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BigmanPigman

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80. I read that article last night and it makes sense to me too.

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''When they draw blood from COVID patients, it clots in the tubes.'' [View all] Donkees Apr 2020 OP

that is scary as hell! n/t luvallpeeps Apr 2020 #1

My brother was rushed to the hospital with a huge blood clot in his lungs...caused damage to his Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #46

It is scary as hell! citizen blues Apr 2020 #84

Fascinating Rorey Apr 2020 #2

Isn't that the medical phenomenon when snake venom enters your body? no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 #3

Depends on the snake from what I understand. Some contain clotting agents., Volaris Apr 2020 #9

Same concept except in reverse. MontanaFarmer Apr 2020 #12

Trump Next Week: localroger Apr 2020 #14

Lmao. MontanaFarmer Apr 2020 #18

I can just see Fauci luvallpeeps Apr 2020 #35

You need to refine the snake oil first. nt BrightKnight Apr 2020 #50

Christian snake handlers: "HaHa! Told y'all!" n/t Yavin4 Apr 2020 #53

they bring out the snakes. keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #70

😹😳 Meowmee Apr 2020 #66

that does it.. im never going out... :( samnsara Apr 2020 #4

Same here! It comes to that. zentrum Apr 2020 #7

Not to sound like the donald here, but luvallpeeps Apr 2020 #5

Articles a few days back-thinners weren't successful in treating and COVID affected those on them. TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #15

True that, but there is a drug they give stroke victims that was working for a doctor in Australia BComplex Apr 2020 #43

Unless it's in a premiere trade journal, I have doubts on most articles-many peer reviews are bought TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #49

I've heard they were using tPA (Tissue plasminogen activator) Ilsa Apr 2020 #56

I had a stroke Mendocino Apr 2020 #73

Okay I read that. Smokers aren't less likely to get it - it may be nicotine underpants Apr 2020 #17

Congratulations keep up the good work. Oppaloopa Apr 2020 #19

Good for you! Hang in there. Lonestarblue Apr 2020 #21

Congrats underpants! It's difficult in the beginning, but keep at it. 😊 SaveOurDemocracy Apr 2020 #22

🤭 underpants Apr 2020 #25

Ooh that's great that you're not struggling too badly! JudyM Apr 2020 #59

You'll enjoy getting your sense of taste back! hatrack Apr 2020 #24

No bread no circus underpants Apr 2020 #26

Yoga for me this PM (or biking, depending on weather) - onward!! hatrack Apr 2020 #32

Yes! underpants Apr 2020 #41

I didn't read it through, luvallpeeps Apr 2020 #37

That's awesome! Congratulations! I quit 12 years ago, and I'm SO glad I'm not smoking. BComplex Apr 2020 #44

Congrats. I quit 36 years ago after trying and failing several times. The secret ooky Apr 2020 #51

Great! Woodwizard Apr 2020 #74

Good on you!!! dixiegrrrrl Apr 2020 #88

I've wondered this too. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #29

I imagine it's similar to DIC woodsprite Apr 2020 #33

Wow luvallpeeps Apr 2020 #40

I'm so sorry for your loss, luvallpeeps. That is so tragic. BComplex Apr 2020 #45

Taking aspirin while you have a fever can kill you...it causes Reye's syndrome. nt Baltimike Apr 2020 #47

Maybe if they drank paint thinner it would work. ESpecially if they mixed it with lysol first. Amaryllis Apr 2020 #60

Fascinating article. Silver Gaia Apr 2020 #6

Just like the flu...right Deplorables? SammyWinstonJack Apr 2020 #8

Rush Limbaugh says it's just the common cold. yardwork Apr 2020 #11

That thing is NOT the Flu. Those idiots need to get a clue. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #75

Now this is interesting .from the article octoberlib Apr 2020 #10

Yes, he is. Noticed that too. Confusing to KPN Apr 2020 #16

Too much conflicting info right now. Best is to stay as safe as possible for months ... MH1 Apr 2020 #57

Yep. No need to be a canary in a coal mine. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #76

The NSAID stuff was really "out there" LeftInTX Apr 2020 #67

Strokes - I was wondering but the article addresses that underpants Apr 2020 #13

I heard an interview on MSNBC or CNN this week where a doctor was removing a blood clot Frustratedlady Apr 2020 #20

No, Mother Nature CAN come up with the damage it does and did. Blue_true Apr 2020 #77

Really helpful article. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #23

glyphosphate from roundup may be a factor in that certainot Apr 2020 #27

COVID-19 is not your grandfather's flu. dalton99a Apr 2020 #28

Some of the first 18 COVIDs were though. CaptYossarian Apr 2020 #71

i have heard that laying people on their stomach helps breathing. anyone else heard this ? AllaN01Bear Apr 2020 #30

I've heard that, too wryter2000 Apr 2020 #36

Yes! Also left and right-side rotation. Check out this thread (and the study it refers to) Mike 03 Apr 2020 #38

Yes, I believe Sanjay Gupta had a segment on that weeks ago. MoonRiver Apr 2020 #39

Yes. Obese patients laid face down on tables designed for pregnant women. Pobeka Apr 2020 #63

It's really an old school treatment that's been around for a very long time. LeftInTX Apr 2020 #68

Yes. I'd never heard the term "proning" before, and while looking it up, found this. ancianita Apr 2020 #89

Doctor RUMP will probably advise drinking V8 to thin your blood. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2020 #31

+1, that's only after he sticks a couple of million into makers of V8 through ghost investors. uponit7771 Apr 2020 #42

His Doctors Mendocino Apr 2020 #83

Sounds like a protective action the body is taking mysteryowl Apr 2020 #34

''In hindsight, there were hints blood problems had been an issue in China and Italy as well, ... '' Donkees Apr 2020 #55

Something like this may have been studied back in 2014 in relation to SARS and MERS... AntiFascist Apr 2020 #61

Oh, terrific. Just terrific. Add this to the list: LAS14 Apr 2020 #48

Man, this virus certainly has a game plan for being overwhelmingly destructive. nt ooky Apr 2020 #52

Shows what Nature has in store for us if we keep being dumbasses. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #78

Since I am old, am thinking Dan Apr 2020 #54

Stop that. Just stay safe. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #79

Sounds like Andromeda Strain. I think they beat that by altering the Ph levels in the body. Midnight Writer Apr 2020 #58

Scary shit! bluescribbler Apr 2020 #62

This information squares completely with other articles I have read. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2020 #64

One theory I saw was that the earlier patient were older meadowlander Apr 2020 #69

I read that article last night and it makes sense to me too. BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #80

I wonder if blood thinners would help. NT Happy Hoosier Apr 2020 #65

If I recall they cannot break up the existing clots. cstanleytech Apr 2020 #90

Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying from strokes keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #72

Dayum, Nature, you so scary. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #81

That is fucking scary ... we have to find a way out jimlup Apr 2020 #82

Sounds like The Andromeda Strain. tclambert Apr 2020 #85

Next, Trump will be suggesting they inject laxative into their veins to thin out the blood CousinIT Apr 2020 #86

How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toe CousinIT Apr 2020 #87

For the first time, this thing worries me Jimbo S Apr 2020 #91