FireChans

Lol, there’s the white flag. Everybody wants to play doctor but not everyone wants to read no heavy ass books. Listen pal, there’s a lot more to practicing medicine than googling side effects and going, “it’s not safe!!!!!!!!!!!” Every medication has a risk of side effects, including the antibiotics you take for a sinus infection. Everyday in this country, septic patients with chronic kidney disease are started on vancomycin, even though vancomycin has a significant risk of nephrotoxicity. But that risk is assumed, because you may die without that antibiotic. Everyday, cancer patients take novel immuno- and chemo-therapy drugs without proof of efficacy because they have very little hope of survival otherwise. HCQ as an example, has very low risks associated with it relatively speaking, especially in a short course. One of the most notable side effects, which is related to the eyes, takes MONTHS of therapy to occur. It’s a medication that has been around since the 50s and one that we know very well. When using it in a COVID patient, you would have a discussion about the risks and possible benefits, including the fact that it hasn’t been well studied. But like above, regardless of the lack of clinical trial data, most patient’s on death’s door would take the chance on a mostly benign drug. And ultimately, it’s shared decision making between both the patient and their physician. No one is forcing COVID patients to take HCQ. You don’t know what you’re talking about, which is okay. The easy solution is to shut the ***** up and stop trying to play doctor, because you suck at it.

You can’t accuse me of dodging questions while you yourself are actively dodging my questions. Ideally, we would have the luxury of waiting for clinical trials to investigate efficacy, sure. Did you know that every year, thousands of Americans with treatment resistant cancer take trial medications that haven’t undergone significant study in attempt to save their lives because they don’t have 10 years to wait around? Yes, other medications may be effective. Not sure any of them have as much support as HCQ does at this time. Answer these now please.

How many people in the US have died from COVID-19 in the last month? How many have died from the side effects of HCQ? Do you really want to put lupus patients on a drug that “could lead to heart failure?”

When someone is in full on respiratory failure, on a ventilator, do you think they want to wait for a clinical trial?

There is no FDA approved treatment for COVID-19. HCQ is currently under investigation due to some small evidence suggesting it may be helpful. Outside of HCQ, there is nothing else besides symptomatic and supportive care.

Right now he is googling methotrexate so he can list out all of the potential side effects and then say Trump is killing lupus patients. If I need to kill someone in a bridge collapse, now I know who to call.

Plaquenil is first line for Lupus, but it is not the only medication used to treat lupus.

Methotrexate for starters. Costs about 15 bucks for a months worth or so without insurance. What was your complaint, again?

Oh, and HCQ is used as a controller medication. Lupus flares of the life threatening variety don’t wait 2-4 weeks to respond to that medication. That’s why God invented prednisone. MD big boy.

There are 9 million other ways to treat lupus regardless.

Hi, sort of an expert here. I know several instances personally where HCQ was used with good effect on COVID patients. What is your complaint?

A turn of events? We haven’t even played the season yet. Imagine how silly you’ll look if the Texans win 11 games again next year and the Bills only win 9 or 10. I guess knowing the phrase “counting your chickens” makes you a defeatist lol.

So is Montana. The game done changed

5/6 winning seasons. 4 playoff appearances. Two playoff wins. Back to back double digit win seasons. Bills fans laughing at this this guy after losing to his team in the playoffs is priceless.

Tyrod is starting this season presumably, I’d much rather go into a game with Famous than that bum under center.

Oh I get you now. I was thinking more in terms of our best players at their positions, not “if they get hurt, who hurts us the most.” I agree in that instance i suppose.

Not Hyde?!!

@GunnerBill I agree with the 49ers going WR early. They remind me of a West Coast Bills, talented young team, a defense that has “arrived” and is better QB play away from winning a SuperBowl. Securing a true #1 makes a lot of sense. Don’t agree with the Jordan Love Saints pick though. Not because I don’t think it doesn’t make sense. I just don’t see the Saints spending a first for life without Brees in Brees’ last season. Yeah yeah, they paid Teddy, and that worked out for them pretty well, but a first round pick sitting on the bench when there are day one contributors out there? The Saints are my guaranteed to reach to fill a hole team.

I mean, it’s common courtesy to follow a conversation before you jump in. Especially if you’re going to go to all that trouble to make incorrect assumptions and look foolish.

Jones just got a ton of money in FA. I think he’s overrated but I wonder how much playing in Dallas had to do with what he ended up getting, more to Jalen’s point.

Byron Jones. Who just got the most GTD money by a DB ever. This game is easy lol

I mean, even LB and DB. McKelvin was the last CB for sure. Aaron Williams as an S. Lots of rough names in those lists.

I think Whaley sucked, which has been obvious from virtually every post of mine in this thread. It’s your ability to follow a conversation which impresses me most. Saying they kept him for continuity’s sake is also a cop out. The Pegulas LIKED Whaley. Every report from when they took over said the same. That’s why they extended him.

Talking about how the company line from 2015-2016 was how great of a move that was from Doug Whaley specifically. You would have thought Nix never worked here.

Yeah, Whaley sucked. The Pegulas gave him an extension, got their Goebbels to start rewriting history to make him look better, then when things became untenable they finally cut bait. And we are all better for it.