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Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by ch4s3 » Mon, Jun 21, 2021, 2:57 PM UTC

dukeofdoom wrote: post #194

ch4s3 wrote: post #192

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> I have scarring from a TB vaccine on my arm the size of a dime. That isn't some systemic malady, it's a scar. I've got one from cutting myself shaving, but shaving isn't really a problem. > You have negative, declining reproductive rate hovering around 1.6 This is clearly because people are choosing to have fewer children as they get richer. And is a bizarre point as you earlier argued that the virus killing people…

1. To be comparable, it would be more like you cut yourself shaving, and had a severe infection resulting in a permanent scar on your face the size of a dime. Evidence is provided of adverse effects here for the US. https://vaers.hhs.gov/data.html "During this time, VAERS received 5,343 reports of death (0.0017%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/…

This is clearly in bad faith. You've jumped for stating you own fears, to some malthusian nonsense, and now proposing that vaccines lower fertility. You're spewing conspiracy and not acting within the standards of the community. Please take this elsewhere.

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by inglor_cz » Mon, Jun 21, 2021, 6:49 PM UTC

r3trohack3r wrote: post #172

inglor_cz wrote: post #153

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I am 42, fairly fit and healthy too, and I still suffer from minor heart arrhythmia and an occasional fatigue 6 months after contracting a mild case of covid.

Several folks at my gym have said similar. They’re still at 80% capacity after 6+ months of contracting COVID, and are in their 20s and 30s. Sorry this is happening to you…

Thanks for your kindness. I am slowly coming back. Let us hope that none of those aftereffects are permanent.

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by thoughtpeddler » Mon, Jun 21, 2021, 8:00 PM UTC

torben-friis wrote: post #78

causality0 wrote: post #28

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Yeah. I had complete loss of smell and taste, which came back about 90% over the next six weeks. It was fine for a month and then it went wonky. Probably 30% of my "scent spectrum" has now been replaced with the same burnt meat smell/taste. Everything from chocolate to feces to hamburgers now has the same core odor. It really, really sucks.

Don't lose hope. I got in October, similar effects, and I've been recovering a lot of my smell and taste, veery slowly and in "bursts". Nowadays I'm almost fully ok, the only smells I haven't recovered are body odor (which I can smell, it's just really different) and feces and trash, which for some reason smell in a very particular sweet way, kinda like rotten meat. That last one, for some reason, seems to be really…

Wow, very similar experience here, except the sweetness I smell isn't likable to rotten meet, but rather sort of like aging strawberries/fruit. I smell this semi-sweet fruit-like smell particularly strongly with anything alcoholic, including hand sanitizer. I had covid anosmia for about 6 weeks during December-January '20, but this sweet smelling parosmia has only been around the last 2 months or so. Such a mystery to me.

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by dukeofdoom » Mon, Jun 21, 2021, 10:40 PM UTC

ch4s3 wrote: post #201

dukeofdoom wrote: post #194

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1. To be comparable, it would be more like you cut yourself shaving, and had a severe infection resulting in a permanent scar on your face the size of a dime. Evidence is provided of adverse effects here for the US. https://vaers.hhs.gov/data.html "During this time, VAERS received 5,343 reports of death (0.0017%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/…

This is clearly in bad faith. You've jumped for stating you own fears, to some malthusian nonsense, and now proposing that vaccines lower fertility. You're spewing conspiracy and not acting within the standards of the community. Please take this elsewhere.

You stated that there's no evidence that vaccine harm you even a tiny bit. I provided evidence from the governments own database.

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by torben-friis » Mon, Jun 21, 2021, 10:42 PM UTC

thoughtpeddler wrote: post #203

torben-friis wrote: post #78

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Don't lose hope. I got in October, similar effects, and I've been recovering a lot of my smell and taste, veery slowly and in "bursts". Nowadays I'm almost fully ok, the only smells I haven't recovered are body odor (which I can smell, it's just really different) and feces and trash, which for some reason smell in a very particular sweet way, kinda like rotten meat. That last one, for some reason, seems to be really…

Wow, very similar experience here, except the sweetness I smell isn't likable to rotten meet, but rather sort of like aging strawberries/fruit. I smell this semi-sweet fruit-like smell particularly strongly with anything alcoholic, including hand sanitizer. I had covid anosmia for about 6 weeks during December-January '20, but this sweet smelling parosmia has only been around the last 2 months or so. Such a mystery t…

Yup, now that you mention it, aging strawberries is a nice description. Funny that it's universal.

I wonder if we have special "wiring" for enhancing human-produced smells? Kinda like how the brain is capable of distinguishing human faces by small details that we don't see that well for other species.

I do miss those odors, to be honest...

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by oceanplexian » Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 5:18 AM UTC

MAGZine wrote: post #77

ganzuul wrote: post #41

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Call me stupid for waiting to get vaccinated... But I'm not stupid enough to base that decision on a Twitter thread. The problem I have is that inclusive discussion is being suppressed, and I can't make a decision based on clearly biased information. ref. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_NNTVJzqtY

You should not make your decisions based on social media AT ALL. if you have questions, talk to a physician.

