Last November. Was heading for a bad ending.
But she rallied and pulled through.

She was vaccinated.

I had no symptoms at all / ever. The only reason I took a covid test was because i had some about to expire and I had a dental appointment coming up. After I tested positive I went to a walk-in clinic and was tested again and given Paxlovid.
Never had any symptoms.
I believe I had 8 shots all together for covid.

Was quite sick, took the Paxlovid, got Covid Rebound and was sicker than with the original covid.
Took two months to get back to 100% feeling better.

But just found out today I have some long Covid problems.
I have always had normal cholesterol and inexplicably shot to a very high number in
recent blood work.

I exercise every day, eat mainly protein and fruits/veggies.
Do not smoke or drink.
And I am low to normal weight.

I did some online research and found out that this is a symptom of long covid.
So now I am on a meds to bring the cholesterol down.
Other than that I feel fine now.

9 vaccinations.

I've had COVID twice - long COVID after the first one. Most of the identified problems have resolved. The one continuing problems - blood glucose is higher and less predictable. I used to be able to control it very precisely with diet - now it is all over the place.

Pretty sure I've been exposed at least twice this week. On Monday I was told one of my professors had COVID so I shouldn't expect to see him this week . . . but I've seen him twice. I'm still masking virtually all the time, so I'm relatively safe. But I hope we aren't starting a little wave through the school.

And - I am expecting to be told I shouldn't continue to vaccinate (I get a month of severe headaches after each vaccination - the last one sent me to the ER).

Way milder as in no soreness and no after effects and I feel the coverage has been sustained for a longer period.

It contains added adjuvants - and I already have a wack-a-doodle immune system. Both autoimmune disorders and immune deficiencies. Currently, I react very strongly to vaccines (not just COVID). I've run a 103 temp for several hours after the last several I've gotten. I've fount mixed reviews about the comparative heart risk between the two types of vaccine - but that is an issue because I've had a lifelong heart murmur and am at risk for cardiovascular disease. (I know the risk is higher from COVID than from the vaccine - which is part of why I've had 9 vaccinations already. But the issue here is whether I can continue to live with spending two months a year largely in bed with my blankets over my head - in between running to worship the porcelain throne.)

She exercises, keeps her weight down, and is otherwise healthy. Her labs were always right on the money before COVID. After she recovered from COVID, she found that her cholesterol readings were elevated. They still have not yet returned to normal.

Some research is saying the spike might only last a year.

you're feeling better. Keep up doing what you're doing to stay well. Yes, Covid is still out there lurking. But those vaccines help. The Shingles vaccine is another preventative one to get.

Every one that I can get.

After that article on the effect of glyphosates, I went
all organic.

I have never had Covid even after I know I was exposed.

I will look into it and see if it works for covid cholesterol.

I'm glad your better.

I weigh 117 and only fluctuate up one pound to 118.
Eat salads, fruit and lean meat.

I did splurge on croissants 6 months on vacation but my blood work was fine after the trip.
It only spiked after covid.

I am the only member of my family who has not had COVID

Vaccines up to date and have never had covid. My whole family is vaccinated but I'm the only one who has never had it. None had serious cases and even my 84 year old mother sailed through with minor symptoms. We're very fortunate.

I also took Paxlovid. Vaccinated people can get very sick, and yes some die from Covid.

Trying to find out but not much info on that.

She is 82, not in great health, and was very ill with covid pneumonia but rallied and pulled through.
We all think it was the vaccine that saved her.

If she had not been vaxxed we think she would have died.

The research is showing that the vaccines saves lives.

The vaccine was never a guarantee against getting sick or even dying. It just improves chances (should you be in that higher risk of death group for whatever reason) for survival.

All our medicine still doesn’t save some of our friends. My heart goes out to you all.

Neither got a fever, but I was completely drained on day 1. She had a horrid sore throat. We both had coughs that persisted for 4 weeks.

I'm going to get another vax, regardless.

