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Who has an extra pulse oximeter?

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    I had to give mine to my grandma who's covid+. I am now a PUM, experiencing symptoms 3 days after exposure. The only pulse oximeter available around is 2, 500, which is above my budget.
    So if anyone has an extra PO2, please let me know. My budget is 500-600.

     
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    Because I'm in quarantine, I will ask my sister to meet up with the lucky seller. Don't worry, she's healthy.
     
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    I am wondering if members would support this purchase IF the oximeter is then made available to other people at low cost - a sort of loan system as it passes from person to person.
     
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    I am sorry I do not have one available for you.

    Thank you for your post because it reminded me to purchase one just in case. I ordered one on Shopee for 300 PHP. As the hospitals fill up we may find ourselves in a situation where we have to manage our own care.

    Is there anything else we should be aware of?

    Maybe a Oxygen concentration machine?
     
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    This is a very good idea actually. More expensive medical equipment like oxygen concentrators could be rented out instead.
     
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    Yes, if you have the funds, you need to get an oxygen concentrator now.
    Also, get a home antigen test.
    Stock up on **********, linhua, vitamin D, C, zithromax.
    My aunt who's a nurse in the U.S recommends dexamethasone 10 mg first dose, then 6 mg every 6 hours, budesonide inhaler, aspirin, and Colgate swish for early symptomatic treatment.

    I can only afford the basics though. So it's **********, and vitamins for me.
     
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    Don't spread misinformation about or encourage unproven treatments here.

    Nobody should be stocking up on prescription drugs without a doctor's prescription and guidance. Nobody should take any prescription drugs without a doctor's supervision. Vitamins are only going to help if you are deficient in said vitamin. If you aren't deficient taking vitamins only makes your urine very expensive as you will p*ss out what you body doesn't need.

    The best (and cheapest) thing you can do is wear a mask, wash your hands frequently, social distance and stay home if possible. If you are short on cash you are wasting money on these medical devices and unproven treatments. The chances of you becoming seriously ill if you do catch it is very unlikely if you aren't in a high risk category (your chances of having health issues from constantly stressing about catching the disease are likely higher than the disease itself.)
     
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    Except that these are proven treatments that are used in covid protocols across the world. Some of them are Rx, but what are people gonna do if they can't afford to go to the doctor or the hospitals are full, which they are? 7 out of 10 Filipinos die without ever seeing a doctor. Are you really gonna stop them from trying to stay alive?

    Oh and I have multiple cardiac comorbidities.
     
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    One of them was (lianhua I think). The rest aren't. If you want to take vitamins go right ahead, if you don't need them and you aren't taking them in ridiculous doses you will just flush them (and your money) down the toilet. Taking prescription medications without the guidance of a doctor is dangerous and irresponsible and you are depleting the supply for people that actually need them. Don't encourage people to do this.
     
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    I did have great sympathy for your need - but I feel if you can stock up on pointless items such a ********** and vitamins, then you could have directed those funds into purchasing the pulse oximeter you seek. Also, I know you have very strong family support systems in the Philippines and perhaps your nurse aunt could help you. She might also confirm to you that excess vitamins are destroyed by your liver and excreted in your urine (as pointed out to you by @Rye83) - I am sure that a nurse, certainly one who has the 'cure' for Covid19, will have that basic understanding of animal metabolism. She may also have told you that excessive Vitamin D (the very one you cited) is actually considered a high risk for heart disease in excessive dose - and you said you have heart problems.

    @Rye83 is the moderator here and has quite correctly pointed out you are spreading false information. I think if your aunt has solved the conundrum of how to treat (or even prevent) this virus then she should present her findings to the scientists struggling to produce effective vaccines and antiviral drugs and who would welcome anything which has scientifically been proven of use.

    It is sad for any country where "7 out of 10 die without ever seeing a doctor" but perhaps if they channel their scarce resources into consulting a doctor instead of relying on 'quack' medicine - including these very expensive vitamin packages they push at customers in pharmacies - or believing nonsense ideas about treatments from ignorant fellow citizens, they may have a greater chance of survival for most illnesses.
     
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