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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Flexacon on June 20, 2021, 06:41:22 PM
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He posted this on May 20th and he hasn't logged in since May 24th. Anyone know him away from the forums?
Incidentally, I think I just got hit with Covid, just took the test. I have been using 3-4 grams of NAC with vitamin C along with another antioxidant that might be good when infected: melatonin, about 20mg per night. Trump was given melatonin :D
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Not like him to not be posting on here. Hope he is ok. Very good poster.
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Solid member that provides excellent content.
Hope all is well.
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Solid member that provides excellent content.
Hope all is well.
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Agree 100% I always learn something from him. 20mg of melatonin is quite a bit. I’ve never used anymore than 5. Hope he’s okay
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He's on a business trip to Dubai, India.
Will return after selling his bitcoins for HG gears.
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Van... ???
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Did getbigger Van_Bilderass get taken out by covid?
Are you...is this...like, you're joking, right? ???
I myself was wondering what happened to Van, in that he has been absent from posting here long enough by now that I've noticed too, but do you know how FEW people his age [<50] have died of COVID? I think Van_Bilderass is under 50, based on him talking about a friend he had with pro bodybuilder genetics who was 17 in 1989. I got the impression that Van was about the same age, and they were both teens at the time.
I posted the Covid-19 death stats as of June 11th, 7PM EST in my recent thread here (https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=673029.0), but below are the stats updated as of June 18th, 7PM EST [this past Friday - screenshot attached]. As you can see, a MASSIVE increase in NINE DEATHS among Canadians under 50 have occurred in that time.
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In Canada, by the most recent count, a STAGGERING 512 Canadians under 50 have died of Covid-19, out of 23,414,320 Canadians in that age range.
GOOD LORD - that means that 0.0022% of Canadians under 50 have died of Covid-19 since the start of this ghastly pandemic.
:o :o :o
[well...if we round up].
With only 99.9978% of Canadians under 50 having not died of Covid-19, and with similar statistics in Scandinavia, the odds are SO HIGH that Van_Bilderass has DIED OF COVID! :( :'(
PIP Van_Bilderass - who was the first Getbigger to call me out for my wimpy steroid use while I denied it up and down. ;D
I know Math isn't a strong point for getbiggers
LOL. Your observation here is hilarious, just not for the reason you had in mind. ;D
Alternate thread title: "Did getbigger Van_Bilderass get taken out by lightning?"
REFERENCES:
https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html?stat=num&measure=deaths&map=pt#a7
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000501
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Here is what my reply would be if I wasn't autistic:
Did getbigger Van_Bilderass get taken out by covid?
You're questioning whether or not Van_Bilderass died of a virus that over 99.99% of people in his age group have so far survived, and think other Getbiggers are weak in math?
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I thought about him the other day, and checked his profile on another board to see if he was around, and just not posting here. Nope, same thing, all activity stops May 24th.
One hopes everything is ok, I enjoy his stuff, he's a high quality poster.
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I consider him the most knowledgeable guy on the board regarding hormones and peptides; and just bodybuilding in general. He's one of the few that has changed my often obdurate viewpoints and opinions just through sheer undisputable reason and logic. Seems like the kind of guy that researches and reads everything on the subject just for fun. A very rational and logical thinker that seems to have thought through all the subjects he comments on and doesn't just shoot from the hip. Also, a very stable and sober temperament. I've never seen him have a meltdown.
Easily one of the most valued member on this board. I wish him well on his recovery and hope to have him back on this board spreading more of his vast knowledge
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It is odd that he just sort of disappeared like this...
While it's exceedingly unlikely he died of COVID, there is some chance that he he could have been hospitalized for it. Still unlikely if he was in good health, but not impossible.
It's also not impossible he actually did die of COVID - it's just extremely unlikely.
He could have also gotten sick with something else. That does happen. I hope not though - I mean, a full FOUR WEEKS [almost to the hour] since logging in to the board? That is definitely unusual...
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I too was wondering where Van was just a few days ago.
Great poster and an extremely knowledable guy.
I hope he`s OK.
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Never posted pic defintly useless as they come
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Come back Van_Bilderass!
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He died last summer. He weighed nothing at the end, l could lift him out of bed like that!
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Come back van gimmic
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You phaggots need to relax. He’s on a business trip to Dubai, India. He’ll be back.
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Does anyone here have his contact outside of getbig? If so, message me.
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Here is what my reply would be if I wasn't autistic:
You're questioning whether or not Van_Bilderass died of a virus that over 99.99% of people in his age group have so far survived, and think other Getbiggers are weak in math?
He mentioned swine flu took him to brink a few years ago. He was even put on a ventilator, so yeah covid was a real risk for him.
I suggest you keep your potato brained antics to yourself.
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Solid member that provides excellent content.
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I trust your opinion on solid members.
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I trust your opinion on solid members.
Credit when it's due. :D
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He mentioned swine flu took him to brink a few years ago. He was even put on a ventilator, so yeah covid was a real risk for him.