If I may ask, how old was he?

My Dad died from Covid complications in 2023. He had recovered from the disease but within a week, his gallbladder literally died (coagualtion issues most likelly) and though they were pumping him full of antibiotics to bring down the swelling for an othroscopy, he went septic within 24 hours. He went within 4-5 days...

I still bllame the fucking Care Facility for not following protocol when they KNEW they had Covid in there. He collapsed outside on the patio and they "lost" him for 30 mns before calling for EMT's when he had the disease... if they had been more careful, maybe he wouldn't have suffered. But then again, memory care IS truly suffering...long and drawn out disaster

I'm so sad he was getting better off oxygen and took a turn for the worst.

He was hospitalized, getting him stable, and was exposed to COVID while in the hospital. He went in yesterday to get a port for chemo - and tested positive for COVID diagnosed with pneumonia and readmitted. The port will have to wait for another day.

I speculated to him that most of his care team probably wasn't masking up, even though he has COVID that he caught while hospitalized the first time. He said it's about 50-50.

So irresponsible.

That's awful.

The staff is overworked and thin in most of these facilities.

While those in direct contact with individuals who need care are dedicated to those under their care, it is the "upper caste" who do everything they can to cut costs. Those who need care suffer, usually in silence.

Most states could care less and do little to ensure proper care. I worked for a few after I got out of the Army (I was a Medical Plt Sgt) and had no problem calling the "powers that be" at the state level. There are some companies that own virtually all of the Care Facilities in a state. It came down to "if you save a dollar, do it."

She didn't want dad's prolonged care to eat up our inheritance... The place had billing and management issues from the get-go. And the staff was lazy at best, not even really overworked, just didn't care enough to make the effort.

I hated visiting him there and the food they served was a fucking joke. We tried to get them to give h8im better options, even went out of our way to buy/provide things he liked because they "said" they would give it to him. The staff put it in their refrigerator instead and they disappeard ...

I'm glad he's crossed over, he didn't deserve that at all. His last year after Mom passed was hell for him, and even with dementia, he was aware enough to know he wasn't home or in a "normal" place...

And he went back to the hospital the day before.
He was at nursinghome for rehab.
I've had enough.

Sorry sample girl.

Sadness ever since Trump went in office!
Covid is horrible here again.

to include the US and its citizens.

Your artwork is imbued with love, it shows in every brush stroke.

where the blame lies. So many needless deaths.

I'm in shock.

I had Covid shots about 8 months ago, I didn't realize there are any more to get. I got the Pfizer shot.

I had something 2 months ago, I think it was that stomach virus. I had chills for 2 months but finally got over it.

The new administration will make it hard to get vaccinated I'm afraid.

You and your friend have my condolences.

Covid is such a "crap shoot". Some skate by with sniffles, while others can't rally against it. I have a good friend with Long Covid which has changed his otherwise healthy life.

I concur with you assessment that this is the fault of The Felonious Grifter.

I feel like we live with a collective angst as a result of his incompetence. I have more I could say, but will save it for now.

Again - please relay my condolences to your friend.

Because of a virus from China!

This country is succumbing to greed that is aided and abetted by racist-addled stupidity. Civil society allowed trump to gain the highest office twice. The powers that be smell blood. Their victory is at hand.

He caught it in a skilled nursing facility.

Continues to take our loved ones.

A friend recently diagnosed with cancer caught COVID while hospitalized. Is hospitalized again because it is now COVID pneumonia (delaying his cancer care). And still - the very facility that gave him COVID, and knows he is positive now, is largely not masking around him.

So she was cheating on her husband with you while he was sick with covid?

“ frequent or regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship”.

Women have often called their friends "girlfriends." One of the clues as to how normal this usage is would be the responses in the thread.

Never heard it before but thanks for clarification

It's just friends.

Thanks for the clarification. Never heard that before

"Girlfriends" multiple season tv sitcom

Asking for a friend.

