OT: COVID-19 Among BYers

[JordyG]

had the same experience as you, at roughly the same time. I coughed so hard that I pulled a muscle in my side / back and It made it excruciating to cough. Told my if at the time that whatever I had was a game changer. But.... I got a flu test and tested positive for flu A. I think the strain this year was a killer.

This country needs that serological test that determines if you have the antibodies, and it needed it yesterday. That way people who are immune and non-infectious can freely move about and/or go back to work. I will gladly attend the NY's first COVID-19 immunity party.

 

[UConnCat]

I'm a RN at a major university hospital. I work on a hematology/oncology unit, including stem cell transplant patients and chemo patients who have no immune system. I had to swab a patient at 6 pm after spending my entire shift in his room with a surgical mask. Fortunately he was negative. I know how I felt that night; I can imagine how ER and ICU nurses feel after every shift.

 

[oldude]

I live in NY. Gov Cuomo’s daily news conference is must see tv. Today he announced that Oregon has lent NY 140 desperately needed ventilators, which NY expects to return several times over, if and when cases surge in Oregon. It’s impossible to overstate how grateful I and the people of NY feel towards Gov Kate Brown and the folks in Oregon.

With all do respect to Dawn and the folks in SC, I hereby declare the Oregon Ducks WBB National Champions.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I think what this virus has done to your peripatetic tendencies must be equally as painful.

Here's a song out of your native Brooklyn.




Hopefully, there will be travel opportunities on the other side. I'm saving money!

 

[JordyG]

I live in NY. Gov Cuomo’s daily news conference is must see tv. Today he announced that Oregon has lent NY 140 desperately needed ventilators, which NY expects to return several times over, if and when cases surge in Oregon. It’s impossible to overstate how grateful I and the people of NY feel towards Gov Kate Brown and the folks in Oregon.

With all do respect to Dawn and the folks in SC, I hereby declare the Oregon Ducks WBB National Champions.

Seconded. It's sad though that it took so much death and privation to make Gov. Cuomo a media star.

 

[Topdawg]

So you can't taste food or smell things now? Was it hard to breathe like they are saying on TV? Apparently the virus can turn your lungs into what looks like broken glass on an X-ray and cause permanent lung damage.

Neither of us had breathing difficulties of significance. Some people wind up in the hospital and need respirators so the situation needs to be monitored closely. Sense of smell and taste are back now.

 

[Topdawg]

This country needs that serological test that determines if you have the antibodies, and it needed it yesterday. That way people who are immune and non-infectious can freely move about and/or go back to work. I will gladly attend the NY's first COVID-19 immunity party.

I am waiting for such a test to be easily accessed. If we have immunity, we can get out and help others. The parties would be great too!

 

[Jingo]

For those that routinely experience seasonal sinus/respiratory ailments here’s something you may want to consider. I am one of those people who seemed to fight sinus congestion/upper respiratory infection every winter until, amazingly, this winter.

This past summer I finally went to see an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist. He basically told me my sinuses were constricted, the result of two broken noses I suffered during my rough & rowdy days along with summertime allergies. He put me on a daily dose of Clariton and a nasal spray for the rest of my life. I can’t believe the difference it’s made. It’s like I can breathe again after years of just living with the alternative.

Can you tell me what nasal spray he prescribed? .. I'd like to try it...

 

[oldude]

Can you tell me what nasal spray he prescribed? .. I'd like to try it...

Azelastine HCI Nasal Spray. You’ll need a prescription from your doctor.

 

[Kaizen]

Federal government will pay for COVID-19 treatment for uninsured, HHS secretary says

WASHINGTON -- The federal government will use a portion of funds provided by Congressional relief acts to cover coronavirus testing and treatment for the uninsured, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said Friday.

Federal government will pay for COVID-19 treatment for uninsured, HHS secretary says

Funding from the CARES Act will cover coronavirus treatment for the uninsured, Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar said Friday.

abc11.com

 

[Jingo]

Azelastine HCI Nasal Spray. You’ll need a prescription from your doctor.

Thanks!