Thanks again to everyone -- Donald, those details are very helpful, thank you. It's comforting to hear of the experiences of others.
My recovery is still very up and down, but I've had a good 36 hours, and feeling pretty positive that it's moving in the right direction. For many reasons, I feel very blessed, not least because the disease has not affected my lungs (confirmed by the x-ray last week) and so I've avoided the most painful symptoms, and have never felt in serious danger. I'm very fortunate to be in a comfortable situation and receiving all the care that I need. I hope to start gently working again soon, probably starting with outstanding GitHub PRs and tickets. Thank you again for all the good wishes, Best wishes Jeremy -- Jeremy Ruston jer...@jermolene.com https://jermolene.com > On 2 Jun 2020, at 14:38, Donald Coates <digital...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello Jeremy I am so sorry to hear this. Coming off a long night shift so > I'll post more if I think of it. Having worked in two hospitals hit hard > outside NYC I have seen firsthand and all too many times what this virus does. > > We have too many healthcare workers who followed your course and you will be > glad to hear they are all back to work. Extreme exhaustion, extreme weight > loss, and lots of diffuse pain are a common complaint. The body seems to go > into a dangerous kind of overdrive metabolically and if you are one of the > critically ill then immunologically as well. Thankfully it seems you avoided > the latter. > > The critically ill were all given consistent doses of Vit C, Vit D, Zinc, and > Thiamine (Vit B1). I take all of these preventative with the addition of NAC > or N-acetyl cysteine which can be acquired in pill form and is given to pts > in ARDS (a common complication of Covid). I would suggest these - hopefully > they are readily available for you. > > For those having breathing issues we recommend, and if critically ill demand, > that patients lie prone for as long as they can. Obviously it is important > you use support to make sure you don't impede breathing. It can't hurt and I > would do it if I was in your situation though not for any extreme amount of > time but if you're lying in bed anyways then spend some time in that position. > > Don't hesitate to practice deep diaphramatic breathing. It helps move the > crap the virus might be generating deep in your lungs out. There are of > course consideration for those around you as far as wearing a mask or > minimizing the spread of aerosals. > > Good luck. At the end many colleagues reported a feeling of 'jumping out of > their skin' even feeling the need to exercise to burn off excess energy. Take > your time. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/c04d00b9-d344-4667-bc82-173ce6394db7%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/DB1E4FA3-0062-4AB1-928F-369B4F69295F%40gmail.com.
