WHAT NOT TO SAY TO PPL WITH COVID: Written May 9th, 2020 -But didn’t you test negative? (30-50% of negatives are false negatives and many ppl still can’t get tested) -It’s probably just anxiety (Almost every woman or person of color in the covid support groups said this happened to them. ) -Do you evenContinue reading “Thoughts and more”
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Healthcare & insurance coverage
How to get your covid bills 100% covered: In Illinois, if you have BCBS health insurance, you will pay $0 If you are having an issue with your insurance not covering your covid bills 100% or your hospital submitting “shortness of breath,” instead of a “covid” billing code, contact your insurance’s patient advocate. She saidContinue reading “Healthcare & insurance coverage”
Rest, don’t relapse
Written May 8th: Even after you feel better, keep resting. Do NOT overdo it. Studies are showing that many people relapse or have strokes after they “feel better” or are “symptom-free.” Some people might be symptom-free, but it doesn’t mean their body 100% fought off covid yet. Also, after having covid, your body needs timeContinue reading “Rest, don’t relapse”
False negatives (tests)
Holy moly this is HUGE! This is why my doctor said there are 30-50% FALSE NEGATIVES: Results:Over the 4 days of infection before the typical time of symptom onset (day 5), the probability of a false-negative result in an infected person decreases from 100% (95% CI, 100% to 100%) on day 1 to 67% (CI,Continue reading “False negatives (tests)”
Treatment & remedies
If you think you possibly have covid. The top 4 things I recommend are (ask your doctor before doing any of these): 1) Eat a lot of potassium, like 2-3 bananas a day or drink coconut juice. If you are diabetic or prediabetic, then ask your doctor what are ways you can get potassium withoutContinue reading “Treatment & remedies”
Symptoms & covid journey
My covid journey Written June 5th, 2020 I had covid for over 60 days. I’m 33 years old, was super healthy, pescatarian, 125 pounds, and ran and did yoga every day. I couldn’t walk for two weeks besides a couple steps. It was the worst illness of my life. Covid has been such a rollercoaster,Continue reading “Symptoms & covid journey”