I suggest you keep your potato brained antics to yourself.
Do you remember "The Law of Variable Change" described in the movie "21", starring Kevin Spacey before he came out as a bender to deflect from Anthony Rapp's Ironage sexual assault allegations against him?
If Van_Bilderass was put on a ventilator after being diagnosed with Covid-19, the probability of him actually dying of it increases, because we are dealing with variable change.
I don't recall him saying that, which is why the 99.99% statistic is still close enough to reality. Your suggestion that Van claiming to be sick merits jumping to questioning his death from Covid-19 is still a mathematically asinine assertion to make, with the only weird unaccounted for thing being his month-long absence so far.
That makes the matter a bit suspect, but still puts Covid-19 at a ridiculous potential fate for Van. Let's say the odds are now 99.9% that Van did NOT get Covid-19, given his claim of being sick combined with being gone for a month - that still makes you insinuating it as a possibility to be silly.
If he actually had Covid-19, and claimed to require mechanical ventilation during the Swine Flu pandemic [which was 2012, I think - making Van around 40 then, if my guess about his age is correct], then yeah - the possibility that he has died of COVID increases significantly, as most patients requiring more than 96 hours of ventilation die [upwards of 90% or more]. And while both the Swine Flu and Covid-19 are not dangerous for the overwhelming majority of people under 50, a history of ventilation for a person would change those odds.
I don't recall Van saying that, but I trust that you would have no reason to lie about those facts.
I just recall him saying he was feeling unwell, followed by him disappearing. Given that scenario, it's possible that he was sick with a cold or flu for a few days or a week, opted to stay home in bed, and rather than go online - watched reruns of Mr. Bean [the episode where Mr. Bean went to the swim at the indoor pool, and got scared while attempting to jump off the tower, as well as the episode where Mr. Bean had to change into swimwear at the beach while the man with the sunglasses was watching, which had a surprise ending - and if you listen carefully at the end, you will notice the laughing starts before the final gag, proving the entire show had a laugh track], or the UK version of Dragon's Den...or whatever it is that English speaking ethnic Finnish people living in Sweden do while sick.
In addition to eating chicken noodle soup.
From there, it could just be a matter of Van losing touch with Getbig if he was sick in bed watching TV, rather than going online.
If he genuinely had Covid-19 and required ventilation, I would be much more concerned about Van's chance of dying of it - only because a large number of those ventilated end up dying, and Van HAS been absent here for a month now.
So if what you are saying is correct, and Van previously needed mechanical ventilation to beat the Swine Flu, I would hope he was taking Covid-19 seriously. Just in terms of basic precautions, and not doing blatantly dumb stuff, like attending large house parties with strangers or anything like that.
If Van is alive and well, I would hope that he would realize we'd be worried about him by now.
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He posted this on May 20th and he hasn't logged in since May 24th. Anyone know him away from the forums?
I remembered that post from Van, but I didn't remember the part about the test. Or I assumed it was just another bogus false positive using the PCR test.
If Van was positive for Covid-19, with a history of requiring mechanical ventilation, combined with a month-long disappearance from Getbig...yeah, I'm worried about him too now. More than before.
One thing though...he had four days from posting he potentially had COVID, to no longer posting here. Nowhere did he report any progression of symptoms, and just suddenly waking up one day practically unable to breathe seems unlikely to me.
Hopefully, if he did have COVID, he just had a rough 20 days like I did, and is now gathering his bearings. Twenty days of being under the weather with aching muscles and sleeping 16 hours a day can definitely get people out of their usual habits - but hopefully he is not seriously ill or dead.
That history of Swine Flu requiring Van to be mechanically ventilated is definitely the most concerning detail to me. Truth be told, if not for that, even with him being AWOL from Getbig for a month, I would not be thinking twice about Van being in a potentially life-threatening situation. That history definitely alters the math here, unfortunately.
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Do you remember "The Law of Variable Change" described in the movie "21", starring Kevin Spacey before he came out as a bender to deflect from Anthony Rapp's sexual assault allegations against him?
If Van_Bilderass was put on a ventilator after being diagnosed with Covid-19, the probability of him actually dying of it increases, because we are dealing with variable change.
I don't recall him saying that, which is why the 99.99% statistic is still close enough to reality. Your suggestion that Van claiming to be sick merits jumping to questioning his death from Covid-19 is still a mathematically asinine assertion to make, with the only weird unaccounted for thing being his month-long absence so far.
That makes the matter a bit suspect, but still puts Covid-19 at a ridiculous potential fate for Van. Let's say the odds are now 99.9% that Van did NOT get Covid-19, given his claim of being sick combined with being gone for a month - that still makes you insinuating it as a possibility to be silly.
