OT-- Covid is humdrum-- except when it's not

Everytime I read this thread I have to remind myself
- most people here are squarely in the riskiest group when it comes to Covid
- fear is a real thing

In that spirit I would remind folks that for a vast majority of the population Covid is essentially background risk. Not 0 risk, but nothing is 0 risk.

There also have been enough adverse events in however they track those things to give a reasonable person pause before they roll up their sleeves.

Now that it is an accepted fact that vaxed people can still get and transmit the virus,there should be no coercion.

Yep…Covid is humdrum until it’s not. Medicine is an imperfect science and we all need to make informed decisions.

In February 2021 my wife and I celebrated our second Covid vaccination with a trip to our favorite bakery. The vaccine was very difficult to get. The following day we enjoyed a nice lunch and about 2:00 my wife heard a crash in the kitchen that was so loud she thought I pulled the refrigerator over. She found me on the floor unconscious and the refrigerator still up right. She thought I must have had a heart attack or stroke and called 911. When I arrived at the hospital all they knew was they had an old man with an unobserved fall and conducted blood work, X-rays, CT-scans etc. and determined I had subdural and subarachnoid brain bleeds. The called in a helicopter to transfer me to a larger hospital with a brain trauma unit. I spent a week in the hospital and 2 months in out patient rehab and today have no lingering issues. The diagnosis was I simply fainted from a low grade fever from the vaccine and a blood pressure pill I had taken that morning and the combination lowered my BP enough to cause me to faint without warning. The fall resulted in a serious concussion.

The point I wish to make is to take any and every medication seriously. Yes I’m glad to be vaccinated and double boosted. I do take more caution following a vaccine and simply sit in my recliner. Also, very sorry to have put my wife through this experience.

Post Edited (Terry's Cellar) : 8/7/2022 2:07:46 PM (GMT-7)

Glen,
Everyday is a gift. I wish you well on the elbow. I see the Ortho Dr. later this month for a shoulder issue. Most likely he’ll recommend a new joint. I say that based on my experience with the other shoulder. At least I’ll have matching shoulders and knees. The other three replacements were pretty easy and a big improvement for me. Terry

Thanks
Still waiting for the official word from the doctor. No one else wants to accept responsibility for calling off the surgery.
I'm 99 percent sure but.... maybe?
Well I can hope.
Another scary vaccine story, my friends Dad died from the flu shot because he had a severe egg allergy and the vaccine was somehow made in a chicken egg.
Doctor's office just called! Yep no go on the surgery.
So it goes...

Glen

Stephen S said...
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There also have been enough adverse events in however they track those things to give a reasonable person pause before they roll up their sleeves.

Now that it is an accepted fact that vaxed people can still get and transmit the virus,there should be no coercion.

Stephen, do you know how many adverse events there have been from the vaccine? I don't. But if there have been 10,000,000 , which i highly doubt, then the rate is infinitesimal. There have been 12.3 BILLION vaccines given worldwide. Divide 10,000,000 by 12.3 billion.= .0008. i suck at math but i i think thats 8 100ths of a percent.

I dont think there have been enough adverse events to give a reasonable person pause. I make no moral judgements on the unvaccinated folks, i used to but i am way passed that. I just dont think at this point, that its a smart risk to take. Maybe early on. But we've had enough experience by now to know that its safe, and theres also enough data to know it makes a difference.
I'd guess instead of 400-500 deaths a day that we are experiencing right now, if we had 95% of people fully vaxed and boosted, that number might be more like 100.

I wish everyone the best, vaxxed or not. We can only hope that at some point the vaccines and treatments get better to the point that combined with some level of immunity from infection in the community, those many of us here who are immunocompromised can go back to some semblance of a normal life in our "golden years".
Personally, I'm so tired of thinking about it, talking about it, worrying about it, that its almost hard to put into words.

Just wanted to report that I'm feeling less nasal symptoms but I'm tired and feeling slightly dizzy.
I'm never good at being sick. Usually I'm on the go and feel guilty if I don't get outdoors at least twice a day.
Laying in bed is not my cup of tea.
Yep I know it could be a lot worse but wanted to let off some griping.
I'll be okay
BTW surgery is set for September 12th and now there's no need for a covid test.
They'll just inquire if I have a fever etc..

Glen