Covid Long Haulers

[dmlfarmer]

Research is now showing 10% of those contracting covid will have long lasting medical problems, regardless of age or severity of the disease. This is striking even those who tested positive for antibodies yet never had symptoms.
"Researchers estimate about 10% of COVID-19 patients become long haulers, according to a recent article from The Journal of the American Medical Association and a study done by British scientists. That’s in line with what UC Davis Health is seeing.This condition can effect anyone – old and young, otherwise healthy people and those battling other conditions. It has been seen in those who were hospitalized with COVID-19 and patients with very mild symptoms." https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/covid-19-long-haulers.html https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/covid-19-long-haulers.html

Consider these cases in making your decision whether to get vaccinated or not:
"Ivan Agerton developed psychotic symptoms weeks after his coronavirus infection." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/health/covid-psychosis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/health/covid-psychosis.html

"Texas Roadhouse CEO dies by suicide while battling ‘unbearable’ post-covid-19 symptoms, family says" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/22/texas-roadhouse-kent-taylor-suicide/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/22/texas-roadhouse-kent-taylor-suicide/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/health/covid-psychosis-mental.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/health/covid-psychosis-mental.html

6 more documented cases
https://nypost.com/2021/03/20/these-covid-long-haulers-suffer-side-effects-a-year-later/ https://nypost.com/2021/03/20/these-covid-long-haulers-suffer-side-effects-a-year-later/

[jazz]

What an amazing natural virus this turned out to be. Its truly the jack of all trades in the virus world. it does everything. If you have an underlying condition, it kills you, but if you dont have any underlying conditions it gives you them after you contract it.

[ajl]

Lol. What about those folks who have developed psychotic conditions long before their covid infection? Plenty of those around.

[fjlip]

Does it say if one should get a vaccine after the virus/long covid symptoms? Yes still thick cigarette smoke smell once in a while for me.

[blackpowder]

People, it's just a vaccine.

[Guest]

All bullshit aside
A person who works with us has been sick 5 weeks , very sick
Forty something
No joke , still can hardly breathe
Another guy here in his 50’s was hooked up to a ventilator in saskatoon for a week
Neither had underlying conditions
Its nothing to fu ck with

[checking]

After all is said and done, there will be more done than said. Done means, "take the shot", which includes the malicious detractors on this site. Sorry, TSIPP, just being judgmental!

April 02, 2021 for my potentially lifesaving shot. I choose that over drowning, long hauling, and the risk of being chipped by Elon Musk and all that jazz.

[foragefarmer]

All bullshit aside
A person who works with us has been sick 5 weeks , very sick
Forty something
No joke , still can hardly breathe
Another guy here in his 50’s was hooked up to a ventilator in saskatoon for a week
Neither had underlying conditions
Its nothing to fu ck with

That's exactly what my family Dr. said take seriously, and be smart.

Snow all gone, and are you dry?

[fjlip]

After all is said and done, there will be more done than said. Done means, "take the shot", which includes the malicious detractors on this site. Sorry, TSIPP, just being judgmental!

April 02, 2021 for my potentially lifesaving shot. I choose that over drowning, long hauling, and the risk of being chipped by Elon Musk and all that jazz.

Maybe Gates is chipping us?

Seriously do we NEED a vax if recovered/or long covid?

[agstar77]

Not like flu. It affects entire nervous system and respiratory system. Covid vaccine may help long haulers in lessening effects and preventing variant infection
. Still more to learn.

[Guest]

That's exactly what my family Dr. said take seriously, and be smart.

Snow all gone, and are you dry?

We’re pretty decent here , snow 95% gone, but 6 ft deep in bush
Just dryer for the swamp than normal
Definitely enough to start a crop
Strange spring though , some ditches running some still full of snow pack
Looks like ponds will all fill
-14 here this morning , thaw on hold

[AlbertaFarmer5]

My mother was sick with some type of virus 40+ years ago. Took years to recover(possibly still lingering side effects). She takes this risk seriously.

[oneoff]

By and large the rationality shown in this thread , so far is quite uplifting.

And no Gates isn't microchipping us. But that concept may come sooner and be potentially used in more beneficial ways than we all think. And if used for very specific purposes and species; who knows the broad approval and benefits that might accrue.

Maybe it could cure diseases that everyone does dread.

And there is always tin hats available for any necessary protection. Only joking

[oneoff]

Seriously do we NEED a vax if recovered/or long covid?

If a novel Covid recovered survivor has adequate immunity for subsequent disease exposure to new variantS as well as original strain (in future); then why would any vaccine be required for such people.

But for some disease antibodies do not provide lifetime protection. Others diseases require booster shots. At this stage everyone is only beginning to find out for sure. So They err on side of what is considered safe.
I don't think anyone could claim they know everything based on a years experience; so probably the reasoning goes that one dose might act as a booster shot. Perhaps the regimen of a second dose is a waste of vaccine or simply not necessary.

As for long haulers; my feeling is the body tries to heal itself; with scars and to its ability considering no one is getting younger. I heard Dr John Campbell ( retired English physician who pretty fully daily reports the Covid news from all angles) say That others are claiming that a Covid vaccination of long haulers; may "jolt" the natural body immune system to "reset" their immune system.

"Long hauling" means damage has been done that hasn't yet been repaired; and just as advancing age doesn't often restore youth; one may just have to be content with what you're dealt AND bring upon oneself.

[oneoff]

What an amazing natural virus this turned out to be. Its truly the jack of all trades in the virus world. it does everything. If you have an underlying condition, it kills you, but if you dont have any underlying conditions it gives you them after you contract it.

After an adequate time period; historians will judge whether this analysis might be the most accurate summary yet provided.