UPDATE: I'm leaving for the ER, I have some symptoms and VA told me to go "now" ...

[marble falls]

Last edited Fri Jul 17, 2020, 10:46 AM - Edit history (2)

All positive energy will be appreciated.

Update:

I have an infection in my intestine. It gave me all the symptoms of Covid except my sense of smell and taste are good.

A simple course of Ampicillin should knock it loose in 10 days.

But to give you all a taste of what Covid is doing here in small town Texas: the ER Doctor and his wife and his wife's parents have had it: it took a month for the Doctor to get over it - his father-in-law died four days ago.

The scary thing I take away from it is not only are masks and hand washing the most important things we can do: They are the ONLY things we can do besides staying away from as many people as we can. There is no way to completely cut yourself away from the contact of the world.

How anyone can deny we are in the middle of a tough pandemic is beyond crazy.

Thank-you all for your kindness and thoughts, I am still moved over the response I got a year ago over my cancer surgery

[Solly Mack]

1. Keep us posted

Hoping for a solid negative.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. {{{{{{{good vibes}}}}}}}}

Hope you're OK! Please check in, let us know how you're doing.

[elleng]

3. HERE:

VIBES: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[MLAA]

4. Sending 💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💖

Please keep us updated as you can. Sending love.

[oasis]

5. Stay strong. We're with you.

[SheltieLover]

6. Healing vibes on the way! 💗💗💗

Please keep us posted, as able.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. All my best vibes to you, my dear marble falls.......

We'll be here for you.

Hope all will be well!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. Sending positive vibes...

May you have strength to get through this.

[ChubbyStar]

9. With the exact same vibes you sent me

Bless you.

[cally]

10. Sending lots of positive energy for a quick and healthy

return home

[sheshe2]

11. Love and hugs.

I am with you.

[tavernier]

12. You got it!

[chillfactor]

13. Stay strong marble.....

All my positive energy sent out to you......

[LuckyCharms]

14. All my good wishes marble falls...

feel better soon!

[Cha]

15. 💖💖💖Innumerable Positive Vibes Coming your Way, marble falls!

Best of Luck.. Let us know!

[katmondoo]

16. We are with you every minute.

[ismnotwasm]

17. ...

💜❤️💗💕💓

[GP6971]

18. Good Luck Marble!

Hoping for negative results.

[LuvNewcastle]

19. I wish you the best, marble falls.

Stay positive -minded and take special care. Even if you have it, you won't necessarily have a bad case of it. They're learning more all the time. Sending you all of my good vibes!

[dawg day]

20. Hugs! Let us know how you're doing.

They'll be able to test you and know what will help.

[panader0]

21. Sending good thoughts.

[hlthe2b]

22. Best wishes. Healing energies on our way!

[sprinkleeninow]

23. Love and strong prayer. 💙

[yonder]

24. Sending positive waves for a negative test.

[Maru Kitteh]

25. You're in the right place. DO BE CAREFUL in the ER. Watch everyone for hand hygiene

including the docs and do not be afraid to ask them to sanitize/wash their hands.

Keep us updated.

[Ms. Toad]

26. Good Luck! n/t

[Demsrule86]

27. Positive energy...prayers...the entire thing...

[wendyb-NC]

28. I hold you in the light for healing.

Positive energy for strength and stamina in these times. Keep us posted.

[cayugafalls]

29. Sending good vibes your way.

[flibbitygiblets]

30. ❤.❤.❤.❤.❤.❤.❤.❤.❤

[herding cats]

31. Hey, you! ❤️❤️

I was thinking of you today!! Be well, and be safe!

[2naSalit]

32. (((((GOOD VIBES)))))

[Dem2theMax]

33. marble falls,

You KNOW I will be thinking of you and praying for you.
When you can, let us know how you are doing.



Stay strong and do what the doctors say, my friend.
We are all here for you!

[pazzyanne]

34. Hoping your trip to the ER produces good results for you.

Keep us posted. In the meanwhile

[thinkingagain]

35. positive thoughts

and well wishes. Since you have symptoms you must not feel well so.
Feel Better! Very Soon.

[NewEnglandAutumn]

36. Best

thoughts headed our way

[live love laugh]

37. Good luck 🤞nt

[ancianita]

38. Know that you're not alone, that we're with you in spirit and hope.

[Cracklin Charlie]

39. Headed your way.

Use our positive vibes to keep yourself in a good frame of mind. Deep breaths.

