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Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Twirling Time, Jan 21, 2020.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    It's running through some of my circles right now. A wedding I couldn't go to the weekend before last was one definite culprit. Interestingly, about 20 people who were there are getting their butts kicked by it right now, but 3 people I know (and perhaps the only three who were there) who wore masks the whole time and stayed outside for chunks of the time, have not gotten it.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jun 20, 2022
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  2. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    I’ve gotten a little flip about things lately. I missed it until now, I’m never getting it. Still think more likely than not that most people will get it, but I’m rethinking making quick trips into the store without a mask.
     
    wicked, Jun 20, 2022
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  3. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    I haven't worn a mask since I took mine off in March leaving Dulles Airport. Not saying this to be anti-mask, just saying it's the reality where I live. I see some folks in the grocery store still masking, but not many.
     
    Cosmo, Jun 20, 2022
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  4. Mngwa

    Mngwa Well-Known Member

    I was exposed last week and it ran through some of my husband's family, but none of them got very sick. And neither he nor I got it.
     
    Mngwa, Jun 20, 2022
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  5. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I've had some struggles recently beyond the heart surgery. I keep losing weight, which was fun for a while but disturbing now that I'm no longer trying. And I have pretty significant balance issues. We're a pair - I struggle to get down the steps and my old dog with her bad hips struggles to get up the steps. I've been doing vestibular therapy, which helps to a degree. And I told the PT, it feels like we keep wiping up the spill without fixing the cause of the leak.

    Been to two neurologists and I got different answers. I've taken a million tests. One of them thinks this is an aftereffect of COVID. I test regularly and have never tested positive but he thinks I may have had it at some point and not known it. He said a lot of people have it without symptoms and then have trouble later. I may well be one of them. In really encouraging news, he said the balance issues may never go away and I have to rely on the PT to manage them.

    I got old FAST.

    The good news, my heart is going great guns. All the tests I've had done post-surgery have returned positive results. So I got that going for me.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 20, 2022
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  6. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Can I give half a like? Hang in there Moddy.
     
    dixiehack, Jun 20, 2022
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  7. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I'll settle for likeing Dixie's post. I hope you continue to improve, Moddy.
     
    Neutral Corner, Jun 20, 2022
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  8. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Didn’t know about the heart surgery. Sending good thoughts your way.

    Probably 20 percent of people at my local wear them. You’re far from an anti-masker and I agree with you: Most of us have given up avoiding it. I am not a big social butterfly, but isolation that involves interactions with only a couple people is frustrating.
     
    wicked, Jun 20, 2022
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  9. Mngwa

    Mngwa Well-Known Member

    Hang in there Moddy
     
    Mngwa, Jun 20, 2022
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  10. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    The only place I wear a mask is Publix, and I’m one of the few
    I had a rare meal inside a restaurant last week but I almost always eat outside
    Fortunately you can do that in Florida
    Feel better, Moddy
     
    Jake from State Farm, Jun 20, 2022
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  11. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    I still wear a mask if it's a place I'm going to have to take it off anyway - For example, if I pop into a grocery store or CVS, but if I'm at a coffee shop or grabbing a sandwich, well, no point there. My wife got it two weeks ago, but (AFAIK) I didn't, thanks to isolating at night and testing regularly.
     
    sgreenwell, Jun 20, 2022
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  12. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    I didn't recall heart surgery, either. Best wishes to you, Moddy. (From a guy who had triple bypass 18 years ago.)
     
    ChrisLong, Jun 20, 2022
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