Man who declined COVID-19 vaccine speaks out after undergoing double lung transplant

ABC News, via MSN ^ | 17 June 2021 | ABC News

[BeauBo]

Joshua Garza had a chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in January but he passed it up, thinking he didn't really need it.

Now, the 43-year-old Texan is hoping to inspire others to get the shot after he became so ill following his COVID-19 diagnosis that he needed a rare double lung transplant to survive.

"COVID ended up attacking my lungs," Garza, of Sugarland, told ABC News.

After testing positive for COVID-19 in late January, Garza's health deteriorated rapidly. On Feb. 2, when he ended up falling while trying to walk, his wife called for an ambulance to take him to the hospital. He was ultimately transferred to Houston Methodist, where he was put on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine to pump and oxygenate his blood for him.

"It was quick, it was within three weeks, the lungs were already shot," said Garza, who works in the oil and gas industry.

Garza was put on the lung transplant list, and on April 13, successfully underwent surgery. He spent several more weeks recovering and rehabilitating to regain his strength after two months on life support before being released from the hospital on May 27...

"It's much easier to get the vaccine than to go through something like this," Huang said of Garza's case. "He's extremely lucky. Most people in this situation don't make it to the transplant. You can't count on this outcome."

For Garza, he's sharing his story in hopes of helping prevent others from experiencing what we went through.

"If I knew what I know now," he said, "I would have definitely went through with the vaccination."

[bagster]

In other words, your side of the issue has their doctors and media, the other side had theirs.

In other words, 'our side' has no motive to lie. They risk being 'cancelled' by your side for telling the truth. They have exactly zero motive to lie, other than doing what 'doctors and scientists' are sposed to do.

While YOUR side has every motive to lie. Even more so now, that the vax is proven NOT safe OR effective. How's it gonna look on them if the ugly truth about the poison vax was 'admitted' by your powers that be.

Not too good, I'm here to tell ya.

So, yea. Motive to lie versus no motive to lie.

That weighs heavily in 'my side's' favor, dontcha' think, vax salesman?

(I learned that from Perry Mason)

[bagster]

He would have had a sore arm for a few days and fatigue most likely. Not going through all of this suffering.

And you know this how? Did you take a survey from the 6k (that we know of) dead vaxed people? Or the untold number of maimed? Or the dead babies died in their mother's womb or at the teat?

No?

No, seriously. How do you know what you just said? Did Fauci tell you?

#FRsuckers

[dead]

That was how they treated my 87-year-old mother when she got Covid. They sent her home and wished her well. We were trying to track down some HcQ but after just two days she was fine and told us she didn’t need anything else.

[Captain Peter Blood]

The poor guy could have gotten ivermectin or Hcq that might have changed his outcome.

[PghBaldy]

assuming the vaccine would have worked for him, if he was offered it in January, and got covid in January, does the vaccine take a few weeks to work?

Annual flu vaccines I always heard take two weeks to work (though they really rarely do as they pick the wrong mix every year).

[greeneyes]

Heart/lung machines are also hard on the lungs.

When my Dad was in for his bypass, the Dr. explained it to me and that he was going to get him off the machine faster than usual because of how hard it was on the lungs - Dad had fibrosis of the lungs.

[Baldwin77]

BS. The Vax wasn’t out in feb.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Yes, idiot Luddites for eschewing advances in technology. Or, sometimes, just idiots.

You seem smart. Can you help us Luddites understand this article about vaccines for SARS-CoV-2?

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0035421

[bagster]

The whole reason people claim the vaccines aren’t vaccines is that they don’t contain any of the dead virus. How, then, would it give him the virus?

Hmmm...lemme think. Cause it doesn't work?

Way to destroy your own argument.

Yes, idiot Luddites for eschewing advances in technology. Or, sometimes, just idiots.

As a board certified Doctor of Internetology (PHD-University of Life), I have diagnosed you with a mild case of 'Mrs Mithitis'.

Consult with a brain surgeon for immediate transplant. Its the only way.

[greeneyes]

Fortunate for her. I bought some Quercetin/Zinc etc. (the Zelenko protocol) just in case we might need it. I don't get much exposure, other than visits to the Doctor's office. I haven't had the flu for a long time-probably the Vitamin D that I take has helped that.

Dr. Yeadon said that CV-19 is about 60% similar to the previous existing 4 types of coronavirous and so many people have sufficient protection to be ok if they get it.

[firebrand]

One of you anti-covid-vaxxers has the nerve to talk about anecdotal evidence?

[bagster]

How’d he get those lungs so fast? Must have got them from China.

There's one way to tell.

Does he want to breath a half hour later?

Study up on the Bene Tleilax for all you need to know about organ transplants and their 'manufactured market'. Then tell me the Tleilaxu aren't here and working at the CDC and WHO.

[metmom]

Yeah as if everyone who gets COVID ends up in his condition.

Not.

I wonder if he was offered any treatments or was just sent home to take his chances and told to not come in unless he couldn’t breathe or his lips were turning blue.

I had a relative whose lungs took a beating from COVID but he had been a heavy smoker most of his life.

I’ll bet that there’s more to this story than the propaganda machine is telling us.

[greeneyes]

Darn, I missed it - the mod deleted it.

[firebrand]

You’re actually saying “what’s the problem?” to a double lung transplant?

You guys will just say anything as long as it appears to bolster your vaccine avoidance.

[phoneman08]

True, but it appears the doctors didn’t go the intubation route and continue to increase the pressure until he expired attempting to keep his O2 levels among the living as was so commonly done back when ventilators were the daily Cuomo dog and pony show.

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[proust]

Yes I do. Absurd, isn’t it?

[bagster]

Probably more than anything there was available a donor with a relatively close genetic match. I’m sure other things factored into him getting “lucky” such as age.

You know so much and have the answer to any question.

I will consult you in the future.

[metmom]

My brother who is obese, diabetic, kidney issues, and an alcoholic had it and was over it in a few days.

No two people are going to react the same and trying to imply that everyone who doesn’t get vaccinated will end up with a double lung transplant is fear porn and propaganda plain and simple.

[bagster]

The ignorance on this thread is astounding. Hang i. despite the hate coming your way.

Such sweet bedside manner, doc.

Up is down.

East is west.

Truth is hate.

Affirmative Action is good.