In Feb 2020, I caught a nasty illness which was vaguely IL, but significantly different from anything I'd ever had in my 60+ preceding years. I believe my PA saved my life when I came to her with a horrible cough, so much drainage that I had to sleep on my stomach to avoid sever choking, loss of smell and taste, the strangest "aches and pains" I'd ever had before. My PA was not your standard allopathic, checklist driven medic. She said I had a virus, atypical pneumonia in both lungs, and asked me if I preferred going to the hospital or treating at home. I chose home, thankfully, as many who went to the hospital here died.
My PA told me the usual virus advie (rest, fluids, C,zinc). She also prescribed for me an inhaler in case of sever broncho-spasms, 7 day titre-down dose of prednisone, and 2 courses of azithromycin to take back-to-back.
NOONE is going to convince that I had normal 'flu' or 'cold'. I have had many serious bouts of pneumonia from childhood onward, as well as 'flu' many times. This was very different.
In Feb 2020, I caught a nasty illness which was vaguely IL, but significantly different from anything I'd ever had in my 60+ preceding years. I believe my PA saved my life when I came to her with a horrible cough, so much drainage that I had to sleep on my stomach to avoid sever choking, loss of smell and taste, the strangest "aches and pains" I'd ever had before. My PA was not your standard allopathic, checklist driven medic. She said I had a virus, atypical pneumonia in both lungs, and asked me if I preferred going to the hospital or treating at home. I chose home, thankfully, as many who went to the hospital here died.
My PA told me the usual virus advie (rest, fluids, C,zinc). She also prescribed for me an inhaler in case of sever broncho-spasms, 7 day titre-down dose of prednisone, and 2 courses of azithromycin to take back-to-back.
NOONE is going to convince that I had normal 'flu' or 'cold'. I have had many serious bouts of pneumonia from childhood onward, as well as 'flu' many times. This was very different.