Long story short, my family and I went to Disneyland last week and I picked up the worst something and have been miserable all week long. Doctors got the tests today and I’m going in to hopefully hear I’ve got the flu. Never thought I’d want the flu so bad in my life!
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So the test they did was two nostril swabs from quest and I tell you what, that was not a pleasant experience! Here’s what it looked like (the bottom one), they had to shove that thing in my nose to the red line both nostrils for two swabs. Here’s kind of what the process looks like
They said it’ll take up to 3 days to know, so I should have results by Monday. But on a positive note, I think I’ll be okay because my lungs were pretty clear she said!
I’ll make another comment on Monday With the results, or should I make a new post? Thanks fam!
A. I hope, and I'm confident that you'll come out okay B. If it is COVID, it would be helpful for you to post your symptoms, what the doctor tells you, your treatment, duration, etc. The disinformation is neck-deep - some actual facts might help calm people down.
Posted an update :)
Thanks for updating!
Will do, I think I might record my visit actually.
"Info wars." They are fighting us with disinformation! Some good solid information would really help.
Only the elderly are affected, but everyone is going to die, but don't worry, most people don't even present symptoms but it's the worst flu you'll ever get - really just a fever but you'll end up on a ventilator. It's a 3% mortality rate but half the country will die.
You left out your shit post flair.
Not only elderly are affected. Those with respiratory problems to begin with are likely to not fare well. Permanent lung damage is a higher likelihood than from your run of the mill infection. How to use a ventilator has reduced deaths from 41 out of 100 to 16 out of 100, since about 2010. No guarantee that those operating your ventilator have this new improved training.
Very unlikely there's a 3% mortality rate. We have no way of knowing, yet.
I'm not arguing - asking in good faith: aren't those with respiratory problems more likely to not fare well with any flu? What makes this strain so monumentally different that it (somewhat uniquely) warrants panic buying and fist fights in the street?
I'm not all that worried about catching this thing. What does worry me, though, is my mother catching it, especially from me as a carrier. Most of the panicked information being disseminated doesn't point out the elderly/weakened (for lack of a better word) angle. That's more to my point: if I believe what I hear, just from "respected" outlets, not to mention keyboard warriors, all of the above is true - young people aren't really affected, but even young people are dropping like flies; there's a 3% mortality rate but 30% of those infected will die, etc. There's no way of knowing wherein lies the truth. That feeds the panic, and that seems, to me at least, to be the point of all this: panic as many people as possible, crash the system, and have that much more control.
Update: https://thedonald.win/p/FMEmOFdA/