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Blood Types and Covid-19

Posted by jack32 @jack32, Jun 5, 2020

According to one or more preliminary studies it has been noted that people with blood group A+ are more at risk of becoming infected with coronavirus as well as needing hospital treatment. Can anyone confirm this is the case, and what advice can you give to those of us that are Blood group A+? And if this is the case then why is that Blood group A may have worse cases of the virus?

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migizii | @migizii | Jun 6, 2020
In reply to @lioness "@migizil I dont blame you anyone going to surgery should not take chances . You will..." + (show)
@lioness

@migizil I dont blame you anyone going to surgery should not take chances . You will have a good outcome by staying home till then . Good luck with your surgery

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Thanks❤️

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Jun 7, 2020
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@zep

fiesty76 - I too am a deep delver/ constant researcher type and definitely an easy worrier. When Covid came on the scene, I took a nosedive into anxiety, complete with serious high blood pressure and assorted digestive woes. After a couple of months of that, I was doing much better, and had adapted to the point of often experiencing long periods of contentment and even happiness each day, pursuing gardening, walking, hard work around the house, and remembering to be grateful. Nothing in life is a given, there are no guarantees, and the proverbial "hit by a bus" scenario can snuff a person out at any time. I was good to go for however long Covid might isolate, stifle, and hamstring my life. I made living until November third my short-term goal, for what are probably obvious reasons.

BUT, then this sudden and huge national paroxysm of racism, violence, horror, and uncertainty happened. I too was overwhelmed, once more. My mental boat almost capsized. I felt waves of hatred for my (previously beloved) country, literally quaked with despair, and could think of nothing more than getting to a saner place to finish out my life. Since that is probably not possible, I must again right the boat and carry on. There is so much good in our country, in spite of our glaring problems, I pray that there is hope for us as a continuingly democratic republic. I am comforted and impressed by the young people who seem to have the right ideas about fairness, inclusion and unity, and a strong motivation to straighten out some of the things that plague our society. There is hope.

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@zep, We share many of the same fears and concerns for the future of our country, freedoms and way of life. We also share similar interests and diversions. @jack32's discussion topic left me once again feeling chastised with myself because I can't remember my own blood type. Despite all the labs I've taken, I cannot find it listed in my reports. Another request to add to questions for the next pcp visit whenever that may occur. The blood type itself doesn't raise concerns for me about the virus. I have more than enough conditions that merit my caution but it is just an important fact to know.

I think there may be a gratitude thread on this wonderful Connect site. While I don't follow that thread, I do begin and end each day adding to my gratitude list. The challenge is to add new ones not listed before. However, it brings a smile to see the ever growing list because I once had very long lists of "new goals for the year" which were never met. That list changed to a quick 3 new tasks/day and those are achievable. Smiles I'm not sure how to search for the gratitude site? Might be a good time for me to visit.

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Jun 7, 2020
In reply to @zep "fiesty76 - I too am a deep delver/ constant researcher type and definitely an easy worrier...." + (show)
@zep

fiesty76 - I too am a deep delver/ constant researcher type and definitely an easy worrier. When Covid came on the scene, I took a nosedive into anxiety, complete with serious high blood pressure and assorted digestive woes. After a couple of months of that, I was doing much better, and had adapted to the point of often experiencing long periods of contentment and even happiness each day, pursuing gardening, walking, hard work around the house, and remembering to be grateful. Nothing in life is a given, there are no guarantees, and the proverbial "hit by a bus" scenario can snuff a person out at any time. I was good to go for however long Covid might isolate, stifle, and hamstring my life. I made living until November third my short-term goal, for what are probably obvious reasons.

