I may have info that can help with Long Covid

[argentus]

I was one of the very lucky ones.   I have friends who are suffering from LC -- their primary physicians have reached that conclusion, although there isn't a test -- but their effects are FAR more dire than mine.   Long Covid, for some, gradually tears a person down through the destruction of their immune system, and it's a heartbreaker.   It is horrible for anyone to have to watch their loved one spiral down without any medical methodology that can positively affect it.  

I was one of the very lucky ones.   I pray for those where weren't so lucky, and that is who I wrote this thread for.   I am hoping that this mostly anecdotal information is useful to a medical researcher that might just possibly maybe long stretch gain an insight that makes a difference.

[Maxmars]

I was one of the very lucky ones. ...

And thank God for you!

I was very tempted to attribute my wife's death to the "vaccine" she wanted to accept.

I didn't stop her or bitch about anything except, "I refuse to take part in an experiment at this point... when they declare the experiment results, I'll rethink it."

It was a point of contention in the family... I never got COVID...
But neither did she.

The social media sphere was toxic about it (probably due to 50% bot inputs and 25 percent "social engineering games")

A perspective absolutely no one wanted to discuss.

Except here...

[Knows]

Good information, thank you!   Mold mitigation used to be one of my many talents decades ago.   There are also a new class of antivirals available that are fairly recent.   Prior to 2016, Hep C was not curable.   Medicine is wonderful when it's not abused by the authorities.  <------- that was off-topic, but still true, according to my personal research.

Try some nicotine gum or patches. Smokers were the least to be hospitalized during Covid-19. And they told you the opposite. 

[Thoughtful3]

I was one of the very lucky ones.   I have friends who are suffering from LC -- their primary physicians have reached that conclusion, although there isn't a test -- but their effects are FAR more dire than mine.   Long Covid, for some, gradually tears a person down through the destruction of their immune system, and it's a heartbreaker.   It is horrible for anyone to have to watch their loved one spiral down without any medical methodology that can positively affect it.  

I was one of the very lucky ones.   I pray for those where weren't so lucky, and that is who I wrote this thread for.   I am hoping that this mostly anecdotal information is useful to a medical researcher that might just possibly maybe long stretch gain an insight that makes a difference.

Thank you for posting about your experience. I've been on a long journey with Resident Lurker who has suffered since January 2020.

The pharma Drs were less than useful- in fact most advice made the Long Covid symptoms much worse.
I wondered about that so I finally convinced him to switch to a naturopath Dr whose practice has evolved into a large percentage of clients suffering from Long Covid.

No doubt he wouldn't have survived, since the Drs refused to provide any treatments at all, so In October 2020 we were able to secure a stem cell treatment and presto he was significantly better within 2 weeks. However lots of damage had occured by then.

We've studied and experimented with various supplements and herbs but nothing to date has made a significant difference. We will give the oregano a try- because as you have stated the fluid in the lungs is horrible and possibly it is a fungal infection or mold related. Who knows at this point.
16 days without an attack must be wonderful ! Good for you!

[Thoughtful3]

Try some nicotine gum or patches. Smokers were the least to be hospitalized during Covid-19. And they told you the opposite. 

Better check the blood pressure warning before using.

[Solvedit]

Try some nicotine gum or patches. Smokers were the least to be hospitalized during Covid-19. And they told you the opposite. 

It might be the nicotine which helped them but it also might be the case that the tar in their lungs was toxic to coronavirus.

[Knows]

Better check the blood pressure warning before using.

Nicotine is a stimulant so it will raise your blood pressure for a while. The nicotine gum will also act as a laxative. So if you eat a meal with a cup of coffee and chew the gum. You had better be close to a toilet.

[Knows]

Better check the blood pressure warning before using.

They did human tests with a 6mg nicotine patch per day. For one week. Everyone was rid of long Covid-19 symptoms within a month.

[Thoughtful3]

Resident Lurker's blood pressure was too high to take this so we've been on the hunt for alternative treatments. I do sincerely hope that there will be at some point accountability for all the harm they have caused.

I haven't come across anyone who has been as seriously impacted, but I'm certain there are others who have also just been left high and dry with no effective treatments. RL caught the original strain in New York City. Maybe those who contracted the mutated version have not been as seriously impacted.

[argentus]

It might be the nicotine which helped them but it also might be the case that the tar in their lungs was toxic to coronavirus.

Or prevented intrusion into the alveoli.