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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #622

    Thanks for asking, @taiwan_girl !

    Overall, she's better, but far from good.

    Shortness of breath continues to be an issue, but she's doing exercises to build up stamina. Last year a flight of stairs was daunting, but, with exercise and training (going on hikes) she's doing better.

    Last weekend she went to Holy Hill in SE Wisconsin, where she climbed up to the scenic tower.

    Screen Shot 2022-09-13 at 2.02.13 PM.png

    Smells continue to be an issue as well, but slowly, slowly getting better. Parosmia is a pain in the arse.

    Screen Shot 2022-09-13 at 2.03.53 PM.png

    Foods have to be spicy for them to taste like anything other than cardboard.

    Screen Shot 2022-09-13 at 2.04.59 PM.png

    So, overall, better. But, still not good.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • JollyJ Offline
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      Jolly
      wrote on last edited by
      #623

      That's a very good improvement in her breathing. 👍

      As for food...You might have to let her add just a touch of spice at the table, but Cajun food has a bunch of taste. Gumbo, etoufee, sauce piquante, fricassee, courtbullion, etc.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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        Aqua Letifer
        wrote on last edited by
        #624

        Indian food can be good, too. They usually call for a LOT of spices, though the taste doesn't necessarily blow your head off. Also, a lot of it is "set it and forget it": meat & spices in a slow cooker or pot on low for awhile, rice in a pot or rice cooker, very easy. Also, keeps very well in the fridge if you're making a batch.

        Please love yourself.

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        • LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
          wrote on last edited by
          #625

          Let me recommend Nepalese... The best of Indian and Chinese rolled into one incredible cuisine designed to provide the necessary calories to provide both the energy and the fat content necessary to survive living in the Himalayas?

          The Brad

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          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

            Let me recommend Nepalese... The best of Indian and Chinese rolled into one incredible cuisine designed to provide the necessary calories to provide both the energy and the fat content necessary to survive living in the Himalayas?

            Aqua LetiferA Offline
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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on last edited by
            #626

            @LuFins-Dad said in Symptoms:

            Let me recommend Nepalese... The best of Indian and Chinese rolled into one incredible cuisine designed to provide the necessary calories to provide both the energy and the fat content necessary to survive living in the Himalayas?

            Just no. Two words: butter tea.

            Now, I like butter tea, but I also acknowledge that I'm so weird I probably qualify as my own neurodivergent category and wouldn't recommend butter tea to anyone sane.

            Please love yourself.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #627

              Screen Shot 2022-09-29 at 8.05.17 PM.png

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
                wrote on last edited by
                #628

                Consumer Reports did a piece on Long COVID in the October issue.

                They think a Mediterranean Diet may reduce inflammation and be beneficial. They also advise moderate exercise, but never exercise to exhaustion.

                But they had a lot more questions than answers.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                  Aqua Letifer
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #629

                  Saw this article recently:

                  https://www.eatingwell.com/longform/8002957/gastronomer-discovered-how-to-get-smell-loss-from-covid-back/

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                    Saw this article recently:

                    https://www.eatingwell.com/longform/8002957/gastronomer-discovered-how-to-get-smell-loss-from-covid-back/

                    George KG Offline
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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #630

                    @Aqua-Letifer thanks - forwarded to D2.

                    She made dinner the other night....

                    IMG_3796 copy.jpg

                    Texas chili. Made this one hot. Fritos do make a difference.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #631

                      @George-K Seeing your other forum thread on imvermectin and long COVID....

                      How is your daughter doing?

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                      • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                        @George-K Seeing your other forum thread on imvermectin and long COVID....

                        How is your daughter doing?

                        George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #632

                        @taiwan_girl said in Symptoms:

                        How is your daughter doing?

                        Thanks for asking.

                        Appetite is better, as long as the food's spicy. She doesn't look as worn as before. Stairs and carrying packages remain a struggle with shortness of breath.

                        She saw a pulmonologist (not a very good one, imo) who did a chest x-ray which was normal (as I would have expected). Her pulmonary function tests were almost normal. Her lung volumes were all normal and her ability to move air in and out was also normal.

                        However her "diffusing capacity" is reduced. This measures the ability of the lung to move gas into the blood. This is consistent with a microvascular involvement and thickening of the alveolar/capillary membrane (a 1 cell thick layer between the blood vessels and the air sacs. I have no idea if this is a permanent thing, and, frankly at this late stage, I fear it might be.

                        Work has not been affected, thank goodness.

                        Thanks for asking.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          Jolly
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #633

                          Complications of a vascular disease...

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • MikM Away
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                            Mik
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #634

                            I'm sorry she's still having challenges. Awful stuff.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                              Aqua Letifer
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #635

                              Same. Sorry to hear this, George. 😞

                              Please love yourself.

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                              • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #636

                                The post from Jolyy about COVID and chronic fatigue made me make this post.

                                @George-K How is your daughter doing?

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                                • George KG Offline
                                  George KG Offline
                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #637

                                  Remember when they told us "If you're vaccinated, you won't get COVID?"

                                  Remember when they told us "Natural immunity will protect you?"

                                  Yeah...

                                  D2 about 20 min ago.

                                  Screenshot 2024-02-07 at 8.31.29 AM.png

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • MikM Away
                                    MikM Away
                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #638

                                    The immunities seem to fade.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • kluursK Offline
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                                      kluurs
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #639

                                      Yeah, it seems little if any resistance to the disease but allegedly fewer and less severe symptoms - sometimes. A friend's mother (80s) had Covid and the docs are saying that it accelerated (worsened?) her dementia dramatically. They said they've seen that a lot.

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                                      • JollyJ Offline
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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #640

                                        Electrophysiologist in town says his A-fib cases are up 20% since COVID.

                                        Disease or vaccine? Or both? He'd love to know...

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • MikM Away
                                          MikM Away
                                          Mik
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #641

                                          One way or another. The isolation of the Covid years really hastened my MIL's dementia.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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