You guys I’m bummed. I just got discharged COVID positive w really bad pneumonia. I have literally no one, and I’m bored af and sick on top of it. How can I make my brain happy while trapped?

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Watch Seinfeld. I love that show. Or the office.

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Came here to say this. Best shows.

Great British Bake-off is like Xanax for the soul. Peaky Blinders is great for a binge.

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I’d watch bake-off but I need Paul Bakery to be open for me to binge eat raisin danishes while I watch it

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OP - where do you live? Do you need help getting food, medicine? Do you have anyone who can help you?

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OP, liquids are the key! Get well soon

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Animal Crossing

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Add me!

Write a series of dirty limericks and share them with this thread.

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There once was a partner from Bonaire
Who pulled stories, made promises from thin air!
But when it came to deliver,
his team took cover
And let the clients stick it up his derrière.

Hi it didn’t happen that day. Apparently the tubes where I was awake and texting and watching movies in bed were oxygen therapy and diaphragm strengthening efforts to go off of it, and once several days of that happened with no progress when they tried to remove them, I was put into ventilation. That machine was much bigger than the first, but I was not conscious for it. I haven’t been able to post since they put me under general anesthesia for several days...and for some reason on my stomach not my back.

I woke up just recently not in the ICU anymore. It looks like I’m in the general ward sitting a quarter upright, and I don’t have anything down my throat anymore. This seems good. No one explained to me what is happening now, but if I’m not in that other room then I’d say ...good? I’m breathing using my own lungs without my monitor complaining. I wonder what is happening, and I’m waiting for a nurse.

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I really do hope your friends and family had better intentions, but I can also see where a lot of people would be thinking of themselves. That is really a large percentage of human nature (selfish and sinful).

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Wait, you’re positive w/bad pneumonia and were discharged? Why?

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I did that, and I guess that’s why I was admitted 🤷🏻‍♀️

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The women’s bowl is awful you guys. I made the cardinal mistake of asking for support there and they had an extra catty reaction.

Wish me luck for tomorrow. They are going to ramp down my machine oxygen and slowly start to let my lungs take over. It’s the moment of truth, so to speak. It doesn’t matter how it turns out really. If it fails they’ll put them back and try again another day until we give up.

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I’m sorry to hear that. I usually find the women’s bowl to be much more supportive than the main bowl.

I hope things go well for you!🤞

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Definitely recommend animal crossing for Nintendo switch

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TIGER KING 🐯

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Sounds like we need a zoom link set up for you. And access to the online dance party I hear has been raging. (For when you’re head DOESNT hurt anymore.) in all seriousness, everyone on this thread is pulling for you. ❤️

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Wait, what dance party?

I’m wide awake reading hideous death articles about Floyd Cardoz and Mount Sinai and Spain😳. My lips look a bit purply and that headache is coming back. Maybe the headache is just needing sleep and needing to stop reading those articles.
Will sleep on it and call my dr friend in the morning...

Heads up to women on fishbowl: if you get a fever or any symptoms, remove all your lipstick and foundation for a few days through this. My face skin is how I knew my blood ox dropped because I looked like those walkers from GoT. If you’re all warmed up from bronzer and foundation and lipstick, your coloring gets covered up.
Gnite...

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Hope you are feeling better, OP. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us posted.

Other shows I can recommend:

Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
The Boys (Amazon)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
His Dark Materials (HBO)
Watchmen (HBO)
Last few Dave Chappell Specials (Netflix)
Chernobyl (HBO)
Better Call Saul (Netflix)

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M3, so dark and so weird smh

I’ll be your friend, op!

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Maybe write/start a blog to help others that describes your experience, how you are coping, things that work, things that don’t, etc.

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How r u feeling OP?

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I am so sorry to hear that 😕 Stay strong OP. Best for friends not to visit at this time even though it’s so hard to take care of yourself while sick, let alone with this.

Can you have lemon ginger and honey tea? should at least help soothe your throat. And I hope the epsom bath helped, just don’t take such hot baths as no matter how relaxing, they actually can lead to more inflammation (grew up around Doctors so not making that up).

Also, if you live alone, make sure your door is unlocked in case you really need help and someone to come in and get you.

Stay safe and keep us posted. We 🐟 are here for you!

Would you like to play iPhone games? Or scrabble? I’m pretty bad but it will kill time.
Let me know!!

Sorry you have to go through this. Sending you good vibes. ❤️

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Yeah! Sorry you are having problems, but yeah doctor friend! Be well OP please. We are rooting for a full recovery!

Hey OP hope your feeling ok, haven’t heard from you in a long. Hang in there stay strong!!

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Stay strong OP. Who cares about people, they are anyways and always superficial. Something I have learned over past few years is only 10% of people in you life really really care for you - I have so many good friends too but I am not sure if I am sick or something happens to my husband how many will come and support me. So this is your fight, we all are with you. You are one of us on this bowl. We want you to keep your head strong and not think from your heart. I am sure it must have been a long treacherous journey for you, but think about the light at the end of the tunnel, you are very close to getting better - stay strong. Your recovery is the only thing you should be thinking about right now. Stay positive, and optimistic!

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Hang in there OP! Try to connect with friends and family virtually, watch some fave shows or new ones. Watch all the marvel movies in proper order. Read some books. Do a jigsaw puzzle. And please keep in contact with your doctor and monitor your symptoms

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How old are you

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Mid 30’s

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