Cytokine storm effects on your body

[Jm954]

If you're unlucky enough to suffer this extreme reaction by your body to COVID-19 then these are all the systems that can be affected.

The damage can lead to a long period of recovery and perhaps Long COVID syndrome.

Jackie

[stewie]

Hi Jackie Interesting , thanks for posting , to lighten the mood I was going to do a monty python sketch... life of Brian ...yeah but what else can the cytokines do to us .......,,,,.

Be safe

Stewie

[Jm954 Administrator in reply to stewie]

We need something to cheer us up!

[Splash24]

Here is a link to a study that has begun at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Hollis has suggested before that Vitamin D can play a role in limiting the Cytokine storm, this is not a suggestion that Vitamin D can prevent Covid, but rather might limit the severity.web.musc.edu/about/leadersh...

[Jm954 Administrator in reply to Splash24]

Yes and apparently the UK government is going to send out vitamin D to all those that need it. Not sure how they know who does and doesn't but at least they are trying!

[Newdawn Administrator in reply to Jm954]

You need to opt into the scheme to receive the 4 month supply of Vit D Jackie. The Govt. are not actually sending it out. The details are contained here;

gov.uk/government/publicati...

Newdawn

[Jm954 Administrator in reply to Newdawn]

Thanks for the information Newdawn 😊

[bennevisplace in reply to Jm954]

Too late to opt in I'm afraid, but the scheme provides only ~120 x 400 IU and I would use that much in 3 weeks.

[bennevisplace]

Although it was made early in the pndemic I quite like the NInja Nerd presentation on youtube because it builds the story in stages. It is a horror story though. youtube.com/watch?v=YRfwZcL...(Not working as expected?) For the pathology only, skip the first 20 mins or so.

[shoppingtrolley]

Sadly we know a lot about this. My OH, who has CLL, got Covid early on, at the end of March. He suffered almost every possible complication:- 4 strokes, resulting in paralysis of tongue and throat, was unable to speak, eat or drink, so was fed by gastric tube for over 4 months. The strokes have also affected his vision, his recall, and his sense of direction.

- he spent 2 months in ICU, including 2 weeks in an induced coma, another 4 weeks on a ventilator, also had a tracheostomy

- pulmonary embolism

- kidney failure

- heart failure

- persistent diarrhoea (ongoing)

He then spent 4 months in residential Rehab, and then 3 months going 3x week to a local centre, and was signed out just before Christmas. However, this has been life-changing for us both, and it is unlikely he will make a 100% recovery. We've had retirement thrust upon us, which we had neither planned for nor budgeted for. We used to run a B&B (now up for sale), and worked as ski instructors in Andorra through the winter.

He still has lots of follow-up consultations, but he is gaining weight and strength - he did a 45km cycle ride last week, with no ill-effects - we've been gradually increasing the distance.

We live in France, and he has had the most amazing care - from the beginning, when it still such an unknown, and the care is continuing now.

When I read this, I wonder how we survived, particularly the first 2 months, when he was in ICU, and visits were not permitted - but you just get up every day and keep going. But it has been tough.