My Battle with COVID-19: Lessons Learned

These thoughts range from wholly unremarkable and glaringly obvious to perhaps some nuggets of wisdom. I am just letting the stream of consciousness out. This is a collection of thoughts from my family and I on what we learned from our experience. A total of seven members of my family tested positive. I had symptoms for ten days, after which I basically had a post nasal drip and a voice where I sounded like a 15 year old hitting puberty. My symptoms were double barrelled, meaning that I got sick and started to get better but then sort of relapsed into another few days of sickness. Let me start off first by linking the Ivermectin treatment Protocols I previously posted: https://www.americanpartisan.org/2021/08/ivermectin-treatment-protocols/
My initial symptoms started with a headache, and soon followed with a phlegmy cough and a fever. I had gotten the text that I was a close contact but had thought nothing of it since the entirety of that contact time was outside, so I actually went for a six mile ruck. On the back end of that ruck is when my cough developed, and over the next couple of days my fever spiked to 103.3 degrees. The body aches were actually the worst part – it had felt as if I was in a head on car crash because my traps, neck and mid back were so sore from coughing. On Day 3, I lost my sense of taste and smell. This soon calmed down and the fever went away, though my senses remained MIA. I thought I was on the mend after Day 5 and had accepted not having them back for a period of at least two weeks.
The fever came back in a lower form on Day 6 and was joined by a nagging cough. It was a dry cough, but you could just feel that layer of phlegm under it you just quite couldn’t loosen. It was after Day 7 that I made a telemedicine appointment in hopes of getting Ivermectin (as I mentioned in the protocol post here, I had delayed picking up some “pony paste” and was anxiously awaiting its delivery in the mail). The first doctor I saw was so utterly useless, I will never go back. His simple suggestion was tylenol and Mucinex only and then scolded me for not getting the vaccine. He told me I needed to get it right away once I healed.
I found a second doctor who was treating the rest of my family and who had prescribed them Ivermectin. I managed to secure an appointment with him on Day 9, and he was exactly as a doctor should be. I was prescribed Ivermectin (albeit at a much lower dose than I should have been – 15mg instead of 28mg), Dexamethasone 4mg steroid, and Benzonatate 100mg (wasn’t really needed to control cough). He also understood my fear of pneumonia on the backend (see Lessons Learned below) and had Azithromycin waiting in the wings should I need it. As for the vaccine, he said that there was no reason for me to really get it and even if I wanted to, he recommended waiting at least six months past my infection date because they had seen too many complications when people got it quickly after recovery.
I took the Ivermectin starting at 4pm on Day 9; by 11:00pm, my fever had broken, and by 6:30am the next day (Day 10) I had taste and smell back. As I write this on Day 14, I am 100% and now only have a nonexistent voice and slight cough as the rest of the phlegm gets the hell out of my body.
Lessons Learned

