Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[BigBlueHen53]

All the other ones in the area either don't take our insurance or aren't taking new patients. Every place in this area is like this now. They want you in but rush you out. They said if I want it capped (which she said was pointless because it would fall off) I can't get in until August. She was different from the dentists I've seen there before. Idk if she's new or what. She also waited by the door for me to leave like a loss prevention officer. Overall a weird experience. She also negated her mask by showing me her own chipped teeth about 3 feet from my face

Unbelievable.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Unbelievable.

Sorry, wrong word. Do not mean to suggest I do nit believe you. Should have said this was unconscionable.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Sorry, wrong word. Do not mean to suggest I do nit believe you. Should have said this was unconscionable.

I appreciate that but this has very unfortunatly been my experience lately. I've heard from my vet way more than my doctor

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Doctor today! BP is still high but she's very happy the CBD is working for me. She recommended BlueSky psychiatry telehealthand upped my dosage on the water pill. I can't find it online though. Everyone is still masked in the doctors office but they aren't being as diligent in wiping things down. I had to use a "used pen". Appointment was scheduled for 1030 and didn't get seen until 1130.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Doctor today! BP is still high but she's very happy the CBD is working for me. She recommended BlueSky psychiatry telehealthand upped my dosage on the water pill. I can't find it online though. Everyone is still masked in the doctors office but they aren't being as diligent in wiping things down. I had to use a "used pen". Appointment was scheduled for 1030 and didn't get seen until 1130.

Glad you're making progress, Ninja!

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Glad you're making progress, Ninja!

Thanks. I was finally able to make an appointment with a psychiatrist. And thanks to Covid I can do the appointment from home. I never realized but it is really hard to find good mental health professionals. All the reviews are so bad and only 3 places were in my network. One of which I'd already been to and they wanted to put me on soooo many drugs. Hopefully this one isn't like that. I really think If we had more mental health things readily available for people we wouldn't have such a crisis right now. It's a shame

 

[h2oratt]

For those who think 'IT' is over and done with, It's not. We just returned from a destination wedding in Hawaii. No masking in the airports, no masking on the planes, no masking at the wedding. Daughter and SIL both have symptomatic Covid - positive test results. The Princess and I have what appears to be a minor cold - some congestion and a lingering cough. We have not tested, but are masking and staying away from others.

Yep, it is now endemic. It will be here for ever.

 

[h2oratt]

Doctor today! BP is still high but she's very happy the CBD is working for me. She recommended BlueSky psychiatry telehealthand upped my dosage on the water pill. I can't find it online though. Everyone is still masked in the doctors office but they aren't being as diligent in wiping things down. I had to use a "used pen". Appointment was scheduled for 1030 and didn't get seen until 1130.

Great that CBD is working. It is shame that it is so stigmatized

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Great that CBD is working. It is shame that it is so stigmatized

It really is. If that kid that did that horrible thing in Texas had the ability to get the help he needed none of this would have happened. Now we have a bunch of kids in need when all we had to do was help that one. Praying for the families involved

 

[saysfaa]

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/andr.13209

Title of the article is "Covid-19 Vaccination BNT162b2 Temporarily Impairs Semen Concentration and Total Motile Count among Semen Donors"

In the paper, the authors say their research shows the impairment is temporary. I'm having trouble with their math.

Specifically, taking Table 2. If there is no significant change between T1 and T0 (as the paper says in words), when the sperm concentration is -14.5. And there is a significant decrease in the sperm concentration between T2 and T0 (as the paper says in words), when the change in sperm concentration is -15.4. Then why does the change in sperm concentration of -15.9 show no statistical significance (as the paper says in words)?

And, also Table 2. If there is no significant change between T0 and T1 (as the paper says in words), when the total motile count is -2%. And there is significant decrease from T0 to T2 when the total motile count is -22.1%. Then why is the change in total motility count of -19.4% from T0 to T3 not significant?

Actually, after I wrote the above it, I called someone who works with statistics all the time. He said, is because the confidence level (that 95% CI column) has both numbers negative for the T0 to T2 rows so there is a 95% confidence that the number really is a negative number. The T0 to T1 and the T0 to T3 rows have both negative and positive numbers so there is a statistical chance that actual reality is no change (zero) or more sperm or increased motile count (positive number)... they are 95% sure that the actual reality is between a 30% lower sperm concentration and a 1.7% higher sperm count. And they are 95% sure that the actual reality is between 35% fewer total motile sperm and 0.6% greater total motile sperm.

Edit to fix a typo