Women date each other.

I found the statement confusing.

I asked a question because I found the op confusing. Sorry if questions offend you.

If you seek clarification, try to be respectful and serious asking for help understanding.

Sorry if English isn’t your first language, but, colloquially, my entire life (36yo) I’ve heard my female friends refer to their female friends as “girlfriends”.

Here’s the kicker: I (and every other guy) don’t call my guy friends “boyfriends”.

English is weird like that.

And yes language sometimes don’t make sense.

Is this really the time? And it is obviously she means her friend, but let's say it's more: thruples exist.

But saying girlfriend which is typical defined as “frequent or regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship” vs friend is confusing.

the word that way before.

How it got in my pajamas I’ll never know

And now you have too!

Sorry not sorry for piling on.

I noticed piling on is popular here

"...cheating on her husband..."
Nope, not funny at all.

Samplegirl is in distress. 🌺

I really hope so. I'm holding back expletives.

don't hold your breath waiting for apologies. I had to double-check, make sure I was still reading DU, and had not been accidentally switched to another site.

The statement is confusing

Since it’s NBD, hopefully you’ll see EVERY SINGLE REPLY to your posts and realize the term “girlfriend” is hilariously innocuous.

The best part is if you continue defending your stance of “girlfriend = romantic partner”, after all of us straight up telling you that that is not necessarily the case, every word you type is wasted. You have a biiiiiiiiiig uphill mountain to climb to convince me you’re not being disingenuous.

I don’t care the other poster is offended.

But the statement is confusing

The term girlfriend usually means “ frequent or regular female companion in a romantic or sexual relationship”.

I had the exact same thought when I saw the title…

It’s a very confusing wording

And goddamn Trump. I have had a couple of mild run-ins with maskholes. I know I may let loose if it happens again. Very distressing to hear this. So sorry about your friend's husband and so worried for all of us.

No harm, no foul in either instance.

This is not freeperville, or x or meta.

to your girlfriend losing her husband from covid, a horrible disease.

I blame him 100%. I'll never forget how he downplayed the entire situation. Let's do some bleach. No need to wear a mask. And so on, and so forth.

I'll have to get a card this weekend.

I don't know where Steve came from. Glad I didn't write that on the card.

Grief is one emotion that is hard to overcome.

My heart goes out to all who have lost a loved one regardless of the initiating circumstances.

I'm very sorry for her loss. So awful.

... She had been battling a brain tumor for more than 15 years. We did two surgeries', Kemo, and Radiation, and every time we thought they finally got it all, it would come back. Her last hope was to try Gene Therapy.... All was going well, until she got a blood clot in the brain, and had a stroke.... (side effect of the medicine from the Gene Therapy)
She went into emergency, and they were not able to remove all of the clot, due to them piercing her blood vessel with the tool they remove clots with... thankfully, she didn't bleed long, but they couldn't get all of it out....
About that time, Covid was ramping up... They closed the hospital to all visitors...
The last time I seen her in the hospital, she was being transferred to a Therapy wing. After 2 1/2 months of not seeing her, because of the Covid restrictions, they realized she would not recover from her stroke, so they sent her home...
I was her soul caregiver all the way to the end. She was bedridden, up to the day she passed.... On February 14, she passed away.
Because of Covid, I was not able to help her in her therapy, visit her, or even just hold her while she was in the hospitals.
I have learned to accept things out of my control, but I know that she is no longer suffering. Life is pretty lonely at times, but I know that we will be together again, someday.
Give your friend a hug, and let her know that in time, the pain will subside, she will find things that make her happy, it just takes time. The loss can never go away, but if we hold them in our hearts and minds, this is how we honor them...

Covid will forever be known as the time where the genius of science was met by the ignorance of social media users creating one of the greatest self owns in human history.

Bye.

here???

I am glad you did not see it and I am hoping samplegirl did not see it either.

Hugs.

that are still here. I am stunned.