Hi Jen, my wife is a teacher (we are in the EK in B.C.) she is able to continue working from home because she lives with someone (me) with diabetes and vulnerable even if asked to do child care. I work in IT for municipal government and am working from home and have been for the last month. It works well we are both able to work from home.
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I haven’t lived in BC for 31 years but let me guess… EK = East Kalowna?
Haven’t seen a Nanaimo bar tempting me on the dessert tray for 31 years either!!! 
Dave and @Tim -
My guess is EK = East Kootenay
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Yes, I am in the East Kootenays. Right next door to Calgary.
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Hello Mee, I’m so sorry for you. I hope you will be feeling better soon. I will be thinking of you!! In France they say Bon Courage! You know what that means.
(do you remember me? I used to write in the former TuDiabetes) Please take care and hoping to hear good news soon that things are getting better!
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How are you feeling today, @Meee?
Someone posted yestereday that sometimes it helps you lay on your side while napping because then your putting the least pressure on the greatest surface area of the lungs.
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So, my few cents. I am T1D for 54 yrs, stents, pacemaker, and had a clot to my right lung 14 mo. ago. In early March I started having the symptoms that are now classic for C-19, and 3 weeks of coughing back pain, fatigue, severe headaches, bronchial spasms, lung rattle and wheeze. Temp hovered around 100, and pulse ox around 88-92. These all started tapering off toward the end of week 3, but a cough, fatigue, and headaches continued for another 2 weeks gradully tapering off.
My doc suggested I not go to the hospital to be tested as unless I was critical they would just send me home, and I feared going to the ER. What helped was sleeping in a recliner. DO NOT sleep on your side, you need gravity to help the diaphragm work air into you lungs. Do paced breathing.
Home made masks will help others. My wife made some, and we had HEPA vacuum cleaner bags we cut up for putting in the mask.
I would not trust that I have immunity until I have an antibody test, and a second confirming test. And it is not a given that you will have lasting immunity, so get the vaccine.
BG was all over the place, and I increased the basel. I knew I was near full recovery when I started having to lower my basel.
My wife had a mild course over a week. She said she had never seen me so sick!
Mike
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Thats typical positioning for respiratory distress. You should, of course, position however it is easiest to breath. Your body will tell you that.
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Hi Mari, I remember you😊 Thanks. Merci💕 I am doing ok, still not much improvement. Still lots of pain. Etc. my doc rx a couple of new inhalers. Hopefully soon I will be out of the woods for severe stuff by Monday I think she said. But she said it could go on for weeks to recover due to the pneumonia I guess and I have to keep isolating. There really is no way to get any medical care now here except for video conference, unless it is an emergency. Then it is back to the field hospital to freeze outside. And they cannot do anything but a basic xray. To see if anything else may be causing my pain. If I have low pulse ox or another obvious emergency then they will admit me through the regular er I guess. When you drive up, they take your pulse ox and temp and ask questions, then send you to field er.
Just wish this pain would stop. I am using non stop lidocaine patches and painkillers. As soon as the patch wears off pain goes back up.
I hope you are ok, please stay safe and nice to see you back. 
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I am ok, but not much improvement. Thought my fever was gone but it went up again last night a bit. Pulse ox is good though. But bg mostly crashing badly. Had 36 last night when I got up to do my dishes and scoop cat litter etc. I am drinking 6 juice packs a day. Today though it spiked to 200 when I got up and was feeding cats getting my food etc. after waking up at 47 and a juice pack.
I usually sleep on my side but lately I am falling asleep on my back reading etc. with the heating pad on because it helps the pain. I heard the worst is your back because it doesn’t allow your lungs to expand. But last night I rolled to left side and it hurt to do it, but I fell asleep eventually.
@ mohe0001 my other reply to you, was not allowed to post more than 3 consecutive replies here:joy_cat:
I have never had pneumonia before now. I did get the pneumonia vaccine but it only protects you from bacterial strains. There are no vaccines for viral pneumonia which is what I have. Both docs said it looks like covid viral pneumonia deep in the lungs which is very painful apparently.
Yes, smoking is more of a risk, good thing you quit.
They actually told me to drink lots of fluids which I am doing because it thins the mucus and helps you to cough it out of your lungs. I am not coughing much up except when I use my inahlers.
I heard they are treating people at home but if it is not an emergency health ins may not cover it, who knows. In France they do tons of stuff at home, they send a nurse etc.
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Sounds awful Mike, so sorry you went through that. You prolly did have it, antibodies will hopefully confirm it.
I had to go to the er because of the bad pain, and ai knew I needed a chest xray at least. I was scared as well but my doc thought I should go, she thought they would give me hc, but they said only for in patients. But she said treating it early is better especially with lots of conditions and even if I got an xray at a local radiologist where they would take possible covid patients there is still a risk. I was treated at the field hospital near me in a big open tent with ventilation. Fortunately I had already started z pack because I always have it at home.
Hardly anyone was there. I went around 7pm. They were all garbed up, but no n95, they had surgical masks but not changing between patients as far as I could see, but I was pretty out of it then. My bp was high so they kept me for a while after the chest xray to monitor me.
I did feel worse on my side at first in terms of pain when I slept last time but pulse ox was good. But when I first checked it said 78 but went rapidly to 98 so I think it was a mistake. I will just stick to sleeping elevated with heating pad on my back till I improve.
My bg is mostly crashing like crazy but had 2 spikes. Maybe when I stop crashing I will know I am getting better.
I will also get vaccinated when it comes out and still be cautious.
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I did not know that. You should be granted special posting privilages for the infirm. We are all drilling you with questions. I sure am glad you keep writing back, otherwise I would be very worried. Interesting thing about the vacc.
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@meee. I hope you feel better soon.
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What are you doing up at this time, @Marie20? Its the middle of the night! I’m going early morning grocery shopping and picking up the midnight mail while no one is awake on a Sat morning. Avoiding the plauge like its the plauge. Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight - YouTube
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meee
how ar you feeling and how ar you managing BGS
Hope you are asymptomatic!
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oops just saw the rest of your pot
hang in there. we are sending you healing vibes!
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Thanks Marie, yesterday may e a bit better, still exhausted and coughing a bit mire. Pulse ox good etc.
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Thanks lisa, hanging in there. A bit better yesterday, hope it keeps up.
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How long until your better, meee? Its been a week, at least. You still have another week or two left? They say 3 weeks. You must be getting close to healed, right? We better start planning your party for being the first survivor of the zombie apocolpse.
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Oh meeeeeee. I hope you get better soon.
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