Thank you for the continued prayers.
Just tested positive
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That's awesome that amidst all the chaos surrounding a very efficacious, simple safe guard you were able to reopen your mind. Though I hope you don't need the help from the vaccine, it seems foolish to plan on not! Very happy to hear you and you family are taking good care of your lives!kevmiller said:bay fan said:Rex, you might just save a life on this board with your experience and this post. There are currently several threads of people in the fence. Thanks and I today is another step towards home!Rex Racer said:The Ragonk Strikes Back said:Do you regret not getting vaccinated?Rex Racer said:
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!
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.
I started a thread last week about being on the fence.
Up until about 2 weeks ago I was 100% against the vaccine.
My mother ( low 60's) got the vaccine couple months ago, I was actually upset she got it... she was only one in family to get vaccine at that time.
My wife got vaccinated last week.. tomorrow me and my dad (mid 60's) have appointments to get vaccinated.
Also, this board has had first hand experience with lives lost, including a doctor and now thankfully the influence of Rex and JBob coming forward with their experiences is helping whole families like yours. Thanks for speaking up!
Wishful thinking may work after all.
My covid test this morning came back negative.
My covid test this morning came back negative.
Glad to hear it. Please continue to feel better.
I have somehow NOT lost my taste or smell through this thing. So odd. Cracker Barrel and I are best buds!
I lost it some back early on but never completely. I love how they are always asking if I'm ready for more food.
I did learn that if you walk into the waiting room at the doctor's office and run into someone you know, you shouldn't say you are there for a covid test. One woman looked really shaken and left. Another went to talk to the nurses for a minute or two before sitting down further away from me.
Kind of common sense there should be a better protocol for a Covid test. Most common is someone comes to your car and does it through a window. No offense but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be in the waiting room with you.
Next time, maybe I should say that I'm there for a VD test. Or maybe leprosy.bay fan said:
Kind of common sense there should be a better protocol for a Covid test. Most common is someone comes to your car and does it through a window. No offense but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be in the waiting room with you.
Perhaps if you think you have covid you should not be in the waiting room with other people. Though tbh that should be the doctor's policy and patients told what to do/where to wait, etc.eric76 said:Next time, maybe I should say that I'm there for a VD test. Or maybe leprosy.bay fan said:
Kind of common sense there should be a better protocol for a Covid test. Most common is someone comes to your car and does it through a window. No offense but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be in the waiting room with you.
Or maybe care enough to not expose people next to you to a very contagious virus they might want to avoid.eric76 said:Next time, maybe I should say that I'm there for a VD test. Or maybe leprosy.bay fan said:
Kind of common sense there should be a better protocol for a Covid test. Most common is someone comes to your car and does it through a window. No offense but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be in the waiting room with you.
For covid, they used to have you wait in your car until they were ready. Apparently they feel that they no longer need to do that.FishrCoAg said:Perhaps if you think you have covid you should not be in the waiting room with other people. Though tbh that should be the doctor's policy and patients told what to do/where to wait, etc.eric76 said:Next time, maybe I should say that I'm there for a VD test. Or maybe leprosy.bay fan said:
Kind of common sense there should be a better protocol for a Covid test. Most common is someone comes to your car and does it through a window. No offense but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be in the waiting room with you.
I did try to stay at least 10 feet from everyone else. When the guy i knew reached out his hand to shake hands, I waved it off and gave the reason as being the covid test.bay fan said:Or maybe care enough to not expose people next to you to a very contagious virus they might want to avoid.eric76 said:Next time, maybe I should say that I'm there for a VD test. Or maybe leprosy.bay fan said:
Kind of common sense there should be a better protocol for a Covid test. Most common is someone comes to your car and does it through a window. No offense but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be in the waiting room with you.
Then the problem is your doctor. That's not a policy conducive to reducing spread. In fact, personally I'd find a new doctor.
Only doctors office in my county. Second closest would be out of state.bay fan said:
Then the problem is your doctor. That's not a policy conducive to reducing spread. In fact, personally I'd find a new doctor.
I was going to another doctor in a small city 50 miles from the office for a while, but the one in the county is a better doctor who provides better care. Also, you can usually get an appointment for the same day. The last few times I tried to make an appointment at the doctor 50 miles away, the wait time was at least a week.
You don't need to explain yourself to this d-bag. You did what your doctor told you to do.
Rex Racer said:
I have somehow NOT lost my taste or smell through this thing. So odd. Cracker Barrel and I are best buds!
That's awesome; hope you've had many pancakes - if you like pancakes. Theirs are so good!
Make Mental Asylums Great Again!
The judginess, bickering, and assorted other BS is tiresome, and the worst part of the last 18 months.
I have been trying to be pretty good, so every morning, I have had scrambled eggs and bacon. Can't believe I am doing that to myself!West Point Aggie said:Rex Racer said:
I have somehow NOT lost my taste or smell through this thing. So odd. Cracker Barrel and I are best buds!
That's awesome; hope you've had many pancakes - if you like pancakes. Theirs are so good!
I haven't had much of an appetite here but I did just go with pancakes for breakfast. They were delicious.
Rex, please go home today! It's time!
Rex, please go home today! It's time!
Jbob04 said:
I haven't had much of an appetite here but I did just go with pancakes for breakfast. They were delicious.
Rex, please go home today! It's time!
Believe me, I want to go home so badly!
I don't think that place is that big. Are you going by each other's rooms and talking crap like Apollo and Rocky?
Prayer for Rex and JBob! You guys have been through some ***** Football season is waiting for you guys. We need you back in the world Keep getting well.
aTm2004 said:
I don't think that place is that big. Are you going by each other's rooms and talking crap like Apollo and Rocky?
Another successful texags hookup!
Y'all get some Cracker Barrell together
AgsMyDude said:aTm2004 said:
I don't think that place is that big. Are you going by each other's rooms and talking crap like Apollo and Rocky?
Another successful texags hookup!
Y'all get some Cracker Barrell together
If I was going to see ANYONE, it would be my wife! But you know I love you guys!
Not to derail your thread Rex, but I am currently laid at St. Joe's with Covid pneumonia. Tested positive on the 24th, started taking everything as suggested but it didn't help I guess. Hope you and jbob recover quickly. I am 47, with no health issues.
So sorry to hear that. I will put you in my prayers. This pneumonia is tough. Have they started remdisvir?
Getting my first dose here in a few minutes. The pneumonia is hell.
I took my last dose yesterday and I'm feeling much better. Still on oxygen but it is turned way down low. Stay strong and keep the faith brother.
Thank you. I will take all the prayers I can get. How many doses did you get?
They did a 5 day treatment for me. I checked in on Friday and got my first dose and finished yesterday. They are still giving me steroids through my iv to help with my lungs.
Last question, I promise. How many doses did it take before you noticed improvement?
I would say after my 3rd dose. I felt terrible when I got here since my oxygen was down in the 70's, so that had a lot to do with how I felt for the first few days. What is your oxygen at?
Nothing makes one appreciate the wife more than an icu visit, ironically.Rex Racer said:AgsMyDude said:aTm2004 said:
I don't think that place is that big. Are you going by each other's rooms and talking crap like Apollo and Rocky?
Another successful texags hookup!
Y'all get some Cracker Barrell together
If I was going to see ANYONE, it would be my wife! But you know I love you guys!
Glad you're on the up and up! Praying for no long term complications.
Jbob04 said:
I would say after my 3rd dose. I felt terrible when I got here since my oxygen was down in the 70's, so that had a lot to do with how I felt for the first few days. What is your oxygen at?
Prayers and hang in there man. Am I correct to assume things are looking better as time goes by?
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