1) You probably weigh too much and you need to lose weight. You weight affects your ability to fight the disease and your viral load. This holds true for me. Just shut the fuck up and get it done.
2) Have the pony paste on hand so that you can begin treatment at soon as you are notified as a close contact or begin to exhibit symptoms. The incubation period for this infection seemed to be about 5 days or so, and my family averaged an R-0 of approximately 4 before we got the infection under control.
3) Have at least 2 pulse oximeters on had (see links below) and extra batteries (typically triple AAA). If your sp02 or piox drops below 92, you should potentially seek out medical care for oxygen. Call an ambulance instead of driving yourself – at that level of oxygen, you may collapse before making it to the hospital. The ambulance will at least bring oxygen with it.
4) The risk of viral or bacterial pneumonia on the backend of COVID is real, particularly if you have some sort of preexisting condition such as asthma. I had one family member in which this occurred.
5) Have at least two digitial thermometers on hand (see links below) and extra batteries (typically LR41). I learned this because one of mine had the batteries die in it. I picked up three more thermometers and a pack of 100 batteries for the future, giving me 5 thermometers total.
6) COVID affects your family members who AREN’T affected. My oldest brother and his family were the only ones spared the infection, and they were very stressed the whole time – particularly with my parents. Their children were also affected as they constantly were asking to see their aunts and uncles and grandparents. Just because they did not get sick does NOT mean they weren’t affected.
7) The worst time period was typically 3am. At that point I would often awake and find myself in incredible pain while coughing because my body had been allowed to rest and seize up. My back was on a constant stream of ice packs or heating pad.
8) Some research we came across during this suggested that it is not always good to suppress fever unless it becomes towards the dangerously high range (I personally say 102 or above, but that is simply my opinion and wholly unscientific).
9) You never have enough cough drops. Seriously….
10) Hydration, hydration, hydration. I would do 20oz of water at a time with a few ice cubes and add in some apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, lime juice, and a pinch of salt. Occasionally I would add my vitamin C or magnesium powder or liquid zinc as well.
11) In terms of sleeping, either sitting up in a recliner or sleeping on my stomach with my head slightly elevated gave me the best relief possible.
12) A humidifier can be an important tool in loosening phlegm. If you don’t have one: boil water, cover head with towel, and lean over. You can also fill a sink with hot water as well.
13) Tea with honey will help soothe the throat after a long bout of coughing.
Medicines I Found Useful

Vitamin Regiment (260lb White Male).

Necessary Equipment

2 – Pulse Oximeters (with batteries)
2 – Digital Themometers (with batteries)
Heating Pad
Ice packs (I used this set and this set of flexible ones)
Conclusion
It wasn’t the worst thing I experience, but by no means fun. I was surprised that it affected me at much as it did, and it gave me a real eye opener in terms of where I THOUGHT my health was versus where it ACTUALLY was. It was the flu with a few extra tricks up its sleeve and just made it a shitty way to end our summer. I hope to get an antibody report in 9 months to update everyone on what level of immunity I still have. Most of my family had it much weaker than me with the exception of one who needed several days in the hospital on oxygen, which was very stressful for the family. Many of them are still in the midst of the backend of the infection.
I have absolutely no regrets about not getting vaccinated and neither does the rest of the family (to my knowledge), but I would be lying if I did not say that I was happy my oldest brother and his wife did because he is a severe asthmatic and if he had caught this, I would have been very concerned.
Keep your Vitamin D levels up and have the pony paste on hand to begin pre-treatment should you need to. Get your health in order NOW.

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29 Comments

  1. James Carpenter aka "Felix" August 19, 2021 at 08:17

    Great writeup, exactly how to deal with first large exposure to bio weaponry that I know of. As so many of our public figures and institutions have proven themselves slaves to money and politics, “real life” accounts are invaluable even as an “expert” like Fauci would dismiss them as “anecdotal”.
    The shout out for oximeters is spot on. Recording pulse oximeters can be had for under a hundred bucks, hold their battery charge well and are a really handy tool to see what’s what down in the engine room. Perhaps an item that should be included in medical/first aid kits? Something definitely to be included in home supply.
    PS: completely lost sense of taste/smell during infection July 2020, it’s barely recovered 50% (or less) over a year later. F***ing “gain of function” criminals…

  2. Anonymous August 19, 2021 at 08:28

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  3. Truth in Tension August 19, 2021 at 08:38

    Thank you. Your information is very helpful.

  4. James August 19, 2021 at 08:42

    Patriot,thanks for part 2,this is great info. during these times.
    On a side note,hit the big E and pony paste was on average about 20 a tube.That said,saw one tube listed for 5000 and one for 4000,WTF?!I researched these tubes and saw no supercharger on them ect.That said,someone in a panic may be silly enough to buy at that rate(plenty of tubes @ 20 or less remember).
    I am not a biologist/virologist ect. and wonder if taking the pony paste as a preventative would that if used by many limit its effectiveness down the road like over use of say antibiotics?
    Again,thanks for all the info.,have spread to friends/family and linked your articles on other sites,hope your family soon all mended.

