I know that’s not a sexy title, but….
I’ve been writing about COVID related stuff a bit in the past year. And as we start to talk about masks and lockdowns again, I thought it would make sense to have an index post about COVID-related things.
The reason I feel this way is because I have, not to brag, a lot of hospital experience. I’ve been a patient in a hospital for many years. I know hospitals. I know lung stuff. I know about risk assessment and personal health.
So I feel like I should share my insights with you, for whatever you think they’re worth.
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COVID, antibodies, and transplant life: posted 5/24/21
This one is a bit of an outlier because it deals with transplant a little more specifically, but it also talks about acceptable risk a bit as well.
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Prudence, Acceptable Risk, and Medicine: posted 5/10/21
This was originally going to be a two-parter, but I haven’t written the second part (yet). The first part deals with exactly what the title says—the fact that every medical “intervention” (including taking Tylenol) has risks associated with it, and it’s our job to assess risks for ourselves.
It also talks about how people are in hospitals every single day, in ICUs every single day, and on ventilators every.single.day, because this is totally forgotten in reporting.
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Hospital 101: posted 11/23/20
Basically: “yes you can be in the hospital and not feel terribly crappy.” And, “No, being in the hospital does not mean that you’re going to die.”
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COVID and lung function: posted 7/7/20
Yes, you can recover lung function after being really, really, REALLY sick! If my crappy old CF lungs could do it, yours can too!
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So that’s the listing of the “big” COVID posts. I have some other things scattered in Quick Takes and various places, but these are the long forms, so to speak. I hope you find them helpful.
Here is Patty as reward! :)
She has EIGHT teeth! And can say cheese!"
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I went swimming for the first time in two years! YAY! It felt so great to be back in the water!
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And finally I wrote two posts this week! ICYM them: