioning sick coworker was with a confirmed case the week prior to symptoms?? I'm so disgusted! HIPAA laws may prevent them from identifying who was sick.
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Post by pulmonarymd on Mar 16, 2020 17:08:24 GMT -5
ok - so work is not telling anyone about the confirmed covid contact of the sick coworker. What the actual fuck? they weren't even going to say that anyone was sick. now they are just saying - some people have symptoms - see a doctor if you feel you need to.. Without mentioning sick coworker was with a confirmed case the week prior to symptoms?? I'm so disgusted! Welcome to my world. People do not do the right thing, nor do they tell the truth. They also think we overreact, and when they get away with what they are doing, they think we don’t know what we are talking about
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Post by TheOtherMe on Mar 16, 2020 17:44:16 GMT -5
Welcome to my world. People do not do the right thing, nor do they tell the truth. They also think we overreact, and when they get away with what they are doing, they think we don’t know what we are talking about Happens right here, correct?
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Post by pulmonarymd on Mar 16, 2020 17:46:09 GMT -5
Welcome to my world. People do not do the right thing, nor do they tell the truth. They also think we overreact, and when they get away with what they are doing, they think we don’t know what we are talking about Happens right here, correct? Yes
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