If he actually had Covid-19, and claimed to require mechanical ventilation during the Swine Flu pandemic [which was 2012, I think - making Van around 40 then, if my guess about his age is correct], then yeah - the possibility that he has died of COVID increases significantly, as most patients requiring more than 96 hours of ventilation die [upwards of 90% or more]. And while both the Swine Flu and Covid-19 are not dangerous for the overwhelming majority of people under 50, a history of ventilation for a person would change those odds.
I don't recall Van saying that, but I trust that you would have no reason to lie about those facts.
I just recall him saying he was feeling unwell, followed by him disappearing. Given that scenario, it's possible that he was sick with a cold or flu for a few days or a week, opted to stay home in bed, and rather that go online - watched reruns of Mr. Bean [the episode where Mr. Bean went to the swim at the indoor pool, and got scared while attempting to jump off the tower, as well as the episode where he had to change into swimwear at the beach while the man with the sunglasses was watching, which had a surprise ending - and if you listen carefully at the end, you will notice the laughing starts before the final gag, proving the entire show had a laugh track], or the UK version of Dragon's Den...or whatever it is that English speaking ethnic Finnish people living in Sweden do while sick.
In addition to eating chicken noodle soup.
From there, it could just be a matter of Van losing touch with Getbig if he was sick in bed watching TV, rather than going online.
If he genuinely had Covid-19 and required ventilation, I would be much more concerned about Van's chance of dying of it - only because a large number of those ventilated end up dying, and Van HAS been absent here for a month now.
So if what you are saying is correct, and Van previously needed mechanical ventilation to beat the Swine Flu, I would hope he was taking Covid-19 seriously. Just in terms of basic precautions, and not doing blatantly dumb stuff, like attending large house parties with strangers or anything like that.
If Van is alive and well, I would hope that he would realize we'd be worried about him by now.
I never took him for a Mr bean fan
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I never took him for a Mr bean fan
;D ;D ;D
My son was a big fan of the cartoon when he was younger, and I think he'll find the live-action Ironage series to be a hoot when he gets around to it. I know I did as a pre/teen when it came to Canada in 1994-1995.
Rowan Atkinson also came out in support of free speech a few years ago, and it was nice to see a celebrity do that. :)
Best case scenario - Van is watching a box set of old Mr. Bean episodes, still alive and well. But to just disappear like this for a month now...I don't recall him ever doing that before. :-\ Perhaps he was just in the process of moving, and had a delay in the installation of his internet due to all the C19 delays in services that have been ongoing throughout this period.
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Maybe he just got a life🤔
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Maybe he just got a life🤔
There is no life without Getbig.
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Hey, I like this guy.
Hope he’s OK.
Fortress sends powerful vibes to wherever he is.
:)
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Mr. 'Ass is alive!
https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=profile;u=9210
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Mr. 'Ass is alive!
https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=profile;u=9210
Great news
Thanks for the update
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I was indeed almost taken out by Covid. I feel like they were a little bit quick to intubate me though - I was on a ventilator for 21 days. Almost exact same trajectory as my 2019 swine flu incident. Tiring process regaining walking ability and strength. 35lbs down.
Still in hospital, hope to be releleased shortly :)
My training partner felt like death for 2 weeks and then just crappy for 6 weeks before he felt he was over it. I probably gave it to him. He refused to seek care.
I felt like shit first for over a week unable to eat but with no temperature. Then one day I had stopped answering my phone so my brother came in with his spare keys and found me delirious and called the ambulance. I'm 44 years old and death is rare from Covid but it's "real" for some people.
Getbig is blocked by the hospital wifi for nudity :D
Thanks for the kind words bros.
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Glad you are ok Van.
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Glad you`re OK brother you had us thinking the worse case scenario for a bit there......not a pleasant way to think.
Here`s to a fast recovery sir !!
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I was indeed almost taken out by Covid. I feel like they were a little bit quick to intubate me though - I was on a ventilator for 21 days. Almost exact same trajectory as my 2019 swine flu incident. Tiring process regaining walking ability and strength. 35lbs down.
Still in hospital, hope to be releleased shortly :)
My training partner felt like death for 2 weeks and then just crappy for 6 weeks before he felt he was over it. I probably gave it to him. He refused to seek care.
I felt like shit first for over a week unable to eat but with no temperature. Then one day I had stopped answering my phone so my brother came in with his spare keys and found me delirious and called the ambulance. I'm 44 years old and death is rare from Covid but it's "real" for some people.
Getbig is blocked by the hospital wifi for nudity :D
Thanks for the kind words bros.
It is wise to keep a bit of safety fat so that you don't lose too much weight when sick. Good to hear you are recovering.
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It is wise to keep a bit of safety fat so that you don't lose too much weight when sick. Good to hear you are recovering.
I lost the muscle but kept the fat. Not quite but it was mostly muscle that went. Some nurse here said you lose 1% muscle per day on a ventilator. I'm going to take some before and after pics when I get home and start recovering my weoght and my test :D I won't post them because I'm shy like that. I just want to see the visual difference. I tested my grip strength on a couple of machines here and it was half of thar of a "normal" man.
