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Clemson player says it took him 6 months before he was breathing normally again
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Last: 5 yr ago by borski99
It's interesting to me because we have almost no serious complications with college age covid positive kids yet you don't really hear about their experiences thanks to hipaa and I think we all know by now that there is a massive range of after-effects with this virus.
Massive range is important here. We need to remember that cases like this are much more rare and it's why we hear of them.
Yea. Data is the only thing to consider. I have friends who've had lingering effects as well but how many are like this per case?
Too often people want us to focus on anecdotal cases for clicks or politics.
Too often people want us to focus on anecdotal cases for clicks or politics.
Why would anyone consider an athlete sharing his experience with COVID as fear porn?
My uncle uncle got it at 55 and while he was tired and chest congested he did things like weedeat and mow his 3 acre lot to keep everything from settling. He also rested under his carport and self-isolated from his family in the family RV. His hardest was getting two negatives so he could return to work (mobile PT). I saw him a couple weeks ago and he seemed same as ever.
I do feel like if some athlete came out and said it was no big deal they'd be treated as a sample size of one (rightly so) and likely told to stfu
Because it causes a lot of cognitive dissonance for some.
PJYoung said:
It's interesting to me because we have almost no serious complications with college age covid positive kids yet you don't really hear about their experiences thanks to hipaa and I think we all know by now that there is a massive range of after-effects with this virus.
Not college age but 23 yo JAX RB Ryquell Armstead has been hospitalized twice and is now on IR.
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Armstead has been hospitalized twice and has suffered from a variety of complications connected to the virus, including significant respiratory issues, and has been hit harder than some expected
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30187081/sources-jacksonville-jaguars-rb-ryquell-armstead-battling-covid-19-expected-miss-rest-season
I tested positive for covid 5 months ago and I still have lingering symptoms to this day. The symptoms return every 1-2 weeks and will last 5-6 days. I've taken Zithromax, steroid pak, zinc, all the vitamins and nothing seems to work. Im mid 30's male and relatively healthy, in shape, not obese.
Although I think I'm finally starting to get over covid. The last time I had symptoms a few days ago and they were minor and relatively short lived, lasted 2 days.
Although I think I'm finally starting to get over covid. The last time I had symptoms a few days ago and they were minor and relatively short lived, lasted 2 days.
Not to make light of Covid, but nearly everyone I've known that has had pneumonia seemed to have lingering issues for weeks if not months. I would think it would be common with any semi serious respiratory disease. How many football players come down with pneumonia in a given year? How many have lingering issues. My guess, is the numbers for healthy, young people that have serious cases of pneumonia are probably similar to Covid. Obviously more people are contracting Covid but the serious cases are probably similar by percentage infected.
Interested to hear what "normal" breathing is. If this is a high level athlete, he may be 100% fine except for when he is trying to workout at a really high level. Or, he may still be seeing effects during the day too. Wide range of options.
We are just now getting to where we can see the longer term effects of Covid.
We are just now getting to where we can see the longer term effects of Covid.
It is not uncommon to have lingering effects from many things. My wife contracted a virus about 2 years ago that blew up into pleurisy. She needed anti-inflammatories to get rid of that. Actually, it can be common to have a secondary respiratory response to a respiratory illness. Covid isn't alone in that. That is why I get a little irritated with how these secondary effects of Covid are being reported, as if Covid was the first time a respiratory illness could have a longer lasting side effect. The Clemson player's issue isn't that unusual when it comes to viruses and inflammation.Ag97 said:
Not to make light of Covid, but nearly everyone I've known that has had pneumonia seemed to have lingering issues for weeks if not months. I would think it would be common with any semi serious respiratory disease. How many football players come down with pneumonia in a given year? How many have lingering issues. My guess, is the numbers for healthy, young people that have serious cases of pneumonia are probably similar to Covid. Obviously more people are contracting Covid but the serious cases are probably similar by percentage infected.
This is a brand new virus -- why would we not have or want reports on what long-term impacts some people are having with it?
Like, I get not wanting to hear fear-mongering statistics every single day that tell us very little out of context, or data that is massaged in such a way to fit an obvious agenda.
But if people are wanting to shout down an athlete saying that it took 4 months for his breathing to return to normal then that's really being no better.
"Fear porn" is bad. But so is "Shut up it's nothing". It's just two sides of the same confirmation bias coin.
Like, I get not wanting to hear fear-mongering statistics every single day that tell us very little out of context, or data that is massaged in such a way to fit an obvious agenda.
But if people are wanting to shout down an athlete saying that it took 4 months for his breathing to return to normal then that's really being no better.
"Fear porn" is bad. But so is "Shut up it's nothing". It's just two sides of the same confirmation bias coin.
Proposition Joe said:
This is a brand new virus -- why would we not have or want reports on what long-term impacts some people are having with it?
Like, I get not wanting to hear fear-mongering statistics every single day that tell us very little out of context, or data that is massaged in such a way to fit an obvious agenda.
But if people are wanting to shout down an athlete saying that it took 4 months for his breathing to return to normal then that's really being no better.
"Fear porn" is bad. But so is "Shut up it's nothing". It's just two sides of the same confirmation bias coin.
I definitely want to know. No doubt. I just question the way these things are reported.
Not surprising to me. As I've said my dad (81) had a coronavirus last year (not covid) and it damn near killed him. Took him 6 months to get over and had a terrible rash at the end. Probably took a full year to get back to normal.
Also, I had a guy working for me years ago that was sick for like 6 months. He coughed so hard he popped a rib out in his back. Doc popped it back in for him once they figured out what it was.
Fact is, any virus can knock you down for 6-12 months if it's bad enough. And this one is bad. Doesn't mean it's permanent though
Also, I had a guy working for me years ago that was sick for like 6 months. He coughed so hard he popped a rib out in his back. Doc popped it back in for him once they figured out what it was.
Fact is, any virus can knock you down for 6-12 months if it's bad enough. And this one is bad. Doesn't mean it's permanent though
Daughter had strep in 1st grade (no symptoms), lead to rheumatic fever that then led to Sydenham's Chorea. She's fine now (a sophomore and future Ag) but that's probably a 1/million neurological issue in middle class America that we only could have prevented if we tested her for strep weekly.
Based on this one experience, I could recommend everyone test your kids for strep once per week, but that's not common. Why not? Because it's a 1/million.
This headline doesn't mean anything out of the context of COVID epidemiology, which isn't well understood but well enough to know it's a rarity.
Based on this one experience, I could recommend everyone test your kids for strep once per week, but that's not common. Why not? Because it's a 1/million.
This headline doesn't mean anything out of the context of COVID epidemiology, which isn't well understood but well enough to know it's a rarity.
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