Monitoring my daughter tonight thru the night to see if we need to go to ER (covid?)

[FirstLight]

She cried on the way to work this morning, too many tourists and no body following precautions. She works outside at a beach, but has to run credit cards and ghet close enough to put a wristband on people...

They sent her home early, she having pressure on her chest, can't breathe deep, has a lowered temp, and muscle cramps but not all over aches....nausea, diarheea for two days, and that fuzzy-headed feeling...she says some of her smell is "off" but taste seems ok...

Im trying to tell myself she's just freaking herself out.

If she gets worse we're driving to the er at midnight...otherwise first thing in the morning.

She's 18

I'm 50 with autoimmune stuff and have been driving her everywhere, also had a bit of a scratchy throat today...



Edit: we live in Lake Tahoe, which is a super hot spot and NOBODY is doing shit! Only 10 beds left in the hospital and cases jumped from 10 a day to 20 a day and we still have like an almost 2 week lapse on testing

[drray23]

1. Oh my God

I hope you guys will be OK.

[DUgosh]

2. Sending healing thoughts your way

😢🙏🏼

[applegrove]

3. Vibes from Canada. Wear a mask around each other. nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. I can only imagine what you are going through at this mement.

I can't imagine what all parents are going through with their school-age children now. Positive vibes!

[Phoenix61]

5. I'm so sorry. Please let us know how it goes.

People do still get colds but yeah, definitely get it checked out.

[sheshe2]

6. Sending positive vibes your way, FirstLight.

[Dan]

7. Seriously,

Thoughts and prayers for you and yours!

[mahina]

8. Not minimizing this at all, and deeply and seriously holding her and you and your family in prayer,

but also, my son had those exact symptoms and was feeling really crappy for a week, and then was fine. We live very close and I am fine too. So telling you this to ease your worries until you know what is up.

Good luck!

[Dem2theMax]

9. She could be freaking herself out, that's always possible.

It could be a regular flu. Only one way to find out.

I had COVID-19 at the beginning of March. I don't think it follows any set patterns. If you think she's that sick, don't wait till morning. Better to be safe. Wishing you and your daughter all good luck and sending positive thoughts

[Lochloosa]

10. Seems to me you should both be on the way to a hospital.

[FirstLight]

13. the hospital is the LAST place to go unless it's dire IMO

it's a petri dish, and almost full right now

[Happy Hoosier]

32. Be careful....

There are plenty of folks who wait too long to get help because of that fear. Sounds to me like she needs to be checked out.

[handmade34]

11. take care... be on the safe side

[irisblue]

12. Best hopes, keep us updated

[blogslut]

14. Demand a test for both of you.

My heart is with you.

[FirstLight]

15. yes, and while the public testing facility is lagging by a week or more

hopefully the hospital will be faster?

[blogslut]

16. Stand firm

❤️

[CanonRay]

17. Oh great god how terrifying

I'm so sorry

[FirstLight]

19. im trying not to cry and to not ask her how she is every 30 mins

and everytime I feel a little pain in my ribs or shoulder or chest I am freaking out too

[LizBeth]

24. +1. Not fun not fun. Why so many of us are not going out there. None of it is fun.

I am sorry you nad daughter are experiencing this. Let us know how it is going. Doctors are pretty good at recognizing before testing gets back.

Again, sorry.

[Demonaut]

18. prepare for the worst, hope for the best, what are homemade treatments, get zinc, soups, vitamin C,

potassium, tylenol and clean

[FirstLight]

20. cleaning bigtime tomorrow

etcetc I agree

[LizBeth]

25. Vit D too. High dosage both C and D

[hlthe2b]

21. Please. If she can not breathe deeply and has pain when breathing that is dyspnea

and she needs to be seen without delay. Her symptoms are most certainly consistent and troublesome. Please go.