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I was indeed almost taken out by Covid. I feel like they were a little bit quick to intubate me though - I was on a ventilator for 21 days. Almost exact same trajectory as my 2019 swine flu incident. Tiring process regaining walking ability and strength. 35lbs down.
Still in hospital, hope to be releleased shortly :)
My training partner felt like death for 2 weeks and then just crappy for 6 weeks before he felt he was over it. I probably gave it to him. He refused to seek care.
I felt like shit first for over a week unable to eat but with no temperature. Then one day I had stopped answering my phone so my brother came in with his spare keys and found me delirious and called the ambulance. I'm 44 years old and death is rare from Covid but it's "real" for some people.
Getbig is blocked by the hospital wifi for nudity :D
Thanks for the kind words bros.
Glad you're OK - 3 weeks is a long time to be under!
Bet you're probably already planning your 'recovery meds program' to get those 35lbs back ;) ;D
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Outed.
Yeah, kinda strange having a “Training Partner” at 44. That said VB is a solid poster and glad to hear he is okay.
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Yeah, kinda strange having a “Training Partner” at 44.
Is it really strange or even rare? We only train together on saturdays - we do deads. Deadlifting by yourself can be pretty miserable. I usually train with other friends on other days, although we all do our own programs and different bodyparts. We can still spot each other and talk shit between sets, you can still be hardcore doing that. Be a little social and then switch it on when it's time :D I call all these dudes training partners.
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It is wise to keep a bit of safety fat so that you don't lose too much weight when sick. Good to hear you are recovering.
Safety fattm is the best safeguard against covid
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Is it really strange or even rare? We only train together on saturdays - we do deads. Deadlifting by yourself can be pretty miserable. I usually train with other friends on other days, although we all do our own programs and different bodyparts. We can still spot each other and talk shit between sets, you can still be hardcore doing that. Be a little social and then switch it on when it's time :D I call all these dudes training partners.
Whatever. I don’t really care one way or the other. That said, from the official statistics in New York City, it’s very rare for someone your age to get hit as hard as you did with no underlying conditions.
Anecdotally, on a daily basis, I see multitudes of old, fat, broken pieces of shit who obviously have never given a moment’s thought to health and fitness yet somehow have managed to survive this plague.
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Get well soon, Van_Bilderass.
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Glad to see you back, Van.
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gee.. guess I wasn't too far off with my First Blood reference
sorry about that didn't know it was anything serious
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35lbs down.
Dusty Hanshaw thinks you should try harder, he had double the loss, but that's what makes him an IFBB pro -
(https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=672858.0;attach=1310659;image).
P.S. - Glad you're ok.
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Glad to hear...
Back up to 38 active members. :D
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I was indeed almost taken out by Covid. I feel like they were a little bit quick to intubate me though - I was on a ventilator for 21 days. Almost exact same trajectory as my 2019 swine flu incident. Tiring process regaining walking ability and strength. 35lbs down.
Still in hospital, hope to be releleased shortly :)
My training partner felt like death for 2 weeks and then just crappy for 6 weeks before he felt he was over it. I probably gave it to him. He refused to seek care.
I felt like shit first for over a week unable to eat but with no temperature. Then one day I had stopped answering my phone so my brother came in with his spare keys and found me delirious and called the ambulance. I'm 44 years old and death is rare from Covid but it's "real" for some people.
Getbig is blocked by the hospital wifi for nudity :D
Thanks for the kind words bros.
Jesus H Christ! Damn! (God damn)!!
What a scarry and fucked up situation you just escaped Van!
As you can fell the love from here, its time to get strong, fast.
Good to see you on here again.
Take care Van and we see your Bilderass on here very soon, I hope.
Cheers, D.O.A.
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Whatever. I don’t really care one way or the other. That said, from the official statistics in New York City, it’s very rare for someone your age to get hit as hard as you did with no underlying conditions.
Anecdotally, on a daily basis, I see multitudes of old, fat, broken pieces of shit who obviously have never given a moment’s thought to health and fitness yet somehow have managed to survive this plague.
I mean I agree. We only have less than 70 persons in the ICU att the moment. I have the underlying condition of left ventricular hypertrophy. In 2019 my heart, liver and kidneys were all failing at the same time and my temp was sky high but somehow I made it. This time all they said was they easily sucked phlegm out of my lungs. All organ values are normal this time, good blood oxygenation. No cough unlike last time.
I don't know if they put me under unnecessarily. I was begging them in the ambulance not to do it. Maybe they could have tried the Donald Trump treatment first with dexamethasone. Last time they put some type of mask on me first but it made me panic and they say no one can stand having tubes going down their throat while concious. The recovery process is a bitch, it was only in the last couple of days I've been strong enough with enough motor control to type on my phone. I was ready to leave today but they say one more week.
They gave me a shitload of insulin, 40iu Tuejio (long acting lantus) and 30iu regular Lantus. Don't know the exact reason.
