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13373366, at home, resting, reading, stocking up!
Posted by rawsouthpaw, Sat Mar-14-20 09:27 PM
i'm a teacher and they cut school for weeks to come but we are to try to continue teaching / grading, and we're still paid under natural disaster pay.

set up a hike in a couple days. but weekly jiujitsu and basketball group workouts are called off.
will head to the ganja spot to get some edibles to chill as smoking is not a good idea. also headed to the eastern medicine school to get hooked up with hella vitamins, supplements, etc.

acting on this great advice email from nurse practitioner friend:


What if we (young and healthy people) get Coronavirus?

I know we’re all tired of hearing/talking about it, but one thing I HAVEN’T really seen going around is advice for what happens if you DO get coronavirus (many of us will), only advice for how to try to AVOID it. So as your friendly neighborhood NP a wee thread:

Things you should actually buy ahead of time:

- Kleenex
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in 325 mg tablets
- Ibuprofen (Advil) in 200 mg tablets
- Cough syrup as a last resort for lingering cough. No cough syrup <6 years pls

If you don’t have a humidifier, that would also be a good thing to get. (You can also just turn the shower on hot and sit in the bathroom breathing in the steam).

Also a good time to make a big batch of your favorite soup to freeze and have on hand.
If you have a history of asthma and you have a prescription inhaler, make sure the one you have isn’t expired and refill it/get a new one if it is.

You basically just want to prepare as though you know you’re going to get a nasty respiratory bug like bronchitis or pneumonia. You just have the foresight to know it’s coming.

For symptom management, use the meds I mentioned. For a fever over 101, alternate Tylenol and Advil so you’re taking a dose of one or the other every 3 hours. Drink a ton, hydrate hydrate. Rest lots.

You should not be leaving your house except to go to the doctor, and if you do, wear a mask (regular is fine, you don’t need an N95). You DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THE ER unless you are having trouble breathing or your fever is very high and unmanaged with meds.

Try to connect with family/loved ones who would be able to bring you groceries/paper goods (yes like toilet paper) and drop it off at your place.

90% of healthy adult cases thus far have been managed at home with basic rest/hydration/over-the-counter meds. We don’t want to clog the ERs unless you’re actually in distress. The hospital beds will be used for people who actively need oxygen/breathing treatments/IV fluids.

If you have a pre-existing lung condition (COPD, emphysema, lung cancer) or are on immunosuppressants, now is a great time to talk to your PCP or specialist about what they would like you to do if you get sick. They might have plans to get you admitted and bypass the ER entirely

One major relief to you parents is that kids do VERY well with coronavirus— they usually bounce back in a few days, no one under 18 has died, and almost no kids have required hospitalization (unless they have a lung disease like CF). Just use pediatric dosing of the same meds.

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