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[Well b back 3,180]

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh just been vaccinated.

[paul moy 235]

Some useful info from a third person on a COVID survivor group read on my local 'Nextdoor' website ,  so just thought it is worth sharing :

 

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This was shared on a Covid survivor group...have heard many of these before but it seems helpful: HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME No one ever talks about how to fight Covid at home. I came down with Covid in November. I went to the hospital, running a fever of 103, a rapid heart beat, and other common symptoms that come with Covid. While I was there they treated me for the high fever, dehydration and pneumonia. The doctor sent me home to fight Covid with two prescriptions - Azithromycin 250mg & Dexamethason 6mg. When the nurse came in to discharge me, I asked her, "What can I do to help fight this at home?" She said, “Sleep on your stomach at all times with Covid. If you can’t sleep on your stomach because of heath issues sleep on your side. Do not lay on your back no matter what because it smashes your lungs and that will allow fluid to set in. Set your clock every two hours while sleeping on your stomach, then get out of bed and walk for 15-30 min, no matter how tired or weak that you are. Also move your arms around frequently, it helps to open your lungs. Breathe in thru your nose, and out thru your mouth. This will help build up your lungs, plus help get rid of the Pneumonia or other fluid you may have. When sitting in a recliner, sit up straight - do not lay back in the recliner, again this will smash your lungs. While watching TV - get up and walk during every commercial. Eat at least 1 - 2 eggs a day, plus bananas, avocado and asparagus.These are good for Potassium. Drink Pedialyte, Gatorade Zero, Powerade Zero & Water with Electrolytes to prevent you from becoming dehydrated. Do not drink anything cold - have it at room temperature or warm it up. Water with lemon, and little honey, peppermint tea, apple cider are good suggestions for getting in fluids. No milk products, or pork. Vitamin’s D3, C, B, Zinc, Probiotic One-Day are good ideas. Tylenol for fever. Mucinex, or Mucinex DM for drainage, plus helps the cough. Pepcid helps for cramps in your legs. One baby aspirin everyday can help prevent getting a blood clot, which can occur from low activity. " Drink a smoothie of blueberries, strawberries, bananas, honey, tea and a spoon or two of peanut butter. We always hear of how Covid takes lives, but there isn't a lot of information out there regarding how to fight Covid. I hope this helps you or someone you know, just as it has helped me.     "

 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

24 minutes ago, Well b back said:

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh just been vaccinated.

Did they have an appointment at a local community centre?

[Well b back 3,180]

10 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said:

Did they have an appointment at a local community centre?

You now have me imagining them turning up at our centre. Reckon I would have to get them straight in rather than getting cold in the queue.

[Daz Sparks 1,140]

11 minutes ago, Well b back said:

You now have me imagining them turning up at our centre. Reckon I would have to get them straight in rather than getting cold in the queue.

Have you started now WBB?

[ricardo 7,328]

14 minutes ago, Well b back said:

You now have me imagining them turning up at our centre. Reckon I would have to get them straight in rather than getting cold in the queue.

If you had you would probably now be Sir Well b back👍

[Well b back 3,180]

10 minutes ago, ricardo said:

If you had you would probably now be Sir Well b back👍

I would still have had people moaning that they overtook them in the queue lol.

[Well b back 3,180]

13 minutes ago, Daz Sparks said:

Have you started now WBB?

Yep done a couple of days, more next week.

Look back a couple of pages and I have summed up the logistics of actually getting the jab into peoples arms. One of the races is to make sure you don’t waste any Pfizer doses as it has a 4 day shelf life once defrosted, but at the same time making sure the most needy get the jab.

[Bill 1,788]

1 hour ago, Well b back said:

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh just been vaccinated.

it hardly seems worth it in the latters case 🙄

[ricardo 7,328]

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[Bill 1,788]

1 minute ago, Well b back said:

Yep done a couple of days, more next week.

Look back a couple of pages and I have summed up the logistics of actually getting the jab into peoples arms. One of the races is to make sure you don’t waste any Pfizer doses as it has a 4 day shelf life once defrosted, but at the same time making sure the most needy get the jab.

what about the meek

about time they got something ?

[ricardo 7,328]

Just now, Bill said:

what about the meek

about time they got something ?

Don't need it, they will inherit the earth apparantly.

[Daz Sparks 1,140]

3 minutes ago, Well b back said:

Yep done a couple of days, more next week.

Look back a couple of pages and I have summed up the logistics of actually getting the jab into peoples arms. One of the races is to make sure you don’t waste any Pfizer doses as it has a 4 day shelf life once defrosted, but at the same time making sure the most needy get the jab.

Great job WBB, you have my gratitude for your work!

[Bill 1,788]

7 minutes ago, ricardo said:

Don't need it, they will inherit the earth apparantly.

they'll be lumbered with fairly hefty death duties

 

which reminds me of the old fellow who used to pop into our local for a quiet drink

a pint of meek and mild, if I remember

[ricardo 7,328]

[Bill 1,788]

well I never

good find 😀

[Barbe bleu 809]

1 hour ago, paul moy said:

 When the nurse came in to discharge me, I asked her, "What can I do to help fight this at home?" She said.....

