Open (More or Less) Post on Covid 71

[ecosophia]

As we proceed through the second year of these open posts, it's pretty clear that the official narrative is cracking as the toll of deaths and injuries from the Covid vaccines rises steadily and the vaccines themselves demonstrate their total uselesness at preventing Covid infection or transmission. It's still important to keep watch over the mis-, mal- and nonfeasance of our self-proclaimed health gruppenfuehrers, and the disastrous results of the Covid mania, but I think it's also time to begin thinking about what might be possible as the existing medical industry reels under the impact of its own self-inflicted injuries. 

So it's time for another open post. The rules are the same as before: 

1. If you plan on parroting the party line of the medical industry and its paid shills, please go away. This is a place for people to talk openly, honestly, and freely about their concerns that the party line in question is dangerously flawed and that actions being pushed by the medical industry et al. are causing injury and death. It is not a place for you to dismiss those concerns. Anyone who wants to hear the official story and the arguments in favor of it can find those on hundreds of thousands of websites.

2. If you plan on insisting that the current situation is the result of a deliberate plot by some villainous group of people or other, please go away. There are tens of thousands of websites currently rehashing various conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 outbreak and the vaccines. This is not one of them. What we're exploring is the likelihood that what's going on is the product of the same arrogance, incompetence, and corruption that the medical industry and its tame politicians have displayed so abundantly in recent decades. That possibility deserves a space of its own for discussion, and that's what we're doing here. 
 
3. If you plan on using rent-a-troll derailing or disruption tactics, please go away. I'm quite familiar with the standard tactics used by troll farms to disrupt online forums, and am ready, willing, and able -- and in fact quite eager -- to ban people permanently for engaging in them here. Oh, and I also lurk on other Covid-19 vaccine skeptic blogs, so I'm likely to notice when the same posts are showing up on more than one venue. 

4. If you don't believe in treating people with common courtesy, please go away. I have, and enforce, a strict courtesy policy on my blogs and online forums, and this is no exception. The sort of schoolyard bullying that takes place on so many other internet forums will get you deleted and banned here. Also, please don't drag in current quarrels about sex, race, religious, etc. No, I don't care if you disagree with that: my journal, my rules. 

With that said, the floor is open for discussion.   

Comments

Re: Well, Here I go

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, here's some intelligence gathering for you.

At the ER the released me with crutches that were too tall. It was like I was dangling from my armpits, which is not how crutches are supposed to work. Pretty sure that's what caused me to fall down and break my finger the first day. I said, "I'm not leaving here with these crutches. You need to get me the next size down. The ones that fit." Seems like they didn't want to do it but I persisted and pretty soon they did produce a pair that was PERFECT. But they wouldn't take the old ones back.

I used them (lightly, to say the least) for three days. They really wanted to send me home with them. I have no use for them and no where to store them. I think the one pair I have that fit is plenty enough crutches for me to be dealing with right now. Don't they give crutches to patients every day? or close to it? Nope they're mine now. Throw them out if you don't want them.

We put them a little behind the privacy curtain and tried to sneak out, but the person who came to deliver the wheelchair (who I had not seen before) saw them. I explained that those were the crutches you gave me that don't fit, these in my hand are the new ones I'm keeping. She said, "Oh" and took them into this supply room right there and placed them next to a pile of in the wrapper cructhes, and one other pair not in the wrapper. Honestly, how hard was that?

I just hope they use them again and those two pair don't get thrown out because they don't have a wrapper. I would like to think there is some common sense in th world and the next person who goes in to grab a pair will see them and say to themselves, "These look good. And I don't even have to deal with the wrapper!" But who knows. They probably charged me for both pair and just threw the others out.

When times get tough, we need to be reusing stuff, like 3-day old brand new crutches.

How did you like the report? About what you expected?

-Slink

Re: Well, Here I go

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for the sitrep, Slink.

First of all, I'm delighted to hear that everything went well, (crutches and finger notwithstanding!) From what you wrote, it doesn't sound like their core activity-- surgery-- was noticeably affected by staff or supply shortages. Was also pleased to learn that you didn't have to wait long.

Also a real delight to hear about what good friends you have.

Purely for historical interest:
--Bone broth comes highly recommended for bone healing. (Potential conflict of interest here, since I raise livestock.)
--When I had a serious bone break several years ago, my kid recommended comfrey root. I was reminded that one of its nicknames is "boneknit."
Powerful stuff, some evidence of liver toxicity, though, so consult your doc and herbalist of course.

May you heal quickly. Still sending you Light for that end.

*Ochre Harebrained Curmudgeon*

Re: Well, Here I go

[milkyway1]

For those of us who share that historical interest, here’s an interesting aside: Comfrey root also used to be used externally. It used to be mashed up, and applied as a poultice around the affected area. From what I‘ve read, this eliminated the potential liver issues and people seemed to think that it was effective, too.

However, I can‘t recall from my historical studies any exact details of the application, e.g. cold/warm/hot poultice? mixed up with water, grated, or just pounded into a pulp? Cooked or raw? I‘m sure that info could be researched, though.

Milkyway