Sorry to hear that. Would he have normally prescribed the prednisone for the UC (had you not had Covid)? Hope you get better soon!
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LickWx
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Yeah, he has prescribed prednisone in the past. He assured me it would help with the COVID but I'm a little worried about taking it so I have no clue.
Gotcha. Who knows what to believe. I've read that it does more harm than good. But then you also hear the opposite. Does anyone really know for sure? It's a tough decision. I'd probably base it on how bad my symptoms were and if I was getting better or not. Will be praying for you man!
Shaggy
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Take it. If it helps with the UC that's helping to control something that left unchecked could exacerbate the covid symptoms. If after a few days you feel it's not working or doing harm then call the dr back.
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My wife's doctor almost always prescribes her prednisone when she has some sort of cold/sinus infection (mainly because of some other underlying issues) and it always relieves the congestion. I'd follow the DR's orders if I were you. Hope you get better soon. How old are you?
LickWx
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I recently turned 20.
Prednisone gives me heart palpitations and lots of anxiety but at the end of the day it helped with my seasonal asthma a few years ago
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Still skeptical on why the number of tests have declined. Until I have an answer all those stats don't do much justice. Sure it's good news but given school starting again I highly expect this to be temporary.
NoSnowATL
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At my wife’s school they are on week 2. No positive cases so far. Also the test locations in the area are not busy and haven’t been for a few weeks. I think people are not getting tested as much anymore which I take as a good sign.
Same here. No cases at my wife's school as well. I drove by a testing facility at lunch that has been backed up for weeks and there was no one in line. It's not for lack of availability here.
LickWx
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One of my best friends almost certainly has it . He got tested today. My fever has been around 99 all day today which is much better than yesterday’s 103.5 . I feel pretty damn fine . Still though have to quarantine until next Thursday I think.
Another friends father may have it as well ( I don’t think I have anything to do with his infection though). Contacted the gym I went to Monday as well and let them know .
Another friends father may have it as well ( I don’t think I have anything to do with his infection though). Contacted the gym I went to Monday as well and let them know .
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Didn't know this
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Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick
In places where everyone wears a mask, cases of COVID-19 seem to be less severe. Evidence from labs and outbreaks suggests that masks protect not only others, but the person wearing the mask, too.
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Gyms are open in NC?
Under the table gyms are open big chains are not I heard waiting till September 1st they will open against governor’s wishes.
Officially they aren't, only those sick of the NC dictator's rule
LickWx
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Yes there is a loophole in the governors order which allows people to workout in gyms if they have “ health reasons “ “doctors orders”. Of course for one to lose weight or gain muscle is a health reason and two gyms have no obligation to ask whatsoever .
Planet Fitness is open here. Opened on Monday.
Hospitalizations cratering in AL, down 93 from yesterday.
Dewpoint Dan
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I just worry that as things improve people will start going back to normal again and then we end up back where we were.
Rosie
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This county is nuts with new cases, the whole state this bad?
The great Wolf Lodge pushed their opening dates back YET AGAIN! Nothing has changed in the grand scheme of things (Covid) in the last month yet they wait a week before check in to tell you. I’ve had enough of those idiots. Called and got a full refund. I’m taking my business to Tennessee! Wilderness at the smokies here we come!
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No, it won’t because nothing we are doing is slowing the spread now. Look at Sweden.
LickWx
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No fever today but I think I was the straw that broke the camels back today and got all in-person classes at NCSU canceled. I got called by the wake county health board and was asked some very invasive questions. I told them about last Thursday how me and my friends visited another friend who had just gotten moved into her apartment. Then she took the address of that apartment and a few hours later WRAL posts an article and mentions an apartment. I didn't party or anything like those frats did so I don't feel guilty. Just helped a friend get moved in and hung out. I doubt I got the infection from there though. Only I got sick out of that group
Heelyes
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My buddy still hasn't gotten his results, it's been two days.
