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To: RatRipper; blueplum; Mom MD; BobL
COVID is just a mild case of the flu

For most people, sure. For a small group of others, not so much: lasting co-morbidities like kidney failure, COPD, blood clots, strokes and neurological problems are nothing to sneeze at.

57 posted on 08/04/2021 6:27:52 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I agree, but flu often causes major problems for folks with co-mordidities also. I an almost 65, had quadruple bypass in 2017 and am type II diabetic. When I had COVID last October, it was a pretty mild case. My guess as to why: 1- I am very active and work out hard at the gym twice a week, 2- I ramped up on vitamin D, zinc, melatonin at night, used an expectorant cough medicine to keep my lungs clear, diet tonic water, and use of mouthwash 4 or 5 times a day. Lasted 4 or 5 days, I never had a fever, had a mild headache one day, never had much fatigue at all, and never lost my taste or smell. I jumped on it early and stayed after it until it was over.

Was I lucky? Maybe, but I tried to do several different things I knew had been effective to bend the odds in my favor by attacking the virus level in my body. Maybe all that stuff helped. I know it helped that I was in good physical shape.


60 posted on 08/04/2021 7:02:12 AM PDT by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thdieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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