So XO and I were exposed to the rona...

[Oscar01]

and zero f*cks were given.


We got a call from our dentist saying we were exposed to it about two-weeks prior. Felt bad for the receptionist, sounded like she drew the short-straw and was just waiting for the flip-out. XO's response was pretty much "yeah... yeah... thanks bye".

Because it didn't matter.

The only symptoms we had gotten were 2-3 days of the mildest cough/sore throat.

XO got the call while doing intervals on the treadmill and I was doing deadlifts.

She hung up, told me, and then we continued with our workout session as usual.

Still alive, still lifting heavy shit.

The end.

[Chaos]

At that point, I believe a lot of people develop psychosomatic symptoms out of fear and end up cowering in the corner. Glad to hear you and your wife simply went through it and are driving on with life. I wish more would....

[LawDog]

I got it last week. I had a fever (~100) for one day. I drank more water than usual, and made sure that I got plenty of sleep. I didn't miss a beat.

[Gunstore Commando]

I've been pulling nursing home shifts. So a couple of weeks ago one of those idiot "contact tracers" calls the house landline to tell us that we have been exposed.

Yeah, we know, cupcake. We got this.

Great use of public funds.

[Mr. Anthony]

Got it last week. Probably picked it up on the flight out to Virginia for work. Got back Monday night, felt "off" Tuesday, tested positive Wednesday morning. No one else I was around during the trip has gotten sick so far.

I never got above 99.5, and probably had 36 hours where I just "didn't feel great." Not in the Top 10 of times I can remember being sick. Had to miss Christmas, though, since I didn't want to take it back to my family.

My job has a "10 days after your test" policy, so I'm still just sitting around.

[Crusader8207]

I lost my sense of taste and smell on 12-21. My sister in law who is a nurse encouraged me to go get tested. Sure enough, positive results. Like Mr. Anthony, had to miss Christmas but it is what it is. I have had zero symptoms except for the loss of taste and smell, never had a temp over 97.2. Wife and daughter are fine. My wife went yesterday for a test and came back negative. My company also has a 10 day after symptoms policy, so I have been walking the dog 3 miles a day and working out every day as well. Tomorrow I can assimilate back into society.

[Chaos]

I lost my sense of taste and smell on 12-21. My sister in law who is a nurse encouraged me to go get tested. Sure enough, positive results. Like Mr. Anthony, had to miss Christmas but it is what it is. I have had zero symptoms except for the loss of taste and smell, never had a temp over 97.2. Wife and daughter are fine. My wife went yesterday for a test and came back negative. My company also has a 10 day after symptoms policy, so I have been walking the dog 3 miles a day and working out every day as well. Tomorrow I can assimilate back into society.

Many that I know of only experienced the symptoms of lack of taste and smell as you did. Glad to hear you are well, Brother....

[Ragsbo]

I suspect that we all have been exposed and many had it without ever knowing it.

[Mr. Anthony]

The loss of smell is WEIRD. I didn't realize I had lost mine initially until I looked back. We were returning the rental car on Monday, and my business partner said, "I have to find some wipes or something to clean up the coffee I spilled in here. It reeks of coffee now." I said, "I think it smells fine in here," and didn't put together that I had lost my smell until a day or two later. Then I was like, "OH THE RENTAL CAR."

Still can't smell anything, even though I've been otherwise symptom-free for a week now. It's really weird. I can stick my nose in a container of freshly ground coffee and take a big breath and smell NOTHING. I have like 30% of my sense of taste, so I've been seasoning the hell out of all my food.

[Crusader8207]

Many that I know of only experienced the symptoms of lack of taste and smell as you did. Glad to hear you are well, Brother....

Thank you, I appreciate it. It is definitely strange not being able to smell or taste. I took a spoonful of horseradish to see if I could taste it and sure enough nothing. My wife couldn't believe I had done that. LOL.

Another buddy of mine had an antibody transfusion yesterday. I spoke with him today and he said he has never felt so sick in his life.

Back in August, I broke the #5 metatarsal in my foot. The orthopedic surgeon put me on 5000 units of Vitamin D3 daily. I just recently got cleared from him and thankfully avoided surgery. During my last visit, he and I discussed that Vitamin D3 has been found to lessen the symptoms of COVID. I feel like it has been a contributing factor to me not getting sick.

[Dorkface]

If the rona is going around exposing itself than the only reasonable thing to do is drop the pants, expose yourself and establish dominance with your own peen.

On a more serious note this time last year was the last time I have been sick. Likely with the wu flu based on the symptoms. In January of last year I started taking D3 supplements since its been shown to effect testosterone levels. That was before I knew it also served to boost the immune system.

There's no chance that I haven't been exposed. I work at an "essential" retailer where multiple people have tested positive over the last year. One extremely unhealthy tub of lard wound up in the hospital and is still there as far as I know. My wife and daughter also started taking D3 not long after I did when everything started going bonkers and we discovered that D3 had immune boosting properties and a massive majority of people getting sick were deficient in vitamin D. They also haven't gotten sick. With anything.

[BillyOblivion]

It's really weird. I can stick my nose in a container of freshly ground coffee and take a big breath and smell NOTHING. .

You poor bastard, that's AWFUL.

[Popshot]

Vitamin D3 was prescribed by my dentist for dual benefits of bone health and immune system boost several years ago when I needed dental implants.

[BillyOblivion]

There's no chance that I haven't been exposed. I work at an "essential" retailer where multiple people have tested positive over the last year.

I spent 8 months shopping for and delivering groceries--an average of maybe 9 loads a day.

I did have a weird "flu" last January that rumbled me for a week or so, but I think I only missed one or two days of running, and didn't go to martial arts for one or two sessions--more out of not infecting other people.

I take one D3 pill a day, don't remember the dose, and I was taking Elderberry Syrup for a while because it reduces the impact of the flu. Allegedly.

Either way, you're right that when this kind of bug is going around you metaphorically gird you loins and go on with your life.

I would go so far as to suggest that IF the hospitals are full, caution should be advised, but like the wise man said "No one here gets out alive".

[Boetman]

Howsit

Over here in ZA, Ivermectin 1% has made big news. Seems like there is a lot of info going around as to its efficiency. So all the farmers are drinking 1ml to every 50kg bodymass Ivermectin 1% sheep/cattle/pig injectable once a week. Us dutchmen Hahahaha.

Indian oke in joburg bought up a whole lot and are selling it at R10 per ml. costs about R280 for 500ml. Guys a genius.

Cheers

[coastalcop]

For those that are into data. this site goes through all the studies they can find, positive, neutral, negative, and links to the specific study, with cliffs notes available for all the main treatments, vit D link below, but hcq, iver, zinc, and others are also followed and the studies there as well.


https://c19vitamind.com/

One of my taskings over the last year has been to do risk management for the agency with regard to exposure, and try and push back on the "security theatre" of masks AND distancing, pointing out that 99% of the agency is in the .0005 percent negative outcome scale.

[barnetmill]

Since I am terrible with my diet I do take vitamins routinely and I still have citrus (Satsumas) on the tree to eat being in Florida.
I am taking the Vit D3 1000 IU and i do get a bit of sunlight also. For zinc, Zicam has zinc acetate. One my sisters just got the first vaccination since she works in a hospital in Knoxville, TN. Made her arm sore, but she and her husband have had the disease already and it did not sound too bad for them.

A friend that is a teacher came over today and I give him a two hour tour of my orchard and let him shoot my .22 with segmented quiet ammo and gave him the rest of the box. he believes that he has had the covid. He was very sick for a week at home.

[Oscar01]

Back in August, I broke the #5 metatarsal in my foot. The orthopedic surgeon put me on 5000 units of Vitamin D3 daily. I just recently got cleared from him and thankfully avoided surgery. During my last visit, he and I discussed that Vitamin D3 has been found to lessen the symptoms of COVID. I feel like it has been a contributing factor to me not getting sick.


Interesting on the Vitamin D. XO and I've been supplementing D3 for years for all the various health benefits. With the whole rona, I'll admit I didn't bother looking at any of the "treatments" and dismissed most of the remedies.


But without the call from the dentist, neither of us would have thought anything of our single symptom. I thought the rona would at least be cold-like symptoms.


Glad to hear the Tribe is fairing just fine too. (Minus the ability to enjoy fresh ground coffee...)

[mike28w]

Howsit

Over here in ZA, Ivermectin 1% has made big news. Seems like there is a lot of info going around as to its efficiency. So all the farmers are drinking 1ml to every 50kg bodymass Ivermectin 1% sheep/cattle/pig injectable once a week. Us dutchmen Hahahaha.

Indian oke in joburg bought up a whole lot and are selling it at R10 per ml. costs about R280 for 500ml. Guys a genius.

Cheers

I am impressed with the results and reports about Ivermectin. In my area of the US, you can find Ivermectin as a horse de-wormer. It's cheap. A syringe full is the normal dose for a 1200# horse but you can do the math to work out a human dose. It comes in a gel form similar to tooth paste. The box says it's "apple flavored" but it tastes like shit !! Not as bad as liquid Nyquil though ! ;- ) DO NOT Take THE HORSE SIZED DOSE !!

[apamburn]

Last March, right at the beginning of the corona stupidity, my daughter got a cold or flu or something with low grade fever that lasted about a week. Came with a nasty cough and congestion. A week or two later my other daughter and my son both got it, same symptoms. And then a week later they were better, and a bit after I got it.

