How many of you cigar &/or pipe smokers have gotten a bout of Covid19

[Emperor Zurg]

Just wondering how many have actually gotten it (and recovered, obviously). There were some suggestions in studies early on that smoking - and by smoking they always mean cigarettes - decreased the chances of getting it but increased the complications in those that did get it. Of course, you can never believe these kinds of things since people can spout anything they want on the internet but by the same token, if it actually was true, the powers-that-be would NEVER let on for fear of more people taking up smoking as a result. So I just wonder how many of y'all have actually gotten the bug.

I haven't gotten it. (that I know of - may have been asymptomatic who knows)
I also don't know of any other pipe/cigar smoker who has - although I admittedly know very few other pipe/cigar smokers.

[josh lucky 13]

Nope but we have been extra safe. Not for me or wife but my wife's parents that we see occasionally and who watch my daughter from time to time.

[Old Smokey]

To my knowledge I have not had it. My wife has been sick twice with possible Covid, got a negative test once. The 2nd time she got sick I gave her daily Vitamin D3 and Zinc and seemed to improve fairly rapidly. She won't continue to take them daily. I take a quality Men's Old Timers Multi Vitamin, Vit D3 and Zinc daily and haven't even had a sniffle yet. Knocking on head! Also, I am a cig smoker, so if that is a deterrent, so be it.

I know 2 people who tested positive and one recovered reasonably quick. The other got his ass kicked and had a stroke about 2 weeks after getting better. He is still in rehab trying to regain use of his arm and speech, but is making very good progress and will be going home very soon.He is in his mid 60's and extremely obese.

[Nature]

I have not; nor anyone in my large family despite still attending schools, going into work daily and my wife is a teacher exposed to many adolescent children where they have had several reported positive tests.

This is a great curiosity considering the reported protection measure. Some factors may be frequency of smoking as I know a few can be infrequent at times

I think this needs to be made into a poll. Perhaps some may want to remain anonymous.?

[AlanS]

Both my sons work for Kroger their retail union (3.5 million) zero deaths minimal ill. Hot steam helps knock it out. Wash your hands be well


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[Regiampiero]

To my knowledge I have not had it. My wife has been sick twice with possible Covid, got a negative test once. The 2nd time she got sick I gave her daily Vitamin D3 and Zinc and seemed to improve fairly rapidly. She won't continue to take them daily. I take a quality Men's Old Timers Multi Vitamin, Vit D3 and Zinc daily and haven't even had a sniffle yet. Knocking on head! Also, I am a cig smoker, so if that is a deterrent, so be it.

I know 2 people who tested positive and one recovered reasonably quick. The other got his ass kicked and had a stroke about 2 weeks after getting better. He is still in rehab trying to regain use of his arm and speech, but is making very good progress and will be going home very soon.He is in his mid 60's and extremely obese.

The stroke thing has been a rare side effect of covid it seems. My co-oworker (not a smoker) got hospitalized twice in the same week for covid and a month later (just this past week) suffered 3 hemorrhages in his brain. He was lucky though as he recovered within 2 days and is feeling normal.
I've only known one cigarette smoker who has gotten it and he recovered. But his wife didnt make it, she had too many underlying conditions. They're both in their late 70s.
Cigar smokers, 3 of my cousind had it and although they were pretty miserable for 5 days or so, they didn't need to be hospitalized.

I myself thought I had it and quit smoking for 1 month just in case, but I did see an article saying that smokers are not only not more likely to be more sick, but they might actually get less sick than non-smokers. It's being studied right now, but the current leading theory is that nicotine's anti inflammatory properties are helping smokers not get covid.

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[Sir Lancerolot]

I haven't had it (unless it was asymptomatic). With my wife on immunotherapy for cancer and with the lung damage done by the cancer and related pneumonia, we're playing it as safe as we can. Which sucks because it impacts how we interact with the family (none of whom live with us).

[Emperor Zurg]

I myself thought I had it and quit smoking for 1 month just in case...

And you QUIT smoking??? What are you trying to do, kill yourself???

...but I did see an article saying that smokers are not only not more likely to be more sick, but they might actually get less sick than non-smokers. It's being studied right now, but the current leading theory is that nicotine's anti inflammatory properties are helping smokers not get covid.

So that's the mechanism eh? I know the bad cases of covid tend to cause some massive, inflammatory immune response so I guess that would make perfect sense. I guess the inflammatory response tends to thicken the blood and that's what aggravates the possibility of a stroke. Can you just see the Health Dept on a 'Start Smoking NOW' campaign? Hahaha!!

[Ciro]

Not that I know of unless it was asymptomatic

[Emperor Zurg]

This is a great curiosity considering the reported protection measure. Some factors may be frequency of smoking as I know a few can be infrequent at times

LOL! Well then I guess we can conclude that @jhedrick83 is probably toast

I think this needs to be made into a poll. Perhaps some may want to remain anonymous.?

Have at it if you want. Didn't really think of all the privacy/HIPAA stuff. IDK how to turn it into a poll after the fact...