I Can't Believe

[teacake44]

How many times I've been right, this time estimating that Boris should be better and able to return to work, and that's with no updates, or seeing him, never mind examining him.

[Hopkirk]

Enough, Teacake.

[jno]

teacake's entitled to say she's right, there are quite enough people telling her she's wrong.

[sherrardk]

Medical expert now, is there no end to your talents?

[teacake44]

21.10 no not an expert but I seem to be getting there. Just on simple basic facts that where given when Boris was taken into hospital, he had oxygen, and like I said before, he did not need deep lung intrusive treatment, because that is what is more disabling and recovery rate is months not weeks. Also based on people a lot older than him, and I mean a lot older, some have recovered in their 70/80/90s.

[bednobs]

is he back then? Why didnt he do the breifing today?

[teacake44]

And has this virus is not going anywhere soon, I hope on his return he turns his attention to the thousands of people who are in need of their cancer treatment restarting, a few million more pumped into the private sector wouldn't go a miss. To be sitting at home knowing your days are numbered without treatment must be very very hard, and unacceptable.

[bednobs]

so is he back?

[teacake44]

21.30 anyone can stand there doing that job, repeating the same day after day, may as well put a CD on.

[sherrardk]

What do you want - PPE, testing, cancer treatment - make your mind up. If you read the news, you will have seen (no idea how much truth is in it), that the government/NHS is looking at ways to resume routine surgeries next week.

[teacake44]

What do I want? all of it.

[sherrardk]

21.38 I didn’t realise that you’d had Coronavirus, spent time in intensive care and held the position of prime minster for you to have such an insight into what Boris is currently capable of.

[bednobs]

so is he back then?

[teacake44]

21.41 Well there you go big surprise for you. :0)

[sherrardk]

21.41 well, that’s a bit silly, isn’t it

[bednobs]

so is he back then?

[tonyav]

Could be back next week.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-could-back-work-21918369

[Buenchico]

Quote:
"It will take time to recover from any spell in an intensive or critical care unit (ICU), no matter what the illness. Patients are moved to a regular ward before going home.

Dr Alison Pittard, Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, says it can take 12 to 18 months to get back to normal after any spell in critical care"

Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52301633

While Boris was never on a ventilator (and so probably not requiring quite so much recovery time as some others), his condition was considered serious enough for him to require ICU treatment, so it's not unreasonable to expect his recovery to be a fairly slow process.

[bednobs]

ah, so teacake is wrong then? having estimated he should be back by now and he isnt?

[retrocop]

Perhaps you might consider a gypsy bandana, a booth and a giant marble on Brighton Pier. Hopefully without ruddy WiFi.

[Peter Pedant]

No I think he is still out of it TBH
and what we are seeing is a hologram

i reckon he was as ill as you can get without being ventilated
and he is still fragile