COVID-19 (Coronavirus) discussion

tom_e said:
Speak to your GP? I'm not sure what sort of emergency response you expect from them for an ongoing cough.
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That was pretty much the conclusion of the useless 111 service after 9 hours. Waiting on GP now. It's not just a cough, it's COVID. I don't know why everyone in such a scenario isn't being given antivirals rather than just waiting for the healthier portion of the population to knacker their lungs up. If you can't get meaningful treatment in a pandemic when the drugs exist what is the point of the service!
 
inogen said:
yeah, I’m about 5 weeks in. Still coughing. Still tired after doing anything, sometimes for a couple of days. Still bringing up rubbery mucous. I’m (or was) healthy with no pre existing conditions.
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Sounds like a secondary infection speak to your surgery and try and get an appointment (hah) they ought to prescribe antibiotics I had the same problem after the last (non-covid) chest infection if it gets left too long you risk lung scarring which is pretty much what I have now
 
Blackjack Davy said:
Sounds like a secondary infection speak to your surgery and try and get an appointment (hah) they ought to prescribe antibiotics I had the same problem after the last (non-covid) chest infection if it gets left too long you risk lung scarring which is pretty much what I have now
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I had a doctors appointment last week, face to face too (!) about something else. I was just asked if I thought it was improving and get back to them if it got worse.

It's not like I have continuous cough. I probably cough up 2 or 3 times a day. That is becoming less frequent and I'm coughing up less and less. I was coughing up mouthfuls of the stuff a few weeks ago.

It's still unpleasant though. And like I said, I still get tired when I do anything other than take it easy. eg I went to a gig a couple of weeks ago. Ended up bumping into some mates in the pub after. One thing lead to another. I sort of expected a hangover, but I spent the rest of the weekend in bed too sick and tired to do anything. I couldn't even watch the bedroom TV for a lot of it.
 
Perseverance paid off eventually as have got a GP appointment now for later today in person to have my oxygen level of my blood checked and hopefully some medicine prescribed. You gotta be well to be unwell on the NHS as we always say in our family as it's an uphill job to get anywhere with them.
 
thenewoc said:
Perseverance paid off eventually as have got a GP appointment now for later today in person to have my oxygen level of my blood checked and hopefully some medicine prescribed. You gotta be well to be unwell on the NHS as we always say in our family as it's an uphill job to get anywhere with them.
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I'd still recommend getting one of those digital oxymeters from Amazon - about a tenner IIRC?
 
wonko said:
Meanwhile, I just added to the statistics by testing positive this morning :(
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After registering the positive test, I received an NHS email and text saying I can express interest in the PANORAMIC antivirals clinical trial. It's oversubscribed today (surprise!) so I'll try again first thing tomorrow.

Does anyone happen to know anything about this trial and safety of the antivirals involved? I'm currently feeling fluey and my resting heart rate is way higher than normal, so would be happy to shorten the experience.
 
thenewoc said:
That was pretty much the conclusion of the useless 111 service after 9 hours. Waiting on GP now. It's not just a cough, it's COVID. I don't know why everyone in such a scenario isn't being given antivirals rather than just waiting for the healthier portion of the population to knacker their lungs up. If you can't get meaningful treatment in a pandemic when the drugs exist what is the point of the service!
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The antivirals approved for Covid need to be administered within days of the symptoms started IIRC so still wouldn't be applicable in your case.
I'd be surprised if you still have "active" Covid to actually treat.
 
CapitalOne said:
I'd still recommend getting one of those digital oxymeters from Amazon - about a tenner IIRC?
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Aye I ended up picking up a couple early on in covid, one of which went to my sister when she got it for the first time.
wonko said:
After registering the positive test, I received an NHS email and text saying I can express interest in the PANORAMIC antivirals clinical trial. It's oversubscribed today (surprise!) so I'll try again first thing tomorrow.

Does anyone happen to know anything about this trial and safety of the antivirals involved? I'm currently feeling fluey and my resting heart rate is way higher than normal, so would be happy to shorten the experience.
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They're almost certainly "safe", from my understanding this trial is more about learning how effective they are in large scale use, as the safety aspects will have been covered in the initial small and far more closely monitored trials but those don't give the same level of information on effectivity as say 100k people using them does.
 
Werewolf said:
They're almost certainly "safe", from my understanding this trial is more about learning how effective they are in large scale use, as the safety aspects will have been covered in the initial small and far more closely monitored trials but those don't give the same level of information on effectivity as say 100k people using them does.
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Thank you - that seems to match what I've been reading so far on the trial information site. There's obviously no shortage of volunteers so we'll see what happens tomorrow.
 
tom_e said:
The antivirals approved for Covid need to be administered within days of the symptoms started IIRC so still wouldn't be applicable in your case.
I'd be surprised if you still have "active" Covid to actually treat.
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Except on day 1 you'd be told to see how it goes, most people get mild flu symptoms. Straight from Trump's playbook. Later when you're hacking your chest up you get told wait until you're about to pass out and dial 999 or you should have applied on day 1 or you're not enough at critical risk. When your lungs are properly screwed you qualify. I wonder if they use a weegie board these days.

