Medical Discussion of Coronavirus

[CordMcNally]

However I think there are a lot of reasons to be skeptical about long covid-19, if that's what you're talking about. Some studies have shown a majority of patients claiming long covid-19 do not even have covid antibodies. This isn't something that keeps me up at night.

I, for one, am not looking forward to the future ED visits for 'long COVID'.

[G]

I, for one, am not looking forward to the future ED visits for 'long COVID'.

Dunno. "Maybe you got that thing they're talking about on the internet " after you tell them the $5k worth of lab tests are all normal. Better for pt sat scores than "maybe you just need to eat better, lose some weight, exercise, and realize that you aren't 20 any more."

[CordMcNally]

Dunno. "Maybe you got that thing they're talking about on the internet " after you tell them the $5k worth of lab tests are all normal. Better for pt sat scores than "maybe you just need to eat better, lose some weight, exercise, and realize that you aren't 20 any more."

Except it’ll be their 20th visit to their 5th different specialty.

[FIREshrink]

I, for one, am not looking forward to the future ED visits for 'long COVID'.

Just endorse rapid antibody titers, if pretty sensitive they'll immediately rule out ?50-60-80%? of cases.

[HikingDO]

I, for one, am not looking forward to the future ED visits for 'long COVID'.

I’m afraid that long covid is going to be the new fibromyalgia/Lyme disease/chronic fatigue syndrome.

[Lithium]

I’m afraid that long covid is going to be the new fibromyalgia/Lyme disease/chronic fatigue syndrome.

People have to find some reason to make all their pandemic puppies into ESAs

[CordMcNally]

Just endorse rapid antibody titers, if pretty sensitive they'll immediately rule out ?50-60-80%? of cases.

The trouble is they’ll find a physician somewhere that will diagnose them despite negative testing and they’ll never let go of that diagnosis.

[Hank]

I’m afraid that long covid is going to be the new fibromyalgia/Lyme disease/chronic fatigue syndrome.

But you can test for Lyme disease.

[Lordosis]

But you can test for Lyme disease.

You think the chronic Lyme people care that they have negative tests?

[StarTrekDoc]

EDS still the current go to

[Sampter]

Holy trinity is EDS/MCAS/POTS.

Minds blown adding long Covid to above.

[Brains428]

I was talking to an acquaintance at the gym (former nurse, stay at home mom now who has befriended my wife because of kids activities). My hospital has mandated the vaccine for all employees to be completed by the end of September. She said that there is incentive to get employee vaccinations among employees above 90% to receive money from the government.

I've not heard of this, and I've spent longer than I care to admit trying to find information about this. The other hospital in town hasn't mandated vaccinations (my hospital and other hospital are in the top 3 employers in town), so I suspect the info about government incentives to be incorrect (what hospital gives up the opportunity to get government money).

Can anyone prove or disprove the contention that there is a direct monetary incentive to get employees vaccinated?

[Zaphod]

Dunno. "Maybe you got that thing they're talking about on the internet " after you tell them the $5k worth of lab tests are all normal. Better for pt sat scores than "maybe you just need to eat better, lose some weight, exercise, and realize that you aren't 20 any more."

omg. i just realized there are going to be a whole new wellness/grift category and people making a killing selling long covid treatments/cures and general delusion validation.

[Tim]

omg. i just realized there are going to be a whole new wellness/grift category and people making a killing selling long covid treatments/cures and general delusion validation.

Side hustle?

[G]

omg. i just realized there are going to be a whole new wellness/grift category and people making a killing selling long covid treatments/cures and general delusion validation.

We were just discussing this yesterday. While not long covid therapy yet, apparently there is a doc in town making house calls for $2k for an IV infusion of remdesivir (and maybe some vitamins?). Oh yeah.