Any illness is now Covid?

LOL Bob, I call it old timers disease which sneaks up on you, well has done for me and I have not had a bout of Covid. Yes same with me for actors and a few other topics but 20 minutes later the name will drop into my feeble brain.

Interesting thing is other stuff I read/learnt 50 years ago is always there and offered when asked, Ben often asks me how I know stuff that he has never heard of.

Cheers, Steve.

That's just being a decrepit old git like me

Since the onslaught Covid and if you had Covid it seems every symptom of an respiratory illness from this time forward will get you thinking, do I have Covid?

-@Enzyte Bob

That's paranoia

That's just being a decrepit old git like me
-@Fred

Maybe Fred but at 63 I don't consider myself decrepit and teaching the 9/10 workers here new tricks they never thought of in the construction industry, Mind you maybe it's those @20 to 40 that are decrepit as we chat every day about the job, safety and the finished product/method with Ben translating (Ilicano) and they all nod their heads in understanding. While all hard workers simple instructions are alien,,,,, all that aside as for my decrepit memory loss?

Ben worked in aged care for 5 plus years (trained him well for my future) in Australia and he simply tells me, yeah, seen it all the time at work, STML, you are fine Steve. Carry on regardless.

Cheers, Steve.

I'm 55 and noticed my eyesight going fairly rapidly since having covid twice, and total of three vaccinations. Now I need reading glasses. This could be age-related, or any number of factors like blue light exposure, macular degeneration, or insulin resistance.

Things I can still do:

1. Remember content of topics I'm interested in, and follow (most) conversations on expat.com
2. Carry out my work function without attracting unwarranted criticism from managers
3. Do my own laundry, ironing, cleaning and cooking without assistance
4. Make love five or more times every night
5. Work out the remote control, and set up a digital TV and new gadgets.
6. Walk down the hill to the store and back without getting breathless.

I think the jury is still out on the long term-effects of covid (called "Long Covid"). I recently attended a seminar on the clinical care of exacerbated respiratory disorders like Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), so it's true there are after effects. Also, as described in another stream on this site, research is still being conducted into the longer term effects of the untrialled vaccinations. Enough said.

PS. Of the "Things I can still do" listed above - one is completely false.

Make love five or more times every night -@gsturdee

May I have some covid, please?

Glasses are part of life, you need or you don't.

Cheers, Steve.

LOL Fred, especially #4 in gsturdee's post,,,,,, I want Covid also. Trouble is once or twice is enough so will skip the covid.

Cheers, Steve.

I'm 55 and noticed my eyesight going fairly rapidly since having covid twice, and total of three vaccinations. Now I need reading glasses. This could be age-related, or any number of factors like blue light exposure, macular degeneration, or insulin resistance.
Things I can still do:



Remember content of topics I'm interested in, and follow (most) conversations on expat.com
Carry out my work function without attracting unwarranted criticism from managers
Do my own laundry, ironing, cleaning and cooking without assistance
Make love five or more times every night
Work out the remote control, and set up a digital TV and new gadgets.
Walk down the hill to the store and back without getting breathless.


I think the jury is still out on the long term-effects of covid (called "Long Covid"). I recently attended a seminar on the clinical care of exacerbated respiratory disorders like Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), so it's true there are after effects. Also, as described in another stream on this site, research is still being conducted into the longer term effects of the untrialled vaccinations. Enough said.

PS. Of the "Things I can still do" listed above - one is completely false.
-@gsturdee

Easy to spot the false one mate. After making love 5 times a night even I would be a bit out of breath walking down the hill to the store and back the next day

Gents, you're all wrong!

It was:

3.Do my own laundry, ironing, cleaning and cooking without assistance

That's why I got a Filipina wife,

Whoops, here she comes now....sorry I have to go do the ironing.

Well the problem is you only remember the First & Last time, so I guess covid makes you forget those other times.

Whattttt???? 55x5 daily seriously??? That could be the reason...maybe a 55x3 or lower... no wonder !!!....maybe try chewing a few cloves of raw garlic daily which may help reduce dicky fatigue.

Wilt Chamberlain admits to having sex with 20,000 women. Chamberlain just . . . .Wilted away.

Pete Rose sat on a tact . . . . Pete Rose.

That would be 1.4 women a day from age 15 to age 55 so still a 55x2...well within specs.

I find two times a night is more than enough for me. Two hours then a break for 30 minutes then another two hours and I sleep like a baby.

LOL, once a King always a King but a knight's enough.

Cheers, Steve.

Our Sturdy writes: "I'm 55 and noticed my eyesight going fairly rapidly since having covid twice, and total of three vaccinations. Now I need reading glasses. This could be age-related, or any number of factors ... @gsturdee

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Very glad you're feeling better, Bob

Sturdy mate, they say doing something else with yourself makes you blind?

Although, as you're a five times a night man, couldn't possibly be that. Surely?

But anyway mate, fact is, after this post, no-one here would ever call you Surely.

Covid Memory loss post Covid, over my senior years I have notice memory loss, but it is significant after my bout with Covid. For example, yesterday I was watching a movie on Netflix I knew who the leading character was but couldn't remember his name, although I knew the names of the supporting actors.

-@Enzyte Bob

It happens to everyone, even to young people, when something's at the tip of your tongue and you just can't say it.

It's not a big deal. Sometimes, I refer to certain actors with  their iconic characters, like Morpheus, Ferris Bueller and Peeta, because I can't remember their names at the moment.

