aggie1819 said:

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Capitol Ag said:

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aggie1819 said:

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For background I am 34 years old multiple Ironman triathlete. So I am not your typical unhealthy patient.

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This is the drum I beat as a trainer, being in peak level shape maximizes one's ability to overcome almost anything and why I try to explain to clients and others not to just follow the general guidelines for good health but to make the "excessive" level of fitness your norm. Whether it's being a triathlete, marathon runner, strength lifter, whatever. Be an athlete not a card puncher who does the minimum.

Being a triathlete probably saved your life or at the very least made a very bad situation not get worse. Prayers for your complete recovery.

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I can't argue with that. I definitely think it helps. I appreciate the kind words. I was actually registered to compete in Ultraman last weekend. Of course it was cancelled or postponed until the fall.

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Belton Ag said:

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What's weird about the OP's experience is that we've had 44 people test positive for COVID here in BCS yet only a few are actually hospitalized. I wonder how those people were able to get the test?

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thanks for sharing, it sure seems like you had it - can't believe they wouldn't test you given the symptoms and the fact they aren't overrun with older patients yet.

GET WELL! Sounds like you are over the hump. I would have gone to the ER on your day 3, but I have anxiety and am a giant *****.

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Belton Ag said:

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aggie1819 said:

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Capitol Ag said:

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aggie1819 said:

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For background I am 34 years old multiple Ironman triathlete. So I am not your typical unhealthy patient.

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This is the drum I beat as a trainer, being in peak level shape maximizes one's ability to overcome almost anything and why I try to explain to clients and others not to just follow the general guidelines for good health but to make the "excessive" level of fitness your norm. Whether it's being a triathlete, marathon runner, strength lifter, whatever. Be an athlete not a card puncher who does the minimum.

Being a triathlete probably saved your life or at the very least made a very bad situation not get worse. Prayers for your complete recovery.

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I can't argue with that. I definitely think it helps. I appreciate the kind words. I was actually registered to compete in Ultraman last weekend. Of course it was cancelled or postponed until the fall.

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Glad you're better!

You said you had a rescue inhaler. Is that something you keep around the house? When was the last time you had an asthma attack prior to this?

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thanks for sharing, it sure seems like you had it - can't believe they wouldn't test you given the symptoms and the fact they aren't overrun with older patients yet.

GET WELL! Sounds like you are over the hump. I would have gone to the ER on your day 3, but I have anxiety and am a giant *****.

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Texas is not testing.



Get better OP

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Complete Idiot said:

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thanks for sharing, it sure seems like you had it - can't believe they wouldn't test you given the symptoms and the fact they aren't overrun with older patients yet.

GET WELL! Sounds like you are over the hump. I would have gone to the ER on your day 3, but I have anxiety and am a giant *****.

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Texas is not testing.



Get better OP

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Seems to be an incomplete statement - Texas has run tens of thousands of tests, but I don't know when they are not testing. Not testing in Brazos county, because it's not a hotspot, unless hospitalized? Since not everyone tested in Texas was hospitalized at the time, I don't know what their criteria is.

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agsalaska said:

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Me too. Abbot is taking the 'nothing to see here' approach instead of raising hell. At least publicly.

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thanks for sharing, it sure seems like you had it - can't believe they wouldn't test you given the symptoms and the fact they aren't overrun with older patients yet.

GET WELL! Sounds like you are over the hump. I would have gone to the ER on your day 3, but I have anxiety and am a giant *****.

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Texas is not testing.



Get better OP

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Seems to be an incomplete statement - Texas has run tens of thousands of tests, but I don't know when they are not testing. Not testing in Brazos county, because it's not a hotspot, unless hospitalized? Since not everyone tested in Texas was hospitalized at the time, I don't know what their criteria is.

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Texas has run 49000 tests, including many tests for people who work in the medical field but show no symptoms. They are testing very few people like the OP. For reference New York is testing 18,000 people a day.

For example, doctor gets sick, everyone he has worked with gets tested. So of course it is only 10%

But OP is not in need of ICU, therefore he is not tested.

Same thing happened to my dad.