BUT, then this sudden and huge national paroxysm of racism, violence, horror, and uncertainty happened. I too was overwhelmed, once more. My mental boat almost capsized. I felt waves of hatred for my (previously beloved) country, literally quaked with despair, and could think of nothing more than getting to a saner place to finish out my life. Since that is probably not possible, I must again right the boat and carry on. There is so much good in our country, in spite of our glaring problems, I pray that there is hope for us as a continuingly democratic republic. I am comforted and impressed by the young people who seem to have the right ideas about fairness, inclusion and unity, and a strong motivation to straighten out some of the things that plague our society. There is hope.

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@zep, Well rats! I just wrote a response to your last post and instead of hitting "reply", I went back to your orig. post. I can never say the same sentence twice much less a paragraph...sigh.

We share many similar interests, concerns and hopes for our country. At the start of COVID, I began starting and ending my day by listing three daily gratitudes in a spiral notebook. The challenge is to come up with new ones not previously listed. Smiles

I was chagrined by the @jack32 query not because he raised the questions but because I can no longer remember what my own blood type is. With all the labs I've taken, how can that be? Another request for my next pcp visit whenever that may occur. There are enough health and age issues for me to not need to add blood type to the concern for the virus but knowing one's blood type might prove helpful in an emergency. However, there might be instant tests and results now available if that were the case. Does anyone know?

I think there is a gratitude thread on the this great Connect site. Can you are someone else tell me how to access it? I think this might be a good time for me to give it a look.

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Jun 7, 2020
In reply to @lioness "@astaingegerdm Its a difficult time for sure . I do search a words never did like..." + (show)
@lioness

@astaingegerdm Its a difficult time for sure . I do search a words never did like crosswords. I like the number ones also . I,ve started to cooking and baking more . Yes here too the people at the beaches I guess never heard of the pandemic . Cleaning and cooking that is my new normal . I get deliveries in groceries and meds. A first for me tomorrow will be a video conference with my Dr. Hope I will be able to manage it . I,m 77 now 78 this year .

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@lioness, Hope you'll let us know how your video conference with your doc goes. My kidney doc offered me one but I was uncomfortable doing the labs ahead of time. This lab is doing most of the Covid testing in this area and so I rescheduled for August.
Will your consult include new lab results?

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Jun 7, 2020
In reply to @migizii "I am just as hesitant to venture out and will take as many precautions as always.....the..." + (show)
@migizii

I am just as hesitant to venture out and will take as many precautions as always.....the less time spent in public the better...also,now I have an outpatient surgery scheduled for 6/17 and do not want to take any risks!

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Hi, migizii, I couldn't agree with you more about the "less time spent in public the better"! It shocks me that people in my area seem to have forgotten that the Covid virus is still among us.

While I'm told the local mkt I order home delivered groceries from is observing strict precautions inside their stores, I am disappointed to learn that another favorite, Sprouts, is not.

Good for you for continuing to take precautions, even more so now with your upcoming surgery. Hope you let us know how your surgery and recovery goes? I'm thinking now that our hospitals are among the safest places to be.

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lioness | @lioness | Jun 7, 2020
In reply to @fiesty76 "@lioness, Hope you'll let us know how your video conference with your doc goes. My kidney..." + (show)
@fiesty76

@lioness, Hope you'll let us know how your video conference with your doc goes. My kidney doc offered me one but I was uncomfortable doing the labs ahead of time. This lab is doing most of the Covid testing in this area and so I rescheduled for August.
Will your consult include new lab results?

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@fiesty76 Yes it should .I wrote down what I want to talk to her about also. I will let you know after tomorrow I'm anxious myself to see how it goes

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mollyv | @mollyv | Jun 7, 2020
In reply to @zep "fiesty76 - I too am a deep delver/ constant researcher type and definitely an easy worrier...." + (show)
@zep

fiesty76 - I too am a deep delver/ constant researcher type and definitely an easy worrier. When Covid came on the scene, I took a nosedive into anxiety, complete with serious high blood pressure and assorted digestive woes. After a couple of months of that, I was doing much better, and had adapted to the point of often experiencing long periods of contentment and even happiness each day, pursuing gardening, walking, hard work around the house, and remembering to be grateful. Nothing in life is a given, there are no guarantees, and the proverbial "hit by a bus" scenario can snuff a person out at any time. I was good to go for however long Covid might isolate, stifle, and hamstring my life. I made living until November third my short-term goal, for what are probably obvious reasons.

