Real story, my co-worker's husband picked up covid19 in NYC on a vacation end of Feb. He has been unconscious on a ventilator and biggest problem was actually getting a test to prove! She was able to get the drug Remdesivir for him after being on the news and getting the VA governor involved. He stabilized as soon as he got the drug. He is not improving dramatically but not getting worse either; the Remdesivir seemed to be the key to stabilization. Good news for this therapy! 

    Good to hear that he

    Posted by ssaffer on 18th of Mar 2020 at 04:55 pm

    Good to hear that he is stable now.   The biggest key to success with Anti-viral drugs is to get tested within the first 24-36 hours.  That is the window before the viral load starts to really ramp up in your body.    Prayers.

    Yes, that is what the

    Posted by cozz101 on 18th of Mar 2020 at 05:00 pm

    Yes, that is what the consensus was. He was tested and sent to a private lab and the test was not coming back for some reason, so she got a second test done which was found to be positive.  He was at home for a  week thinking he had the flu so I'm sure early treatment would have made a huge difference! 

    20 plus years ago I

    Posted by ssaffer on 18th of Mar 2020 at 05:08 pm

    20 plus years ago I ran a private lab in NYC.   It was during the HIV/AIDS epidemic.   I worked in infection disease and was testing blood for this and managing patients therapy levels for all the new HIV drugs that were coming to market.  With that it showed how important getting tested right away and to begin treatment.   It saddens me that the healthcare community has not learned from a lot of the past until these type of outbreaks occur before people wake up.   Most people only change when forced too, same goes in medicine.  Plus we have such a litigious country that that really stymies progress (that's why we use most studies out of Europe and other countries).  

    Thanks for your insights, it

    Posted by cozz101 on 18th of Mar 2020 at 05:15 pm

    Thanks for your insights, it is great to have some real knowledge from someone who has been in the trenches and knows how the system really works! 

    maybe it takes a group

    Posted by ssaffer on 18th of Mar 2020 at 05:20 pm

    maybe it takes a group of traders to solve some big issues in our country and the world at large:) 

    Good to hear and our

    Posted by steve on 18th of Mar 2020 at 05:06 pm

    Good to hear and our best wishes to his recovery - we know someone who was treated with Mesenchymal Stem Cells (voluntarily) for treatment of secondary issues related to Covid - he was able to make a fast and complete recovery.  Not here is US but abroad - greatly reduced the inflation that resulted from the virus

    Thanks and I have heard

    Posted by cozz101 on 18th of Mar 2020 at 05:13 pm

    Thanks and I have heard that there is also a treatment using antibodies from patients who have recovered that is being rushed along in the pipeline. This is supposedly similar to what worked during the Spanish flu. Good to know stem cell treatment is also working for secondary inflammation. I can share this with her. I think he is going on ECMO to let his lungs rest from the inflammation. 

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