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itsyourboypookie said:

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Pumpkinhead said:

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Doctors would classify the OP's experience as 'Mild' symptoms, correct?

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Not even. Mild symptoms get tested.

This reads like a panic attack with a feedback loop from hell.

Eventually, you either call an ambulance and get checked in.

Or accept what the Dr. says and chill.

Crazy powerful the brain is.

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bangobango said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thanks for sharing, it sure seems like you had it - can't believe they wouldn't test you given the symptoms and the fact they aren't overrun with older patients yet.

GET WELL! Sounds like you are over the hump. I would have gone to the ER on your day 3, but I have anxiety and am a giant *****.

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Texas is not testing.



Get better OP

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Seems to be an incomplete statement - Texas has run tens of thousands of tests, but I don't know when they are not testing. Not testing in Brazos county, because it's not a hotspot, unless hospitalized? Since not everyone tested in Texas was hospitalized at the time, I don't know what their criteria is.

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We are way under testing. Really disappointed Abbott is not raising some hell about the lack of test kits here.

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aggie-beta said:

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thanks for sharing, it sure seems like you had it - can't believe they wouldn't test you given the symptoms and the fact they aren't overrun with older patients yet.

GET WELL! Sounds like you are over the hump. I would have gone to the ER on your day 3, but I have anxiety and am a giant *****.

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Texas is not testing.



Get better OP

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Seems to be an incomplete statement - Texas has run tens of thousands of tests, but I don't know when they are not testing. Not testing in Brazos county, because it's not a hotspot, unless hospitalized? Since not everyone tested in Texas was hospitalized at the time, I don't know what their criteria is.

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Texas has run 49000 tests, including many tests for people who work in the medical field but show no symptoms. They are testing very few people like the OP. For reference New York is testing 18,000 people a day.

For example, doctor gets sick, everyone he has worked with gets tested. So of course it is only 10%

But OP is not in need of ICU, therefore he is not tested.

Same thing happened to my dad.

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The opposite happened with my mom. She is old with other health problems so they told her she needed to test with just a normal cough/sinus infection and no other Covid-like symptoms. She is fine and still hasn't received her results but they will be negative.

I think that test would have been better used on the OP. If nothing else it would make our Covid count more accurate and divert some federal money, medicine, equipment, etc this way. If Texas has hundreds of thousands of cases but none of those people can get tested, then the federal government acts like it is all good here when it is not until the **** hits the fan.

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aggie1819 said:

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South Platte said:

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That's scary. Do you think if you wanted to be admitted they would have admitted you or refused until you got worse and had to call 911?

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That's a good question. Honestly have no idea. I am just glad I didn't get to that point. I tried to follow their instructions and stay away because I don't want to spread what I have.

As long as I don't get pneumonia, I think I'm in the clear

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aggie1819 said:

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Capitol Ag said:

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aggie1819 said:

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For background I am 34 years old multiple Ironman triathlete. So I am not your typical unhealthy patient.

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This is the drum I beat as a trainer, being in peak level shape maximizes one's ability to overcome almost anything and why I try to explain to clients and others not to just follow the general guidelines for good health but to make the "excessive" level of fitness your norm. Whether it's being a triathlete, marathon runner, strength lifter, whatever. Be an athlete not a card puncher who does the minimum.

Being a triathlete probably saved your life or at the very least made a very bad situation not get worse. Prayers for your complete recovery.

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I can't argue with that. I definitely think it helps. I appreciate the kind words. I was actually registered to compete in Ultraman last weekend. Of course it was cancelled or postponed until the fall.

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Ranger222 said:

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aggie1819 said:

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Capitol Ag said:

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aggie1819 said:

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For background I am 34 years old multiple Ironman triathlete. So I am not your typical unhealthy patient.

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This is the drum I beat as a trainer, being in peak level shape maximizes one's ability to overcome almost anything and why I try to explain to clients and others not to just follow the general guidelines for good health but to make the "excessive" level of fitness your norm. Whether it's being a triathlete, marathon runner, strength lifter, whatever. Be an athlete not a card puncher who does the minimum.

