My wife and I got real crook weekend before last. My wife was far worse off than me, nasty cough, exhausted regardless of sleep, sore throat and chest. Her asthma much worse. Wheezing constantly despite inhalers.
Couldn't get hold of a doctor, surgeries too busy everywhere. This is Melbourne.
Wednesday morning last week, had a RAT test. First time taken one, first time with what I thought may be COVID. Tested my wife too of course. There was no explanatory leaflet in box as it had been removed by previous user, but figured it out from summary on box lid. Went through it all, both positive. Tried doctor again, no luck. Rang national health service, spoke to a nurse and explained symptoms, and what the RAT test result looked like. Oh, you had better get your wife to the emergency hospital immediately, because of her asthma. So off we went. She was very unwell, couldn't talk barely, really miserable.
At emergency for 8 hours. Was seen 4 times and told to wait. She had an X ray of chest to check lungs. At no time did they take a COVID pcr test.
Doctor came out, "lungs are clear, except for COVID, I can see COVID there ". Alarm bells rang. Mine. She can see COVID? Seriously? On an X-ray????!!!! So anyway, she added that she will work out a an anti viral for my wife. . Another hour later she comes back with prescription.
Got home later that night, chemists all closed. Went next morning for medicine. Pharmacist says, "the doctor had made an error, there's no authorisation number, I can fill this, but it'll cost you $1000". No thanks. He said he'll call the hosptial, it may take a day or 2, but he'll ask for a new prescription.
I went back home and got a call within 5 minutes. Got the new script. Okay. Picked it up, got in the car and had a look. 3 tabs in morning, 3 at night, for 5 days. Mmmm. Don't like that... That's a lot of chemicals to suck up. Looked it up online.
Mix this with (a long list) of other meds (including natural health supplements) and you may die.
Side effects (another long list) , and you may die.
Stop taking this before it's complete, and you may die.
If you have (another long list) conditions, you may die.
Then I noticed something. Made by Pfizer. Of course it was. An anti COVID drug, experimental not long ago. And effective in less than 50% of cases. Both Biden and Fauci used it, and both had recurring symptoms within a week. Worse than before. No thanks. That's $1000 of meds for the rubbish. (I didn't have to pay that of course. )
After all that, I spoke to grandson about it. Showed him the RAT test thingys with the "positive" result. Oh, he says, that's not positive, that's clear. You need two lines to show up, not just one.
So. Questions.
How does any doctor "see" COVID on an x-ray?
Why didn't they test properly in the emergency?
Why did the nurse on the phone not correct my description of the RAT test in the beginning?
And what the hell are they doing selling 1000$ meds to people that don't work in half the cases and do goodness knows what in the rest?
My answer. The hospitals are still getting extra money for COVID patients. The more the merrier. If someone says they have COVID, great, ka-ching.