Jeremy, Very good to hear! I think I speak for all of us when I say, don't overdo it and err on the side of doing less than you think you can, so as to not set back your recovery. I do understand well though that being idle brings its own frustration.
Cheers, Saq On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 11:05:07 AM UTC+2, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > > Thanks again to everyone -- Donald, those details are very helpful, thank > you. It's comforting to hear of the experiences of others. > > My recovery is still very up and down, but I've had a good 36 hours, and > feeling pretty positive that it's moving in the right direction. For many > reasons, I feel very blessed, not least because the disease has not > affected my lungs (confirmed by the x-ray last week) and so I've avoided > the most painful symptoms, and have never felt in serious danger. I'm very > fortunate to be in a comfortable situation and receiving all the care that > I need. > > I hope to start gently working again soon, probably starting with > outstanding GitHub PRs and tickets. > > Thank you again for all the good wishes, > > Best wishes > > Jeremy > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > jer...@jermolene.com <javascript:> > https://jermolene.com > > On 2 Jun 2020, at 14:38, Donald Coates <digit...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > Hello Jeremy I am so sorry to hear this. Coming off a long night shift so > I'll post more if I think of it. Having worked in two hospitals hit hard > outside NYC I have seen firsthand and all too many times what this virus > does. > > We have too many healthcare workers who followed your course and you will > be glad to hear they are all back to work. Extreme exhaustion, extreme > weight loss, and lots of diffuse pain are a common complaint. The body > seems to go into a dangerous kind of overdrive metabolically and if you are > one of the critically ill then immunologically as well. Thankfully it seems > you avoided the latter. > > The critically ill were all given consistent doses of Vit C, Vit D, Zinc, > and Thiamine (Vit B1). I take all of these preventative with the addition > of NAC or N-acetyl cysteine which can be acquired in pill form and is given > to pts in ARDS (a common complication of Covid). I would suggest these - > hopefully they are readily available for you. > > For those having breathing issues we recommend, and if critically ill > demand, that patients lie prone for as long as they can. Obviously it is > important you use support to make sure you don't impede breathing. It can't > hurt and I would do it if I was in your situation though not for any > extreme amount of time but if you're lying in bed anyways then spend some > time in that position. > > Don't hesitate to practice deep diaphramatic breathing. It helps move the > crap the virus might be generating deep in your lungs out. There are of > course consideration for those around you as far as wearing a mask or > minimizing the spread of aerosals. > > Good luck. At the end many colleagues reported a feeling of 'jumping out > of their skin' even feeling the need to exercise to burn off excess energy. > Take your time. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tiddl...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/c04d00b9-d344-4667-bc82-173ce6394db7%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/c04d00b9-d344-4667-bc82-173ce6394db7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/01f00b6c-1c4a-43e3-91bf-486de9e38c0d%40googlegroups.com.