[LizBeth]

27. I have heard a lot of scary with the breathing thing escalating quickly.

[Midnight Writer]

35. Exactly. Breathing problem is the immediate danger and can escalate fast.

[Desert grandma]

22. So sorry to hear this!

I hope you will get tested as soon as possible. Hopefully it will ease your worries. Do any urgent care facilities do testing where you are? Here in NM most urgent cares can do the testing and it takes 3-5 days to get results. The usual time is 48 -72 hours unless a weekend is involved. Then it's 3-5 days. Praying for you and your family.

[cayugafalls]

23. Sending good thoughts your way. Please keep yourselves safe.

[Liberty Belle]

26. If she can't breathe deeply I don't think that should wait.

I would take her to a hospital or urgent care center ASAP, unless you have a way to get her to be able to open up her airways at home (ie, with an asthma inhaler perhaps. A drink with caffeine can help temporarily open airways for asthma but I don't know if it does so with COVID. Get her seen right away, please. When breathing troubles come on they can progress very quickly with this virus.

[MustLoveBeagles]

28. Oh no

Sorry to hear this. Sending positive vibes your way.

[hamsterjill]

29. Prayers said for your daughter and you.

I’m so sorry. Please keep us posted and know that we are all thinking of you both.

[Demovictory9]

30. Hopefully its a panic attack and not.covid

[Dem2]

34. Agreed

[Nevilledog]

31. Is there an urgent care nearby? They might have testing capabilities.

[highplainsdem]

33. I'm so sorry, FirstLight. Prayers and healing vibes for both of you.

[Midnight Writer]

36. You say her fever is lowered? Fever is a Covid indicator in 85% of cases.

[littlemissmartypants]

37. Have you counted her respirations? It's an easy way to assess her.

In adults, the cut-off is usually considered a rate over 20 breaths per minute, with a rate of over 24 breaths per minute indicating a very serious condition (when it is related to a physical condition rather than a psychological condition such as a panic attack).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_rate

❤lmsp

[FirstLight]

40. thank you I will pass this on to her and her roommates

yeah, she lives across town so I didn't even have her here at home to coddle and fuss over...

[Evergreen Emerald]

38. I've been thinking about you and your daughter

I hope things are ok.

[FirstLight]

41. thanks updated below...

:hugs:

[FirstLight]

39. UPDATE -

She did the thing where you lay with your lower chest elevated and said it helped a LOT last night.

Still tired, chest a bit tight but not like last night...throat a little scratchy and achey but no fever and she's insisting she's fine. I'm wondering if it was also anxiety related.

We're avoiding the hot-spot hospital for now and both of us are signing up to get tested at the public college this week.

I still have a scratchy throat, tired, and achey, but then again it could be my arthritis/injuries just acting up.

Today is declared nap-day... much water and vitamins and rest and I'm sgining up right now online for testing.

[malaise]

42. Hope you're both OK

[FirstLight]

43. Thanks!...all I can do is try and get a test and wait it out...

if things get narly we go to the ER there's really no other prevention or remedy at this point

it's the not knowing that scares me

..and the fact that the symptoms are so different for others with autoimmune stuff (I take immune suppressants, could that be good or bad I have no idea) My daughter has other health issues too, so we could be sick and just having milder symptoms for now...
I've also heard that some folks are sick low level for a while then take a drastic turn..

it's scary for sure

[malaise]

44. All the best

[Nevilledog]

46. Thank you for updating us.

[cally]

45. Sending healing

And hopes for recovery

[scipan]

47. Drink lots of water, prone position, Tylenol not ibuprofen,

Expectorant, vit d and c, turn on hot shower to get steam.

Most of these are to thin the mucous and get more oxygen. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory which is not good in the initial stage where your body is fighting the (possible) virus.

Remember most covid19 cases don't need hospitalization. Monitor your oxygen level any way you can, either with an oximeter ($30) or number of breaths per minute. See if you can talk via phone with your doctor.

Please keep us updated. We are here for you .

[FirstLight]

48. I just got the appt for testing - JULY 25TH!!!

...and my sone got tested 2 WEEKS ago and we still have no results!

So that goes to show you the numbers are WAAYYYY off!

[blogslut]

49. Keep us posted

Please take care ❤️❤️❤️