mel b3 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, team tractor said: My nurse mate calls it long covid what you have now . No longer spreadable but your body is recovering now . glad to see your getting better Cheers nath 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketestace Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 To Both of you, Keep your chin up and get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 35 minutes ago, biketestace said: To Both of you, Keep your chin up and get well soon. Thankyou very much mate. We're well on the mend now . My sister is still in hospital, but getting better all the time 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 20 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Good news! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) wife caught covid over new year last week admitted to hospital clots on lungs Please keep safe Edited January 26, 2021 by bottletopbill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, bottletopbill said: wife caught covid over new year last week admitted to hospital clots on lungs Please keep safe I hope all goes well and she gets over it quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 49 minutes ago, bottletopbill said: wife caught covid over new year last week admitted to hospital clots on lungs Please keep safe I'm very sorry to hear that Phil, I hope she's soon on the mend mate . My sister was taken into hospital in a bit of a state , but is much better now , and is able to get out of bed and sit in a chair again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) wife caught covid over new year last week admitted to hospital clots on lungs Thank you all for your kind words we do not know how she caught it but now they are saying it was a close call due to her oxygen levels being so low . Please do not leave it due to fears of catching it at the hospital get it checked out. Edited January 27, 2021 by bottletopbill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, bottletopbill said: wife caught covid over new year last week admitted to hospital clots on lungs Thank you all for your kind words we do not know how she caught it but now they are saying it was a close call due to her oxygen levels being so low . Please do not leave it due to fears of catching it at the hospital get it checked out. Well caught then. I'm surprised 'they' don't deliver a portable oxygen mask and bottle kit to home users if that is their only symptom to free up hospital beds and keep patients separated further than in a hospital ward full of coughing spreaders. Edited January 27, 2021 by Dave-G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 I have read that in some areas sufferers are issued with oximeters to use at home so that if their oxygen falls too low they can take further action. Not sure if home oxygen is made available. One of the (many) aspects of Covid that isn't understood seems to be that the oxygen level can fall largely unnoticed by the patient until it gets to a level that is critical and causing other problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 I have a Colmi smart watch that monitors blood oxygen levels, heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature among all the sporting and sleeping activeties. Surprisingly the blood pressure reading is very close to my omron blood pressure monitor. It links by bluetooth to my phone to set up and keeps via an app and records of the readings. The only negative I have about it is the silicone watch band they come with is uncomfortable. I bought a good quality leather watch strap of ebay and fitted that instead which is a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 42 minutes ago, bottletopbill said: wife caught covid over new year last week admitted to hospital clots on lungs Thank you all for your kind words we do not know how she caught it but now they are saying it was a close call due to her oxygen levels being so low . Please do not leave it due to fears of catching it at the hospital get it checked out. Hi Bill, I wish your wife well, OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hi Boggy Thank you for your kind words brought the wife oxygen machine and testers that you put on the finger. But you need other medication to fight this Covid please be careful . She may need to borrow my stick but will have to tell her it as got a back on it Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: One of the (many) aspects of Covid that isn't understood seems to be that the oxygen level can fall largely unnoticed by the patient until it gets to a level that is critical and causing other problems. A work colleague of a friend died at home because of this, lived alone, they were getting regular phone calls texts etc, then weren't answering so called the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, bottletopbill said: wife caught covid over new year last week admitted to hospital clots on lungs Thank you all for your kind words we do not know how she caught it but now they are saying it was a close call due to her oxygen levels being so low . Please do not leave it due to fears of catching it at the hospital get it checked out. Well done on spotting things at the right time bill . Covid can be a very mild experience for some people, but for others, it can get very serious , very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Mice! said: A work colleague of a friend died at home because of this, lived alone, they were getting regular phone calls texts etc, then weren't answering so called the police. A Porter who works for one of our clients went the same way, 35 years old and tried to get through it at home and died in his sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Just a quick update guys. Lin is pretty much ok now , but shes still suffering from slight nausea . I'm feeling OK some days , but still as rough as hell on other days . I'm still pretty dizzy , and my strength has just evaporated. The best news. My sister left hospital yesterday , and is now safely home . Shes doing as well as can be expected, but sounds absolutely dreadful. She told me how she was taken to hospital in an ambulance, and sat in the ambulance on the car park for about three hours ( until the end of the paramedics shift) , then she was moved into another ambulance ( still on the hospital car park) for about the same amount of time . She was finally admitted into the hospital, and lay in the corridor for about four hours before a bed became available. She tells a pretty grim tale of the hospital , but also of how hard the staff are all working . She told me that the doctors wanted to take her to intensive care for several days, but no icu beds were available, during this waiting period, several people on her ward sadly died (whilst waiting for icu beds) , and on one very sad day , four other patients died in a couple of hours , without ever making it to intensive care. We're all very relieved that my sister was one of the lucky ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Glad you and Lin are improving Mel, and that your sister is out of the hospital, she certainly paints a grim picture of what's going on in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 glad your all turning the corner those claiming hospitals are not over flowing must be red faced now keep up the recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 And still dozy pillocks have parties in parks - referring to one in Leicester right next to East Park Road police station - where the local population doesn't get tickets for illegal parking either. Great news that your sister recovered from what must have been a traumatic experience made worse because of what see saw. and was able to comprehend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Glad your Sister made it home and you are both on the mend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 NEWSFLASH. I've just had the test results from the Oxford /ons test yesterday( we've been part of the trial for months) , and I'm still positive 😕. It's lucky that I was on holiday from work this week , I would have been very popular if I'd gone back and carried on spreading the love. They've informed me that they'll be out at some point to take blood for a antibodies test . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 i have read that you can test positive for several weeks after you have had covid, its in your system but you can not pass it on as you are not contagious. My boss at work had it, was off two weeks and went for a test , that was positive, he was off another week and had another test, that was positive. After that test they refused to re test him as the chances are it would be positive again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 57 minutes ago, mel b3 said: NEWSFLASH. I'm still positive 😕. When is the baby due!!! TBH heard the same about the tests to show all clear - with people testing positive a month after their quarantine period ended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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