All Things Coronavirus (Part 2)

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

15 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Health update (COVID related): I have been unwell for three months. Not just eh, I feel subpar, but like in agony more days than not for the past three months. My joints were in so much pain there were times I seriously considered whether a dirt nap might be preferable to continuing to live. I had to go to urgent care, where I got a shot of liquid ibuprofen in my butt (not fun) which helped but I did not get better. Tests, tests, more tests, lots of problems getting blood out of me, bruised up arms from unsuccessful blood draws so I had to wear three-quarter length shirts because I looked like a sloppy IV drug user! Oh, and I fainted during one of the draws. So much fun.

 

First tests revealed I had a massive amount of inflammation, and had some markers for possible lupus or another autoimmune disease. Not allowed to take prednisone because I was due to get my second jab of Moderna. (I got it, and weirdly I felt better.) Next tests, slightly more sensitive, no lupus or autoimmune disease. Phew! Prednisone taken, I felt better for about 10 days then... agony again. Saw my GP, he referred me to a rheumatologist. An unbelievable amount of blood was taken out of me. I had x-rays done of my hands, wrists and knees. I was told NOT to look at my results until I saw the rheumo again in three weeks so I wouldn't freak myself out. I was being tested with highly sensitive tests for a whole range of autoimmune diseases and arthritis. Rheumo's opinion before the tests came in? He said he thought I probably had a freaky reaction to the first shot of Moderna. He said rest, ice, ibuprofen, and tylenol with codeine for the really bad moments. I steadily improved with time, though I have had some flare ups. The flare ups had me very worried.

 

Follow up appointment today. The good news is... I am healthy! I was so happy I cried. No lupus, no sarcoidosis, no Sjogren's syndrome, no scleroderma. No hypothyroidism, no hepatitis B or C, no TB, no arthritis of any type. I have antibodies for Hashimoto's disease, but the doctor said that was unsurprising given my family history, but I do NOT have anything wrong with my thyroid. Called my mom on my way to pick up Al (I left him at Barnes & Noble) and she cried too! The doctor applauded me for not looking at my results and giving them to my mom -- he said he bet the pressure was high. (It was.)

 

All that is wrong is I had a very, very bad reaction to the vaccine. That's it. When I told Alex that the doctor said there's nothing wrong with me, he put his hand to my forehead and said, "Do you want a second opinion?" I said, why, I have no reason to believe he's wrong. Al replied, "Sweetest, perhaps there's nothing wrong with you rheumatologically speaking, but there's definitely something wrong with you." 

 

Well, I went into this marriage knowing he's like this, so I guess it's my own fault.  I am so, so, so relieved. 

translation to all of this:  you're well enough to make lord piledriver lots of sammiches.

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

On 7/18/2021 at 8:48 PM, LIBrty4all said:

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

3 hours ago, laylalex said:

Health update (COVID related): I have been unwell for three months. Not just eh, I feel subpar, but like in agony more days than not for the past three months. My joints were in so much pain there were times I seriously considered whether a dirt nap might be preferable to continuing to live. I had to go to urgent care, where I got a shot of liquid ibuprofen in my butt (not fun) which helped but I did not get better. Tests, tests, more tests, lots of problems getting blood out of me, bruised up arms from unsuccessful blood draws so I had to wear three-quarter length shirts because I looked like a sloppy IV drug user! Oh, and I fainted during one of the draws. So much fun.

 

First tests revealed I had a massive amount of inflammation, and had some markers for possible lupus or another autoimmune disease. Not allowed to take prednisone because I was due to get my second jab of Moderna. (I got it, and weirdly I felt better.) Next tests, slightly more sensitive, no lupus or autoimmune disease. Phew! Prednisone taken, I felt better for about 10 days then... agony again. Saw my GP, he referred me to a rheumatologist. An unbelievable amount of blood was taken out of me. I had x-rays done of my hands, wrists and knees. I was told NOT to look at my results until I saw the rheumo again in three weeks so I wouldn't freak myself out. I was being tested with highly sensitive tests for a whole range of autoimmune diseases and arthritis. Rheumo's opinion before the tests came in? He said he thought I probably had a freaky reaction to the first shot of Moderna. He said rest, ice, ibuprofen, and tylenol with codeine for the really bad moments. I steadily improved with time, though I have had some flare ups. The flare ups had me very worried.

 

Follow up appointment today. The good news is... I am healthy! I was so happy I cried. No lupus, no sarcoidosis, no Sjogren's syndrome, no scleroderma. No hypothyroidism, no hepatitis B or C, no TB, no arthritis of any type. I have antibodies for Hashimoto's disease, but the doctor said that was unsurprising given my family history, but I do NOT have anything wrong with my thyroid. Called my mom on my way to pick up Al (I left him at Barnes & Noble) and she cried too! The doctor applauded me for not looking at my results and giving them to my mom -- he said he bet the pressure was high. (It was.)

 

All that is wrong is I had a very, very bad reaction to the vaccine. That's it. When I told Alex that the doctor said there's nothing wrong with me, he put his hand to my forehead and said, "Do you want a second opinion?" I said, why, I have no reason to believe he's wrong. Al replied, "Sweetest, perhaps there's nothing wrong with you rheumatologically speaking, but there's definitely something wrong with you." 

 

Well, I went into this marriage knowing he's like this, so I guess it's my own fault.  I am so, so, so relieved. 

