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The fact that you have very mild symptoms, which most majority of the cases will be, should be viewed as a good thing, instead of fear and despite you've been v

by matz1 6y ago

The fact that you have very mild symptoms, which most majority of the cases will be, should be viewed as a good thing, instead of fear and despite you've been very strict about social distancing and still got infected shows that lockdown is not effective. Here something for comparison : "Shopping in Sweden during Coronavirus" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQat0vX-wjM&feature=emb_title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQat0vX-wjM&feature=emb_titl... Hardly any mask and businesses seems normal

arcticbull 6y ago
Indeed if op knew the symptoms would be mild for them in advance, this statement would sound pretty crazy as it could be equally applied to the flu. If I knew the symptoms would be mild for me I’d run out and get it instead of hiding inside for 6 months and have it over with. Question is who is around you that might have a harder go of it.
- ajmurmann 6y ago
  And we still don't seem to understand the long term damage that even mild COVID causes. I remember reading about people getting blood clots for instance
  - raducu 6y ago
    I did get d-dimers of 1.3 on my first test and 1.26 4 days later, so they got my anticoagulant shots in the hospital and aspirin at home, I initially did worry about that as well. The funny thing is the other patients had higher strength shots or for much longer -- and they had massive blood shot bruises on their arms/bellies and the nurses had to use some special cream, otherwise those bruises could clot and lead to stroke or heart attacks. So it was like, even the anti-cloting medicine was somehow trying to kill you in some perverse way.
- raducu 6y ago
  But that was my exact thought -- would I do it again? Day 7 of mild symptoms and my relatives starting to get sick one by one -- NO! Day 20 -- still no! For 2-4 weeks after my daughter's symptoms I'll stress about kawasaki signs in her. Perhaps I'll change my time later, but I don't see the risks worth the rewards.
  - arcticbull 6y ago
    There were 571 cases of COVID associated MIS-C in children as of July 2020. There’s so many zeroes in front of that percentage likelihood I don’t even know where to start. Worry about it if it happens haha. [1] Yes it could happen, but the likelihood of your child hurting themselves with something sharp and pointy in your house is several orders of magnitude higher. This is why I hate the way the media is reporting on these literal one-off symptoms as though everyone who catches Covid will certainly absolutely get them. Kawasaki is broadly associated with all sorts of viral infections. It’s super duper rare. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932e2-H.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932e2-H.pdf
raducu 6y ago
That is the thing -- mild symptoms is suuuuch a misleasing term -- sure, they were mild, but 20 days later and still tired, still caughing, stressing if that pain I feel is just a muscle tiree from caughing or I'm actually getting lung fibrosis? That never happened before; my wife was alone at home with out 2.5 year old daughter unable to get up from the floor. My daughter started having a fever 2 days after I returned from hospital, 12 days after I started having symptoms, wave 3 of stress and worry. I barely slept during this time. I saw and heard a lot of examples of how quickly things can turn south in the hospital. How do you dispose of the trash when you're quarantined in a flat? There's so much more than the symptoms that will screw with you for this disease.
- jacquesm 6y ago
  It took me six months to get anywhere near my normal energy levels. I too would say I had a 'mild' case, still I was out for about 3 weeks completely.
  - raducu 6y ago
    The first time I realised how wiped out I really was, was when I helped an older patient -- his bed was next to a curtainless window and I climbed up to improvise a curtain from a bedsheet -- I was panting for air. Up to that point it didn't register how tired I was, because I was just not doing anything physical.
    - jacquesm 6y ago
      I had a double pneumonia when I was 23 or so, that may have set me up for this one, I'll never know. But fortunately I knew to sleep on my belly to ensure my lungs don't drown, even so I had some pretty big dips in O2 saturation levels. After three weeks I was out and about but even the slightest exercise and I would be sweating like a pig and unable to take in enough air. Now it's as good as before, I've been super careful all summer and I hope to sit this one out without a re-infection. Hang in there, it will hopefully get better soon.

by matz1 6y ago

arcticbull 6y ago

Indeed if op knew the symptoms would be mild for them in advance, this statement would sound pretty crazy as it could be equally applied to the flu. If I knew the symptoms would be mild for me I’d run out and get it instead of hiding inside for 6 months and have it over with. Question is who is around you that might have a harder go of it.

ajmurmann 6y ago
And we still don't seem to understand the long term damage that even mild COVID causes. I remember reading about people getting blood clots for instance
- raducu 6y ago
  I did get d-dimers of 1.3 on my first test and 1.26 4 days later, so they got my anticoagulant shots in the hospital and aspirin at home, I initially did worry about that as well. The funny thing is the other patients had higher strength shots or for much longer -- and they had massive blood shot bruises on their arms/bellies and the nurses had to use some special cream, otherwise those bruises could clot and lead to stroke or heart attacks. So it was like, even the anti-cloting medicine was somehow trying to kill you in some perverse way.
raducu 6y ago
But that was my exact thought -- would I do it again? Day 7 of mild symptoms and my relatives starting to get sick one by one -- NO! Day 20 -- still no! For 2-4 weeks after my daughter's symptoms I'll stress about kawasaki signs in her. Perhaps I'll change my time later, but I don't see the risks worth the rewards.
- arcticbull 6y ago
  There were 571 cases of COVID associated MIS-C in children as of July 2020. There’s so many zeroes in front of that percentage likelihood I don’t even know where to start. Worry about it if it happens haha. [1] Yes it could happen, but the likelihood of your child hurting themselves with something sharp and pointy in your house is several orders of magnitude higher. This is why I hate the way the media is reporting on these literal one-off symptoms as though everyone who catches Covid will certainly absolutely get them. Kawasaki is broadly associated with all sorts of viral infections. It’s super duper rare. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932e2-H.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932e2-H.pdf

raducu 6y ago

That is the thing -- mild symptoms is suuuuch a misleasing term -- sure, they were mild, but 20 days later and still tired, still caughing, stressing if that pain I feel is just a muscle tiree from caughing or I'm actually getting lung fibrosis? That never happened before; my wife was alone at home with out 2.5 year old daughter unable to get up from the floor. My daughter started having a fever 2 days after I returned from hospital, 12 days after I started having symptoms, wave 3 of stress and worry. I barely slept during this time. I saw and heard a lot of examples of how quickly things can turn south in the hospital. How do you dispose of the trash when you're quarantined in a flat? There's so much more than the symptoms that will screw with you for this disease.

jacquesm 6y ago
It took me six months to get anywhere near my normal energy levels. I too would say I had a 'mild' case, still I was out for about 3 weeks completely.
- raducu 6y ago
  The first time I realised how wiped out I really was, was when I helped an older patient -- his bed was next to a curtainless window and I climbed up to improvise a curtain from a bedsheet -- I was panting for air. Up to that point it didn't register how tired I was, because I was just not doing anything physical.
  - jacquesm 6y ago
    I had a double pneumonia when I was 23 or so, that may have set me up for this one, I'll never know. But fortunately I knew to sleep on my belly to ensure my lungs don't drown, even so I had some pretty big dips in O2 saturation levels. After three weeks I was out and about but even the slightest exercise and I would be sweating like a pig and unable to take in enough air. Now it's as good as before, I've been super careful all summer and I hope to sit this one out without a re-infection. Hang in there, it will hopefully get better soon.