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One mystery of the COVID-25 experience has been how I felt while breathing.
I checked my oxygen level with my pulse oximeter. Ninety-nine percent, yet it felt like I wasn’t getting enough oxygen.
Even with auxiliary oxygen, I was breathing in short, what seemed incomplete breaths. Oddly, the oxygen level in my blood suggested something else. I mentioned it to one of the dialysis nurses.
She checked my last monthly blood test results. My red blood cells count was 8.3 whatever measurement that is, and that is low, close to the 7.0 where I’d need a blood transfusion!
The pulse oximeter reading measured how high the oxygen saturation was in the diminished level of red blood cells, presenting me with the ironic situation of a desirable level of oxygen saturation in a blood cell concentration less able to take sufficient oxygen to my cells.
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Though I got part way to the dialysis room before dialysis, I called in and asked for help with the last half of the distance, a slight “hill” that adds maybe five feet more elevation to the trip from the parking lot to the door.
At the end of dialysis, I didn’t fight a wheelchair trip back to my car.
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Though this 2025 version of COVID isn’t as rough as that earlier one, it still wipes you out long after the infectious stage, which requires 11 days of isolation. I’ve heard a month after the isolation stage is typical!
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I have two things in the air because if COVID-25: possibly the operation on my cancer – I will find out next week at the oncologist’s; the start of therapy to help restore my strength.
Take a deep breath and allow yourself the time. Purrayers.
Whew!
Doug
Rest up as best you can, Doug. Sounds like this will take some time. Sending thoughts and prayers your way, as always.
I hear from others it does take time after the initial infectious period.
Doug
Many blessings to both you and Andy. I am putting you in my prayers for quick healings.
Thank you!
Doug
The after effects of this year rounds od Covid and flu seem to be worse than usual. I w in to see my doc the other day and got put on medication ot stop the persistant cough after the infection. She told me that people had the cough for up to eight weeks after the infetion had cleared. Not a good weekend.
I hope you recover soon and well.
My doctor put me on n one to reduce inflammation,
250 mg tablets of Azithromyacin.
They come in a ridiculously hard-to-open card that I wasted 10 minutes trying to open several ways till I ended up cutting them out with very sharp scissors and a few naughty words!
Doug
sending hugs and best wishes for you both.
Thanks, Kate!
Ohhh dear Doug, just as Leah said, i too hate that extra difficulty for you… and hope that dastardly covid is over soon. As a stage 3 chf person, i can understand completely how you feel with the breathing… or lack of breathing… it is an exhaustion on the body… and then the covid on top of it. You’ll be better soon; we join Andy in hoping, wishing, praying and rooting for your best health! Andy is looking so well and this is good news…
I am anxious to feel well again soon! My sister and niece are visiting in the middle of March, so I especially hope I’m healed by then.
Yes, Andy is eating b like a little piggy and thriving b again!
Doug
Such sapping of energy
It is astonishing just how weak it leaves you.
Doug
I sure hate that extra difficulty for you, Doug, and hope covid is over soon. Andy’s happy face is super cute!
Fortunately, hospital staff and my neighbor have been a big help. The veterinarian clinic staff helped a lot earlier with Andy, and I have friends who are available at different times to help. We have a local bus service that can be used for local and out v of town service, too. I try to leave that service to people who, unlike me, don’t or can’t drive any longer.
Doug