D&D and the rising pandemic

[Thomas Shey]

I'd just forgotten it for a moment; I keep trying to type it as "covalent".

 

[GreyLord]

Get a booster and then get the updated one when you can. My home just got hit hard with Covid (we were waiting to get the new booster, I think it comes out next week, that's one week too long for us).

Three people are sick in the household thus far, I am okay thus far, but I have people sick all around me right now. My spouse is also down with it currently...so...it's me holding the helm right now trying to keep up the ship in the storm.

Update on my situation.

If you are religious, or have any religion, I'll accept any prayers you guys have right now. Others around me seem to be improving but my situation is just getting worse. I have Covid and it's been getting worse for the past few days. Today I had pains in my chest in the back and on the sides. I have to admit, I am somewhat worried. Spouse is wanting me to report into the hospital possibly. If you don't hear from me for a few days, I may be there. Hopefully I'll be here posting though and not in there.

I can use any prayers you guys have in whatever religions you have, or if atheist, just your hopes and well wishes. I don't know why I'm getting worse, but I am.

If nothing else, let me be a warning to others. I was offered a second booster in late June. I had that option or could wait for the new booster which at the time, they were hoping would come out in August. I thought I'd wait until the new booster came. Hindsight is 20/20...I WISH I had taken that booster back in June at this point. I just got hit by this a wee bit to soon to be able to obtain the new booster as my second booster, and my other booster was a while ago.

If you are ever given the same choice I was...take the booster. Don't count on the new ones coming in time. I did, and I may be screwed.

 

[Zardnaar]

Went to doctor today everything checked out post Covid. 1% lower on something involving oxygen but well within normal variation.

Can't get a booster though due to having Covid for 6 months which is something like January.

 

[Zardnaar]

Update on my situation.

If you are religious, or have any religion, I'll accept any prayers you guys have right now. Others around me seem to be improving but my situation is just getting worse. I have Covid and it's been getting worse for the past few days. Today I had pains in my chest in the back and on the sides. I have to admit, I am somewhat worried. Spouse is wanting me to report into the hospital possibly. If you don't hear from me for a few days, I may be there. Hopefully I'll be here posting though and not in there.

I can use any prayers you guys have in whatever religions you have, or if atheist, just your hopes and well wishes. I don't know why I'm getting worse, but I am.

If nothing else, let me be a warning to others. I was offered a second booster in late June. I had that option or could wait for the new booster which at the time, they were hoping would come out in August. I thought I'd wait until the new booster came. Hindsight is 20/20...I WISH I had taken that booster back in June at this point. I just got hit by this a wee bit to soon to be able to obtain the new booster as my second booster, and my other booster was a while ago.

If you are ever given the same choice I was...take the booster. Don't count on the new ones coming in time. I did, and I may be screwed.

If you're having breathing problems go to hospital ASAP don't wait. Hell go if you're not sure.

Worst it got for me was one night rang doctor and he put me straight on steroids and antibiotics and didn't get any worse.

 

[Guest 7034872]

Update on my situation.

If you are religious, or have any religion, I'll accept any prayers you guys have right now. Others around me seem to be improving but my situation is just getting worse. I have Covid and it's been getting worse for the past few days. Today I had pains in my chest in the back and on the sides. I have to admit, I am somewhat worried. Spouse is wanting me to report into the hospital possibly. If you don't hear from me for a few days, I may be there. Hopefully I'll be here posting though and not in there.

I'm 100% with Zardnaar: get to the hospital ASAP if you aren't already there.

 

[Umbran]

I have Covid and it's been getting worse for the past few days. Today I had pains in my chest in the back and on the sides. I have to admit, I am somewhat worried. Spouse is wanting me to report into the hospital possibly.

Your spouse is correct. Waiting can end up with you in dire circumstances.

Go. To. A. Doctor.

 

[GreyLord]

If you're having breathing problems go to hospital ASAP don't wait. Hell go if you're not sure.

Worst it got for me was one night rang doctor and he put me straight on steroids and antibiotics and didn't get any worse.

I'm 100% with Zardnaar: get to the hospital ASAP if you aren't already there.

Your spouse is correct. Waiting can end up with you in dire circumstances.

Go. To. A. Doctor.

Thanks. I have gone to the doctor, they want to send me to the ER. It is weird, my joints are also swelling, did not know Covid could cause that.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Honestly, if its one thing the pandemic years have taught me, its that its easier to list the symptoms COVID-19 doesn't show at least sometimes than the ones it can. And if your doctors tell you to go to the ER, for the sake of all gods, go to the ER!

 

[GreyLord]

Not that people will care, but I am now doing better. No more pain in the lungs, no more swollen joints, but I still need to isolate and be careful for the next week or so. Have a nasty cough. Everyone else seems to be doing better at the home as well. They recovered much faster and better than I. Not sure why it hit me so hard.

I would 100% not recommend this experience for anyone else. Would also 100% not want to do it again.

If given the choice again, I think I'll take whatever booster is available, screw waiting for a newer one, I'll take it when the window expires (the reason I originally didn't was it was at the end of June and at the time the hope was that the new booster might be out by August, which meant I would still have to wait a few more weeks anyways...that didn't quite go as planned).

This has been a miserable experience. I have had to cancel my RPG groups last week as well, and for the next two weeks.

On the bright side I'm getting a lot more TV and movies watched that I had wanted to watch.

 

[Guest 7034872]

Not that people will care, but I am now doing better. No more pain in the lungs, no more swollen joints, but I still need to isolate and be careful for the next week or so. Have a nasty cough. Everyone else seems to be doing better at the home as well. They recovered much faster and better than I. Not sure why it hit me so hard.

We care.

If given the choice again, I think I'll take whatever booster is available, screw waiting for a newer one,

You've convinced me to do the same; I had had that same idea of maximizing protection by waiting for the better-adapted boosters, but no more. I'm now focused on "one's best proven protection in the moment."