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Ms. Toad

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97. COVID itself wasn't nightmarish. Just the aftermath.

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 11:37 PM

Jan 7

And even so, I feel lucky that it only lasted a year and was manageable with a careful diet. For some it is far longer, with no relief in sight.

Almost as bad as long COVID was the attitude of the doctor who treated my pancreatitis. After ruling out the objective (non-COVID) causes of pancreatitis, he decided I must just be a lying drunk - and told me (repeatedly) and everyone who happened to be visiting when he arrived for his daily visit - I just needed to go home and stop drinking. I insisted he run more tests (which is why I know about the gallbladder involvement and immune deficiencies), and when I followed up later with a pancreas and gall bladder specialist, he confirmed my suspicion that it was long COVID. I hate the hospitalist system.

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Coworker: "Why do you still wear a mask?" [View all] Orrex Jan 7 OP

Keep masking! SheltieLover Jan 7 #1

I tbi k thr coworker is horrible. Your health and your body is none oftheir business. Trueblue1968 Jan 8 #100

Logic Tesha Jan 7 #2

Why take a chance? Who wants to be sick? walkingman Jan 7 #3

I agree 👍 I still mask up I don't want to be sick 😁 TommieMommy Jan 7 #4

It's so stupid that public health became a political issue with these idiots Walleye Jan 7 #5

Everything is political with that cult. My Ligyron Jan 7 #17

I'm starting to think they have nothing else in their lives if they ever did it's all gone Walleye Jan 7 #19

Why are STOP signs mandatory? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 7 #54

Agreed - so stupid. yellow dahlia Jan 7 #36

I agree completely.. whathehell Jan 7 #59

I quit mine a few years ago because she's an anti vaxxer and wnylib Jan 8 #103

Same with me timewise, although whathehell Jan 8 #105

I was loudly told that "The pandemic is over!", yorkster Jan 7 #6

"And thanks, Joe Biden!" Might have caused him to explode. Nt spooky3 Jan 7 #28

Hahahahahahahahaha!! Callie1979 Jan 7 #64

I just dont understand why anyone CARES if YOU wear one. It has zero effect on them. Callie1979 Jan 7 #33

MYOB! Jean Genie Jan 7 #35

The people driving in a car by themself with a mask on, may have just dropped someone off. yellow dahlia Jan 7 #38

I hadn't thought of that FoxNewsSucks Jan 7 #41

Ventilation - yes. yellow dahlia Jan 7 #42

Yeah, I've gone through a lot of lysol. . . FoxNewsSucks Jan 7 #43

Try putting a mask on and taking it off numerous times radical noodle Jan 7 #86

Well, I specifically mentioned the "highway" because of that. Callie1979 Jan 7 #63

Pollen or road dust. Lots of people with bad allergies benefit from masking, even in a car. Blues Heron Jan 7 #79

If you wear a fitted N95 mask like I do... LuckyCharms Jan 7 #82

My brother pretty much wears a mask 24/7 during TexasBushwhacker Jan 7 #84

I hate breathing really cold air so if the car's really cold, I'll wear my mask till it heats up. -nt CrispyQ Jan 7 #51

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 7 #70

I don't **enjoy** masking - but it is necessary Ms. Toad Jan 7 #74

I occasionally drive a car alone with a mask - Ms. Toad Jan 7 #72

I have a potential answer for why someone is an "alone in the car mask wearer." Chellee Jan 7 #75

Yeah, that is so weird. LisaM Jan 7 #93

Tell that to the people who are getting Covid a couple of times a year, yellow dahlia Jan 7 #37

They think long covid is caused by the VACCINE???? Oh lord. Callie1979 Jan 7 #65

This is the kind of stuff the RW "media" feeds them, yellow dahlia Jan 7 #73

Keep it up. Hope22 Jan 7 #7

Sounds right to me samplegirl Jan 7 #8

Other than that? lonely bird Jan 7 #9

We aren't going to make it are we? Old Crank Jan 7 #10

I'm absolutely shocked that we made it to 2025 Ray Bruns Jan 7 #14

Respect to all who choose to wear a mask--personal choice. Timeflyer Jan 7 #11

I still wear a mask. Clouds Passing Jan 7 #12

"A little extra caution is no big deal"? Katcat Jan 7 #13

Great point! Orrex Jan 7 #88

Very smart and considerate on your part ✊🏼 benfranklin1776 Jan 7 #15

I wear a mask much of the time, especially in winter when flu, colds, and Covid are going around. Lonestarblue Jan 7 #16

