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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 09:25 AM

Blue_playwright (1,560 posts)

My 89-year-old dad has Covid

We all tried so hard to keep him safe. But he forgot his mask when he went to the store.

He was in pain yesterday and called for help. It apparently triggers his shingles nerve damage and it was so bad I wondered if he was having a heart attack or just needed to go to the ER. But, knowing he was triple vaxxed and careful and from being around him all the time - I didn’t mask at his house. Forced him to the drive through testing and dammit if he doesn’t have it. 😳

Now I’m quarantined at his house with his grumpy a$$.

Aside from his pain, he says it’s like a bad cold. So that’s good.

Just ironic that we’ve tried so hard to keep him safe and he’s the Typhoid Mary that will have given it to me. I get tested tomorrow. 🤦‍♀️

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My 89-year-old dad has Covid (Original post)	Blue_playwright	Jan 2022	OP
Hang in there. Hoping for a safe recovery!	bearsfootball516	Jan 2022	#1
I'm sorry	Diamond_Dog	Jan 2022	#2
Oh no!	MissB	Jan 2022	#3
Omicron sucks, it's so transmissible, but it's less deadly.	lark	Jan 2022	#4
This "less deadly" Omicron is filling up the hospitals.	LisaL	Jan 2022	#16
The vast majority of those being hospitalized are Unvaxxed.	maxsolomon	Jan 2022	#21
My relative was vaxxed, boosted, hospitalized, on ventilator, and is now dead.	LisaL	Jan 2022	#23
the exception proves the rule	maxsolomon	Jan 2022	#26
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Jan 2022	#5
Wishing you both a speedy recovery.	Bluethroughu	Jan 2022	#6
I'm glad to hear he got his shots	Clash City Rocker	Jan 2022	#7
If it's possible to get him Pfizer's pills or monoclonal antibodies I would go for it.	LisaL	Jan 2022	#17
My 3x vaxxed, 85-year old father got antibodies	maxsolomon	Jan 2022	#25
I am on lockdown until I have a test kit at home	Cicada	Jan 2022	#8
I work online too. But dad doesn't have Internet	Blue_playwright	Jan 2022	#10
LOL...Tell him that he shouldn't talk..	LeftInTX	Jan 2022	#12
This message was self-deleted by its author	LeftInTX	Jan 2022	#13
:) Sounds like you may be a consolation to a sick old guy.	Hortensis	Jan 2022	#19
I'm so sorry to hear this.	crickets	Jan 2022	#9
My 89 yo Mother in law just recovered from it	LeftInTX	Jan 2022	#11
That's terrible. I'm sorry. I hope he recovers quickly.	PTWB	Jan 2022	#14
Make sure to check his oxygen levels with pulse oximeter.	LisaL	Jan 2022	#15
You will in all likelihood test+ 3-5 days after exposure. It'll be pretty strange	Maru Kitteh	Jan 2022	#18
Yep.	LisaL	Jan 2022	#20
Sorry to hear that, truly. "Omicron isn't that dangerous" crap has	Maru Kitteh	Jan 2022	#22
Not as deadly isn't the same as harmless either.	LisaL	Jan 2022	#24
I forgot my mask on a visit to Walgreen's three days before Christmas.	lpbk2713	Jan 2022	#27
Now is a really bad time to not wear your mask.	LisaL	Jan 2022	#28
I'm sorry	MustLoveBeagles	Jan 2022	#29

Response to Blue_playwright (Original post)

Thu Jan 6, 2022, 09:27 AM

bearsfootball516 (6,345 posts)

1. Hang in there. Hoping for a safe recovery!

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 09:43 AM

Diamond_Dog (27,094 posts)

2. I'm sorry

It’s everywhere now. Hop your Dad feels better soon and I hope you didn’t get it from him.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 09:46 AM

MissB (15,500 posts)

3. Oh no!

Hope he recovers quickly, and hopefully you have a mild case of any.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 09:47 AM

lark (22,205 posts)

4. Omicron sucks, it's so transmissible, but it's less deadly.

Hopefully he has that kind and won't need hospitalization. Hope if you get it (sounds likely) you will have no to mild symptoms.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:33 PM

LisaL (44,679 posts)

16. This "less deadly" Omicron is filling up the hospitals.

US as a country is full of overweight people with pre-existing conditions.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:51 PM

maxsolomon (30,003 posts)

21. The vast majority of those being hospitalized are Unvaxxed.

Omicron IS less deadly - not as hard on the lungs.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:52 PM

LisaL (44,679 posts)

23. My relative was vaxxed, boosted, hospitalized, on ventilator, and is now dead.

NT

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:56 PM

maxsolomon (30,003 posts)

26. the exception proves the rule

condolences. I think we've all lost someone at this point.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 09:59 AM