I too know morbidly obese people who barely felt sick. My aunt died early on of the pandemic and a friend of a friend died at 35. They took my brother in for observation for 3 days, just put a catheter on him, gave him paracetamol and told him not to move and things turned around.
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Welcome back Van! Not even COVID can take you out. That's a testament to the effects of GetBig.
We've had members survive gunshot wounds, Advil overdoses, sexual assault from transsexuals, Synthol injection complications, cancer, HIV/AIDS, a spitting Derek Anthony and now COVID.
Glad to have you back up and running.
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I mean I agree. We only have less than 70 persons in the ICU att the moment. I have the underlying condition of left ventricular hypertrophy. In 2019 my heart, liver and kidneys were all failing at the same time and my temp was sky high but somehow I made it. This time all they said was they easily sucked phlegm out of my lungs. All organ values are normal this time, good blood oxygenation. No cough unlike last time.
I don't know if they put me under unnecessarily. I was begging them in the ambulance not to do it. Maybe they could have tried the Donald Trump treatment first with dexamethasone. Last time they put some type of mask on me first but it made me panic and they say no one can stand having tubes going down their throat while concious. The recovery process is a bitch, it was only in the last couple of days I've been strong enough with enough motor control to type on my phone. I was ready to leave today but they say one more week.
They gave me a shitload of insulin, 40iu Tuejio (long acting lantus) and 30iu regular Lantus. Don't know the exact reason.
I too know morbidly obese people who barely felt sick. My aunt died early on of the pandemic and a friend of a friend died at 35. They took my brother in for observation for 3 days, just put a catheter on him, gave him paracetamol and told him not to move and things turned around.
Should have asked them for pharma grade HGH ;D
Does this make you question heavy roid use and want to focus on health?
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I mean I agree. We only have less than 70 persons in the ICU att the moment. I have the underlying condition of left ventricular hypertrophy. In 2019 my heart, liver and kidneys were all failing at the same time and my temp was sky high but somehow I made it. This time all they said was they easily sucked phlegm out of my lungs. All organ values are normal this time, good blood oxygenation. No cough unlike last time.
I don't know if they put me under unnecessarily. I was begging them in the ambulance not to do it. Maybe they could have tried the Donald Trump treatment first with dexamethasone. Last time they put some type of mask on me first but it made me panic and they say no one can stand having tubes going down their throat while concious. The recovery process is a bitch, it was only in the last couple of days I've been strong enough with enough motor control to type on my phone. I was ready to leave today but they say one more week.
They gave me a shitload of insulin, 40iu Tuejio (long acting lantus) and 30iu regular Lantus. Don't know the exact reason.
I too know morbidly obese people who barely felt sick. My aunt died early on of the pandemic and a friend of a friend died at 35. They took my brother in for observation for 3 days, just put a catheter on him, gave him paracetamol and told him not to move and things turned around.
Any glucose on IV along with? Thinking maybe they were carb-loading you to fill you out again ;D
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Best wishes get well soon
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I was indeed almost taken out by Covid. I feel like they were a little bit quick to intubate me though - I was on a ventilator for 21 days. Almost exact same trajectory as my 2019 swine flu incident. Tiring process regaining walking ability and strength. 35lbs down.
Still in hospital, hope to be releleased shortly :)
My training partner felt like death for 2 weeks and then just crappy for 6 weeks before he felt he was over it. I probably gave it to him. He refused to seek care.
I felt like shit first for over a week unable to eat but with no temperature. Then one day I had stopped answering my phone so my brother came in with his spare keys and found me delirious and called the ambulance. I'm 44 years old and death is rare from Covid but it's "real" for some people.
Getbig is blocked by the hospital wifi for nudity :D
Thanks for the kind words bros.
I'm so glad to hear that you are still among the living and back to posting. You really had me worried. As I've mentioned many times over the years, I hold you in the highest regard. Get well soon and get back to the grind.
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Yeah, kinda strange having a “Training Partner” at 44. That said VB is a solid poster and glad to hear he is okay.
Why is that strange? I'm 61 and only wish I can find someone to train with that matches my schedule. Dorian Yate used to emphasize how important having a training partner is. If only to spot you so that you can go to failure without getting injured is reason enough. At what age does it become strange to you?
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Should have asked them for pharma grade HGH ;D
Does this make you question heavy roid use and want to focus on health?
Steroids make you stronger and healthier. When people hear "steroids" they automatically think abuse. I know you specified "heavy" use. What do you consider heavy use? I can't be sure and I never specifically asked but my guess is that Van B had short periods of heavy use in various capacities because he has a very inquisitive mind and would experiment on himself
but for the most part just cruised. Again, just my impression. Not enough to have a major impact on his health. When I look at people like Dexter who was/is a heavy user for decades it makes me wonder just how dangerous anabolics are if you use them wisely. The blast and cruise method is what they probably do and it's the gym rats that are blasting continuously.
