No Barron's Summaries, July 17, 2023

[Admin/YBB]

Health demands priority.

So, there won't be any postings on Saturday, 7/15/23 from Barron's, July 17, 2023 issue.

It started 10 days ago with minor coughing that soon became major coughing.

No other symptoms. No watery eyes or running/stuffy nose.

No Covid indicated by home test.

But so much coughing that muscles hurt. No energy left at all.

Local urgent care clinic yesterday did tests - all normal except the chest X-ray.

Well, I have pneumonia! All makes sense now.

But it won't be possible to spend hours for Barron's Summaries. My other postings may be affected too creating gaps in the series that I post.

Hopefully, normal schedule will resume after a few days.


Edit/Add, 7/18/23 

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers for recovery.

Current Score: YBB 1, Pneumonia 0.

I just completed a 5-day course of a strong antibiotics. It didn’t do much for 3 days – that was disheartening at one point. But then, things improved dramatically. Full recovery will take time. I would have to be cautious about a relapse. I will also think about where and how I caught a sudden pneumonia that literally knocked me out – almost.

I had all the pneumonia shots PPSV-23, Prevnar-13. Now they have a combo/single vaccine, and at some point, I may have that too – this current infection should cause natural immunity for a good while.

Thanks to Capital at Big Bang, @ceciljk at MFO, @eceprof at M* for posting information at those discussion boards.

[Capital]

Admin/YBB take care. Good to take a break to rest and heal. 

[Oods]

Yogi,

Hope you feel better soon!

[anitya]

Hi Yogi,

Hope you feel better soon. Looking at the bright side, it is summer time and should help you recover faster.

A

[chahta]

Take it easy and get well. You need the time to restock that brain with all the amazing things you post.

[aubfan]

I am sorry to see that u have become ill. U are a great observer of the financial world and I much appreciate your writing.

I wish u a speedy recovery and thanks for letting your fans know of your condition.

May God Bless You!

[Admin/YBB]

Update, 7/18/23

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers for recovery.

Current Score: YBB 1, Pneumonia 0.

I just completed a 5-day course of a strong antibiotics. It didn’t do much for 3 days – that was disheartening at one point. But then, things improved dramatically. Full recovery will take time. I would have to be cautious about a relapse. I will also think about where and how I caught a sudden pneumonia that literally knocked me out – almost.

I had all the pneumonia shots PPSV-23, Prevnar-13. Now they have a combo/single vaccine, and at some point, I may have that too – this current infection should cause natural immunity for a good while.

Thanks to Capital at Big Bang, @ceciljk at MFO, @eceprof at M* for posting information at those discussion boards.

[anitya]

Admin/YBB,

Thanks for the update. I was hoping for the turnaround by now.

I am surprised you had pneumonia shots and still had no protection. Those two vaccines cover 36 types of bacterial pneumonia. So, may be there is a new, powerful pneumonia causing bacteria circulating in the US now. Please consider speaking with a pneumonia expert (Univ Hospital?) to make sure no relapse and quicker convalescence.

I catch lung infections very easily and am always double cautious about this stuff.