“I would challenge you to find me a single credible medical person who has read that article who would say anything more complimentary than “Sure, people may have loss of lung function after recovering from the coronavirus, but nowhere in that article does it say anything that supports it.”
I’ll go out a precarious limb and suggest that Dr may also consider these were Chinese patients where smoking is common among near 50% of the population and air pollution on the BEST day is hundreds of times worse than the USA and THESE facts may play a teeny part in this “virus caused” lung damage.
That is likely true.
I would predict there is an entire host of valid reasons that these 2 or 3 out of 12 patients had a compromised respiratory system after recovering, but that article gave nothing-nothing about smoking, air pollution, COPD, emphysema, asthma, anything like that.
So the title states: “People who fully recover from the coronavirus can be left with ‘20 to 30%’ less lung function” based on those “two or three” patients.
An article read by millions of people not just here but all over the world, and the title suggests that you could have a deficit caused by lung damage.
Well, NO S***.
I am sure the people who find no issue with this article would say “Oh, it doesn’t say you “WILL”, it says you “CAN”.
You “can” die of pneumonia. You “can” throw a clot and stroke or get PE. You “can” get damaged testicles. You “can” burst an artery in your brain from coughing. “You “can” get divorced as a result of it. You “can” miss work and lose your job. You “can” get bad breath.
This made me angry. I’m glad many Freepers aren’t terrified or afraid, so this POS article won’t bother them at all.
But there are a lot of people who have been whipped into a circle of fear, especially elderly, and especially those who have health issues who would read that and think “I already have trouble breathing-what is this going to do to me?” because it sure does imply that you will be fully recovered with a new deficit.
All based on “2 or 3” patients out of 12.
God, this does make me angry.