The man is a fount of wisdom, stay close to him.

[TBoneTX 45,291]

5 hours ago, laylalex said:

No lupus, no sarcoidosis, no Sjogren's syndrome, no scleroderma. No hypothyroidism, no hepatitis B or C, no TB, no arthritis of any type.

So sorry to hear that you're deprived, but there's a solid reason, si LL ma'am.  The CRT people are keeping these from you either as reparations or as punishment for your White Privilege, LL ma'am, so please understand that this is necessary and try not to take it personally.

5 hours ago, laylalex said:

I have antibodies for Hashimoto's disease

At least there's that, retained as a little crumb of happiness.  But don't be surprised if they come for that, too.

5 hours ago, laylalex said:

he sounds English posh

If he uses the proper spelling of "tyre" (confirm this, please), he is indeed genuinely posh.

5 hours ago, laylalex said:

I am so, so, so relieved. 

And maybe this knowledge will help you conquer the lingering symptoms, si ma'am.  

Edited July 24, 2021 by TBoneTX

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

12 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

it's not fair when you have Ozzy Osbourne as your translator........

10/10 gold medal

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

On 7/23/2021 at 1:48 PM, Dashinka said:

So how many non-answers are in that rambling?

At LEAST eleventeen, I believe.

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

20 hours ago, Crtcl Rice Theory said:

Only a fool would think covid is a hoax.  Do you actually believe that?

 

All the other stuff in the meme is most likely just noises in your brain, not gonna delve into that mess.

 

At any rate, heart disease is still kicking covid's butt overall.  As is cancer, accidents, lung disease, strokes, Alzheimer's, diabetes, flu, kidney disease, and suicide.  *yawn*

[laylalex 7,284]

Actually, COVID was the number three killer in the US last year, behind heart disease and cancer. 

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According to the study released Wednesday, Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause for 345,323 deaths, killing more Americans than unintentional injuries, strokes, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia and kidney disease.

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Covid-19 replaced suicide among the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S., the study found.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/covid-was-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-us-in-2020-behind-heart-disease-and-cancer-cdc-says.html

[TBoneTX 45,291]

3 hours ago, laylalex said:

COVID was the number three killer in the US last year

Need to reconcile the "died with" and "died from" numbers to determine this.

[laylalex 7,284]

The report says causes of death, i.e. causation. That's a from, not a with. 

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

If someone killed their self, but was even "suspected" to have had covid, they would be listed as a covid death, and no autopsy performed.  Ditto all the other leading causes of death.  As I have said elsewhere, we will never know the truth.  

 

12 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Need to reconcile the "died with" and "died from" numbers to determine this.

 

[laylalex 7,284]

[InhaleExhale 28]

21 hours ago, laylalex said:

Actually, COVID was the number three killer in the US last year, behind heart disease and cancer. 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/covid-was-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-us-in-2020-behind-heart-disease-and-cancer-cdc-says.html

Sadly, this is where the real, actual misinformation comes from. News articles like this one or any claims that have not been investigated by the reader but being presented as facts.

At this moment the CDC lists deaths involving Covid-19 for 2020 at 385,235.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm , sort by year.

Mind the term "involving". That means the cause of death was not necessarily Covid-19. At some point the CDC estimated only 6% of all supposed Covid-19 deaths were actually caused by this disease.

If you look below the table you will see further clarification on that number: "[1] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1."

"COVID-19 deaths are identified using a new ICD–10 code. When COVID-19 is reported as a cause of death – or when it is listed as a “probable” or “presumed” cause — the death is coded as U07.1. This can include cases with or without laboratory confirmation.

We have no data on the percentage of the 385,235 being confirmed to test positive for Sars-Cov2. 

And even if we did have that, we would need the CT-value they used to determine a possible false positive if they did use a PCR.

Of course the other issue is that the PCR-test is not adequate to determine an active infection to begin with.

As of today, there is still no approved and licensed test to determine an active infection with Sars-Cov2.

None of the tests used have set standards. All of them are experimental just as the promoted injections.

 

 

 

[LIBrty4all 3,749]

Well, would you look at this.  The PCR test is being recalled by the end of the year due to its inaccurate results.  So all those people who tested positive using said test... may well NOT have been.  

https://streetloc.com/news/view/2ql/fda-announced-today-the-cdc-pcr-test-for-covid19-has-failed-its-full

 

 

 

Reading that, it appears as though the PCR test some have been "following the science" with for months can't differentiate between the flu and covid (based on the FDA asking labs to use testing that CAN differentiate).

 

 

[InhaleExhale 28]

1 hour ago, LIBrty4all said:

Well, would you look at this.  The PCR test is being recalled by the end of the year due to its inaccurate results.  So all those people who tested positive using said test... may well NOT have been.  

Yep, unfortunately. Labs were using up to 45 (!) cycles and it has been established that 35 and above results in a 97% chance of a false positive. Yet, those numbers have been used for the case counts. It's unscientific madness.

Ultimately, this PCR test is great for forensic purposes but not for diagnosing an active viral infection. As Karry Mullis said, you can find anything with it if you amplify long enough.

Even the manuals of those tests included that whatever is being detected could also be Influenza A or B. 

There is no approved test I am aware of that is able to diagnose an active infection with Sars-Cov2. I welcome any info of its existence.