Jbob04 said:

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Rex are you still at caprock? I'm here now with Covid pneumonia. It's kicking my butt.

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I am still at Caprock, yes. Praying for you, friend.

Jbob04 said:

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Thanks guys.

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Praying for you, friend. The team here has been wonderful to work with. You are in my prayers!

Thanks Rex. Hope you continue to get well.

Dude! I missed this.

I'm so sorry and please let me know if you need anything.

JBob, I hope you are vaccinated(?) and it helps you recover more quickly. Please touch base as you are now on the Texags radar! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

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JBob, I hope you are vaccinated(?) and it helps you recover more quickly. Please touch base as you are now on the Texags radar! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

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Let's just send him well wishes.

Good luck to both of you.

Rex Racer said:

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The Ragonk Strikes Back said:

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Rex Racer said:

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I am doing okay, good folks of TexAgs. Know that I love you all. For the most part my O2 levels are hanging in there. We are so blessed to have Caprock Hospital here. SUCH wonderful people!

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Do you regret not getting vaccinated?

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I am going to be completely honest. Yes. I wish I had been vaccinated. I am still against mandates, but looking at all evidence, getting vaccinated is the best move, in my opinion. Given the alternatives, I see no reason to purposely avoid vaccination. And I take no offense at being asked the question.

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I appreciate the honest response. I think your thread could potentially save a life or prevent someone else from getting very sick. Get well soon!!!!

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JBob, I hope you are vaccinated(?) and it helps you recover more quickly. Please touch base as you are now on the Texags radar! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

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I knew someone was going to go there. Surprised it took so long though.

Rex Racer said:

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agsalaska said:

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Were you vaccinated?

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No.

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While this was an honest answer, I admit that I wished I had been.

agcrock2005 said:

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bay fan said:

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JBob, I hope you are vaccinated(?) and it helps you recover more quickly. Please touch base as you are now on the Texags radar! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

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I knew someone was going to go there. Surprised it took so long though.

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HOW DARE HE!!!

I mean hoping the guys has used to the tools proven to help and then praying for a speedy recovery. The nerve of some people.

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agcrock2005 said:

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bay fan said:

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JBob, I hope you are vaccinated(?) and it helps you recover more quickly. Please touch base as you are now on the Texags radar! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

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I knew someone was going to go there. Surprised it took so long though.

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HOW DARE HE!!!

I mean hoping the guys has used to the tools proven to help and then praying for a speedy recovery. The nerve of some people.

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I'm drinking too...cheers!

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If I was unvaxxed right now, I would be to. Do you take your de-wormer on the rocks or straight up.

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This is absolutely the wrong thread for this not funny banter.

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Another Doug said:

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If I was unvaxxed right now, I would be to. Do you take your de-wormer on the rocks or straight up.

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This is absolutely the wrong thread for this not funny banter.

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The guys are in the hospital and we all want them to get better. I am sure they are getting lots of seriousness there. If they are checking here, they probably want Texags to be Texags.

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Another Doug said:

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If I was unvaxxed right now, I would be to. Do you take your de-wormer on the rocks or straight up.

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This is absolutely the wrong thread for this not funny banter.

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Strikes me as being the exact right thread for this type of conversation.

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Another Doug said:

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If I was unvaxxed right now, I would be to. Do you take your de-wormer on the rocks or straight up.

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This is absolutely the wrong thread for this not funny banter.

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Agreed. Guys, I know it's easy (and human nature) to sort into camps over divisive issues like this (it's unfortunate that it's divisive at all, but that's a separate issue) and get tribal vax v. Anti-vax. And when we do that, I think it's human nature to slightly lose sight of the empathic human aspect. This is a thread for empathy and support. Of course, I want to see everyone who's able to get vaccinated because I am saddened seeing threads like this, but I don't know that asking that question off the bat when a fellow Ag is struggling is the right approach. Let's focus on love and commonalities here: we are Ags and are united by our apparent unhealthy enough obsession with Aggie football to pay for a subscription to bicker about the 2 deep .

If Rex and JBob want to share about vax status, et al., after they BTHO COVID (as Rex graciously already has), that's great. But, let's just let this particular thread be about support. Rex and JBob, know we are here for you, keep it up so y'all can be at Kyle soon!

We should focus on praying for Rex and JBob and leave the bickering for another forum.

Yes I'm vaccinated and hope others do the same. But we are not going to persuade anyone with sarcastic or patronizing comments. In fact, I'd argue that the condescending attitude from some of our nation's "leaders" probably contributed to vaccine resistance.

We cannot make decisions for others. But we can treat them with kindness and respect, especially when they are sick.

To to Rex, JBob, and anyone else suffering from Covid: I don't care whether you were vaccinated; I just want you to get better.

Well said. The snarky comments from vax towards anti vax only hurts. I am not anti vax but have been slow to get covid vax. I am getting close but to be honest the self righteous post make me want to try and prove I can win without.

Why don't we all just leave it alone and let the data speak for itself. Lift one another up and not bash. Not many hesitant vax
people are "anti vax" and most support those that got it. Many like me just want to see more data and time. If I was higher risk I would have gotten but I am under 40, 22.8 BMI and normal blood pressure (check daily).

YMMV, but here on TexAgs and my Facebook Feed the snarky posts from antivaxers out number the posts encouraging vaccination by a large percentage. Plus the snark factor for the antivaxers is a lot more vehement and persistent.

planoaggie123 said:

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to be honest the self righteous post make me want to try and prove I can win without.

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Take moment to look at what "winning" and "losing" looks like here, and stop treating this like a game.

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planoaggie123 said:

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to be honest the self righteous post make me want to try and prove I can win without.

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Take moment to look at what "winning" and "losing" looks like here, and stop treating this like a game.

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Based on my numbers I am likely fine but you once again prove the self righteousness.

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planoaggie123 said:

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to be honest the self righteous post make me want to try and prove I can win without.

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Take moment to look at what "winning" and "losing" looks like here, and stop treating this like a game.

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You couldn't just say something kind and try and support but you choose the negative and that specific face. You are the problem.

Belief systems change slowly.

planoaggie123 said:

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Well said. The snarky comments from vax towards anti vax only hurts. I am not anti vax but have been slow to get covid vax. I am getting close but to be honest the self righteous post make me want to try and prove I can win without.

Why don't we all just leave it alone and let the data speak for itself. Lift one another up and not bash. Not many hesitant vax
people are "anti vax" and most support those that got it. Many like me just want to see more data and time. If I was higher risk I would have gotten but I am under 40, 22.8 BMI and normal blood pressure (check daily).

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I understand your thinking Plano and your numbers are very similar to mine, so I get it. I would talk to your doc and see what he/she recommends. I understand it's a personal decision, so just to share a bit since we're in similar circumstances as far as BMI and age (I'm 29). I chose to get the vax in part because my cousin who is also >40 and in good shape had a terrible time with COVID (lost 20 pounds, not in a good way), so it does happen. I realize that's anecdotal and it's rare, but I also hate missing work, so I thought if this keeps me from losing a week, worth it!

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YMMV, but here on TexAgs and my Facebook Feed the snarky posts from antivaxers out number the posts encouraging vaccination by a large percentage. Plus the snark factor for the antivaxers is a lot more vehement and persistent.

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I see people on the "anti" side as hesitant but rarely see them to shame those that get. I see far more shaming from those that got towards those that did not. Would love to see the examples of people anti who shame those that got.

People tend to pick a side and rarely change it even when a lot of evidence might be to the contrary. I used to believe just wearing any mask was really helpful when clearly the type of mask is very important.

What would you have to learn later that you didn't know now that would change your mind?

Rex Racer said:

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The Ragonk Strikes Back said:

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Rex Racer said:

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I am doing okay, good folks of TexAgs. Know that I love you all. For the most part my O2 levels are hanging in there. We are so blessed to have Caprock Hospital here. SUCH wonderful people!

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Do you regret not getting vaccinated?

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I am going to be completely honest. Yes. I wish I had been vaccinated. I am still against mandates, but looking at all evidence, getting vaccinated is the best move, in my opinion. Given the alternatives, I see no reason to purposely avoid vaccination. And I take no offense at being asked the question.

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1st off Rex glad you're doing better and for being honest with your response! I quoted this post of yours in the thread about the Ag on the fence about getting vaccinated, figured you wouldn't mind but if you want I'll remove it.

planoaggie123 said:

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Another Doug said:

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planoaggie123 said:

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to be honest the self righteous post make me want to try and prove I can win without.

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Take moment to look at what "winning" and "losing" looks like here, and stop treating this like a game.

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Based on my numbers I am likely fine but you once again prove the self righteousness.

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Likely fine..until you aren't.

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What would you have to learn later that you didn't know now that would change your mind?

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I don't think a lot of you folks understand the hesitancy. Like I mentioned earlier I've been very anti-vaccine, but that is THIS vaccine. I'm not an anti-vaxxer. I don't think you can classify anti-COVID folks in with anti-vaxxers. My kids and I have all been vaccinated for the normal things throughout our lives. For me the hesitancy is the politicization of it all by various folks in various governments throughout the country. Some of the very people that are pushing the vaccine down everyone's throats and mandating it were saying 15 months ago that they weren't going to take "Trump's vaccine". CDC has flip flopped on masks and guidelines dozens of times to where Fauci should resign in disgrace in my opinion. I don't trust the people running the country and their data can be made up. I did consulting back in the day, it's pretty easy to manipulate data to get the results you want...lol.

As I mentioned earlier as well, this thread has made me reach out to my oncologist to talk to her more about it. She's never told me to get it but I haven't specifically reached out to her to ask either, until yesterday. I'll report back what she tells me.

EDIT: Hope OP and Jbob are doing well today!