But, as of now that means that the risk is doubled. Risk from flu unchanged and additional almost the same risk from Covid.
Ian
Only for over 60s. And I'd expect to covid risk to continue to drop as (1) treatments improve (2) the remaining fraction people with no immunity drops due to infections and vaccinations and (3) the most vulnerable to it have died from it already, so measured lethality drops.
Amen. Day 10 here, still coughing but testing negative since yesterday. First day I've not been exhausted by 30mins of gentle physical activity, too.Dingdong wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 7:39pm I've gotten off quite lightly I think. Day 7 and most of the symptoms have cleared up (still can't smell or taste anything, still coughing a fair bit). I suppose it could have been an awful lot worse, especially if this occurred in the middle of winter. Apart from the horrendous nights of absolutely no sleep, it's not been that awful, though I would definitely not recommend anyone to try and get Covid deliberately.
It's not a walk in the park, that's for sure
I went a bit stir crazy and took a walk down by the river this evening, and almost instantly regretted it. Super weak all the way home (a mile) and shaking like a puppy now, I don't think this going to be a straightforward road to recovery. Really much worse than any flu I've ever had, and I've had some beltersmjr wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 8:37pmAmen. Day 10 here, still coughing but testing negative since yesterday. First day I've not been exhausted by 30mins of gentle physical activity, too.Dingdong wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 7:39pm I've gotten off quite lightly I think. Day 7 and most of the symptoms have cleared up (still can't smell or taste anything, still coughing a fair bit). I suppose it could have been an awful lot worse, especially if this occurred in the middle of winter. Apart from the horrendous nights of absolutely no sleep, it's not been that awful, though I would definitely not recommend anyone to try and get Covid deliberately.
It's not a walk in the park, that's for sure
It's still a lottery that I'd rather not play again.
Very well put.It's still a lottery that I'd rather not play again.
Almost exactly mirrors my experience at the same stage. I got c400 metres along the canal towpath before shuffling back knackered.took a walk down by the river this evening, and almost instantly regretted it
Because that's a logarithmic scale it looks like there's not a lot of difference between old and young infection to fatality ratio but there certainly is when you examine the figures ie the log scale flattens that curve substantially.
A very useful way of looking at is one that Prof Spiegelhalter pointed out early in the pandemic: if you caught it, the risk of dying from it was very roughy the same as the risk of dying in the same year from all other causes added together. So, for a young person the total risk was c2x a very low number risk figure, whereas for an elderly person it was c2x an already large background probability of demise.Because that's a logarithmic scale it looks like there's not a lot of difference between old and young infection to fatality ratio
Wishing you all the best for the xray results.djnotts wrote: ↑21 Sep 2022, 11:39pm I escaped until June:
"....tricky little virus, disentangling symptoms from covid and other illnesses a problem. Distinction between lingering and long seems vague.
Contracted probably on 24 June (crowded, unmasked (except for us and one other couple), flight home from Faro), any symptoms easily viewed as post-holiday, because a family contact with it we tested on 30 June - positive on both types of test. Bit weary, a cough for me (as always because of copd), upset tummy for herself, but I cycled every day. Tested negative by 6 July.
Back to normal apart from bit slower on bike, BUT that could be standard copd worsening or that impacted by covid. Some ache/pain in ribs, could be lingering covid or, given comorbidities, sudden onset lung cancer - referred for chest x-ray next Monday.
Last Saturday I had to settle for 35 rather than 45 miles, again could be covid/copd or much worse.
This could run and run for many people"
Just cos I was lucky once, doesn't make me complacent. 5th jab on Monday next for me.
Wasn't joking. I think copd can feel similar during exacerbations. Also, I have 2 other cancer sites (prostate and tongue) so a spread is always on the cards and already compromised lungs a potential site. Whether or not a direct copd to cancer progression I know not but smoking a cause of both.
I heard Jeremy Clarkson had the tongue cancer, do you think the smoking had caused yours ?djnotts wrote: ↑22 Sep 2022, 9:51amWasn't joking. I think copd can feel similar during exacerbations. Also, I have 2 other cancer sites (prostate and tongue) so a spread is always on the cards and already compromised lungs a potential site. Whether or not a direct copd to cancer progression I know not but smoking a cause of both.