[blogslut]

40. All good thoughts for you ❤️

❤️❤️❤️

[irisblue]

41. Prayers and positive energy Marble Falls

[democrank]

42. Positive energy is on its way.

Stay strong as you can.

[niyad]

43. Healing and all positive nearby headed your way. Please keep us posted. Your DU

family is here for you.

[appalachiablue]

44. Beaucoup positivity Marble Falls and sending you best wishes

for a full exploration and excellent care. We are here with and for you.

Let us know how things are when you have time.

All good thoughts to you this night.

[revmclaren]

45. Let us know soonest what you find out.

Sending good vibes.

[Mersky]

46. Sending you good vibes

Want you to be well soon. Will keep you in my thoughts as you go get the care you need right now.

💙

[spanone]

47. Thinking about you marble falls

[Zoonart]

48. (((((((Marble)))))))

Sending those vibes with a hug.

[alphafemale]

49. Best thoughts with you

From all here I am sure.

[bdjhawk]

50. Best wishes and good vibes

to you!

[Nevilledog]

51. Sending you all the healing vibes I can muster.

[Celerity]

52. so sorry to hear this, marble falls. stay strong and fight, fight, fight

[nolabear]

53. Stay strong! ❤️❤️

[Heartstrings]

54. Positive healing vibes sent....

[Bettie]

55. Hoping for the best

for you and your family.

[LoisB]

56. Stay strong. Best to you.

[Jane Austin]

57. Let us know how you are.

And here's hoping for the best of diagnoses.

[Niagara]

58. Sending positive energy and well wishes.

[3catwoman3]

59. {{{{Vibes}}}}...

...{{{on}}} {{{the}}} {{{way}}}!

[diva77]

60. Sending good vibes, marimbas and xylophones your way!

Please keep us updated as best you can

[pandr32]

61. Sending Aloha

[certainot]

62. take it easy. visualize then defence. can you identify how/where you might have gotten it?

[Totally Tunsie]

63. Good wishes and high hopes for you...

[onecaliberal]

64. Peaceful healing vibes

[mountain grammy]

65. Please get well soon..

All my best wishes to you, dear marble falls..

[fierywoman]

66. sending love and light : courage!

[Rhiannon12866]

67. I'll be waiting for your return, my friend!

Please check in when you can and let us know how you're doing. Sending all the positive vibes that I've got straight to Marble Falls!

[crimycarny]

68. My 80-year old friend did fine

80 year old ex-smoker (quit in his 50’s) with 4 stents in his arteries. He had what was like a bad flu but did fine. Not to minimize COVID, I just think it’s helpful to hear some hopeful news as well.

Hopefully you don’t have COVID at all, but if you do the doctors have come leaps and bounds on how to treat it.

Keep us posted!!

[smirkymonkey]

69. Wishing you all the best, marble falls!

Please check in and let us know how you are doing!

[pnwmom]

70. Good luck, marble falls. I hope you feel better soon! n/t

[lunatica]

71. We're with you

I’m sending my best wishes and positive vibes.

[Demovictory9]

72. //

[calimary]

73. All positive energy being sent! With as much "oomph!" as possible!

Please check in when you can. 'Cause we're gonna worry.

Virtual

[NYFlip]

74. Sending positive vibes!

Get well soon! Sending good healing vibes!❤️

[Raine]

75. Prayers and positive healing thoughts and lots of hugs

going out to you.

[MontanaMama]

76. We will be here when you get back.

Do what the doctors tell you. You’re loved and needed.

[KT2000]

77. Here's hoping you caught it early

and getting well vibes coming your way!!

[JohnnyRingo]

78. Good luck

[TygrBright]

79. Holding you in the Light, marble falls! n/t

[duforsure]

80. Good luck and keep us posted,

Had a Dr today suggest I go to a hospital too after my infection after a root canal has rared up. Got stronger antibiotics and something for the pain .Will see him Sat. morning. I won't go unless it still gets worse. Also learned two friends had covid-19, one not bad and the man was a lot worse but better now. Be careful everyone , it spreads so easy now.

[jalan48]

81. Thinking positive thoughts for you. Get healthy!

[GeoWilliam750]

82. Hoping that it is nothing

And that you will soon be home with beer and brats

[KY_EnviroGuy]

83. Best wishes from KY that it's something other than COVID-19.....

but if it is, the DU community is here for you and we know you will do the same for us. Let's hope it's just seasonal allergies or a bad cold.

