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    It appears I've had the VID....

    Went to donate blood and tested positive for the antibodies.

    I'm not sure when I caught it or really suffering from it but there was a period of time about 6 weeks ago where I felt a bit of fatigue and shortness of breath for a few days but I chalked it up to the excessive number of extremely hot days and lack of rain.

    The strange thing is Nurse Paula does not have the antibodies.

    Going forward I'll be donating "Convalescent Plasma" on a regular basis.....

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    When Hep C broke loose in the early 90's and after a diagnosis of chronic active hep C and dead with-in 3 years I developed the antibodies but was never really sick, I never missed any work anyway. But I started giving blood so that they could do whatever it is they do. I don't think I was giving plasma. What is the difference? Plasma they run your blood through a machine and pump it right back in? Is that right?
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    Glad you sailed through it.
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    I've made an appointment with my cardiologist to get a stress test on the recommendation of my primary care physician who I am seeing on Tues for a check up and some lung x-rays...

    Mike I believe you are correct on how they extract the plasma. Still waiting on the final results of some additional testing they do to make sure you are a plasma candidate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post

    Going forward I'll be donating "Convalescent Plasma" on a regular basis.....
    Glad it was a none event for you and good for you in your plans to donate
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    Ditto what Dave said!
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    If you had a PCR type test, which is the most often used test, there is a 70-90% chance that your positive result is false, especially if you are having no symptoms. The reasons given for the failures is that they have adopted a method to wildly enhance meaninglessly small amounts of the virus antibodies in the blood to a point that the result is also meaningless.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/h...s-testing.html
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    Update. Second test came back positive as well... Lung x-rays look normal and cardio stress test did not turn up anything different than the last one 8 years ago...... Doc recommended a colonoscopy as well but(t) I don't think that is due to the Vid....

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    Best thing that could happen to you, as it stands now. Rejoice. They will still demand you mask and distance.
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    The strange thing is Nurse Paula does not have the antibodies.
    They told me to stay away from unprotected sex with my wife and not to have any kids. My wife said if your going to be dead in three years we are having kids, we had two both of them fine my wife never tested positive for the antibodies or the virus and I'm still alive after thirty years and a couple of other suppose to die events.
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    Good news for you!
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    I have no problem wearing a mask.. I have a feeling it will become habit and help in the long run.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    I have no problem wearing a mask.. I have a feeling it will become habit and help in the long run.
    I had to wear it for two gun shows today in Harris County...There's no way it will ever become a habit for me......Ben
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    You are lucky that you could go to gun shows.. still serious limits on group gathering here..

    Get a cloth mask, I found one at a mom & pop taylor shop for less than $10.00.. it fits.. it doesn’t fog my glasses.. has made a world of difference wearing a mask.. (masks are the law here, can’t enter a store without one..).. and.. you don’t have to worry about bad breath with a mask on..

    It hangs on the radio knob of the truck, always there..

    Bo.. our Phoenix cousin came down with the virus.. bad headaches, weak, disoriented.. she was Uber sick.. she is “better” now, still tires quickly and easy to get her “head spinning”... you truly lucked out by not getting very sick..

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