Confirmed covid 19 and recovery

Harry

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Thanks Ryan, you’ve been incredibly helpful setting up this thread. My husband is pretty ill with it at home and I’m in the tricky situation of deciding whether hospitalisation is required. He has the high fever and cough, but not breathing difficulties. I don’t know if that situation will change rapidly. I’ve been advised to get him to hospital if his fever has remained for a week. Which is a 2 days off and I’m not worried about calling 999, it’s whether I will get him to agree to leave the house! Like Saigon said at #44, it’s the problem of people holding on at home and then it’s too late.
Glad to hear you have it all under control now and fixing the car will be a nice distraction when you get out.
I forgot to say he’s a fit and strong 53 year old, runs 5 to 6 miles a day, healthy bmi, non-smoker
 

Goodfella

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Change the battery.

Change the battery.

Change the battery.

Change the battery.

Then get the car moving under its own steam.

All the best in your recovery.
 

Rwc13

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I really hope those doubters, haters, trolls and generally belligerent idiots from the “Are you worried yet?” thread now finally realize that this disease is like playing Russian roulette. Some get it with mild symptoms but some get serious complications and need hospital treatment and even worse ventilation. Ryan doc is living proof that a healthy young man (40 which is way younger than most of the frequent posters with a chip on their shoulder in the aforementioned thread) can become infected via community spread and then suffer serious bad health from it...

Ryan mate I wish you a full and speedy recovery and if you or your family need anything I can help with please PM me...
I’m not really sure that this was the appropriate thread for your idiotic rant, but then it’s hardly your first case of poor judgement is it!

Ryandoc, yours truly is a scary story. Very glad to hear you are in recovery now and hope this continues apace. Please do continue to update date as having a factual account of your experience of the illness and recovery is incredibly helpful.
 

Silvercat

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Thanks Ryan, you’ve been incredibly helpful setting up this thread. My husband is pretty ill with it at home and I’m in the tricky situation of deciding whether hospitalisation is required. He has the high fever and cough, but not breathing difficulties. I don’t know if that situation will change rapidly. I’ve been advised to get him to hospital if his fever has remained for a week. Which is a 2 days off and I’m not worried about calling 999, it’s whether I will get him to agree to leave the house! Like Saigon said at #44, it’s the problem of people holding on at home and then it’s too late.
Glad to hear you have it all under control now and fixing the car will be a nice distraction when you get out.
I know a NHS frontline worker in Darlington who has just tested positive with it. She is very poorly and her daughter ( who is also an NHS nurse) called 999 yesterday morning because she was struggling with her breathing. The ambulance team turned up in full Hazmat gear, did some tests and decided she wasnt bad enough to admit her into the local general hospital. So seemingly the ambulance crew are providing a filter to admissions to. My advice is if in doubt just call 999; everyone is different and everyone will respond differently to this illness. Just dont take any chances and act fast.
 

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Ryan I wish you a speedy recovery.
I know the government line is a 'mild illness' in most cases, but I'm also hearing too many cases of it not being so, like yourself.
As a family, apart from a couple of supermarket shops, we haven't left the house in 2 weeks.
Both myself and the Mrs are both working from home, with the kids. The Mrs does not and will not require any customer visits during this period, but myself is still expected to. The last 2 weeks as it happens I've been very busy working from home, more than usual, but I'm very concerned now about leaving the house, apart from an isolated walk up the road for half an hour.
The problem is there is no cure or vaccination in the short to medium term so can't keep isolated for say a year!
 

Scaf

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I bet if we put our minds to it we could have that GTS back up and running so she is ready and waiting for you when you get out .........
I have messaged Ryan and he insists he will the sort the car when he is home although he will reach out to local members for tech support.
 

Ryandoc

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Ryan, you mentioned oxygen was provided to you. I’m intrigued to know whether you were given any drugs and if so what?
Did they mention you have an immunity to it now that you’ve been through the experience.....
I’ve heard reports of plasma from recovered being used for others.

So I’ve been on as high as 60% oxygen, currently on 28%
Regards medication, it’s just antibiotics, various types in huge doses and that’s it. No other secret drugs in the arsenal.

I did consent to taking trail drugs, doctor came to see me and was chuffed etc but but nothing happened for some reason. That trial is being run by Oxford Uni.

