General Medical issues thread

[Pushka]

Yes.

That’s very disappointing. Fingers crossed you escape it then.

 

[love_the_life]

Yes.

That's very disappointing - one would hope that the guest would have refrained from visiting if unwell or even wear a mask if sniffly and negative.

 

[drron]

Yes @TheRealTMA that is really inexcusable. It doesn’t matter whether it’s COVID, the flu or RSV all are potentially very serious for someone in your wife’s situation. In fact the flu would probably be more dangerous than COVID.
Reported today that a 47 year old woman in Victoria has died of the flu. She was a mother of 13.

So I think that you should tell the woman never to come again if she has those symptoms. You can tell her that’s what a specialist has told you.

 

[TheRealTMA]

That's very disappointing - one would hope that the guest would have refrained from visiting if unwell or even wear a mask if sniffly and negative.

YMSTBICNPC.

 

[Pushka]

YMSTBICNPC.

Maybe you could say something like you and your partner are quarantining until you know you are in the clear because you don't want to pass it on to anyone else? Maybe too subtle for her to appreciate the actual intent.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Yes @TheRealTMA that is really inexcusable. It doesn’t matter whether it’s COVID, the flu or RSV all are potentially very serious for someone in your wife’s situation. In fact the flu would probably be more dangerous than COVID.
Reported today that a 47 year old woman in Victoria has died of the flu. She was a mother of 13.

So I think that you should tell the woman never to come again if she has those symptoms. You can tell her that’s what a specialist has told you.

And being a retired OT, one would think she could be a bit more cautious and sensible, but she’s never really been, and also seems to think that Covid is a bit of a spicy cough. Sigh. But one cant live life being too paranoid or we would never leave the house.

 

[Pushka]

And being a retired OT, one would think she could be a bit more cautious and sensible, but she’s never really been, and also seems to think that Covid is a bit of a spicy cough. Sigh. But one cant live life being too paranoid or we would never leave the house.

And for me it was a totally unavoidable situation that landed me with RSV.

 

[tgh]

The unfortunate carrier may have had no suspicion at all that she had covid, how would she ?
The range of weird bugs currently circulating could have half the population self quarantined based on some comments.
Almost everyone in our circle has had/ has / is getting/maybe getting.. one of the many virus floating about.
I sympathise with the op and family , but walk a mile in the carriers shoes...

 

[TheRealTMA]

The unfortunate carrier may have had no suspicion at all that she had covid, how would she ?
The range of weird bugs currently circulating could have half the population self quarantined based on some comments.
Almost everyone in our circle has had/ has / is getting/maybe getting.. one of the many virus floating about.
I sympathise with the op and family , but walk a mile in the carriers shoes...

Oh yes, she probably didnt know what she had (although she did a test this morning so was sufficiently concerned), but she did announce on arrival that she had sniffles and she would not hug etc and kept her distance. Still, given the circumstances she could have been more circumspect, and as others have said it could have “just” been a touch of ’flu. Sigh. Modern life.

 

[Quickstatus]

The unfortunate carrier may have had no suspicion at all that she had covid, how would she ?

It really does not matter what the "sniffles" represent and irrelevant whether it's A/B/C/D/X. We see this all the time in hospital. Relatives/friends with varying degrees of sniffles try to visit the patient in hospital. It becomes significant In the context of proximity to someone with a lowered immune system.

A diagnosis is really not required in this context. If symptomatic stay away.

 

[Pushka]

It really does not matter what the "sniffles" represent and irrelevant whether it's A/B/C/D/X. We see this all the time in hospital. Relatives/friends with varying degrees of sniffles try to visit the patient in hospital. It becomes significant In the context of proximity to someone with a lowered immune system.

A diagnosis is really not required in this context. If symptomatic stay away.

It was in hospital that I picked up RSV. Guy next to me was coughing up a lung, and the ambulance had tested him for Covid that was negative. And the cough wasn't what brought him into Emergency and so no one who attended him were wearing masks. I expect he took out about 6 staff plus at least one other patient.

 

[prozac]

And being a retired OT, one would think she could be a bit more cautious and sensible, but she’s never really been, and also seems to think that Covid is a bit of a spicy cough. Sigh. But one cant live life being too paranoid or we would never leave the house.

We don't receive many guests but always cautious when someone asks to visit as I can't take the risk either.

Infusion last Friday. 18 months to go. Haematolgist says we will never eliminate it but that is no big deal as the lymphoma is low grade and will sit in the background, so goal is to get rid of most of it. Problem only arises if it mutates again. Immunity low normal so will wait to next infusion when I am booked for an immunity top-up.

 

[Quickstatus]

ambulance had tested him for Covid that was negative

I never understood the logic: Symptomatic + Covid Rat neg = All Ok

 

[TheRealTMA]

We don't receive many guests but always cautious when someone asks to visit as I can't take the risk either.

We will be eating the Typhoid Mary lamb stew they brought as a treat for us for dinner tonight!

 

[Quickstatus]

lamb stew

Can it be transformed into an extra hot lamb korma to sweat out the bugs?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Can it be transformed into an extra hot lamb korma to sweat out the bugs?

Don’t think that works for Covid! But the butter in the mash will cure all.

 

[Quickstatus]

Personally I don't understand why people feel the need to visit someone in hospital. If I am the inpatient, my directive to the ward nurses would be "no visitors"

 

[tgh]

Nice to see Qs back posting after I was "just" a tad acerbic last week...

I have a Q for the medico's..
Is there an increase in viral bugs post covid ? ..or are we all less immune..? …or... ???

 

[Quickstatus]

butter in the mash

Fortified with tumeric, coughin and garlic. "Do try it" as that Ceylon Tea ad used to say.

Turmeric has some AntiCovid properties

 

[Quickstatus]

Is there an increase in viral bugs post covid ?

I'm glad you asked:

Latest interim report from the ACDC
TL;DR, not really is the answer

AFF star for anyone who can say what the big peak represented.