 

I didn't post it all because what she said was very long and very detailed and not something that is said off the cuff as suggested.   I don't know but I can help feeling that whatever the rights and wrongs of the advice the story doesn't stack up . 

You caveat this very clearly but can we be a bit careful about publishing medical advice of uncertain provenance?

Edited January 9, 2021 by Barbe bleu

[Barbe bleu 809]

30 minutes ago, Daz Sparks said:

Great job WBB, you have my gratitude for your work!

Absolutely this

[paul moy 235]

1 hour ago, Barbe bleu said:

I didn't post it all because what she said was very long and very detailed and not something that is said off the cuff as suggested.   I don't know but I can help feeling that whatever the rights and wrongs of the advice the story doesn't stack up . 

You caveat this very clearly but can we be a bit careful about publishing medical advice of uncertain provenance?

The advice I only read today but it goes along with much of what I have picked up over the past nine months or so.  For instance, many people died earlier on because they were laid on their backs when on ventilators.  Hospitals now tend to lay people on their front. Also, I know that one of those drugs mentioned is now commonly used in treating covid patients as it has had much success.  The rest of the advice is about exercise during the illness, and that makes sense, so after careful thought I decided to post it.  Would I follow that advice ?.....yes...... would I take the jab ?...... yes... although I am normally anti-jab.  

Of course, make up your own mind,  but it is because of some items listed in that testimonial that more people survive covid nowadays with this new knowledge and experience.

More people would not catch it though in the first place if they followed simple rules, which is pretty sad. My local Tesco supermarket where I complained about people not wearing masks has had staff recently tested positive.  Their answer to me at the time was that wearing a mask is personal choice..... hopefully from now on it is not !!

 

[Well b back 3,180]

@paul moy

More people would not catch it though in the first place if they followed simple rules

You mean like Jacob Rees Mogg, he blatantly flouted the rules, why are you not demanding his resignation ?

[Well b back 3,180]

@paul moy said

The doctor sent me home to fight Covid with twoprescriptions - Azithromycin 250mg & Dexamethason 6mg.

Firstly your advice is 6 months out of date, but luckily they are prescribed drugs so people cannot take your advice. Azithromycin can cause serious side effects and should not be taken by certain groups. The trials were stopped as they were showing there was no benefit when this drug was used.

Dexamethason does have some benefit, however my understanding is that it is for critically ill patients on ventilators, so why you would be sent home with this I have no idea.

There are plenty of treatments that have gone through rigorous trials, 2 of which have just been announced as having benefits this week. Advice like this may not seem dangerous but it is as people get these medicines from the internet, and if you don’t believe that people would do things like that look back to Trump and his bleach theories.

 

 

[Well b back 3,180]

In view of @paul moy earlier advice stating there is no advice to recover at home I thought I would put up the official advice. As shown this advice was last reviewed 7.1.2021, and has been updated every 3 weeks since May. 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/how-to-treat-symptoms-at-home/

 

[SHRIMPER 328]

 

[Herman 9,694]

Thanks Shrimps. Pretty damning for such a short video.

[Daz Sparks 1,140]

6 minutes ago, Herman said:

Thanks Shrimps. Pretty damning for such a short video.

History isn't going to paint Johnson and his band incompetents in a good light.

[Bill 1,788]

19 minutes ago, SHRIMPER said:

and still people tell us that the useless tu rd that is Johnson, is not to blame

check out his nonsense at 30 sec and 1m 05 sec

even worse 2m 20 sec

 

[Herman 9,694]

20 minutes ago, Daz Sparks said:

History isn't going to paint Johnson and his band incompetents in a good light.

Leadership or lack thereof.

My brother lives in Australia. They shut the airports and ports, didn't let anyone in without strict quarantine, had barely any cases where he lives and he spent Christmas on the beach and round his mates. Brisbane had one case this week and shut the whole city down.

UK has only just started talking about testing people flying in. The Pink Unners suggested this early last year.

[Daz Sparks 1,140]

1 minute ago, Herman said:

Leadership or lack thereof.

My brother lives in Australia. They shut the airports and ports, didn't let anyone in without strict quarantine, had barely any cases where he lives and he spent Christmas on the beach and round his mates. Brisbane had one case this week and shut the whole city down.

UK has only just started talking about testing people flying in. The Pink Unners suggested this early last year.

Somebody, WBB I think suggested a cabinet of Pinkun posters to run the country, in the light of how this bunch of clowns have done, I truly believe it would be better Herman.

[Bill 1,788]

It would need a strong leader, with a firm grip on spending as well

Miser Bill, perhaps ?

 

[Daz Sparks 1,140]

3 minutes ago, Bill said:

It would need a strong leader, with a firm grip on spending as well

Miser Bill, perhaps ?

 

Didn't know you were Scottish Bill.