Regarding "things such as my smoking, and my weight (now over 200 pounds) on my 5'10" frame, I remain covid-free, despite being a model covid victim. And I am now being treated for peripheral artery disease (PAD), which is another reason Iope lenz will be there for me. So, am I a covid "superdodger?" Or is it likely I'm covid-free because I am pretty much a hermit?"
That entire post was of interest to me because you could be describing my husband and I (except for the mono part, although husband has had more issues over the years than most can shake a stick at, and as I've mentioned previously, is immuno-compromised, and has ankylosing spondylitis, which on its own causes a host of health issues in addition to the basic arthritic effects). We are both ex-smokers (me heavily, and I still occasionally vape), and while his weight is below his normal, I've been battling the weight creep of many over 65, and while not obese, weigh more than I should. And we are hermits as well. Even before covid hit. And Covid was in our house before either of us got jabbed, courtesy of one of my sons, and we had no way to fully isolate him. Why did neither of us get it? (At least, we never tested positive, even though several months prior we both felt "bleah" for a few days about a week after we had traveled back from Maine, and wondered then if we had it.) We are both actually waiting now to see if we were exposed last week in NYC, where husband had to have a specialized angioplasty procedure done, and we were around TONS of people all week (and I got behind reading IHub posts. . . .)
So many questions that need answering. . . .
