Worried about catching covid again

[Bubbublish]

I'm double jabbed but was seriously ill in hospital after catching covid. No underlying health conditions.

Whilst in hospital I was given a drug Tocilizumab which had knocked out my immune system for about 3 months.

I'm so nervous of catching covid again (or any other bug).

Trying to find some info on natural immunity but not sure if the Tocilizumab cancels out any natural immunity I may have.

Anyone in a similar position?

Because it's classed as troll hunting I think which isn't allowed.

@RenegadePasta do you think there could be any chance op just made a mistake? Or a few mistakes with being so ill? I don't know the whole story so just wondering

The OP’s thread is still up whereas Renegade’s posts have nearly all been deleted. I’m guessing MNet knows stuff we don’t.

All the dates are very close. I think we need to be kind and give the OP the benefit of the doubt.

I have lost all track of dates/time over the last 18 months and not had a period of ill health in hospital.

It also sounds like OP has health anxiety which could be adding to her mix up with dates etc.

Let's be kind. OP I have no knowledge of the drug you were given. But you have been double vaccinated and had covid, so hopefully that will help in the future.

@hey9654
@Blueskythinking123

Thank you for your kind words

It is very mean. I have also found this board a great source of support as well when my DH was hospitalised with covid. He certainly wasn't capable of writing huge paragraphs about musicals. OP even had posters lighting bloody candles.

I vowed I would stay away from this board as the anti-vax group tend to make my blood boil. However, although I haven't read the OP's previous thread, I wanted to counter the view that if you are able to engage with others on a thread, you can't be seriously ill.

I was hospitalised for 10 days in December and spent some time on C-pap. I was extremely ill and consider myself to be lucky to be alive. However, I had a thread on here whilst I was in hospital, as well as texting/skyping friends and family. My brain seemed to go into overdrive, partly because I couldn't sleep a great deal, and partly because the cocktail of drugs sent me a little crazy. I am immensely grateful to the Mumsnetters who chatted to me about books, concerts and all sorts of things, which helped me not to dwell on how awful things were at that time. And if anyone is reading this who chatted to me then - thank you again.

Not everyone reacts in the same way to illness, even severe illness. I saw 4 different medics over a 4 day period as I gradually became more and more ill before my stats were so bad I was taken into hospital by ambulance. Part of the problem was that I didn't make much of a fuss and I was able to articulate well with them. If you look up silent hypoxia, that might be a possible explanation.

Obviously, I don't know whether OP is being honest or not, but I can say that I really, really don't want to get Covid again. As far as I am aware, I am fit and well and I don't have any obvious signs of long Covid or after effects of medication, but something led to me being hit hard by Covid and I can't see why that would have changed. I am trying to live my life as best I can, without taking any great risks but, if the numbers continue to rise as we head into winter, I may need to take more drastic steps to protect myself.

@LittleSpyintheSky

"I was hospitalised for 10 days in December and spent some time on C-pap. I was extremely ill and consider myself to be lucky to be alive. However, I had a thread on here whilst I was in hospital, as well as texting/skyping friends and family. My brain seemed to go into overdrive, partly because I couldn't sleep a great deal, and partly because the cocktail of drugs sent me a little crazy."

Thank you so much for this and I'm sorry you were ill.

I was also on a CPAP machine and a whole concoction of drugs but I wasn't at any time unconscious so I could still communicate even tho I was very unwell.

One day people will believe that I am telling the truth.

I've never heard of silent hypoxia but I will google with interest.

I wish you well and thanks for putting this side across

I thought you had a recent thread where you went into hospital and we're on cpap? You have a ds and your mother looked after him? I remember your name as I was worried and followed it closely.

Here's a thing @Bubbublish. Mumsnet has a whole load of other boards - it isn't Coronavirusnet.

Why don't you go and read some of the other boards, to take your mind of your health concerns? It will be a lot better for your mental health.