I’ve been sick for 10 days now and was tested a week ago. Still no results but I did go through a few days of not really wanting to eat, although I didn’t have any stomach issues. The hospital has said I don’t have the flu.
Paul > On Mar 22, 2020, at 12:49 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Rick - > What do you know about this: > > https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-experts-say-new-symptoms-could-be-loss-taste-or-smell-11961439 > > I have two friends who are sick and experiencing the lack of sense of taste > and smell - both reported to me in conversation without > any prompting as it were from outside sources... then confirmed by a doc in > once case. > >> On 3/22/2020 10:10 AM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Mike, much of this information is wrong. Since most of my patients (children >> with cancer) are immunosuppressed, I’ve been following this closely, and our >> hospital is providing daily briefings. >> >> First, fibrosis is scarring, and that takes a long time. It is inflammation >> that causes the problems with COVID-19, or any other pneumonia. Inflammation >> usually clears without scarring. >> >> #3: Not true. Note that equatorial areas are seeing plenty of COVID-19; it’s >> just “bhind the curve” compared to China, Europe, and the US. >> >> #4: The fine droplets from a cough or sneeze take a half-hour to reach the >> floor, in still air. >> >> #5: Make that 2-3 days on metal. >> >> #7: No evidence that I have ever seen or heard of. >> >> #8: Hand washing with soap is the best preventive measure for almost any >> infectious disease. >> >> #9: I’ve never heard of this working for anything but temporary symptom >> relief. >> >> #10: Can’t hurt. >> >> The symptoms are highly variable, but most often start with nasal >> congestion, sometimes fever, and then a sore throat. The drowning sensation >> in #4 is something I’ve not heard of or read about. >> >> Rick >> >> >> >>>> On Mar 21, 2020, at 3:30 PM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Advice from a virologist, allegedly. Makes sense to me. >>> >>> The new Coronavirus may not show sign of infection for many days. How can >>> one know if he/she is infected? By the time they have a fever and/or cough >>> and go to the hospital, the lung is usually 50% Fibrosis and it's too late. >>> Taiwan experts provide a simple self-check that we can do every morning. >>> Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you >>> complete it successfully without coughing, without discomfort, stiffness or >>> tightness, etc., it proves there is no Fibrosis in the lungs, basically >>> indicates no infection. In a critical time, please self-check every morning >>> in an environment with clean air. Serious excellent advice by Japanese >>> doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should ensure your mouth & throat >>> are moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water every 15 minutes at least. >>> Why? Even if the virus gets into your mouth, drinking water or other >>> liquids will wash them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once >>> there, your stomach acid will kill all the virus. If you don't drink enough >>> water more regularly, the virus can enter your windpipe and into the lungs. >>> That's very dangerous. >>> >>> IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - CORONAVIRUS >>> 1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold >>> 2. Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose. >>> 3. This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature >>> of just 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun. >>> 4. If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to >>> the ground and is no longer airborne. >>> 5. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so >>> if you come into contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon >>> as you can with a bacterial soap. >>> 6. On fabric, it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will >>> kill it. >>> 7. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink >>> liquids with ice. >>> 8. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for >>> 5-10 minutes, but - a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your >>> eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on. >>> 9. You should also gargle as prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm >>> water will suffice. >>> 10. Can't emphasis enough - drink plenty of water! >>> SYMPTOMS >>> 1. It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting >>> 3/4 days >>> 2. The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and >>> then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further. >>> 3. With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing. >>> 4. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're >>> drowning. 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