I also get pain relief for the throbbing headaches they are very bad

Nothing said on immunity but I’ve read the stories about passports so regardless of whether that happens I’ll have that conversation the day they tell me I can leave
 

Felonious Crud

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My cousin, a nurse at one of the more effected hospitals, is back at work tomorrow after recovering (+ve test, not assumed). She was nothing like as impressively ill as Ryan, by the way, but is certainly working on the basis that she now has at least some kind of heightened tolerance, if not total immunity.

@Harry , good luck to Mr Harry. And you, of course.
 

Ryandoc

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Thanks Ryan, you’ve been incredibly helpful setting up this thread. My husband is pretty ill with it at home and I’m in the tricky situation of deciding whether hospitalisation is required. He has the high fever and cough, but not breathing difficulties. I don’t know if that situation will change rapidly. I’ve been advised to get him to hospital if his fever has remained for a week. Which is a 2 days off and I’m not worried about calling 999, it’s whether I will get him to agree to leave the house! Like Saigon said at #44, it’s the problem of people holding on at home and then it’s too late.
Glad to hear you have it all under control now and fixing the car will be a nice distraction when you get out.

So my breathing only really deteriorated when in hospital. So please be mindful of that. Ask him to take some slow deep breaths, can he take a normal full breath and he doesn’t falter / struggle etx when doing it?

I’d also say the long the high temp goes on and anything else then the more chance hospital is needed. I was 9 days before the wife insisted.
If I had have stayed at home I dread to think what the outcome would have been as my lungs have dropped off a cliff
 

jemgee

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The pneumonia is a sod. My wife had 3 weeks radiotherapy following a breast cancer lumpectomy. After a couple of weeks she caught a cold and had a terrible cough. Went to doc who prescribed antiobiotics. No better and doc changed to a stronger one. Said it was pneumonia and would need hospital if it didn't respond. Eventually improved but regular x Ray's and her oncologist said it was BOOP. Took well over 6 months before her lungs were recovered.
We hope that your recovery goes well
 

Harry

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So my breathing only really deteriorated when in hospital. So please be mindful of that. Ask him to take some slow deep breaths, can he take a normal full breath and he doesn’t falter / struggle etx when doing it?

I’d also say the long the high temp goes on and anything else then the more chance hospital is needed. I was 9 days before the wife insisted.
If I had have stayed at home I dread to think what the outcome would have been as my lungs have dropped off a cliff
Thank you for your reply, I’m fully appreciative that you are meant to be resting and have a cracking headache! Yesterday, I sent Mr Harry a video of a doctor showing how to do breathing exercises, but he said there was no way he could do the deep breaths because it would set off his coughing. He also had a go at lying on his front, but it was too uncomfortable. But he still insists he can breathe normally and he gets to the en-suite easily.
This morning, his temperature was, miraculously, at a normal level, I’m hoping it burnt out last night, when he said it had been 39.8C. I can hear less coughing today from the end of the house where I locked him up! He definitely sounded better on the phone this morning and I’m hoping he’s sleeping it off at the mo, so I won’t disturb him for another temp reading. I think I said before that I’d been told to get him to a hospital if he is still burning up by Sunday/Monday. All fingers and toes crossed! Hope the headaches recede, it seems to be a common symptom. Hope we can all meet up with our cars when this is over! H x
 

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@Ryandoc sounds like you've really been through it. I'm aware of a few other friends who are also suffering and it sounds horrific if you get a major dose. Good luck with the recovery and get well soon.
 

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Ryan doc, sounds like you have had it really bad and thanks for sharing as it really puts things into perspective for some on here that don't take it as serious as others!!
I'm an atheist so won't pray for you but really wish you a speedy recovery and return to 100% health...
 

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I’m not really sure that this was the appropriate thread for your idiotic rant, but then it’s hardly your first case of poor judgement is it!

Ryandoc, yours truly is a scary story. Very glad to hear you are in recovery now and hope this continues apace. Please do continue to update date as having a factual account of your experience of the illness and recovery is incredibly helpful.

You will always have the last word anyway and your judgement is truly awful.

Wishing you all the best Ryan and a speedy recovery and also to Harry’s husband..
 

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Ryan and Harry, wishing you and your loved ones all the best.
It is a truly scary thing when people who are generally fit and well struggle to beat this. I didn't realise that the repercussions could lay you low for so long.
Ryan I hope that your recovery is speedy and your car is too, eventually!
And Harry, that your husband is on the mend.