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Why is that strange? I'm 61 and only wish I can find someone to train with that matches my schedule. Dorian Yate used to emphasize how important having a training partner is. If only to spot you so that you can go to failure without getting injured is reason enough. At what age does it become strange to you?
A like minded training partner is worth his or her weight in gold................age regardless.
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Perhaps it’s his promiscuous gay lifestyle and not the gear that leaves Van B so susceptible to all of these viruses.
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Why is that strange? I'm 61 and only wish I can find someone to train with that matches my schedule. Dorian Yate used to emphasize how important having a training partner is. If only to spot you so that you can go to failure without getting injured is reason enough. At what age does it become strange to you?
By the time you hit middle-age, any sort of bodybuilding delusions of grandeur should be gone and you shouldn’t need somebody else to hold your hand and yell “C’mon, one more!!” while you work out.
It’s just my opinion. I’m okay if you disagree.
Perhaps it’s his promiscuous gay lifestyle and not the gear that leaves Van B so susceptible to all of these viruses.
This was certainly the case in the 80s with AIDS.
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Perhaps it’s his promiscuous gay lifestyle and not the gear that leaves Van B so susceptible to all of these viruses.
Don't you know, there's not a single straight man on this forum. Just ask BayGBM. If it's wrong to be gay, no getbigger wants to be right.
I don't even remember when I had the flu last time before the 2019 swine flu. Then I have 2 similar episodes not far apart. I'm done with this shit, I'm taking every vaccine. It's traumatic psychologically even if you feel ok physically. Scares and stresses family and friends. Just stress all around. And then the tedious recovery process. I just hope I didn't get the "long-covid" with different symptoms for months and months.
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By the time you hit middle-age, any sort of bodybuilding delusions of grandeur should be gone and you shouldn’t need somebody else to hold your hand and yell “C’mon, one more!!” while you work out.
It’s just my opinion. I’m okay if you disagree.
The dude I mentioned first is 57 years old on maybe 3 grams of gear, sometimes up to 5 Anadrol a day lol. We still like to lift heavy and hard, just for fun Having a few friends around adds to the energy when you are doing things like deadlifts.
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Hope to visit the hotel GetBiggers stay at on business trips in Dubia least once before I pass
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Why would you go to India on business?
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I was indeed almost taken out by Covid. I feel like they were a little bit quick to intubate me though - I was on a ventilator for 21 days. Almost exact same trajectory as my 2019 swine flu incident. Tiring process regaining walking ability and strength. 35lbs down.
Still in hospital, hope to be releleased shortly :)
My training partner felt like death for 2 weeks and then just crappy for 6 weeks before he felt he was over it. I probably gave it to him. He refused to seek care.
I felt like shit first for over a week unable to eat but with no temperature. Then one day I had stopped answering my phone so my brother came in with his spare keys and found me delirious and called the ambulance. I'm 44 years old and death is rare from Covid but it's "real" for some people.
Getbig is blocked by the hospital wifi for nudity :D
Thanks for the kind words bros.
Glad you made it through, boss
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I'm glad he's alive. We all die one day regardless. let that sink in
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I'm glad he's alive. We all die one day regardless. let that sink in
Very true
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I was indeed almost taken out by Covid. I feel like they were a little bit quick to intubate me though - I was on a ventilator for 21 days. Almost exact same trajectory as my 2019 swine flu incident. Tiring process regaining walking ability and strength. 35lbs down.
Still in hospital, hope to be releleased shortly :)
My training partner felt like death for 2 weeks and then just crappy for 6 weeks before he felt he was over it. I probably gave it to him. He refused to seek care.
I felt like shit first for over a week unable to eat but with no temperature. Then one day I had stopped answering my phone so my brother came in with his spare keys and found me delirious and called the ambulance. I'm 44 years old and death is rare from Covid but it's "real" for some people.
Getbig is blocked by the hospital wifi for nudity :D
Thanks for the kind words bros.
That you are on the mend is really great news. “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger,” Friedrich Nietzsche. Trauma survivors report positive changes and enhanced personal development, called post traumatic growth (PTG). You will be as good as new in no time....maybe better.
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I don't check the board or post very often but this thread caught my attention and had me worried until I saw Van posting.
Glad you made it out bro !!
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Glad youre back bilderass, i still think you are a weak small bber around the size of coach but i find you to act very respectful to other members rest in peas
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I'm taking every vaccine. It's traumatic psychologically even if you feel ok physically.
another unfortunate submissive bends the knee and seals its fate.
how do u get humanity to commit suicide via poisonous technological potion?
u get the tards to demand it.
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It's kind weird that just this vaccine has so many people so opposed. Or maybe not, since trust in authorities is so low.
I don't know but I bet you have taken dozens of vaccines like most other people.
Then they promote all sorts of other preventative drugs instead, which have known serious sides.
Sure, it's possible that something serious surfaces in the future connected to one or more of these vaccines, no one knows yet.