Got my results back from my COVID antibody test and it was negative.
MichaelJ
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I have been tested twice now for Covid but was negative both times. I eveidently got bit by a spider and it had some bacteria in it's bite and my arm got infected, I have had 3 antibiotic shots and am orally taking Doxycycoline and Augmentin.
Brother in law has tested positive for Covid. He is feeling under the weather with his biggest issue is lack of taste and smell.
In other news AL has dropped to 1067 current hospitalizations. At this rate we will drop below 1000 on Tuesday. It’s almost like Covid has almost completely lost its punch.
In other news AL has dropped to 1067 current hospitalizations. At this rate we will drop below 1000 on Tuesday. It’s almost like Covid has almost completely lost its punch.
ghost1
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What is the link for Alabama hospitalizations for covid?
The best I’ve found is BamaTracker either this site or Twitter.
Bama Tracker | Alabama Data Tracking
Bama Tracker is an Alabama focused data tracking website for COVID-19 cases, vaccine information and more.
Total Tn Cases are showing a slow decrease, but only marginal really. Interesting Hamilton Co. has more cases than Knox, although there is a population differential there, not sure why: 
Tarheel17
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Hamilton county is 25% minority while Knox county is 12%. I wonder if that's it? Unfortunately there has been a lot of evidence that Coronavirus has hit minority communities harder, for a myriad number of reasons.
Dewpoint Dan
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I wonder why Hamilton has so many more minorities than Knox ?
GeorgiaGirl
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Hmmm, just based off the surface, this would potentially worry me a heck of a lot more than the mind games over HCL:
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And apparently we're going to see a Trump press conference about this as a possible therapeutic this evening, smmfh.
In other news, let me just say that temperature checks would probably be pretty useless for me, because I remember being sick as a dog with strep throat the first time I caught and I had no fever at all. Only thing that would work with me is probably the honor system, where if I feel bad I don't show up.
Oleandrin, touted as COVID-19 cure, has no scientific support
The extract from a highly toxic plant is being promoted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, despite no scientific evidence that it is effective in treating or preventing COVID-19. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Dara Kass explains why that's dangerous.
And apparently we're going to see a Trump press conference about this as a possible therapeutic this evening, smmfh.
In other news, let me just say that temperature checks would probably be pretty useless for me, because I remember being sick as a dog with strep throat the first time I caught and I had no fever at all. Only thing that would work with me is probably the honor system, where if I feel bad I don't show up.
Hmmm, just based off the surface, this would potentially worry me a heck of a lot more than the mind games over HCL:
Oleandrin, touted as COVID-19 cure, has no scientific support
The extract from a highly toxic plant is being promoted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, despite no scientific evidence that it is effective in treating or preventing COVID-19. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Dara Kass explains why that's dangerous.
And apparently we're going to see a Trump press conference about this as a possible therapeutic this evening, smmfh.
In other news, let me just say that temperature checks would probably be pretty useless for me, because I remember being sick as a dog with strep throat the first time I caught and I had no fever at all. Only thing that would work with me is probably the honor system, where if I feel bad I don't show up.
The Doctors who are developing this has sent it to the FDA for approval. They could do like other Botanical/"All Natural" product developers and side step that part of the process but decided not to. Tho the claims are more than likely to optimistic at least they are taking a longer path to get it to market instead of taking short cuts for the easy bucks.
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GeorgiaGirl
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As it turns out the announcement will actually be emergency approval about plasma. Not really new news...but I guess it requires a "conference" anyway.
For now, y'all can pay no mind to that above post with the Oleandrin stuff.
We need to get OUT of Simpsonville
Shaggy
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Made a weekend trip to colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens. Even though only a small part of Busch gardens was open we made the best of it. No wait times at all for any rides. No worries about social distancing because they capped capacity at 1000 people when park capacity is really 25,000. They even made you socially distance while parking.
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Hospitalizations continue to mildly subside in my area despite cases still shooting up in this area.
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