    • Sleeper August 19, 2021 at 11:18

      James, I posted a video from Dr. Paul Marik that you should watch where he answers a lot of questions about Ivermectin. Joe Rogan has an excellent podcast on Spotify as well about it. Ivermectin has been safely used for over 40 years to treat various parasite infections. This molecule has, in the past 20 years if I recall correctly, been shown to have antiviral properties as well, but there have been limited studies looking at Ivermectin in viruses. Here is a reference of those studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8203399/
      However, this is not the same as antibiotic resistance with bacteria. Dr. Marik said he doesn’t believe you’re going to have effectiveness issues. The mechanism is Ivermectin inhibits and disrupts binding of the SARS-CoV-2 S protein at the ACE-2 receptors (green). Antibiotics use a different mechanism that actually attacks the bacteria itself (good and bad) on multiple levels — biochemical, molecular and ultrastructural. But since I’m not a subject matter expert and just an educated layman, I’m going to stop pretending I know what I’m talking about. However, they are different mechanisms and don’t impact one another.

      • Thomas Anderson August 20, 2021 at 15:34

        Ivermectin is an ‘anti-tubulin.’ It inhibits a protein (tubulin) that allows chromosomes to be separated into equal clusters (meiosis) before cell division ( mitosis) … think of a cellular machine that rapidly inserts pieces of PVC between the chromosomal groups and separates them … safe, effective, inexpensive, and used BILLIONS of times w/out adverse effects
        Specifically ‘deep-sixed’ by Pharms and PubHealth mouthpieces since it inhibits mass $$$ generation of jabs
        Ditto hydroxychloroquine, quercetin, Vits C & D, zinc, aspirin and inhaled steroids.
        These therapeutics available make any EUA illegal.
        Check out EVMS ( Eastern Virginia Medical School) and FLCCC ( Front Line Covid Clinical Care )
        BTW, get yer ivermectin before it’s illegal, and interdicted by Customs ( fastrxtop.com …. if interested / ‘stromectol’ )

  5. Sleeper August 19, 2021 at 10:01

    I’ve had what I think is Covid (getting tested tomorrow) for 9 days. I’m a healthy, non-vaccinated, in-shape 50-something male with no chronic issues, but do have food ingredient and medicinal sensitivities that can manifest themselves as a heart arrhythmia or tachycardia. I was totally prepared with Ivermectin 1% (liquid injection bottle for animals), syringes (you don’t inject it, just to take it out of the bottle and put in water), liquid zinc, Quercetin, Vitamin D, C, A, etc. My wife become symptomatic the day after she got home from traveling for a week, so I took Ivermectin that day. She didn’t want to get tested for Covid and didn’t think what she had it, and had standard upper respiratory issues as if she had a bad virus. She recovered after about 8-ish days and I never became symptomatic so I figured I was in the clear and never took the preventative Ivermectin dose for the next week.
    A few days later I became symptomatic and immediately started on some of the FLCCC protocols — Quercetin, Zinc, Vitamin A, C, D, Aspirin, nasal irrigation. I never had too much of a problem with upper-respiratory symptoms but did become very weak. I felt much better on the third day then on the fourth day felt like crap again, so I took a dose of Ivermectin and felt like I had cleared the virus the next day. However, 2 days later I felt worse again and started to have some upper-respiratory issues and what I can only best describe as heart ache. I took another dose of Ivermectin and also took a Benadryl before bed. I started feeling better again later that evening about 7 hours after the Ivermectin dose.
    Dr. Paul Marik, Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, and also who helped form the FLCCC, said Covid has phases to it and I have experienced those as I see from your anecdotal experience that you have as well. This video interview with him is extremely worthwhile. Hitting Covid outpatient as soon as you experience symptoms is critical in reducing symptoms and risk.
    https://youtu.be/O4gkLn-z4II

    • Patriotman August 19, 2021 at 10:03

      Fantastic addition. Thank you.
      Yes, the phase thing is for sure real.

