COVID

[WIZARD6787]

Am fully vaccinated for COVID. Had close contact with two people who had positive COVID self tests. Determined self testing if positive is reliable.

Was not feeling unwell to a degree could not be attributed to 'B12'. Sent a clear informed message to my GP in the morning which is yet to be answered 24 hours later. Started feeling worse and went to a walk in clinic and got a COVID test. Was deteriorating rapidly at this point. The test was positive and I started taking Paxloid. 20 hours later I am doing much better. Thank you so much Pfizer!

My approach was different that it would have been before my experience with the medical field in the last 2.5 years +-. I determined what was likely medicinally appropriate and let the GP pretend they were not simply following a simple flow chart. I was prepared to argue for Paxlovid.

Forward warned is forearmed.

I as best I could did not lead the GP to allow for my being incorrect in my understanding and allow the GP to come up with something I was not aware of.

I did ask that my ears be checked and confirmed that I am experiencing fluid in my Eustachian tube. This has been misdiagnosed as swimmers ear many times. A competent doctor can tell by the color of the ear drum with a otoscope. Just took me many times to happen to run into someone competent to do this.

Highly unlikely that I would have survived COVID with the regiment of only oral supplementation as prescribed.

The two people that I had contact with that had the positive self COVID test have been taking Paxlovid and improving by the hour.

[WIZARD6787]

My body temperature has not risen. This at one time was the halmark of COVID and that has gone by the wayside.

[Nackapan in reply to WIZARD6787]

All so individual too the symptoms of covid.

[Nackapan]

I've not known anyone take paxloid. Interesting

Paxlovid

[WIZARD6787 in reply to Nackapan]

You are correct I am taking Paxlovid. Thanks for picking that up.

[Nackapan in reply to WIZARD6787]

Glad tk hear it worked fof you

[deniseinmilden]

I got covid a few weeks ago. I have had all the vaccinations I can: despite knowing my body doesn't produce many antibodies to vaccines, I know they are generally very effective and I have used thousands in animals (no placebo/nocebo) to excellent, life-saving effect.

Despite my known immune system problems, as I am between consultants at the moment I couldn't get any antivirals. I did sincerely try. My GP did prescribe antibiotics incase I got secondary infections, as he recognises the problem.

I had a ridiculously high temperature for 11 days and felt terrible. At night my head was getting so hot it was heating up the wet flannels I was putting on it to try to stay safe, to the point of drying them out!

I have been campaigning to try to get access to Paxlovid or similar to no avail.

Thank you for your positive and encouraging post - I will redouble my efforts for the future.

The daft thing is I am prescribed life long, max daily dose acyclovir antivirals to keep shingles to a minimum so they recognise my system won't work well without them. 😔

[Nackapan in reply to deniseinmilden]

Sorry to hear you were so unwell.

Incredible paxlovid wasn't made available for you 😢

Hoping you make a steady sure recovery .

TC

[deniseinmilden in reply to Nackapan]

Thank you darling girl!

It's mad and frustrating and I don't know why: I've put my case clearly and thoroughly and the blood tests that have been done have substantiated what I've said. The last consultant just didn't want to provide a solution and so I've been referred to another one to see if I can get further at a different hospital.

[Jillymo in reply to deniseinmilden]

Hi Denise,

Funny you should mention treatment in regard to animals ! I told my surgery receptionists only the other day I would get better treatment at the vets.

I would have told my gp the same if only I could have got through to him.

[deniseinmilden in reply to Jillymo]

Oh the irony!

I quite agree!

[WIZARD6787 in reply to deniseinmilden]

Un-prosecuted criminality.

[deniseinmilden in reply to WIZARD6787]

That's my take on it too.

If the NHS investigated all the consultants who don't do their jobs properly but still claim a fat wage, it could save the system millions, if not billions.

In my experience there are a few conscientious ones who do the work, and lots of others who get paid for passing the buck. Unacceptable.

[WIZARD6787 in reply to deniseinmilden]

I try to champion the compotent ones and avoid the others. The incompetent ones are in the majority in all professions.

[Jillymo]

Sounds like you were well on the ball of what treatment was needed and handled it well by not so much as telling them but guided. Glad to hear that yourself and the two people you contracted the virus from are improving.

Well done on getting a long awaited diagnosis for the ear problem. I also suffer with the fluid in the ear as well as tinnitus which drives me mad. The fluid causes me dreadful balance issues.

A bit of TLC wil be needed for full recovery.

[WIZARD6787 in reply to Jillymo]

I did not conclude where I got COVID. That is always unkowable.

[Twaddletop]

Hi Wizard

I had the same experience the year before last. It was not at all pleasant.

I phoned a number I’d received for the NHS and the required anti vitals were delivered to my home that day.

I hope you feel much better soon and that the ear problem clears up too x

[lambuth_eagle]

I had a second round of COVID in April. My PCP was hesitant to prescribe Paxlovid but my rheumatologist offered it. My PCP ended up prescribing it and my rheumatologist said he is seeing it really help with keeping inflammation less. I have Sjogren’s disease in addition to PA which we believe was triggered by COVID in 2020. Paxlovid really helped this time!

[WIZARD6787 in reply to lambuth_eagle]

It is not conclusive but it does seem that the Paxlovid is helping with my B12 deficiency symptoms.

[lambuth_eagle in reply to WIZARD6787]

Interesting. I think my rheumatologist's point was the he's seen it help with the inflammation that COVID can cause.

[Polaris]

I’d definitely recommend v. high dose vitamin D.

Apparently top researcher, Gareth Davies, PhD, took 10,000 i.u. throughout the winter, Many benefits, apart from viruses. I had Omicron last year but it turned out to be the mildest version of a virus I’ve ever experienced 🤞

[Polaris]

PS. Governments and BPharma don’t want you to know. This book, by Jeff Bowles, researcher together with B12, changed my life.

amazon.co.uk/MIRACULOUS-RES...