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To: Veto!

Will pray for her.

But luckily, she has a husband to keep eye on her.

Don’t know how “sick” you mean, but I’ve been very,very sick and alone when younger. Worse than my COVID, when not alone.

Let her do all the same basic things for bad flu. Also keep moving to hold pneumonia at bay. THAT can be the real corker, with any of these diseases….leading to pneumonia.

Also, get a finger pulse oximeter. She should beware of her oxygenation, and also take temp. Beware below low 90s for oxy, and above 104F.

Checking oxy is very important.

God speed her well!


124 posted on 01/25/2022 9:04:19 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: the OlLine Rebel; Veto!
Also, get a finger pulse oximeter. She should beware of her oxygenation, and also take temp. Beware below low 90s for oxy, and above 104F. Checking oxy is very important.

Agreed on that point, but, for a normal healthy person at rest, O2 dropping below 95 is not normal. If I felt respiratory sick and dropped below 95 I'd be headed to get monoclonal treatment. (I'm over 65.) Below 94, speed limits would be significantly violated. One can't even get the monoclonals much below that, in most cases, as then they do more harm than good. (Note that I normally read 98 on my oximeter, sometimes 99, once or twice after some exertion have seen 97. They do vary a bit from device to device, unless one has a lab grade, calibrated oximeter, so, if one has not established a solid baseline "healthy" reading for oneself, and only starts testing when feeling poorly, subtract at least "1" and maybe "2" from the reading. Better safe than sorry.)

Somewhat the same on temperature: If my temperature is above 102 deg. F and rising, I'm out the door. MOST people with COVID who "feel like they are going to die" recover just fine.* BUT, condition can degrade very quickly in some cases: If temp or O2 look alarming, don't mess around. Regardless of some nutty opinions on here, if measurement says you are declining into dangerous territory, get professional help, fast. A few years ago my brother foolishly thought he could finish out his shift and go to a clinic. Instead his flu put him in the ICU this || far from not making it.

*Our local docs say our ER's are slammed with such cases at present.

146 posted on 01/26/2022 1:05:06 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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