  6. C71M August 19, 2021 at 10:11

    Patriotman:
    Excellent article. Wife ( Pharmacist) found the article immensely useful and outstanding writing style and laughed loudly at the STFU and get to it!
    She is still in process of finding the most commonly used dose of Ivermectin/lb human wt for C19 and variant.
    BTW: Hitting PDF save returns a 403 code. Got me

    • Patriotman August 19, 2021 at 10:52

      I am very glad to hear she enjoyed it! :)
      I will try and troubleshoot that PDF issue.

    • MikeJ August 19, 2021 at 11:11

      The dosage for Ivermectin in the 1% injectable-WHICH YOU DO NOT INJECT!, is 1ml/cc per 110 pounds body weight, or per 50 kilos body weight. You draw the liquid from the vial with a #18 needle and a syringe for goat sized animals and squirt into fruit juice and drink it. The horse paste is a a 1.87% Ivermectin content, and the delivery tube has a ring on it that you also use for dosing, again according to body weight. I have not personally used the paste, but know many who have, and it is effective also.
      Anyway, use this and keep it on hand for future use on yourself and others either a cure for Covid or as a prophylaxis, and as a deterrent from catching the viral/spike protein shedding which occurs through contact with vaccinated persons. It is available at feed stores, farmers co-ops, and Tractor Supply in either 50ml vials, or 250ml vials. It does not require refrigeration and should last or at least be “in date” for at least three years, if it is current supply.
      If you can find a doc who will prescribe pharma grade Ivermectin, the dosing is also dependent upon body weight, as most things are I suppose. I weigh 265 and when we finally found one of my wife’s doctors who would prescribe Ivermectin, he filled mine at 21mg, which is 1 mg per 12.6 pounds. We still keep the vet grade 1% injectable on hand for the day when Ivermectin is unobtainable due to .gov action, or to give to friends in states where it has been removed from circulation.
      We have been using this for over a year and have had close contact with numerous people during that time. We wore no masks and went to Mass at our local trad parish with no restrictions.
      If you want to read more about using both Ivermectin and HydroxyChloroQuine as a treatment and prophylaxis for Covid, go to https://FLCCC.net , or the Front Line Critical Covid Care Alliance for information on what Dr.s such as Pierre Kory and simone Gold are doing.

  7. Florida_Marine August 19, 2021 at 10:53

    I had the coof back in Dec… I am 53, retired old ass Marine who still PT’s 6 days a week, but know I am about 30lb too heavy…because…beer. It lasted about three days for me, but I had a serious issue with my nose/nasal passages being stuffed for weeks after and a persistent cough. I have lost vital lung capacity, when I am doing anything more strenuous then walking about, I get winded and have to take a break, even tho I still PT everyday. I push the hell out of myself doing cardio tryin to regain my lungs, but it isn’t working. I was doing some tree cutting at my church a week or three back, and it about kicked my ass. Shit I used to bounce around for…as much as a 6’6 300lb fucker can, just flat out kicks my ass now. I am guessing I have lung scarring or such. I took some Ivermectin paste a few months back and that kicked the long haul stuff down, but I still have not regained my lung capacity…

    • Patriotman August 19, 2021 at 11:08

      Yeah the lung capacity thing is something I am seeing with my family. It is a real concern.
      And I totally feel you on that beer things lol