The other huge assumption that was made with the roll out was that the vaccine would take effect as intended on everyone it was given to. No one had blood test taken when having their 2nd, 3rd... vaccine. They don't always take as I've found out with a hepatitis vaccination years ago. So it's rather a cavalier approach to assume the nation because it's been vaccinated actually have enough antibodies that they will be a mild flu like case.
 
Grandad (mid 90s) still testing positive though the line is getting increasingly fainter now ~18 days on from first symptoms! still seemed to be infecting people as of a few days ago. He is going into a care home which has facilities where they can properly isolate him.

Last I heard he isn't really ill with it any more, though the fatigue still gets him. Seems his immune system just isn't very effective at dealing with it.
 
So I've been declined antivirals because, get this. They waited to long to contact. Yeah, thanks for that! Not! Other than Monday night getting quite scary as it was hard to breathe, it's just felt like heavy flu the past few days. GP has been out to check my oxygen levels which are a little low but nothing to be worried about right now. I've bought a little oxygen sat monitor and have been told to call an ambulance if it dips below 90.

I honestly think I'd have been dead if I wasn't vaccinated and hadn't changed my lifestyle so drastically a few months back. The fact I'm in remission of type 2 diabetes and lost over 40lbs since New years day through diet alone has really helped me I think.
 
Vidar said:
So I've been declined antivirals because, get this. They waited to long to contact. Yeah, thanks for that! Not! Other than Monday night getting quite scary as it was hard to breathe, it's just felt like heavy flu the past few days. GP has been out to check my oxygen levels which are a little low but nothing to be worried about right now. I've bought a little oxygen sat monitor and have been told to call an ambulance if it dips below 90.

I honestly think I'd have been dead if I wasn't vaccinated and hadn't changed my lifestyle so drastically a few months back. The fact I'm in remission of type 2 diabetes and lost over 40lbs since New years day through diet alone has really helped me I think.
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How old are you, just out of interest?
 
Sadly not, I've always been too far on the chunky side for my own good but after a life changing injury in 2018 my health has gotten steadily worse in every area.

My leg is entirely fubar and always will be, my weight ballooned to 35st at my worst, now down to 28st 6lbs and continuing to lose. Developed type 2, now in remission, PTSD, it was a violent assault, Low testosterone at 3.3 two days ago, undiagnosed gut issue resulting in regular bloody diarrhoea etc chronic pain and numerous other things.

Started the carnivore lifestyle properly on New Years day after it was suggested by a Doctor I know and everything is improving for me across the board except my mobility, pain and swelling but as I say that leg is just fubar. Who knows though with further sustained weight loss etc? All I know is I feel much better in myself, been able to reduce or come off entirely a lot of my medications and all my bloods and obs are being regularly checked by my gp and I'm doing great. I'm convinced this has helped save my life.
 
Vidar said:
Sadly not, I've always been too far on the chunky side for my own good but after a life changing injury in 2018 my health has gotten steadily worse in every area.

My leg is entirely fubar and always will be, my weight ballooned to 35st at my worst, now down to 28st 6lbs and continuing to lose. Developed type 2, now in remission, PTSD, it was a violent assault, Low testosterone at 3.3 two days ago, undiagnosed gut issue resulting in regular bloody diarrhoea etc chronic pain and numerous other things.

Started the carnivore lifestyle properly on New Years day after it was suggested by a Doctor I know and everything is improving for me across the board except my mobility, pain and swelling but as I say that leg is just fubar. Who knows though with further sustained weight loss etc? All I know is I feel much better in myself, been able to reduce or come off entirely a lot of my medications and all my bloods and obs are being regularly checked by my gp and I'm doing great. I'm convinced this has helped save my life.
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I don't know how you can function with a test level that low. Mine was bad enough to require treatment but still no where near that bad and I felt like dirt.
 
tom_e said:
I don't know how you can function with a test level that low. Mine was bad enough to require treatment but still no where near that bad and I felt like dirt.
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To be honest with the pandemic everything has taken a lot longer to get sorted than it should have. The endocrinologist I've got is also a bit naff and my missus wants another baby but it's proving difficult with my health. Believe it or not, it's actually improved a bit lowest was 2.8 last year. I think I've felt like boiled ***** so long it's just become normal
 
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