Are you also opposed to "conventional" vaccines? Would you take the Russian Sputnik vaccine?
I only wish I had gotten the vaccine before contracting Covid. Fucking miserable experience.
Since you are in the conspiracy sphere, I'm sure Robert Anton Wilson is familiar. I remember him saying we are lucky to have vaccines for polio now. He suffered from polio damage all his life. I wonder what he would have thought about these new vaccines.
Oh, I just caught a mistake I made in the original post. I'm not 35lbs down, I lost 65lbs. Bony ass hurts sitting on a regular wooden chair :D
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It's kind weird that just this vaccine has so many people so opposed. Or maybe not, since trust in authorities is so low.
I don't know but I bet you have taken dozens of vaccines like most other people.
Then they promote all sorts of other preventative drugs instead, which have known serious sides.
Sure, it's possible that something serious surfaces in the future connected to one or more of these vaccines, no one knows yet.
Are you also opposed to "conventional" vaccines? Would you take the Russian Sputnik vaccine?
I only wish I had gotten the vaccine before contracting Covid. Fucking miserable experience.
Since you are in the conspiracy sphere, I'm sure Robert Anton Wilson is familiar. I remember him saying we are lucky to have vaccines for polio now. He suffered from polio damage all his life. I wonder what he would have thought about these new vaccines.
Oh, I just caught a mistake I made in the original post. I'm not 35lbs down, I lost 65lbs. Bony ass hurts sitting on a regular wooden chair :D
er wow
that is a lot of weight loss
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meh... I already had covid two times now. It's nothing more than a cold for me so whatever. Even did cardio while having it. Same for my miss.
I did advice my mom to take the vaccine though. Because she's old and has been a smoker I figured it's not worth chancing it for that.
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Hopefully, if he did have COVID, he just had a rough 20 days like I did, and is now gathering his bearings. Twenty days of being under the weather with aching muscles and sleeping 16 hours a day can definitely get people out of their usual habits - but hopefully he is not seriously ill or dead.
You are probably fitter/healthier than 9/10 Westerners and COVID still sickened you for almost three weeks ... Yet you continue to downplay its seriousness. LOL. Cognitive dissonance on display
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You are probably fitter/healthier than 9/10 Westerners and COVID still sickened you for almost three weeks ... Yet you continue to downplay its seriousness. LOL. Cognitive dissonance on display
In all seriousness, it's probably closer to 99/100. (And I'm pretty sure that Matt can prove this mathematically, if he so chooses.) The average American/Canadian is a lazy, obese piece of shit.
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I mean I agree. We only have less than 70 persons in the ICU att the moment. I have the underlying condition of left ventricular hypertrophy. In 2019 my heart, liver and kidneys were all failing at the same time and my temp was sky high but somehow I made it. This time all they said was they easily sucked phlegm out of my lungs. All organ values are normal this time, good blood oxygenation. No cough unlike last time.
I don't know if they put me under unnecessarily. I was begging them in the ambulance not to do it. Maybe they could have tried the Donald Trump treatment first with dexamethasone. Last time they put some type of mask on me first but it made me panic and they say no one can stand having tubes going down their throat while concious. The recovery process is a bitch, it was only in the last couple of days I've been strong enough with enough motor control to type on my phone. I was ready to leave today but they say one more week.
They gave me a shitload of insulin, 40iu Tuejio (long acting lantus) and 30iu regular Lantus. Don't know the exact reason.
I too know morbidly obese people who barely felt sick. My aunt died early on of the pandemic and a friend of a friend died at 35. They took my brother in for observation for 3 days, just put a catheter on him, gave him paracetamol and told him not to move and things turned around.
I work in critical care here in the states so a few thoughts to maybe give some insight:
1) They likely tried non- invasive mechanical ventilation first (Bipap mask, etc) but you might have been panicking and too large to restrain. Intubation & sedation is only option. Likely factoring in is the perceived difficulty of the intubation. Large neck and "off-season " :D physique compound the difficulty of getting the tube past the glottis, so they may have opted to intubate while you were still stable rather than wait till you crash at 3am.
2) I guarantee they gave you some type of corticosteroid, be it dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, prednisone - whatever. it's standard of care for all sorts of acute resp failures. Would also explain why you're on so much insulin
3) 21 days vented is a loooonnng time. Be patient with the recovery process. The physical effects are easy to see-- weight loss, loss of strength/coordination --but psychological effects are easily missed or neglected. Covid patients are hard to sedate and you're pretty big so here in the states you would have received a heroic amount of narcotics. Our colleagues across the pond are a bit more judicious in their use but still: between the drugs, the disease state, and the plasticine hellscapes that are ICU rooms, delirium and other cognitive impairment is common in patients who survive the ICU. Be open to mental health care to hasten your return to normal.
Glad to hear you're ok, I've been a fan of your posts for 10 years now - back when you were KillerMuscle on ProM LOL. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to answer them.