Please do what you can on the preventative side: plenty of fluids, temperature checks, etc.

CDC:

Handy refresher Q&A at the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html

Stanford University:

Guide to self-care: Coping with coronavirus: https://healthalerts.stanford.edu/covid-19/2020/03/13/guide-to-self-care-coping-with-coronavirus/

Johns Hopkins University:

COVID-19 Basics - Frequently Asked Questions: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-basics/faq


KY............

[LiberalLoner]

84. Sending 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Positive vibes

[GreenPartyVoter]

85. Good luck!!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

86. many, many very positive vibes for a negative result.

[raccoon]

87. Best to you ! Nt

[malaise]

88. Sending vibes

[StevieM]

89. Good luck, marble falls. You are in my thoughts. (eom)

[TexasTowelie]

90. Good luck, marble falls.

We'll be waiting to hear from you.

[Freedomofspeech]

91. Love, peace and all the best.

[Hortensis]

92. :) I imagine you got some wonderfully positive energy from the ER.

Hope it sent you home, but another possibility is that you've already been awakened this morning by more beings stoked with positive energy. As long as it's doing its job.

[BumRushDaShow]

93. Oh damn.

>>> HEALING THOUGHTS >>> heading SW your way!!!!

[Lonestarblue]

94. Positive thoughts sent your way!

Stay Texas tough.

[ProfessorGAC]

95. Hang In There, Marble!

Hoping for the best for you!

[Lucinda]

96. ❤️❤️❤️

❤️ ~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~❧~✿~ ❧~✿~❤️

[brer cat]

97. Sending good vibes your way.

[onecent]

98. I will be praying for you!

[Maeve]

99. Hope you are back soonest!

Be safe and be well, my friend!

[Blue_playwright]

100. Hope that you're comfortable and home soon nt

[liberalla]

101. Sending positive vibes for your swift return to health and vitality!

Keep us posted please!

[demmiblue]

102. Take care, marble falls... postives vibes sent.

[helpisontheway]

103. Sending positive vibes..nt

[babylonsister]

104. Sending healing vibes! nt

[Sunsky]

105. Praying for healing

[xmas74]

106. Don't freak out.

I had symptoms last week and was required to test at work with a 72 hour quarantine, even with a negative result.

You'll be fine.

[marble falls]

115. Did my low key freaking out the two days before calling VA. Felt really bad on Tuesday ...

all I could do not to cry uncle. Felt PDG on Wednesday, and then puny again yesterday.

Mrs Marble Falls made me call VA (I live about 80 miles from Temple VA hospital) and that nurse said, "Call 911 or get to the ER right now."

We drove to Scott and White in about ten minutes and I'm glad I went.

[Paladin]

107. Sending profound good wishes your way. (nt)

[chomper]

108. Get well soon.

take care.

[mnhtnbb]

109. Glad to hear it's something treatable and not coronavirus.

Take care!

[LeftInTX]

110. Glad to hear it isn't CV-19!!

I think you had stated in another post, that you pretty much hadn't left home for quite awhile, so I was wondering how you would have caught it.

Get well!!

[marble falls]

112. While we were waiting for the swab results, that struck me too: my wife and I have been serious ...

about the self quarantine. There were weeks we did not leave the house (except to put food out for the feral kitties). We never left the house on weekends when the out of town yahoos are in town. We've had takeout exactly three times since mid March and not in over a month since a window person at BK came down with it.

Fortunately, it was something else I can't explain how I got it. But treatable and very very low on the "life threatening" scale.

[True Blue American]

141. Thank goodness

You will be fine!

[SheltieLover]

111. Yaaaaay!

Thank you, MarbleFalls, for your update! I've been worried...

[marble falls]

113. We got back home around 3:30.

[SheltieLover]

114. TY So much for your update!

Did hospital have good protection measures in place?

So glad you are ok!

[marble falls]

121. The people around here either take it VERY serious or as a big joke ...

Scott and White takes it VERY serious.

The amusing thing is there are RWers who see a government/NWO plot in both directions: either Covid is a plot, or the lack of response is a plot.

[SheltieLover]

130. Flexible delusions

Whatever will suit them in the moment.

I'm in the very serious camp. 😊

[spanone]

117. ⭐️⭐️⭐️K&R ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[nolabear]

116. So glad for the update! Keep on taking good care of yourself.

We need to do what’s necessary to make this quarantine livable. It’s going to get us past this horrible time. We’ll outlast the virus and the monster in the Whitehouse and 2020, so help me!