Covid Memory loss post Covid, over my senior years I have notice memory loss, but it is significant after my bout with Covid. For example, yesterday I was watching a movie on Netflix I knew who the leading character was but couldn't remember his name, although I knew the names of the supporting actors.
-@Enzyte Bob

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It happens to everyone, even to young people, when something's at the tip of your tongue and you just can't say it.
It's not a big deal. Sometimes, I refer to certain actors with their iconic characters, like Morpheus, Ferris Bueller and Peeta, because I can't remember their names at the moment.
-@FilAmericanMom

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Yes in the past I experienced the "Tip of the Tongue" many times, but since Covid, the tip of my tongue memories stop at the inside of my upper lip.

The problem with my short term memory loss, it prevents me from multi tasking and simple things become more complicated. My vocabulary is shrinking and my spelling is awful. My memory loss may not be evident in my posts but I'm spending more time correcting my errors through Google. An abstract, if this forum was pre internet, I would be too ashamed to comment or make any posts.

The reason I labeled Taboo (Covid memory loss) is there are a concentration of intelligent seniors on this forum and hopefully others will come forward with their experiences post Covid.

Vision was mentioned and I can attest to that. After cataract surgery a whole new world of color opened up to me. My gray pill for years looked gray, after surgery it was actually violet.

Since this second illness white has become bright white, blue has become bright blue, on my computer screen.

Since this second illness white has become bright white, blue has become bright blue, on my computer screen.
-@Enzyte Bob

Whilst computers can be infected by various types of virus, covid isn't one of them. 🤓

I had Covid this past summer while I was in the Philippines. I was back on my bike pretty quickly, by Day 5 or so and have not experienced any long term performance effects, something I was concerned about as some people can barely walk up a flight of stairs after having it. Cycling is my main workout and critical for my lungs, as I have asthma, and in fact experienced it the first few days of Covid. Thank God I brought two inhalers with me.

Vision same as before (crappy on close objects), memory recall fine. Of course one never knows about kidney damage and such - one of the common side effects of long Covid. I am trying however to avoid getting it a second time, it's not something to take lightly as the risk of long covid goes up with each subsequent infection. I will get the latest booster before coming back this winter.

Sorry you're experiencing those issues, Spence. The good news is they should resolve with time. Just try to eat healthy and get some exercise is the only advice I know. Maybe get a lab workup to check all the vitals.

"The problem with my short term memory loss, it prevents me from multi tasking and simple things become more complicated. My vocabulary is shrinking and my spelling is awful. My memory loss may not be evident in my posts but I'm spending more time correcting my errors through Google. An abstract, if this forum was pre internet, I would be too ashamed to comment or make any posts."@Enzyte Bob

Get them checked out with a good doctor dear friend. These symptoms probably shouldn't be ignored.

"...there are a concentration of intelligent seniors on this forum and hopefully others will come forward with their experiences post Covid."@Enzyte Bob

I agree, some really smart people on this forum who are not afraid of a good debate, or tackle some of the controversial and irreverent stuff. It's an enjoyable pastime checking the content and reading some opinions.

@PalawOne

"Although, as you're a five times a night man, couldn't possibly be that. Surely?"

LOL, my wife must have told me a million times not to exaggerate!

There are ways that you can improve your memory. All the usual suspects are included - eat a healthy diet, do exercise, get a good nights sleep, keep a healthy weight but there are others. Meditation is considered to help with memory loss and also doing puzzles, cross words and word recall games. I am sure there are lots of books that have been written on the subject and there will be tips on the web.

Give it a go mate, no harm in trying. I don't think it is a coincidence that a lot of elderly people enjoy doing puzzle books, playing sudoku and doing crosswords.

OK - so here are my theories on "memory loss" (I may have heard it on an episode of Cheers! but I don't remember): The memory cells of our brains act as a big, expandable database. As we get older, more information gets stuffed into that database. And like databases on computers, the bigger they get, the longer it takes to search for specific items.

There is probably also some truth to memory loss due to the death of brain cells, which can be accelerated through alcohol consumption.

And finally, as we get older we tend to pay less attention to all the noise that we might have considered information earlier in our lives, thus naturally slowing the growth of the database. Unfortunately, this manifests itself as "not remembering" the newer information because we never stored it away in the first place. My wife accuses me of not remembering what she told me yesterday all the time.

I’m coming to retire in the Philippines in December now the requirement for vaccination has ended. I am more scared of the vaccine than I am of Covid. I have had it once very mildly last year my legs stopped working for two days, no breathing problems at all. I’m 87 years old and I never did manage five times a night. Perhaps that’s why I’ve lasted so long.

I’m coming to retire in the Philippines in December now the requirement for vaccination has ended. I am more scared of the vaccine than I am of Covid. I have had it once very mildly last year my legs stopped working for two days, no breathing problems at all. I’m 87 years old and I never did manage five times a night. Perhaps that’s why I’ve lasted so long.
-@Patient pete

Maybe you did manage 5 times a night some years back but your memory just won't allow you to recall the good times.

I’m coming to retire in the Philippines in December now the requirement for vaccination has ended. I am more scared of the vaccine than I am of Covid. I have had it once very mildly last year my legs stopped working for two days, no breathing problems at all. I’m 87 years old and I never did manage five times a night. Perhaps that’s why I’ve lasted so long.
-@Patient pete

Fear no longer Peter since you said the requirement has been lifted.

(1) Paul opened up a new business and borrowed the money from Peter

(2) ever paying Peter back.

(3) This made Peter sore.

(4) Who can anyone do business with a sore Peter, even one time a night?