Yep. tanyev Jan 7 #22

My favorite bonus: happybird Jan 7 #76

A yr ago I wore a mask from ATL: to LAX Callie1979 Jan 7 #32

Research suggests that a single case of COVID FalloutShelter Jan 7 #18

That must be why Old Crank Jan 7 #34

What? Unladen Swallow Jan 7 #52

Here ya go. FalloutShelter Jan 7 #56

Thank you!!! Unladen Swallow Jan 7 #57

Any time. FalloutShelter Jan 7 #60

holy crap! i'm a "novid" and a big fan of kn95 masks. orleans Jan 7 #92

One could deflect and say "lawyers" Tetrachloride Jan 7 #20

Will Stop Wearing a Mask When... cenacle Jan 7 #21

Reference to "personal choice" above--sorry it offended. Close family member died of COVID, Timeflyer Jan 7 #24

Funny how those in the wrong... cenacle Jan 7 #55

Vent away. yellow dahlia Jan 7 #39

I don't phrase it quite the same way (aside from reacting, as I did above, to someone who claims masks are triggering). Ms. Toad Jan 7 #77

No masking here. Littlered Jan 7 #23

Yes, I know people who are fortunate like that. Orrex Jan 7 #26

Replying to you again. yellow dahlia Jan 7 #40

I told my pulmonologist that I'd had the pneumonia vaccine, so I wouldn't get it. rsdsharp Jan 7 #49

Yeah I get it. Littlered Jan 7 #48

Two words. Long covid. Dem2theMax Jan 7 #78

We had the original Covid vaccine and four boosters and still got Covid for the first time last year. We were down and surfered Jan 7 #27

Are there really still people moreland01 Jan 7 #45

Same. Unladen Swallow Jan 7 #53

Thanks for doing your part Blues Heron Jan 7 #83

Are you testing every mild cold? Ms. Toad Jan 7 #80

Yes I am. Every time I have as much as a sniffle. Littlered Jan 7 #81

Perfect! Ms. Toad Jan 7 #85

"I know way too many people not testing" Exactly. Orrex Jan 7 #96

COVID itself wasn't nightmarish. Just the aftermath. Ms. Toad Jan 7 #97

A few of my customers struggle with long covid Orrex Jan 7 #98

Not sure that would have been any worse. Ms. Toad Jan 7 #99

Wow, Littlered Jan 8 #106

The long COVID has passed - or at least the symptomatic part has. Ms. Toad Jan 8 #107

I totally agree about the bias factor. Littlered Jan 8 #108

I usually say "to protect you from something I might have." surfered Jan 7 #25

Thats really is the best response. Because its the most accurate Callie1979 Jan 7 #30

When my son wore one for work and people asked him why... Orrex Jan 7 #50

"Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?" Callie1979 Jan 7 #29

Answer: "Why is it any of your business?" Ocelot II Jan 7 #31

If people confronted me at groceries stores or the like, I'd go for that response Orrex Jan 7 #87

Perhaps that's a bit too snarky for work or customers, but Ocelot II Jan 7 #90

Honestly very few customers make an issue of it Orrex Jan 7 #91

If more people minded their own business, the world would be a much better place. Dulcinea Jan 8 #109

I have had 8 COVID vaccinations and I still wear a mask in public LetMyPeopleVote Jan 7 #44

I still mask when indoors in very crowded areas. Had to fly over the Christmas holidays and I masked up in iluvtennis Jan 7 #46

My wife and I both mask. At the height of covid, I had to go to urgent care. The reason had nothing to do with covid, rsdsharp Jan 7 #47

My wife and I LPBBEAR Jan 7 #58

Why doesn't your coworker mind his own business? nt SunSeeker Jan 7 #61

What stupidity. Unreal. Evolve Dammit Jan 7 #62

You keep doing you for your family. Duncanpup Jan 7 #66

"To help me identify morons" JoseBalow Jan 7 #67

my body , my choice. AllaN01Bear Jan 7 #68

"" AllaN01Bear Jan 7 #69

Post removed Post removed Jan 7 #71

200 recs? Yinz be trippin' Orrex Jan 7 #89

Dr Trump recommends EricAblair Jan 7 #94

But will that protect me from horse-worms? Orrex Jan 7 #95

Some people are f'kn morons. CentralMass Jan 8 #101

I continue to mask in public barbtries Jan 8 #102

I have been lax mgardener Jan 8 #104