I am pro-vaccines but let’s be honest, no physician has any clue how these things work or are put together, the manufacturing and QA processes involved, and so on. The lipid delivery mechanism alone is a trade secret based on cutting edge technology which has yet to be replicated outside the United States and Europe.

Asking your doctor specifics about this is like asking Geek Squad how to do kernel development. They operate in completely different knowledge domains.

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by oceanplexian » Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 5:31 AM UTC

MAGZine wrote: post #184

bequanna wrote: post #182

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Umm, no. I wouldn’t expect an honest answer from them unless you know one personally. They have no incentive to give you advice that even they feel is correct or safe. It isn’t their fault, however, as physicians are limited to providing you with the generally accepted standard of care. Anything that deviates from this opens them up to a malpractice lawsuit.

You literally contradicted yourself. They are legally AND morally obligated to provide you with the best care society can provide. Not only can they be sued for malpractice, but they could lose their license entirely. Losing their only means of making money sounds like strong incentive, not to mention it would require violating an oath that doctors take VERY seriously. And for what motive? And yes, you should know yo…

Preventable medical errors are the third greatest cause of death in the United States.

Sure, the legal and moral obligation to provide care exists but it did not prevent the opioid epidemic. It turned out that systemic controls and criminal penalties were needed to prevent doctors from overprescribing certain drugs.

Doctors are generally great and don’t deserve to be disparaged, but they are humans and as fallible as the rest of us. Choosing not to trust all doctors is not rational, and adopting a “trust, but verify” approach to medical advice is rational.

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by thoughtpeddler » Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 12:34 PM UTC

torben-friis wrote: post #205

thoughtpeddler wrote: post #203

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Wow, very similar experience here, except the sweetness I smell isn't likable to rotten meet, but rather sort of like aging strawberries/fruit. I smell this semi-sweet fruit-like smell particularly strongly with anything alcoholic, including hand sanitizer. I had covid anosmia for about 6 weeks during December-January '20, but this sweet smelling parosmia has only been around the last 2 months or so. Such a mystery t…

Yup, now that you mention it, aging strawberries is a nice description. Funny that it's universal. I wonder if we have special "wiring" for enhancing human-produced smells? Kinda like how the brain is capable of distinguishing human faces by small details that we don't see that well for other species. I do miss those odors, to be honest...

Interesting! Yes, I believe there's a genetic component here to how covid impacts sense of smell/taste long-term.

What I'm just surprised by is how my smell totally recovered after 6 weeks, but then months later this semi-sweet aging strawberries smell kicked in (with many things, but mainly ethanol-containing products). My covid experience itself thankfully was fairly benign too.

If my olfactory neurons repaired themselves, then what triggered disrepair months later?

To be clear, I've been on the keto diet since January, and that definitely can produce fruity alcohol breath as a natural byproduct, so when I ran this concern with my GP, they said it's very likely not covid, and more likely my diet. But that didn't quite sit well with me, and now that you and others on here mention your experience, I'm more convinced this is some kind of odd post-covid long-term effect. TBD!

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by thu2111 » Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 2:09 PM UTC

lagadu wrote: post #166

drno123 wrote: post #127

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The difference being, if you choose to get vaccinated, it’s 100% chance that you get mRNA. If you did not get Covid so far, the chances are going down you ever will.

Once the pandemic phase is over, it'll be yet another endemic disease, meaning that as time goes anyone's chance of getting it tends towards 100%.

Flu is endemic. Many people have never had it. The idea that 100% of people will get not only COVID but the exact strain that exists today does not seem well supported, especially as governments are already making noises about variants and booster shots.

Re: Brain imaging before and after Covid-19 in UK Biobank

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Post by loceng » Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 3:50 PM UTC

bavent wrote: post #161

loceng wrote: post #135

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I'm not an antivaxxer but lazy people like you won't differentiate and don't differentiate well which is why research studies published are poorly understood and bad conclusions are perpetuated and in part why we're in this mess. But yes, terrible way to start productive conversation but even when linking and putting the effort in the HN intellectual mob has already ideologically and shallowly investigated and come t…

Lazy people like me? I’ve tried engaging with anti-vaxxers. It’s completely unproductive. Every single time. When I’ve tried something a hundred times and get the same result, why bother continuing to try? I’m also not trying to have a productive conversation with you - you started this thread with a post that basically said “woe is me, I’m going to get downvoted” and then you got downvoted. You didn’t cite any sourc…

Someone who enters a conversation blindly calling a person an anti-vaxxer isn't worth engaging with - completely unproductive. You're aware mRNA vaccines are new technology for vaccines or no, and that vaccines usually take 7 years to go through approval process - and this one was fast tracked to 1 year? There are perfectly healthy teenagers dying after this vaccine; true statement that you may dismiss whether you believe it or not. Are you aware too that the inventor of the mRNA technology is trying to sound alarm bells for the problems with the spike protein with this vaccine?

And, digging through my comment history, it was 3 or so comments below the comment I made saying to reference it - but you assumed and instead put more effort writing this reply than to actually quickly look to see if your assumption was correct or not. But since you're relatively lazy - making assumptions - here, I've gone into my history and pasted the links for you: