Need prayers.

[onecaliberal]

We were exposed to COVID from the trump lovers who recited the pledge at Christmas lunch. My stroke patient husband has symptoms. Could use the positive vibes.

[Walleye]

1. Sending good vibes I will be thinking about you. Hope it is a very mild case

[Karadeniz]

2. Sending healing thoughts right away....

[niyad]

3. Sending hugs and vibes for best possible outcome. May you both be safe.

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And may your clueless family get what they deserve.

[onecaliberal]

83. Ty 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[Faux pas]

4. Best vibes

[Maraya1969]

5. Load him up on Vit D, C and Zinc. We'll send the good vibes your way.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

6. You're

In my thoughts.

[Ocelot II]

7. Get a home test, get paxlovid if needed, he'll be OK.

Positive vibes for you and your husband.

[onecaliberal]

60. We have home tests and tested negative last night and today. Will test again tomorrow.

[womanofthehills]

71. Now they are saying to swab your throat & cheeks too

Many who test negative with nose swabs, test positive with throat swabs.

[peggysue2]

72. There is a very nasty virus going around

Made me sick enough that I also tested for Covid twice and came up negative. Had the wretched sore throat, sinus congestion and drain, continuous cough, sweats and chills, body aches and fatigue. I'm into week three and the cough is finally abating where I can sleep through the night. I almost feel human.

I caught this from my husband who picked it up from the grand baby (she was in hospital for a week) or from his various medical facility trips for endless testing.

Whatever. It's nasty.

Hope your husband has a milder infection. Lots of bed rest, fluids and whatever you can find to reduce the congestion will help.

Sending good vibes!

[MontanaMama]

8. Oh man.

As if that lunch wasn't bad enough. I'm really sorry...sending you all the good vibes. Please keep us posted.

[chillfactor]

9. Oh my!

good vibes heading your way. Hope hubby does well. Take care of yourself so you don't get sick.

[2naSalit]

10. Sending...

Healthy and healing vibes!

[spanone]

11. ♥️...K&R...♥️

[Nevilledog]

12. ...

[NNadir]

13. Good wishes for a mild case, if it is indeed Covid.

Break through cases are usually fairly mild.

All the best.

[Lefta Dissenter]

14. Great big positive vibes.

Hugs to you and to him.

[SheltieLover]

15. Healing vibes on the way! 💓💓💓

[KY_EnviroGuy]

16. Best wishes and hugs to all who were exposed from the Bluegrass State.

That tRump hangover continues but will end soon thanks to the Biden Administration......


KY.......

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. You and your family will be in prayers

I am so sorry.

[Mustellus]

18. Get him.. and you....

on paxlovid immediately. It can work great in the first few days after exposure.

(not a doctor.. but thats what to ask for )

[onecaliberal]

39. We have a phone apt tomorrow and will get him on it.

We are both testing negative so far, but he is coughing and has fever.

[IbogaProject]

49. A bad flu going around too

I am livid about those traitors spreading disease to others.

[onecaliberal]

55. We got the flu vaccine in September.

If you all read about California woman went off, it’s me. The level of angry is difficult to express is words. There isn’t a word.

[IbogaProject]

57. Flu vax isn't as good as COVID ones

Flu vax is a guess based on the summer strains in Asia. It can help but efficacy varies widely year to year. Strong effort being put towards universal ones for Covid and Flu.

[AllyCat]

96. I second this. Felt much better after starting Paxlovid.

[Sky Jewels]

19. If he is fully boosted, modern science will protect his health.

If he gets a positive test, I hope he has a mild case!

[onecaliberal]

40. Yes, we are fully boosted.

[Sky Jewels]

84. Excellent!

[mercuryblues]

20. Better than a prayer

Sue their asses for knowingly exposing you to a potentially deadly disease. I have zero patience for people like them.

[hamsterjill]

21. Im so sorry. Prayer said.

Take care of your husband and yourself and keep us posted.

[sprinkleeninow]

22. I pray

the healing power of Christ the New-Born Saviour and Divine Physician speedily and completely erase that virus or whatever it be from your husband with no lasting effects. Also that He keep you and your family safe from this virus. Amen

"Lord have mercy, according to Your great and abundant mercies."

Y'all in my heart of hearts.
There's no distance in the Spirit.

[colorado_ufo]

26. Beautiful prayer.

[onecaliberal]

62. Thank you. 🫶🏻

[calimary]

105. Beautiful, healing thoughts.

Adding a hug from me, onecaliberal.

[LeftInTX]

23. Oh no!

[LaMouffette]

24. If you're on DU, I'm betting you and your husband are vaxxed and boosted, which is excellent.

Plus, you have the support and prayers of everyone on this forum, including mine!

Here's hoping your husband has only the mildest of symptoms and that you do not contract it yourself.

[Joinfortmill]

25. Prayed for you & hubby.

[Evolve Dammit]

27. You're in my thoughts. Please keep us updated.

[tavernier]

28. Absolutely

[blm]

29. 🫶

[Hope22]

30. I'm so sorry to hear this!

It hits everyone differently. Three over 65ers here. Two had a very sore throat for the first three days and then general malaise. No crazy fevers or coughing. Those two took Paxloved and recovered quickly but did have a very uncomfortable rebound about day nine. I only had a terrible headache. The same one I got with every vaccine/booster. No coughs or fever just a sinus headache of sorts. Broke down and took Advil / Tylenol alternately as prescribed by the doc.

The sore throat seemed to be helped by drinking a ‘tea’ made from boiling water, lemon juice and honey several times a day. Also salt water gargle.

I think your vaccines will carry you both through this. It is scary as hell when it comes home with us. Think positively and remember to breathe! Sending love and healing light to you and yours. 💗💗🙏💐

[femmedem]

31. Can you get an appt with a dr. so he can get paxlovid?

Even a virtual appointment? The sooner the better, ideally tomorrow.

And in the meanwhile, I'm sending you good vibes and virtual hugs. I can imagine how you are worried for him, but odds are high that you'll both come through this with no lasting effects.

[1WorldHope]

36. I second that suggestion. n/t

[onecaliberal]

63. We have a phone apt at 1:30. The city is overwhelmed with COVID.

[femmedem]

77. I'm glad to hear you were able to get an appointment.

Not telling you anything you don't know, but especially with his stroke history it's nothing to take lightly.

I just don't understand why everyone has let their guard down, endangering themselves and everyone they come in contact with. (Not talking about you; I understand not masking at family gatherings. I'm talking about folks regularly going into crowds without masks, going to big events, etc.)

[onecaliberal]

79. I will never forgive myself for trusting these people.

I take nothing lightly when it comes to his health. I am livid.

[iluvtennis]

33. Sent up a prayer for you and your hubby.

[Warpy]

34. If you're vaxxed and boosted

the illness should be a nuisance and inconvenience and nothing worse.

I'd be tempted to thank the cultists for the infection from their slacker patriotism, but it wouldn't do any good. Stupid and self centered people never learn. Just be grateful it wasn't a long winded grace while everything got stone cold.

As an aside, Covid is now with us forever, but for the fully vaxxed, it shouldn't be the horror show it was before the vaccine came out.

Unvaccinated TFG cultists are on their own. I had the original strain in March 2020, so I know how sick they're going to be. I don't feel a bit sorry for them, they did that to themselves.

[Ms. Toad]

42. Long COVID is not "nuisance and inconvenience and nothing worse"

COVID caused pancreatitis for me, which is a life-threatening condition. It was, fortunately, a mild case - at 3 days hospitalization.

I'm one of the lucky folks with long COVID - at 6 months most of my symptoms have resolved.

I was fully vaxxed and was boosted 2-3 weeks before contracting COVID.

It is dangerous to assume that if the active disease doesn't kill you, it is nothing more than a nuisance. According to the most recent CDC data, 34.1-36% of people who have ever had COVID developed long COVID. 17.9-19.8% of those who experienced long COVID at any time are still experiencing it. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/long-covid.htm

[onecaliberal]

69. I hope you're feeling better these days.

[Ms. Toad]

76. Mostly.

The really acute stuff was about 2 weeks, with occasional moderate pain beyond that for a couple of months. By now, I'm down to about one day a week of my gut being really unhappy.

Stay safe - and if you do end up with COVID, don't assume it is over once the symptoms pass.

[onecaliberal]

80. I monitor him even when this isn't happening.

[niyad]

85. A friend who has had two fairly mild (non-hospital) bouts of covid (one pre-

vaccine Oct 2020, the other after fully vaxxed and boosted several months ago) was telling me that latest research suggests that long covid is an autoimmune condition. I just looked at some of the reports. Very worrisome, to say the least.