Small fever, which wasn't that bad, but I had probably the worst respiratory congestion I can remember having, and nothing I did seemed to help me cough anything up. Just dry coughs and horrible congestion. It did make it hard to get a full, deep breath.

A week later I was fine. Wife never got it.

I suppose that could have been corona. Not sure.

[Crusader8207]

For those that are into data. this site goes through all the studies they can find, positive, neutral, negative, and links to the specific study, with cliffs notes available for all the main treatments, vit D link below, but hcq, iver, zinc, and others are also followed and the studies there as well.


https://c19vitamind.com/

One of my taskings over the last year has been to do risk management for the agency with regard to exposure, and try and push back on the "security theatre" of masks AND distancing, pointing out that 99% of the agency is in the .0005 percent negative outcome scale.

Very interesting study. Thanks for sharing.

[barnetmill]

I am impressed with the results and reports about Ivermectin. In my area of the US, you can find Ivermectin as a horse de-wormer. It's cheap. A syringe full is the normal dose for a 1200# horse but you can do the math to work out a human dose. It comes in a gel form similar to tooth paste. The box says it's "apple flavored" but it tastes like shit !! Not as bad as liquid Nyquil though ! ;- ) DO NOT Take THE HORSE SIZED DOSE !!


I would take care to work out the dose. Probably safer to stick with Vit D3. Many people give ouvine/sheep Ivermectin to the dogs instead of the prepared canine pills and mess up the dose. Some dogs are more sensitive and die from the overdose.
Make sure your cure is not worse than the disease.

[WinstonSmith]

Howsit

Over here in ZA, Ivermectin 1% has made big news. Seems like there is a lot of info going around as to its efficiency. So all the farmers are drinking 1ml to every 50kg bodymass Ivermectin 1% sheep/cattle/pig injectable once a week. Us dutchmen Hahahaha.

Indian oke in joburg bought up a whole lot and are selling it at R10 per ml. costs about R280 for 500ml. Guys a genius.

Cheers

That drug is persona non grata here because if it’s proven that it works, the federal law granting legal indemnity for the vaccines will not come into play. That policy only covers “emergency” situations for which there are no existing medications to treat.

An organization of doctors just testified before Congress thus past week on this very issue, citing how their org did research to find effective existing drugs, but Fauci’s NIH did not, even though that is their org’s charter.

[barnetmill]

I just glanced at Coastal's literature collection and I see no downside to taking Vitamin D and Zinc that are known to be vital for health within reasonable dosages. The HCQ I think is equivalent to chloroquinone (I would need to study the chemical structures to tell) that I took for 6 yrs to prevent malaria. It does have listed side effects depending on dosage and time of exposure. So I would take a close look at the studies and I anyway I do not have access to it. In USA it used to require a prescription before the druggist would sell it.
For elderberry extracts, read any warning on the bottle first. some people have side effects from some extracts of it. The Zycam medicated fruit drops that I take have the zinc and the elderberry extract in them.

[NV28]

I spent 8 months shopping for and delivering groceries--an average of maybe 9 loads a day.

I did have a weird "flu" last January that rumbled me for a week or so, but I think I only missed one or two days of running, and didn't go to martial arts for one or two sessions--more out of not infecting other people.

I take one D3 pill a day, don't remember the dose, and I was taking Elderberry Syrup for a while because it reduces the impact of the flu. Allegedly.

Either way, you're right that when this kind of bug is going around you metaphorically gird you loins and go on with your life.

I would go so far as to suggest that IF the hospitals are full, caution should be advised, but like the wise man said "No one here gets out alive".

Not trying to Hi-Jack the thread; However......

"* I did have a weird "flu" last January that rumbled me for a week or so *" .....Yeah..... ?. ? Why is this an anecdotal theme running thru my emails, other blogs, and word of mouth? Add me to this list.Similar symptoms and almost as severe as the Valley Fever / Pneumonia I had 15 years ago.

Now back to our regular scheduled programing.......

Always checking WTF first thing every AM for good, pertinent,information.Today with this thread it is great information links and leads on additional supplements to investigate and try.

[Boetman]

That drug is persona non grata here because if it’s proven that it works, the federal law granting legal indemnity for the vaccines will not come into play. That policy only covers “emergency” situations for which there are no existing medications to treat.

An organization of doctors just testified before Congress thus past week on this very issue, citing how their org did research to find effective existing drugs, but Fauci’s NIH did not, even though that is their org’s charter.

Ja Bruh, but as the great War Lord always says, follow the money. Ivermectin is so cheap and freely available, big pharma wont make a buc. I pop mine once a week and they can put there vaccine up there grand canyon exactly where the sun dont shine.