03-31-2020, 11:28 PM
Just taking care of my own the best I can like the rest of you. We have a significant way to go, but some areas can start phasing back in. Here in South Dakota, we are about a month out of the expected peak, but I expect some things to start re-opening soon after. Thus far we’ve been fortunate, but like everyone else there will likely be peaks and valleys going forward much like the flu, except much deadlier.
My Doctor thinks I’ve already had it. I got sick around the 12th and it lasted about 6 days of main symptoms. Unfortunately, there were no tests available at the time so I didn’t get a test until about a week after symptoms were gone. I tested negative then so there’s no certainty. Whatever it was, it was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was not strong, not even as much as a cold, but it dropped into the lungs like nobody’s business. Unlike the majority, I had a really wet cough. I coughed up mouthfuls of yellow sticky phlegm and a clear liquid that was pus (can’t remember the medical name) along with a mild fever (100) for four days.
Even growing up with allergies and asthma, there’s nothing I can compare it to. It seemed like as fast as my lungs started filling with fluid, I was able to expel it. Had that not been the case I’m afraid it would have been a much different story.
A couple of days after last symptoms, I coughed up a mouthful of coagulated blood. One big ball of it and that was it. Felt fine from then on. Such a strange experience. After I got the negative test I was allowed into the clinic for x-rays to make sure it was gone. Everything was good.
I got an email from my Doc the other day. The lab experts here are working on a plasma treatment using donors who’ve had it and handled it fine. They need a good system to test for antibodies and then be able to pull the plasma. I guess Spain has one from China but as it’s only 30% accurate that’s a no go here. Some private companies are claiming they’ve got one so I guess we’ll see. Either way, I pray I can help. We have people barely hanging on right now and it would be awesome to provide help for their system. This plasma donation could help strengthen the care until an immunization is developed. It would maybe help get things back up and running.
My Doctor thinks I’ve already had it. I got sick around the 12th and it lasted about 6 days of main symptoms. Unfortunately, there were no tests available at the time so I didn’t get a test until about a week after symptoms were gone. I tested negative then so there’s no certainty. Whatever it was, it was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was not strong, not even as much as a cold, but it dropped into the lungs like nobody’s business. Unlike the majority, I had a really wet cough. I coughed up mouthfuls of yellow sticky phlegm and a clear liquid that was pus (can’t remember the medical name) along with a mild fever (100) for four days.
Even growing up with allergies and asthma, there’s nothing I can compare it to. It seemed like as fast as my lungs started filling with fluid, I was able to expel it. Had that not been the case I’m afraid it would have been a much different story.
A couple of days after last symptoms, I coughed up a mouthful of coagulated blood. One big ball of it and that was it. Felt fine from then on. Such a strange experience. After I got the negative test I was allowed into the clinic for x-rays to make sure it was gone. Everything was good.
I got an email from my Doc the other day. The lab experts here are working on a plasma treatment using donors who’ve had it and handled it fine. They need a good system to test for antibodies and then be able to pull the plasma. I guess Spain has one from China but as it’s only 30% accurate that’s a no go here. Some private companies are claiming they’ve got one so I guess we’ll see. Either way, I pray I can help. We have people barely hanging on right now and it would be awesome to provide help for their system. This plasma donation could help strengthen the care until an immunization is developed. It would maybe help get things back up and running.
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