[Ms. Toad]

86. I think there are multiple forms of it

COVID impacts so many body systems that each is likely to have its own (or perhaps more than one) form of long COVID. It will likely be decades before we sort this out - and once we discover the full impact it will be too late to help all of the folks who might have prevented infection with a little precaution, had they taken it seriously.

Mine was primarily GI (pancreatitis and some form of slow emptying of the bile from the gall bladder, as well as bouts of severe cramps and intense diarrhea). But in looking for what caused the pancreatitis, they tested for immune deficiencies related to autoimmune pancreatitis. I didn't have that particular deficiency, but I had others. Since I don't currently have symptoms I've only had a generalized follow-up test - which looks normal. (The general test is a sum of the individual tests - so a high could cancel out a low and look normal. They won't repeat the individual tests unless I have symptoms, since they are expensive and usually only done to track down causes of unexplained symptoms like pancreatitis or frequent and severe respiratory infections.)

[womanofthehills]

110. Yale & Mt Sinai are studying the blood of those with Long Covid

What they are seeing is exhausted T cells like a person with cancer or AIDS might have. Also disordered B cells. Long Covid people can still sign up to join study.

[kooth]

35. Hang in there!

I'll send good thoughts, my wife and I came down with it on Christmas day. I'm glad we are vaxxed and boosted.

[onecaliberal]

67. How are you guys feeling?

[cilla4progress]

37. Right away -

Blessings and positive vibes!

Holding you in my heart! 💗

[bdamomma]

38. Wishing

you and your husband good healing vibes.

[Hekate]

41. Prayers & hugs right now. Please get Paxlovid asap...

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It will make a big diff to the outcome & you’ve got a window of opportunity …

My sis — who had an early case of COVID — sent me a bunch of advice a week and a half ago when it looked like I might have it (I don’t; looks more like RSV & I’m still hacking & taking 2 to 3 hour naps in the afternoon) . She says don’t listen to people saying you’ll get a rebound, because COVID itself has a rebound.

I’m so sorry.
Prayers and love

[pazzyanne]

52. Agree!!! nt

"Please get Paxlovid asap..."

[onecaliberal]

70. We're trying to get it. Hope you're on the mend. 🫶🏻

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[Hekate]

115. Yes I am on the mend at last. Thank you so much for asking. 💕💕

[TygrBright]

43. Holding you and your husband in the Light, for strength, resilience, healing, and serenity. n/t

[Maru Kitteh]

44. If he qualifies medically, (decent kidney #'s) GET WORKING ON ANTIVIRALS NOW.

TIME is of the essence so start the journey now. Go and get a PCR covid test right away. You MUST SPECIFY that you want a PCR test, otherwise you are likely to be given an antigen POC test which gets your results quicker but is less accurate and more likely to give you a false negative early in the infection.

Prayers are nice, but it's time to get to work.

[XanaDUer2]

45. I'm so sorry

Infuriating. Positive healing thoughts

[70sEraVet]

46. "....with liberty and Covid, for all."

Sorry, don't mean to make a joke of it, especially with your husband's health challenges.
I had Covid back in November, and I don't think it would have been as bad as it was, except when I got the booster I hadn't realized that I'd been exposed a few days earlier.

[Chellee]

47. I'm so sorry.

Keeping you and your husband in my thoughts, and sending you all the positive vibes.

[Quakerfriend]

48. So sorry, onecaliveral

Prayers for complete healing coming your way for both you and your hubby !
Please, keep us posted.

[Uncle Joe]

50. Peace and strength to you and your husband

Thanks for sharing onecaliberal

[mountain grammy]

51. All the best.. hoping for a swift recovery.

[Peregrine Took]

53. Is it ok for me to ask if your were wearing masks?

I don't meant to intrude but it can make such a difference.

Thank you.

[Hekate]

64. Not at dinner

[onecaliberal]

68. We could not mask for dinner. None of them were masked.

[Lucinda]

54. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[irisblue]

56. All the best.

[Upthevibe]

58. onecaliberal.............

I'm so sorry to hear that happened....

............Sending good and healing vibes your way..............🌟🌟🌟

[H2O Man]

59. Recommended.

Prayers & Positive Vibrations.

[kairos12]

61. Peace and everlasting strength to you.

[highplainsdem]

65. Adding my prayers and positive vibes. I'm so sorry you have this worry now.

[usonian]

66. Wishing you strength and health.

My ex caught covid from careless people, and had a brief bout and recovery helped by paxlovid.

May your discomfort be brief and mild, and may our shared intention for you bring our community closer together as we fight for universal health, wealth, compassion and equality.

[onecaliberal]

88. Thank you.

[myohmy2]

73. Got it!

...

[Chicagogrl1]

74. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Bluethroughu]

75. Sending healing vibes.

I hope you and your husband recover quickly without any long term side affects.

[electric_blue68]

78. A quick, and full recovery from that preferably mild or a anythng else!

[jimlup]

81. Hope you are well. My 91 year old dad escaped and did not contract it when my family was exposed

on T-day.

Best vibes to you! (I also escaped. So far I'm still "on the island" as we are saying at work. I have not had it despite being exposed 3 times.)

[nightwing1240]

82. Prayers and best wishes sent

[JoeOtterbein]

87. I'm...

...sorry.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

89. Omg... sending healing vibes

[Meowmee]

90. Sorry... that is terrible

Hang in there Get a proper test and get on pavloxid asap. I hope it is not covid and nothing serious.

We still do not go anywhere pretty much, I mask everywhere. I have turned down social things that are not outdoors, I will not be indoors with anybody unmasked for any reason. I won’t knowingly be around unvaccinated people at all in even outdoor social settings. That is the only way you can be almost 100% safe. Even then if you’re going to a doctors office and there are other people unmasked people there is still a slight chance but not very high probably. I am not taking any chances to get it again.

[liberal_mama]

109. I always wear an N95 mask too. I assume that everyone I come in contact with has Covid and

protect myself as well as I can. But me and you know better than to take risks because we both lost our beloved family members to Covid.

[Meowmee]

114. Yes and it's a pain

That will never go away…

[summer_in_TX]

91. That's terrible! I'm so sorry to hear it.

I'm praying for your husband for a quick, mild case and fast recovery, and for you too.

Sending big hugs and definitely }}}good vibrations.{{{

[58Sunliner]

92. So sorry you are dealing with this.

You might look into Fisetin. I have used it and consider it life changing. There is something called the Fisetin protocol. I link one of many studies done on this natural flavonoid.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34375437/

[mahina]

93. Coming in.

Be well. Aloha.

[nolabear]

94. Oh dear. Wishing you a good outcome.

I don’t even know what to say about the relatives.

[gademocrat7]

95. Sending prayers and healing hugs

to your husband and you.

[Danmel]

97. For good measure, here's the Jewish (not Jew-ish) prayer for healing

Mi Sheberach in English Translation
May the One who blessed our ancestors —

Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

Matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah —

bless and heal the one who is ill:

________________ son/daughter of ________________ .

May the Holy Blessed One

overflow with compassion upon him/her,

to restore him/her,

to heal him/her,

to strengthen him/her,

to enliven him/her.

The One will send him/her, speedily,

a complete healing —

healing of the soul and healing of the body —

along with all the ill,

among the people of Israel and all humankind,

soon,

speedily,

without delay,

and let us all say: Amen!

[lambchopp59]

98. Best hopes

Commiserating comrade also down with this damn thing. Flu, by symptoms, it was a couple scary nights trying to expectorate stubborn mucus:
I was one of the early COVID cases, so was a particular patient's nurse, it was before the count began in the U.S.. Although this is nothing as painful as that was, my asthma has been exacerbated ever since.
My usually crazy-playful fur buddy Tiago has been perceptive and extra snuggly to his "pack leader".
Hang in there. Best hopes that this too shall pass.

[TigressDem]

99. Adding more positive vibes.

[Scrivener7]

100. How are you today? Are you both still testing negative?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

101. What you need is the appropriate meds. Now.

Oddly enough, they tend to be more effective than prayers.

[onecaliberal]

102. We will get those today.

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On edit: to be clear. I sought medical advice and appointments before anything else.

[MLAA]

103. Sending hugs with the vibes.

[Erda]

104. A clove of raw garlic, minced and swallowed with water, taken once or twice a day

works wonders!

Beat wishes to you and your husband.

[ificandream]

106. Sending hugs. Hope it's a mild case.

[majdrfrtim]

107. Prayers, of course!

Positive vibes also!!

[woodsprite]

108. Sending prayers and healing thoughts to both you and your husband. nt

[liberal_mama]

111. Are you and your husband still testing negative? I hope you don't catch it.

Hopefully these Trumpers were standing far away from you and your husband while reciting the pledge. How did you find out they had Covid? Did they actually go to the lunch knowing that they were Covid positive?

[XanaDUer2]

113. Update

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217503571

[CaptainTruth]

112. Wishing you both the best!!!