Thread by @BryanDeanWright

I’m at Day 10 following COVID diagnosis.

So far, so good (though miserable).

Here’s what I learned, and what I’m glad I did to make my sickness a little less awful & lower the odds I’d end up in the hospital.

There’s growing data that people who take daily Vitamin D, Zinc, and — oddly — Pepcid may do better once infected.

My doc suggested I increase my Pepcid dosage from once to twice a day after my diagnosis.

And so I did.

cleveland.com/coronavirus/20…

I made sure I had a pulse oximeter next to my bed and, per my doc, checked my blood oxygen levels three times a day.

Any sustained measurement below 90% was an alarm to call my doc.

Pulse ox’s cost is about $40.
houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/…

In addition to the normal bedside symptom support — Tylenol, humidifier, cough drops — my doc prescribed prednisone and an inhaled steroid, but only to be used if oxygen levels dropped below 90% and/or I had sustained wheezing.

Good to have at the ready.

nytimes.com/2020/09/02/hea…

My loss of taste and smell was (and remains) an annoying symptom.

Just don’t want to eat.

I’ve found that foods that are crunchy, and drinks that are cold, capture my interest.

Thankfully, it’s not a permanent condition. May just take a while to recoup.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…

I had a couple weird symptoms, and each day brought something unexpected.

Most peculiar: several hours of shaking without fever or chills, and light sensitivity.

Came and went, but alarming.

I’ve had friends with skin issues & visual changes too.
mayoclinic.org/diseases-condi…

I now wrestle with fatigue.

A couple of hours of light activity and I’m wiped.

Sleep, fluids, and time will help, no doubt.

But I’m also trying a d-ribose supplement to see if it helps (not backed by data; just giving it a shot).

webmd.com/vitamins-and-s…

Finally, the most important thing I did to avoid hospitalization or death was keeping my body thin in the months before sickness.

Obesity is one of the greatest risk factors for getting severe COVID symptoms or suffering death.
forbes.com/sites/williamh…

Bottom line: The vast majority of us who get COVID will recover without issue.

But not all.

So prepare your bodies, consider what I’ve shared, & keep focused on what’s important:

China started all this.

The bastards must pay.

And so too must their American sympathizers.