Got my test results today. Negative. I have an ugly old.
> On Mar 22, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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