My parents have covid

[Elizabeth86]

If you are the praying type, please say a prayer for them. I can’t imagine my life without them.

[knitgrl]

Praying that it is mild and over with quickly.

[kathyl]

Praying the same - it's mild and gone in a flash.  

[MEmama]

I wish them both well and a speedy recovery.
 

My parents had it back in 2020 or '21 and it was mild for them. They are both vaxxed, but in their '80s. They were fine. My in laws have had it a couple times, they are both in bad health but Covid wasn't an ordeal for either of them (idk their vax status but I think they are).

Edited December 10, 2023 by MEmama

[knitgrl]

Adding that my dad has it right now, and he is in his late 70's. First symptoms were Thursday afternoon. He felt really lousy yesterday, but is feeling better today. I think he's had both rounds of the vaccine.

[Elizabeth86]

5 minutes ago, MEmama said:

I wish them both well and a speedy recovery.
 

My parents had it back in 2020 or '21 and it was mild for them. They are both vaxxed, but in their '80s. They were fine. My in laws have had it a couple times, they are both in bad health but Covid wasn't an ordeal for either of them (idk their vax status but I think they are).

They have not had their vaccine this year. They went for it when they got their flu shot, but they didn’t have it so I guess they just hadn’t taken the time to go get it. 😭

[Elizabeth86]

11 minutes ago, knitgrl said:

Adding that my dad has it right now, and he is in his late 70's. First symptoms were Thursday afternoon. He felt really lousy yesterday, but is feeling better today. I think he's had both rounds of the vaccine.

I pray he has a speedy recovery as well.

[KSera]

7 minutes ago, Elizabeth86 said:

They have not had their vaccine this year. They went for it when they got their flu shot, but they didn’t have it so I guess they just hadn’t taken the time to go get it. 😭

If they had a primary series, that should be super helpful to them. I hope they both recover quickly and fully. 

[Kassia]

Hoping they do well, too.  My MIL with cancer had it a while back and did really well.  Hoping the same for your parents.

[Ausmumof3]

Can they get antivirals? Hope it is easy for them.

[Laura Corin]

Best wishes to you and them. My mother had it very mildly in her nineties. 

[Elizabeth86]

11 minutes ago, Ausmumof3 said:

Can they get antivirals? Hope it is easy for them.

They both went to the er and they both got a prescription. 

[Clemsondana]

Many of the older people in my orbit - my parents, our choir and women's groups at church - have had it this fall and it's been minor.  Some have been sicker than others, but it's ranged from a mild cold to a 24 hour virus to 'not as bad as the flu' to 'a sinus infection'.  I hope that their case is likewise mild.  

[YaelAldrich]

Praying for a light case and that the antivirals don't have horrible side effects.

[Elizabeth86]

1 hour ago, Clemsondana said:

Many of the older people in my orbit - my parents, our choir and women's groups at church - have had it this fall and it's been minor.  Some have been sicker than others, but it's ranged from a mild cold to a 24 hour virus to 'not as bad as the flu' to 'a sinus infection'.  I hope that their case is likewise mild.  

That’s great. I pray this is the case for them.

[Melissa in Australia]

Hugs

My MIL has had it 3 times. She is nearly 102.

One of the times she temporarily lost the ability to walk. But she rallied round

[Elizabeth86]

43 minutes ago, Melissa in Australia said:

Hugs

My MIL has had it 3 times. She is nearly 102.

One of the times she temporarily lost the ability to walk. But she rallied round

That’s amazing!

[mommyoffive]

12 hours ago, Clemsondana said:

Many of the older people in my orbit - my parents, our choir and women's groups at church - have had it this fall and it's been minor.  Some have been sicker than others, but it's ranged from a mild cold to a 24 hour virus to 'not as bad as the flu' to 'a sinus infection'.  I hope that their case is likewise mild.  

Same here.  I was very surprised the older people in my world did so well because they have a lot of health issues.  

Hoping they do well and feel better soon.  

