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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Lat (A lawyer on twitter, not me): My thoughts on #LivingWithCovid
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Folks, this #CoronavirusOutbreak is no joke. Ill give you occasional updates, tweeting from Above the Hospital Bed, about how serious #COVID19 aka #coronavirus can be. Think of this as #LatsCovid19Journal, my thoughts on #LivingWithCovid. [Thread]
A bit about me: Im a generally healthy, 44-year-old male, 153 lbs. (surely less now), 57, no drugs , rarely drink, no health conditions other than exercise-induced asthma, which I manage with an inhaler. #COVID19 #coronavirus #LatsCovid19Journal
I completed the NYC Marathon twice - not the greatest times, but I did - and even now that I cant run much (knees post-40), each week I still walk 25 miles and go to at least 3 high-intensity interval training classes at the gym. #LatsCovid19Journal #COVID19
In my current state, #LivingWithCovid, I am constantly weak and winded. Im hooked up to oxygen 24/7. Even with oxygen, the simplest tasks are extremely difficult. #LatsCovid19Journal
This morning, this ex-marathoner could barely walk the five feet from the bed to the toilet - and I had to pee as quickly as possible, chest heaving with the labor of breathing, because I was going to collapse if I stood too long. #LatsCovid19Journal #covid19
Im usually a fast eater (bad habit, I know). Today it took my 90 minutes to eat my lunch - because I kept getting winded. Who DOES that? Im so weak, the fork wobbled each time I lifted it to my mouth. #LatsCovid19Journal #COVID19 #CoronavirusOutbreak
To be sure, #COVID19 hits different people differently #ymmv. I gave it to my husband, and for him it was a low-level flu that seems to have almost run its course after about a week. #coronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak #LatsCovid19Journal
But for those who get severe cases, like me, its been hell. Ive had 10 days & counting, with no real improvement, of fever, fatigue, joint aches, chills, cough, respiratory difficulty. I have never been this sick in my entire life. #LatsCovid19Journal
To paraphrase @Beyonce, #COVID19 did not come to play with us hoes; it came to slay. Please keep me - and my very anxious family - in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you. #LatsCovid19Journal #CoronaVirusUpdates #Coronavirusnyc
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David Lat (A lawyer on twitter, not me): My thoughts on #LivingWithCovid (Original Post)
iluvtennis
Mar 2020
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Danmel
(4,916 posts)1. Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery
Karadeniz
(22,540 posts)2. That is so caring of him, to sound an alarm. He looks great for 44! Sending healing thoughts
His way. Thanks for sharing his story.
iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)3. He does look good for 44. nt
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)4. Hope the medications work.