Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Fab Foodie]

Pretty sure I have it as does my wife. Classic symptoms, now three days in. Kids have had slight symptoms but not to the same extent as us. Doesn't come as a complete surprise as wife works in a front line job.

Good luck....hope it’s mild.

 

[cyberknight]

Pretty sure I have it as does my wife. Classic symptoms, now three days in. Kids have had slight symptoms but not to the same extent as us. Doesn't come as a complete surprise as wife works in a front line job.

mrs ck is a check out operator , im hoping if i have caught it this is as bad as i get

 

[Hacienda71]

mrs ck is a check out operator , im hoping if i have caught it this is as bad as i get

Same here. I can handle what I have currently.
Worried about my parents generation. Heard from a friend who has a GP neighbour that they will probably only be able to offer palliative care to the over 60's due to the spread of the virus.

 

[cyberknight]

Same here. I can handle what I have currently.
Worried about my parents generation. Heard from a friend who has a GP neighbour that they will probably only be able to offer palliative care to the over 60's due to the spread of the virus.

FIL and my mum are not even coming out to visitors we have to leave stuff outside and step back

 

[Mo1959]

Same here. I can handle what I have currently.
Worried about my parents generation. Heard from a friend who has a GP neighbour that they will probably only be able to offer palliative care to the over 60's due to the spread of the virus.

I heard one of the Italian doctors saying something similar, although I’m not sure if it was people with existing conditions. I’m nearly 61 and would like to think I am probably fitter than many a fair bit younger. Would be nice to have an attempt to save me if possible!

 

[tyred]

I'm not supposed to stray more than 2KM from home now

This past few days (to my entire surprise) I had got used to working at home and instead of the usual 2 mi walk to the office I had been going for a 15 mile cycle every morning before starting work and then another ride in the evening. Now I won't be allowed

I went for a walk today - staying pretty much within my boundaries and was constantly meeting people on the pavements. If I had went cycling, a few minutes out of town and I could have put together a 50 - 100 mile rode where I would have met nobody except the occasional tractor or stray ewe and would have been at less risk of getting an infection or passing on an infection than I was by following government guidelines!

 

[stephec]

I'm thinking of buying one of these. Do you think they'll be as good,if not better than those flimsy surgical masks we're seeing? Also..will/could the plod stop me and order me to take it off?

NBC RUBBER Gas mask GP-5 russian black soviet military new, size 0,1,2,3,4
£3.19+

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I know a few people who own that kind of gear already.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I know a few people who own that kind of gear already.

Summat like this?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Same here. I can handle what I have currently.
Worried about my parents generation. Heard from a friend who has a GP neighbour that they will probably only be able to offer palliative care to the over 60's due to the spread of the virus.

Is that genuine or just a rumour? Even in Italy and Spain they're not giving up on the under 80's.

 

[newfhouse]

I have low level possible symptoms just starting - a slightly tight chest, hoarse voice, and an odd spaced out feeling. My wife had a couple of coughing fits this evening so we’ve decided to be safe and fully isolate from today. I haven’t been to work since Monday when I went in to collect what I need to carry on working at home. Mrs newfhouse last worked on Wednesday and had already agreed a furlough arrangement. She has a chronic medical condition that leaves her with a weakened immune system, although apparently not sufficient for her to be on the shielding list.

Fortunately I bought a week’s supply of fresh food yesterday (before we became symptomatic) and we’ve enough store cupboard and freezer supplies to last for ages. The dogs will miss the chance to properly stretch their legs on the common but they’ll be happy enough turning the garden into a speedway track.

I expect us to be OK but I‘m a bit anxious about what will happen if my mother needs urgent help as she lives alone and has no other family. I’ve deliberately avoided seeing her face to face in recent weeks but there’s just that niggling worry about her having a fall or similar.

I suppose if we are to have it, and if one or both of us needs medical aid, now is the best time before the hospitals are completely overwhelmed.

 

[Hacienda71]

Is that genuine or just a rumour? Even in Italy and Spain they're not giving up on the under 80's.

It was a comment from a GP seconded from their practice to work in a hospital. They had been told they would be assisting with palliative care. It can only at this stage be a guess, but they will prioritise younger patients with breathing difficulties if available ventilators are limited. They aren't going to broadcast it as policy, but it makes rather grim sense if the NHS is overwhelmed as per Italy. That is not to say they won't try to treat older patients but resources are clearly going to massively strained and it looks as though ventilators can be key to saving lives.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It was a comment from a GP seconded from their practice to work in a hospital. They had been told they would be assisting with palliative care. It can only at this stage be a guess, but they will prioritise younger patients with breathing difficulties if available ventilators are limited. They aren't going to broadcast it as policy, but it makes rather grim sense if the NHS is overwhelmed as per Italy. That is not to say they won't try to treat older patients but resources are clearly going to massively strained and it looks as though ventilators can be key to saving lives.

I'm 59,so i think if it gets that bad i might be down the list of those who they'll try to save. Not near the bottom,but certainly not near the top.

 

[winjim]

Is that genuine or just a rumour? Even in Italy and Spain they're not giving up on the under 80's.

Each trust will have its own set of criteria for admission into critical care. These will change as the availability of beds changes. Basically the more likely you are to survive, the more likely you are to be allocated a space in critical care. Age, in and of itself, is not necessarily a factor.

 

[alicat]

Good luck @Hacienda71 and @newfhouse. Hoping it turns out to be mild whatever it is.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Would be nice to have an attempt to save me if possible!

....at the very least they could flip a coin....