[Halftime Hope]

The early treatment docs on social media are saying that the acute presentation is quite mild. Your parents should watch for bronchitis and sinusitis as a follow-on to the viral infection; both are treatable, may require antibiotics and/or a short course of steroids, in those with comorbidities. It's absolutely treatable.

We went through a large late-August, early September wave on the campus where I work, and I have a friend who works in the health clinic on campus, and she was keeping me posted. 🙂 I heard her side re. students, and I also heard from a dozen or so colleagues...we middle-agers talk. 😄

[KSera]

14 hours ago, Elizabeth86 said:

They both went to the er and they both got a prescription. 

Did they get Paxlovid or something else?

[saraha]

Praying

[Mrs Tiggywinkle Again]

Interestingly the people I know this year who have been hit hard by Covid are the middle aged.  The elderly, despite vaccination status, seem to be having pretty easy clinical courses.

Flu, on the other hand, is hospitalizing a lot of people of all age groups in my local area.  And RSV is on the upswing among all age groups.

[mum]

My mother, 77, had Covid before Christmas. She has severe heart failure and a lung disease like TB. She had a mild case and was fine in 2 weeks. I trust that your parents will have a similarly mild case.

[KSera]

55 minutes ago, Mrs Tiggywinkle Again said:

Interestingly the people I know this year who have been hit hard by Covid are the middle aged.

It seems like it could have some to do with how many prior covid infections someone has had. People’s acute illness seems to often get milder each time, but more younger people who may have been okay after their first couple times aren’t fully recovering from their third, fourth, fifth covid infection. 

[Elizabeth86]

9 hours ago, KSera said:

Did they get Paxlovid or something else?

I don’t know. I’ll check.

[Elizabeth86]

22 hours ago, KSera said:

Did they get Paxlovid or something else?

I asked her and she said she didn’t know the name of it, she’d look later and tell me. 🙄 She said it was blue. lol

[wathe]

1 hour ago, Elizabeth86 said:

I asked her and she said she didn’t know the name of it, she’d look later and tell me. 🙄 She said it was blue. lol

Well, paxlovid is comprised of pink tablets (nirmatrelvir component) and white tablets (ritonavir component), packaged in blister packs with yellow foil over the morning dose and blue foil over the evening dose, in a white  box with blue writing and blue trim with a thin dark pink/almost red stripe.  At least in Canada.  As per google, it seems to be the same in the US.  So maybe?

[Elizabeth86]

13 minutes ago, wathe said:

Well, paxlovid is comprised of pink tablets (nirmatrelvir component) and white tablets (ritonavir component), packaged in blister packs with yellow foil over the morning dose and blue foil over the evening dose, in a white  box with blue writing and blue trim with a thin dark pink/almost red stripe.  At least in Canada.  As per google, it seems to be the same in the US.  So maybe?

Thanks! Is there a preferred medication?

[wathe]

2 hours ago, Elizabeth86 said:

Thanks! Is there a preferred medication?

That's a question best ansered by one's own provider, and answer will vary depending on one's circumstances.  It's complicated, the evidence base is poor, and there is some controversy within the medical community.   I posted a little bit about paxlovid in the "paxlovid -- recent experience/info" thread.

[Elizabeth86]

On 12/11/2023 at 10:39 AM, Elizabeth86 said:

I asked her and she said she didn’t know the name of it, she’d look later and tell me. 🙄 She said it was blue. lol

lagevrio is what she told me, but a quick search told me it is not blue. I have no idea what they are taking.

Edited December 12, 2023 by Elizabeth86

[Halftime Hope]

5 hours ago, Elizabeth86 said:

lagevrio is what she told me, but a quick search told me it is not blue. I have no idea what they are taking.

Lagevrio is the other name for Molnupiravir. They were likely not prescribed Paxlovid due to drug-drug interactions. Here's some info:

https://www.verywellhealth.com/lagevrio-molnupiravir-vs-paxlovid-nirmatrelvir-ritonavir-7496436

Edited December 13, 2023 by Halftime Hope