Covid Support Thread
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@LadyE, it sounds like you think you can be rational with this guy and make him see what’s really going on. There is zero chance of that. I’m sorry to say there’s a whole “upside down” that these folks are living in, where masks don’t work, vaccines don’t work, kids aren’t at any risk, they’re actually being hospitalized with RSV, not Covid, and on and on. They will not read or consider any information you send them, whether it’s a news article or a scientific study. You are wasting your precious time and sanity. Either tell this guy you value his friendship but cannot see him (unless outdoors) or discuss any of these topics with him, or just frickin slow fade on him and phase him out. There’s no hope.
I agree with Kate, and I’m sorry it’s like that. Totally sucks. People have been brainwashed and it’s depressing when it’s someone who has been important to you.
I have a fake Instagram account I use just to keep tabs on this shit, and the Explore tab would *blow your mind* – it’s the information equivalent of a porta-potty that’s been sitting in the hot sun for months and is about to explode. It’s truly horrifying. But yeah, they eat their own shit and believe every word.
Until all the dumb people just fucking get sick and die already, we will ALL be hopelessly fucked. The next few months shall not be pleasant.
Oh well.
America is at long getting what we richly deserve.
Oh well.
So be it.
Well. Fully vaccinated boyfriend has breakthrough COVID. He had night sweats all last night (our sheets were soaked!) and woke up with a minor cough, so he took an OTC test and it’s positive. I took one right after we saw his results and tested negative.
@Copa, if you don’t have one, I’d get a pulse oximeter, since low SPO2 tends to be one of the main warning signs of clinical deterioration.
Also, and I apologize if I’m repeating the obvious but if your home situation lets you do so, you should isolate from him and open windows to maximize ventilation.
Thanks. I’m pretty frustrated. We haven’t been no risk takers, but we’ve tried to keep our risk taking low. We did let our guard down a bit earlier this summer but for the past… IDK, month or so, have been back to masking up indoors even though it’s not required. (This seems common around where we live, I’d say more people are masked up indoors than not.) So anyway, not sure when or where he got it but here we are. He so far seems to feel okay and hopefully it stays that way.
Ohhh no, I’m SO sorry @Copa. I hope he gets through it quickly and heals up good as new, and you don’t get it. You’ve been very careful and I feel for both of you.
I feel ya on your friend @ladyE. I have a sister who I thought was vaccinated and she just told me she’s just now getting it! At least she finally came around and, I hope, got the vaccine.
Sorry to hear about your boyfriend @Copa. I hope he has a speedy recovery and you don’t end up with it too.
I feel like I’m treading water mostly just waiting to get it even though I’m vaccinated, I am immunodeficient. I feel lucky and somewhat surprised I haven’t gotten it so far. I do mask up all places now and back to doing take-out but I work at a college so I feel like it’s just a matter of time. Also, I think I’m back to a low-grade depression because of all the shit…I was feeling so much better and hopeful earlier in the summer and that’s kind of all out the window.