  8. Gryphon August 19, 2021 at 13:06

    I caught the Wuhan Batshit Flu in early March, it ‘coat-tailed’ on a Sinus Infection (that I seem to get every Winter) and after the Azithromycin knocked that down after the usual 2-3 Days, I still felt ‘Sick’ and very Tired. Went with a Treatment Protocol published by a French Doctor last December (forgot his Name) of HCQ, Zinc and Invermectin (Veterinary-Grade) and also went with sniffing Oxygen while Sleeping. That made a big Difference in getting Restful Sleep- you normally don’t notice how Slow your Breathing gets while Asleep, and any Respiratory Illness is aggravated by it. Oddly, while I felt like I had a “Cold”, I experienced no Chills or Fever the whole Time. After another 5 Days or so, I no longer felt “Sick”, but was very Tired for more than a Week afterwards.
    The main thing I learned was Treat Any Illness as a Suspected Biowar Attack, start the Invermectin right away, as it is Harmless in the Doses recommended even if you’re not ‘sick’. Stock Up on that stuff before it is made a ‘Prescription’ Meds for Veterinarians, too. (not a Problem for Me, I have Horses) (Tip: that Paste tastes Terrible – Drill out a Carrot, put in the Dose, and the Horse will Scarf it Down.)
    And if I said “Pony Paste” around my 2100-Pound Dutch Warmblood, I’d get Stomped!

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  11. Luke August 19, 2021 at 17:50

    This is all great info. Got more ivermectin today. If one good thing has come out of this it’s that we have learned ivermectin kicks ass. I used to give it to my dog for heart worms but be cautious certain breeds don’t do well with it apparently. Definitely stock up while you can. I have a feeling that drug will play an even bigger role in our future.

  12. Veritas August 19, 2021 at 18:28

    I’m glad I got both doses of the safe and effective Moderna vaccine. Everyone in my extended family has had theirs for months and we all feel great. I don’t understand why it has become a badge of honor to forgo this modern miracle but to each their own. Sorry you had to go through all that because you opted not to protect yourself.

    • Patriotman August 19, 2021 at 19:40

      I don’t personally care if people get it or not. I opted not to knowing this was a possibility, which is why I never really bitched about dealing with it. I don’t regret that decision at all and will also not be getting it in the future. I had family who got it. To each their own.
      Where my issues come in is where medical tyranny begins and people are forced to inject their bodies with stuff.

      • wwes August 19, 2021 at 19:59

        My feelings on the issue are summed up perfectly by that response. Thanks for the post and all of the links that you put up!

        • Patriotman August 19, 2021 at 20:44

          With pleasure, brother.

    • Luke August 19, 2021 at 23:51

      I was thinking about getting my vaccine. Will wait another 5 years and make sure all of those who got it haven’t assumed room temperature. I figured with the known effectiveness of Ivermectin, D3, HCQ and the survival rate of 99.9% I could afford to wait. Damn the media, entertainment, and Elites are sure fucking not wanting me to hold out tho and that gives me pause too. Enjoy the booster there will be more I’m afraid. I thought best to keep my choices open, it’s occurred to me once you go jab you can never go back.

    • h August 21, 2021 at 00:45

      Glow much?

  13. VT Republic August 19, 2021 at 19:15

    Covid positive 08/05 (Rapid Antigen and PCR), isolation ended last weekend. I am 63y/o, yeah I could lose 25 lbs, drink bourbon, smoke cigars, talk shit (not necessairly in that order), no comorbities, pretty healthy, live in the mountains surrounded by ~7000 acres and hike, snowshoe, and camp them on a routine basis. My symptoms were very mild, stuffy head, clogged ringing ears, max temp was 100.2. The Saturday, Sunday, and Monday after testing positive I had no, (zero) energy, slept 12 hours a day, woke up on Tuesday good to go. I had none of the traditional symptoms. My wife on the other hand (severe asthma since childhood) ended up in the hospital for 6 days. Positive on Tuesday, in the hospital on Wednesday, on the Covid Isolation ward Wednesday Night on Bi-Pap @100% and ended up with viral and bacterial pneumonia, high steroids, Remestevir, anti-bodies, antibiotics, and finally started to turn around on Friday evening. She is home now but still dealing with the Cycles of bad days. The only difference is that I have been taking additional vitamin D (750%), vitamin C (500%), and zinc since “Covid” started. I bumped the numbers up when I tested positive. Still on the additional supplements but my energy level is not yet back to normal and I fatigue quicker than usual.