Bluethroughu (3,273 posts)

6. Wishing you both a speedy recovery.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 10:03 AM

Clash City Rocker (2,968 posts)

7. I'm glad to hear he got his shots

So he has a fighting chance, even at 89.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:38 PM

LisaL (44,679 posts)

17. If it's possible to get him Pfizer's pills or monoclonal antibodies I would go for it.

My relative died despite being vaxxed and boosted.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:53 PM

maxsolomon (30,003 posts)

25. My 3x vaxxed, 85-year old father got antibodies

after getting Delta just prior to the Omicron explosion. his doctor also gave them to his GF, even though she never tested or felt sick!

its a good idea for any elderly people.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 12:07 PM

Cicada (4,533 posts)

8. I am on lockdown until I have a test kit at home

The new Pfizer pill apparently blocks 89% of deaths if started within 5 days of symptoms. So once the pills are available and I have a test kit in hand I will reengage. I am at relatively high risk so I am being cautious. Fortunately I work at home on the internet so a lockdown works for me. I hope his dad is ok.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:00 PM

Blue_playwright (1,560 posts)

10. I work online too. But dad doesn't have Internet

So I’m scrambling to get work done. And he won’t. Stop. Talking.

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:13 PM

LeftInTX (21,764 posts)

12. LOL...Tell him that he shouldn't talk..

Seriously, when I got it, I held back on the talking, but that's just me. I get laryngitis and bronchitis too easily.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:44 PM

Hortensis (55,719 posts)

19. :) Sounds like you may be a consolation to a sick old guy.

Stay well. Just told my husband about the shingles involvement, not exactly thrilled to hear it since he's prone also. But thanks for the info.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 01:55 PM

crickets (24,664 posts)

9. I'm so sorry to hear this.

I hope your dad is better soon and you've managed to dodge the virus.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:10 PM

LeftInTX (21,764 posts)

11. My 89 yo Mother in law just recovered from it

She has a blocked aorta (yeah, she's on her way out already)
She went to the hospital thinking it was her aorta, but was diagnosed with Covid. She was in the hospital for 5 days. However, she's been the the hospital 3 times since November 1st for her heart. Hubby and I both got it because she and the rest of the family insisted on a huge party for Christmas...(I know. It does not make sense. But in his family when someone is gonna die, they have huge parties. They piled about 20 of them in my mom's ICU room in 2014. My dad who was alive at the time said, "If I'm dying, do not allow them near"..LOL )

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:20 PM

PTWB (4,131 posts)

14. That's terrible. I'm sorry. I hope he recovers quickly.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:31 PM

LisaL (44,679 posts)

15. Make sure to check his oxygen levels with pulse oximeter.

I just lost a vaxxed and boosted relative to covid.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:41 PM

Maru Kitteh (26,328 posts)

18. You will in all likelihood test+ 3-5 days after exposure. It'll be pretty strange

if you don't get it, being Omicron and all.

Sorry this happened to both of you.

Your father is still quite vulnerable to an unfavorable outcome due to his age so it's good you are there with him because stubborn old codgers tend to ignore their symptoms till it's way too late.

If you are able to get him monoclonal antibodies, please try to do so due to his age, even if they aren't working as well with Omicron, it probably couldn't hurt anything - if they have any and they'll let him have them.

Keep an eye on his blood oxygen level with a pulse oximeter.

Don't ignore heart arrhythmias or shortness of breath. DON'T ignore low oxygen readings thinking the oximeter must be wrong.

Best of luck to both of you.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:45 PM

LisaL (44,679 posts)

20. Yep.

Being vaccinated and boosted doesn't guarantee a good outcome in high risk group. My vaccinated and boosted relative died. I don't know if it was an Omicron or Delta that killed my relative.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:51 PM

Maru Kitteh (26,328 posts)

22. Sorry to hear that, truly. "Omicron isn't that dangerous" crap has

got to stop. Vulnerable remain so, and there will still be instances of healthy younger persons who die with this disease in not insignificant numbers.

It's NOT a cold. I wish the pundits would quit spouting that narrative, as it's merely fueling the spread.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:53 PM

LisaL (44,679 posts)

24. Not as deadly isn't the same as harmless either.

People just don't seem to get it.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 08:58 PM

lpbk2713 (41,875 posts)

27. I forgot my mask on a visit to Walgreen's three days before Christmas.

I was in a hurry and there were a lot of last minute shoppers there.

I got lucky. No apparent symptoms.

I think this is the first time I did this since the pandemic started.

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 09:02 PM

LisaL (44,679 posts)

28. Now is a really bad time to not wear your mask.

If you forgot yours don't go in.

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Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:33 AM

MustLoveBeagles (10,787 posts)

29. I'm sorry

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