Being a triathlete probably saved your life or at the very least made a very bad situation not get worse. Prayers for your complete recovery.

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I can't argue with that. I definitely think it helps. I appreciate the kind words. I was actually registered to compete in Ultraman last weekend. Of course it was cancelled or postponed until the fall.

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Actually going to go the opposite...I think it actually hurt OP and may have caused more severe symptoms for him. He mentioned he was just skiing...probably a lot of physical exhaustion occurred that lowered the immune system temporarily that allowed the virus to get a better hold. That and the travel could also have same effect.

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aggie1819 said:

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Did you go skiing OP? How long ago? In other words, how long between onset of symptoms?

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Yes I skied. I was visiting my parents in Breckenridge. My mom is a severe asthmatic and has not gotten sick. My symptoms started 7+ days from the time I was in Colorado. Considering all the cases in College Station is is also possible I got it here or driving home.

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JB99 said:

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What would testing have done?

With the symptoms described would they have changed any treatment with a positive test? I'm not a doctor but from what I've read the answer is no.

What you described is what a large portion of the 80% of use who will get this will deal with.

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There's evidence that if prescribed Hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and azmithrocin early on it helps quite a bit. If they can precribe that without being tested, great. If it takes a positive test to get that prescribed, then we are not treating this virus as best we could.

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Are there lots of cases in College Station?

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thomas Ford 91 said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thomas Ford 91 said:

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It is common for people to experience a recovery period before crashing. Watch for signs of a heart attack. CALL 911 IF YOU START TO DECLINE.

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I am sure he appreciates the pick-me-up.

Can you post some stats regarding heart attacks in a non-hospitalized Covid case

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Hey Complete Idiot, sorry about being a Debbie Downer.

You can Google myocardial infarction and coronavirus if you want more info.

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I would like to ask the person who said crashing is common and you could have a heart attack even if never hospitalized and recovering to please post the stats supporting that, a quick google did not suggest heart attacks are likely but I may have missed something. I assume if you are using all caps to tell them to call 911 that the situation is dire and I'd like to be educated on the topic.

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Belton Ag said:

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What's weird about the OP's experience is that we've had 44 people test positive for COVID here in BCS yet only a few are actually hospitalized. I wonder how those people were able to get the test?

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DTP02 said:

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Belton Ag said:

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What's weird about the OP's experience is that we've had 44 people test positive for COVID here in BCS yet only a few are actually hospitalized. I wonder how those people were able to get the test?

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A big chunk of that from the one nursing home that had the two fatalities would be my guess, between the patients and the HCWs.

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bay fan said:

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JB99 said:

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What would testing have done?

With the symptoms described would they have changed any treatment with a positive test? I'm not a doctor but from what I've read the answer is no.

What you described is what a large portion of the 80% of use who will get this will deal with.

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There's evidence that if prescribed Hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and azmithrocin early on it helps quite a bit. If they can precribe that without being tested, great. If it takes a positive test to get that prescribed, then we are not treating this virus as best we could.

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As much as we all hope that is true, the evidence is basically anecdotal and medically unproven according to Dr Fauci. (If you read about very small study out of China with all patients under 40 or 50, can't remember which it seems quite obvious not evidence of anything. We don't seem to know who will get a bad case of this and who will recover on their own. )

People need to quit posting this as fact until, hopefully, it becomes one.

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bangobango said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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agsalaska said:

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Complete Idiot said:

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Thanks for sharing, it sure seems like you had it - can't believe they wouldn't test you given the symptoms and the fact they aren't overrun with older patients yet.

GET WELL! Sounds like you are over the hump. I would have gone to the ER on your day 3, but I have anxiety and am a giant *****.

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Texas is not testing.



Get better OP

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Seems to be an incomplete statement - Texas has run tens of thousands of tests, but I don't know when they are not testing. Not testing in Brazos county, because it's not a hotspot, unless hospitalized? Since not everyone tested in Texas was hospitalized at the time, I don't know what their criteria is.

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We are way under testing. Really disappointed Abbott is not raising some hell about the lack of test kits here.

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