    • Patriotman August 19, 2021 at 19:39

      Thanks for the update. Glad your wife is home and doing better!

      • VT Republic August 19, 2021 at 19:51

        Thanks for the response. I forgot to include that I have not been vaccinated but my wife has been fully vaccinated since May.

  14. Elder Son August 19, 2021 at 21:04

    My battle with the “Covid”: Exposed to 17 fake PCR tested positive people, that I know of, these past 18 months. This doesn’t include the PCR tested positive people my family and our circle of friends have been exposed to, and we, being exposed to one another. No one in my family and family circle of friends have cheapened ourselves with the “mandates” and face diapering. None of us had so much as the sniffles.
    I know of one guy who was hospitalized just before Christmas 2020. He had called me asking if I would look at a vehicle of his. Sure. We both have our heads under the hood of his car, inches from one another. He is complaining of feeling under the weather. He is breathing on me, he is coughing right next to me, and neither of us were wearing face diapers. So he has a collapsed lifter. We BS in his garage for about an hour and I go home. About 5 days later I get a call from his wife. He is in the hospital. They “diagnose” him with the “Covid”. I call him. They have him on C-D3-Zinc-B1-Antibiotics-Steroids. He goes home in another 5 days, of which I went to visit him that day.
    Mind you, he had just finished chemotherapy, and has type 2 diabetes. And it is flu season. So he tells me his symptoms. Well I’ll be damned! He had the same symptoms I had 30 years ago when I got laid off my job, had no insurance, got sick, and laid in bed for almost 2 weeks when I finally put 5 blankets on me and figured I would burn it out, or die. Why, he even had the scary never before seen can’t smell or taste anything. Which is odd. I had the same thing 30 years ago. And he had the “Covid Toe” too! Yeah, I remember my toes turning blue. And he had ” Covid Dyspnea” too! Yeah, I remember that.
    BTW: OMG! I lost my sense of taste/smell!
    Sense of Smell Can Be Victim of Bout With Flu – By JOHN NOLAN, Feb. 21, 1988 12 AM PT
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-21-mn-44059-story.html
    But, but… I’ve never been this sick before! I know… I had never been that sick before, until I was that sick before too.
    Ya know, if you dig deep enough, and look into mild, moderate, and severe flu symptoms, why… you’ll find that it even matches up with never before seen crap. You just have to dig.
    I find it odd that otherwise, what I assume to be intelligent people, that so many have allowed “THEM” to pull out your eyeballs and pump your cranial space full of 24/7 18 months of Covid-Jizz.
    Want to exacerbate the flu? Lockdown the nation, keep the nation in doors as much as possible, compel Boobus to wear face diapers creating a viral/bacterial overload… and call it the “Covid”.
    It’s true. You can spit in Boobus AmeriKanus face, and Boobus AmeriKanus will smile and call it fresh early morning dew…
    W.H.O.
    https://magaville.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/screenshot-2021-08-19-at-17-45-08-who-flumart-outputs.png
    CDC
    https://magaville.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/screenshot-2021-08-11-at-10-31-59-laboratory-confirmed-influenza-hospitalizations.png
    P.S. WITF is stupid enough to get injected with a Gain of Function – SPIKE PROTEIN – Gene Therapy?
    Spike Protein. Dig it up.
    The last time I got “never that sick before” was when the VA gave me a Flu Jab. Haven’t had one since. Haven’t had the flu since. Maybe it is because during flu season, I have been taking C-D3-Zinc-Magnesium every other day since. And during the Summer every 3-4 days?
    If you are going to keep perpetuating the Pangolin-Bat-Wuhan-Virus… just get your damn Jabs.

    • boss21 August 19, 2021 at 21:22

      @Elder Son, Well said. Nearly everyone is on stupid pills. All this was hashed out over a year ago. It’s like beating a three-legged mule backwards. When these jabbed fools get the flu and their own immune system attacks them it won’t be much fun. Them shedding that shit on the rest of us – doubly tragic.

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