SOLIDARITY!!

[marble falls]

118. We'll get there together, bear. We will get there.

[UpInArms]

119. Get well, my friend

My thoughts are with you

[marble falls]

122. Thanks, positive energy has been my salvation.

[crickets]

120. So relieved to hear it wasn't COVID and that you are on the mend.

Stay safe, marble!

[marble falls]

124. My heads in a better place than it was at 10:30 last night!

[hlthe2b]

123. Very pleased to see your update, marble falls. Get well soon!

[marble falls]

125. Thanks for the good energy boost!

[Lars39]

126. I'm so glad you have an easy fix, marble falls!

My son is isolating right now awaiting COVID-19 test results. He had a fever yesterday, today he said his chest really hurts. 😳

[marble falls]

127. I'm sending surfeit Of good DU good vibes to you and your son. Bless you both!

[CaptainTruth]

128. Glad it's not COVID! Sending good vibes!

[marble falls]

129. Its always in the back of my mind: I've had two major cancer surgeries, I've had pneumonia ...

several times, I've had chemo and I'm a geezer.

I'm not worried, but I am aware.

[Stuart G]

131. Thank You for the update..

[Evolve Dammit]

132. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Hang in there.

[Maeve]

133. Good to hear the update

Sorry for the sickness but glad it is not worse

[marble falls]

157. It had my attention!

[BumRushDaShow]

134. That is some good news despite the fact that you still have an infection to beat

but not 'rona!

Take care of yourself and rest some.

[marble falls]

156. Life is good.

[blogslut]

135. Get better soon!

So glad, it's not that bad thing! Just the same, I'm glad you're taking care of yourself.

[raging moderate]

136. We are all so glad that it is not COVID-19. Take care of yourself!

I hope you will get well soon!

[dweller]

137. yay

glad you're going to be ok

✌🏼

[catrose]

138. So glad for your diagnosis

I've had so many friends go in thinking they must have Covid and then finding out that it's something else, something treatable. And there is much rejoicing, as with your case. Hurray! I have a nasty infection that will make me sick for 10 days! Our perspective has certainly changed. Get well soon, I say joyfully and confidently.

[peacebuzzard]

139. sending the good thoughts.

on edit: glad it is not the covid! thank God.
Please keep us posted.

[hamsterjill]

140. Glad you took it seriously and that it's treatable.

Stay well, my friend.

[bluewater]

142. Hang Tough!

[bluestarone]

143. Best of luck to you with a Billion vibes for a Great outcome!!

Please keep us informed!!

[shenmue]

144. Sending goodness

Hug.

[Dem2theMax]

145. marble falls,

Now this is the kind of news I want to hear!
Not that I want you to be sick with anything, but I sure as heck didn't want you to be sick with Covid-19.

Take those meds and drink your fluids. Where have you heard that before? Maybe some hours ago at the hospital?

So relieved to hear that this is something that is easily fixable. And I'm so glad that they took good care of you.

A hug from me to you

And a group hug from your DU family!

[marble falls]

159. DU means a lot for me. That surgery last summer was moider.Thanks for DU.

[Karadeniz]

146. Well! Just give us a heart attack!!! Seriously, so glad it's not Covid!!!❤

[appalachiablue]

147. So glad to hear your news about the treatable condition!

Take good care and be back here for duty when you fell well, just kidding.

Positive vibes to you and Mrs. MF.

[Mersky]

148. Am relieved you sought care

You can now focus on getting better. I know that had to be scary, but you did the right thing. Will be sending extra healing thoughts your way over the coming days.

[luvallpeeps]

149. I was so afraid to click on this post.

I finally did, and I'm glad you're okay. Wear your mask, wash your hands and pray for Ruth.

[marble falls]

161. We're all gonna make it.

[sheshe2]

150. Thank you for the update!

That is great news marble falls.

[marble falls]

158. It sure made me fell better!

[sheshe2]

163. You had me worried.

Feel better soon.

[marble falls]

164. Had me worried, too!

[warmfeet]

151. K & R

Thank you marble falls, glad that you are okay.

[tblue37]

152. Oh, that's wonderful. Not the infection, but the absence of covid. nt

[MissB]

153. I'm so glad that you have something easily treatable

[Miigwech]

154. Oh no ... all the best to you

[Enoki33]

155. Good vibes from Oregon.

[aikoaiko]

160. peace and love

[Bettie]

162. Good to hear that you are well

That's all.