BUT, then this sudden and huge national paroxysm of racism, violence, horror, and uncertainty happened. I too was overwhelmed, once more. My mental boat almost capsized. I felt waves of hatred for my (previously beloved) country, literally quaked with despair, and could think of nothing more than getting to a saner place to finish out my life. Since that is probably not possible, I must again right the boat and carry on. There is so much good in our country, in spite of our glaring problems, I pray that there is hope for us as a continuingly democratic republic. I am comforted and impressed by the young people who seem to have the right ideas about fairness, inclusion and unity, and a strong motivation to straighten out some of the things that plague our society. There is hope.

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@zep I too went into a tailspin when all the rioting broke out. There were looting and general mayhem just blocks from my house in St. Paul, MN. I’m already so anxious due to Covid and this just tipped me over. As much as I’d like to be out helping my neighbors recover from what’s happened to them, I can’t. Too many people, not enough social distance and not enough masks. I’m feeling much better now and helped out through donations to groups that are able to be “on the ground” helping. Life is still good and this time I think real change is coming.

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jack32 | @jack32 | Jun 7, 2020

Perhaps some media could be a little bit more responsible and stop posting preliminary studies and sometimes talking as if it's conclusive. It just leads to more confusion and unnessary panic among the public.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jun 7, 2020
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@jack32

Perhaps some media could be a little bit more responsible and stop posting preliminary studies and sometimes talking as if it's conclusive. It just leads to more confusion and unnessary panic among the public.

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@jack32 "Perhaps some media could be a little bit more responsible and stop posting preliminary studies ..." Amen to that! Unfortunately, we live in what I call an "instant world" - people want instant answers, instant gratification, instant healing... the list goes on. And the media want instant/constant attention, so report and publish many things prematurely. I seem to remember, from my single journalism class in the far-too-distant past, a rule about fact-checking before publication - something that in no longer done in our instant culture.

We can't necessarily change the world - only our response to it. When it comes to health studies, my way of doing that is only to look at, and give credence to, articles that have been peer reviewed. Now that even the formerly cautious scientific journals like the Lancet have succumbed to the perils of instant publication, that's how I keep from getting overwhelmed with too much information. The same applies to everything on social media - total skepticism until independently validated.

Sue

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zep | @zep | Jun 7, 2020
In reply to @fiesty76 "@zep, Well rats! I just wrote a response to your last post and instead of hitting..." + (show)
@fiesty76

@zep, Well rats! I just wrote a response to your last post and instead of hitting "reply", I went back to your orig. post. I can never say the same sentence twice much less a paragraph...sigh.

We share many similar interests, concerns and hopes for our country. At the start of COVID, I began starting and ending my day by listing three daily gratitudes in a spiral notebook. The challenge is to come up with new ones not previously listed. Smiles

I was chagrined by the @jack32 query not because he raised the questions but because I can no longer remember what my own blood type is. With all the labs I've taken, how can that be? Another request for my next pcp visit whenever that may occur. There are enough health and age issues for me to not need to add blood type to the concern for the virus but knowing one's blood type might prove helpful in an emergency. However, there might be instant tests and results now available if that were the case. Does anyone know?

I think there is a gratitude thread on the this great Connect site. Can you are someone else tell me how to access it? I think this might be a good time for me to give it a look.

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fiesty76 - Not only can I not remember my blood type, I can't remember if I have ever known my blood type. This is the really pathetic part - I keep making a mental note to ask every time I have a blood test for something or other, but no, that never happens. I think my blood type is just one of those things which is destined to be a mystery to me forever. I figure that if I cut my arm off with a chainsaw, the ambulance peeps can just give me type O. Heh-heh, hope they have it.

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