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You would think nobody ever got sick before the year 2020. I’ve had bronchitis a number of times throughout my life. Was that Covid? It’s very hard to make it through a winter in the northeast without coming down with something.
This is nothing new. These are the same symptoms that we’ve all had and usually come down with about once a year. The only difference is that this one has been used by elites for a massive global currency devaluation and restrictions put in place to curb inflation.
Contrary to the notion that this is a hoax, the death and taxes nature of flu season makes it an ideal candidate for this type of scheme.
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I work in critical care here in the states so a few thoughts to maybe give some insight:
1) They likely tried non- invasive mechanical ventilation first (Bipap mask, etc) but you might have been panicking and too large to restrain. Intubation & sedation is only option. Likely factoring in is the perceived difficulty of the intubation. Large neck and "off-season " :D physique compound the difficulty of getting the tube past the glottis, so they may have opted to intubate while you were still stable rather than wait till you crash at 3am.
2) I guarantee they gave you some type of corticosteroid, be it dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, prednisone - whatever. it's standard of care for all sorts of acute resp failures. Would also explain why you're on so much insulin
3) 21 days vented is a loooonnng time. Be patient with the recovery process. The physical effects are easy to see-- weight loss, loss of strength/coordination --but psychological effects are easily missed or neglected. Covid patients are hard to sedate and you're pretty big so here in the states you would have received a heroic amount of narcotics. Our colleagues across the pond are a bit more judicious in their use but still: between the drugs, the disease state, and the plasticine hellscapes that are ICU rooms, delirium and other cognitive impairment is common in patients who survive the ICU. Be open to mental health care to hasten your return to normal.
Glad to hear you're ok, I've been a fan of your posts for 10 years now - back when you were KillerMuscle on ProM LOL. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to answer them.
This seems like some knowledgeable and thoughtful advice.
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I work in critical care here in the states so a few thoughts to maybe give some insight:
1) They likely tried non- invasive mechanical ventilation first (Bipap mask, etc) but you might have been panicking and too large to restrain. Intubation & sedation is only option. Likely factoring in is the perceived difficulty of the intubation. Large neck and "off-season " :D physique compound the difficulty of getting the tube past the glottis, so they may have opted to intubate while you were still stable rather than wait till you crash at 3am.
2) I guarantee they gave you some type of corticosteroid, be it dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, prednisone - whatever. it's standard of care for all sorts of acute resp failures. Would also explain why you're on so much insulin
3) 21 days vented is a loooonnng time. Be patient with the recovery process. The physical effects are easy to see-- weight loss, loss of strength/coordination --but psychological effects are easily missed or neglected. Covid patients are hard to sedate and you're pretty big so here in the states you would have received a heroic amount of narcotics. Our colleagues across the pond are a bit more judicious in their use but still: between the drugs, the disease state, and the plasticine hellscapes that are ICU rooms, delirium and other cognitive impairment is common in patients who survive the ICU. Be open to mental health care to hasten your return to normal.
Glad to hear you're ok, I've been a fan of your posts for 10 years now - back when you were KillerMuscle on ProM LOL. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to answer them.
Thanks for the great reply!
As far as narcotics I know I was on fentanyl and midazolam.
Now on 40mg of oxazepam which I will start tapering down tomorrow. I'm at a rehab facility now and they will release me on friday. Today I walked around the hospital unassisted for the first time.
As far as mental sides I experienced the delirium, delusions and nightmares big time. It's amazing what the mind can conjure up and it all seems so real. I talked so much embarrassing baloney to family and staff. Now the staff say think nothing of it, we're used to it. They were also restricting my water intake for a while and it was hell, I was dreaming/hallucinating about large cold beers and cokes just out of reach. :D
Edit: Getbig was also featured in these waking nightmares. Ron had made Getbug a pay site and instituted new harsh rules against racism and bigotry. :D
This is the second time I experience this. From what I remember they didn't try the mask this time but with the swine flu episode they tried that but I was panicking just as you said, despite benzo injections. I suffer from anxiety as it is. Last time I was panicking in the ambulance already and begged for something to calm me down but they said they have no such things. I was begging them, "please have some compassion, I'm in hell" and they finally hit me with something. :D
I kinda knew about the corticosteroid/blood sugar connection but forgot all about it and didn't know I was probably on some steroids.
One weird thing that happened is that I now need reading glasses, as if my vision changed overnight. One nurse said vision changes are commonly reported by Covid patients. I don't know if there might be a connection. This nurse said she herself was sick from Covid for a year, extreme tiredness was the main problem.
Again, thanks. :)
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Liking the thread title change. ;)
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Liking the thread title change. ;)
I think they kicked each other's asses by the sounds of it.
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We talked today. He lost 64 pounds and was into a coma for 21 days. I know him since always.
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If you feel VISION impairment. Close tv off and look at The red dot. Un-focus and think of someones elses wife than mine. Martina is not coming back!