I have Covid

[CF DolFan]

Godspeed, CF.   I’m worried about you and yours. 

This is a tough time.  Florida seems to be experiencing an explosion in cases right when the vaccine is rolling out.  It’s a race against time.

Thank you Dave!

[fyo]

That is pretty much irrelevant.  Masks offer the wearer only minimal protection against being infected by others.  There true value is in preventing the infected wearer from spreading it to others.  CF wearing a mask on moving day would have done little to prevent him from catching covid.  His daughter wearing a mask on moving day would have done plenty.  And because none of us know if we are infected we must ALL wear a mask to protect others.

Not wearing a mask is not a personal choice in which you only endanger yourself like riding a motorcycle without a helmet or not wearing a seatbelt.  It is an utterly selfish, reckless and evil act of endangering others akin to driving drunk.

This.

[Phishfan]

I'm not sure that's the case.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/11/25/gov-desantis-extends-order-banning-local-governments-from-enforcing-mask-mandate-violations/

DeSantis extends order banning local governments from enforcing mask mandate violations

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday extended his executive order that bans local governments from enforcing mask mandate violations.

The order, first signed in September, prevents cities from fining people for not adhering to mask mandates. It also prevents cities and counties from ordering restaurants to close without economic or health reasons being justified.

Read between the lines, businesses can be fined but not individuals. That means it up to the business to mandate masks or refuse service.

[CF DolFan]

Thanks guys. Wife came home from hospital Monday night and my mother in law got out of ICU yesterday. We are all on the mend although I will say it’s a slow process. Still sleeping a lot. Taking some time to get our stamina up to do much.

Yes Maine we did buy a pulse oximeter. It’s actually what let us know when we needed help because our O2 would drop. A very wise investment.

It’s really weird how each of our bodies fought so differently and the fact one of my daughters and my father in law never got it. As well it doesn’t appear any of us passed it on to others that we were in contact with so hopefully we didn’t spread it publicly.

[Pappy13]

My wife received her first vaccination today. We'll see how she feels in a couple days, I'm told if there are any adverse effects it should happen by then.

[Dave Gray]

Glad everyone seems to be on the mend.

We are amid a little bit of a COVID scare.  We sent my kids back to school this Monday after spending the better part of 10 months with them removed from places, among them, school.  I'm trying to follow the science, and from what I can ascertain, COVID isn't really spreading through schools, especially with little kids.  Something about masking, distancing, and low viral loads....

Anyway, we sent the kids on Monday.
On Tuesday, we got a letter that one kid in my daughter's class on Monday had tested positive for COVID.

One. Friggin. Day.

So, that was deflating.  We haven't been contacted by the health department, so she's not thought to have been directly exposed, but we're still taking some precautions.  If it were the NFL, she'd still be active. 

[Fau Teixeira]

We get these covid calls from my son's school about 1-2 times a week about someone at school having tested positive.

[Dave Gray]

We get these covid calls from my son's school about 1-2 times a week about someone at school having tested positive.

If it were just cases on campus, I wouldn't really be worried.  But a case in her classroom is much more disturbing to me.

I get HIPPA, but I wish we knew who it was or at least had follow-up.  I'd love to know that other kids tested negative, who else in the family got it, when they tested, etc.

[CF DolFan]

Just wanted to post an update to anyone interested.

We caught Covid from our daughter on or around December 19th. I started symptoms on the 21st and was confirmed tested on Dec 24th. My wife and I are still dealing with shortness of breath but it has gotten much, much better. I am also dealing with something like running fevers. I will feel cold, achy, and have chills but my temp is normal.

My mother in law is in rehab now and will hopefully be home soon but she will still be on oxygen for a little while longer.  

I have recently read that unlike other viruses that affect respiratory functions, it looks like Covid also affects some people's nervous system and may hide in their brain. This would be the people who loose sense of taste and smell among other things. It's also the people who seem to have longer lasting symptoms. The brain doesn't have anything to fight it so it can reappear when ever it wants. It's still early but they think it also will likely later cause issues like MS, Parkinson's, and so on.  

I lost my senses while no one else in may family did. I'm also the only one still dealing with the fever like issues so it makes me wonder if I might have to deal with that too.  

[Dave Gray]

^ Did any of you have "brain fog"?

I've heard a lot about that weird symptom.

[CF DolFan]

^^^ Hard to say. I'm 51 and brain fog seems to have started a few years ago. I haven't noticed anything worse than usual. I used to remember almost everything and was very good at names. In recent years I have a hard time recalling some names but if I'm patient it typically comes to mind.

[Spider-Dan]

Hope your recovery continues apace.
Keep us updated.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^ Did any of you have "brain fog"?

I've heard a lot about that weird symptom.

Covid brain fog is no joke.  One Covid patient became so delusional that he thought he won an election that he lost by over 7 million votes. 

[Sunstroke]

Covid brain fog is no joke.  One Covid patient became so delusional that he thought he won an election that he lost by over 7 million votes. 

Bravo, sir!

[dolphins4life]

Too bad you CAN'T lose an election by that many votes in our country.  There less than 600 electoral votes up for grabs.  Trump did become the first candidate to win Florida and Ohio and still lose.