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| Lyal "Lyric" Allen - Erik Holland's Girlfriend And Manager |
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Posted by: ErikHolland - 04-05-2020, 06:32 PM - Forum: Inactive
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Wrestler's Alias: Lyric
Wrestler's Real Name: Lyal Allen
Twitter Handle (if applicable): @sm_lyric
Pic Base: Mykie (Instagram influencer. does the Glam & Gore youtube page)
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 103 lbs.
Birthdate:
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Current Residence: Glens Falls, New York
Billed From: Silent Hill
Physical Description: She is a petite woman with short blonde hair and always with an excited smile on her face. Thanks to her talent with special effects, makeup and costuming she comes to the ring in a seemingly unknowable array of wild hair color styles, wigs, makeup and costumes. She never wears the same getup match to match and may even switch costumes during the night if Holland wrestles multiple times.
WRESTLING INFORMATION
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Wrestling Style: DOES NOT WRESTLE
Alignment (Face/Tweener/Heel): Face
Years Pro: 1
Theme Song: "Haunted" by Walls of Jericho
Finishers: LYRIC IS NOT A TRAINED WRESTLER.
Finishers Descriptions (If Needed):
Signature Moves:
Signature Moves Descriptions (If Needed):
Manager Strengths: At ringside she is a focused and intelligent manager, skilled in preparing Holland for his opponents and constantly yelling instructions or leading the crowd in cheers. She may stop what she's doing if the camera finds her in order to wave excitedly at the camera or something adorable of that nature. Sometimes, especially if the heel is a cheater, she will get ahold of objects to help Erik or get physically involved with a trip here or an eye scratch there, just to level the playing field. She is a factor at all times at ringside.
Manager Weaknesses: She can't really get extremely physically involved because of her stature and the fact she isn't a trained wrestler.
Entrance: Doesn't often come to the ring by herself.
Biography: The terminally positive manager and girlfriend of "The Haunted" Erik Holland, who is the Road Captain for the Shieldmaidens motorcycle club. She's also a talented makeup and special effects artist as well as a photographer, and often operates the camera for Erik's promos, setting him up in unique locales and presentations.
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| Tamara Todd |
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Posted by: Tamara Todd - 04-05-2020, 06:03 PM - Forum: Main Roster
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![[Image: tamaraRP.png]](https://i.ibb.co/zxcCXvr/tamaraRP.png)
Character Details
Real Name:
Tamara Tessa Todd
Wrestling Name:
Tamara Todd
Alias:
“The Top Draw”
Height:
5’8”
Weight:
122 lbs.
Age:
8.16.94 (25)
Hair:
Long, Sandy Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Town of Birth:
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Current Residence:
Las Vegas, NV.
Picture Base:
Anna Jayy
Does your character have a twitter? If so, what’s the id:
@Tamara_Todd
Body Type:
Athletic, Well-Fit. Long sandy blonde hair, blue eyes, gorgeous.
Wrestling:
Technician, Hybrid.
Alignment:
Heel
Entrance Music:
“Poker Face” by Blowsight
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Wrestler Entrance:
The arena goes dark, the Tron starts to play inside a Las Vegas Casino, a deck of cards is shown, before it pans up to Tamara Todd with her top hat, holding the cards with a sly smirk on her face. “Poker Face” by Blowsight starts to play throughout the arena. She stands up and walks up to the camera on the video and keeps walking until she appears live at the top of the entrance ramp on her top hat, bowtie, cufflinks, black, white and silver wrestling gear, finally her jacket with coat tail. Holding a deck of cards, all spades, her blue looks around before she starts walking toward the ring.
Announcer: “From Las Vegas, Nevada! Weighing in at 122 pounds, she is “The Top Draw! TAMARA TODD!”
She stops and looks out at the crowd, holding out the cards, throwing some out to the fans, handing out to others. Tamara walks up the stairs, she gets to the apron and signals to the referee to open the ropes for her. As the referee does, Tamara steps into the ring holding her deck of cards and handing one to the referee with a wink begore sitting on the turnbuckle, crossing her legs, shuffling her deck as Tamara awaits for the match to begin and take off her ring gear.
Gimmick/Personality:
Tamara Todd is “The Top Draw”, the younger sister of the notorious Cindy Todd who uses her background as a Las Vegas Casino Dealer and model to her advantage. Tamara was trained by the best in her father Tony Thunder” Todd and his protégé, “The Gambler” Reno Riley. She uses her Las Vegas background as part of her show. Tamara is stunning, very well-spoken and smart. She is kind to everyone but like her sister, she has a dark side that when warranted will come out. Now, Tamara is not Cindy, she is not a master manipulator or a leader of some faction, instead she believes in putting your career to chance, as she knows that sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
Strengths:
-Skills, Tamara was trained by one of the best in the world, her father in the Thunderdome. She maybe a rookie but wrestling has been in the Todd blood all her life.
-Resources, though she won’t always use them, there is a huge network of people that would do anything for her. She is never alone if she wishes it.
-Athleticism and Charisma. The woman can convince the snake to eat the apple from the Garden of Eden instead and is physically gifted much like her sister, the things she can do in the ring leave many in awe.
Weaknesses:
-Cindy Todd. While she may not belong to any of Cindy’s groups, she is still her sister which makes her the enemy of all Cindy’s enemies putting her at higher risk.
-Rookie, while she is well trained, she is still prone to make the rookie mistake.
-Arrogance, whether confidence or pure hubris, Tamara thinks very highly of herself and it could cloud her better judgment in the ring if she allows it.
Finishing Moves:
“House Wins”, Royal Flush”, “All In”
Description:
House Wins:
This is a move in which Tamara stands side-to-side and slightly behind with the opponent, facing in the opposite direction, and reaches around the opponent's torso with one arm across the opponent's chest with their hand holding on to their other hand which is behind the opponent's head. Tamara then falls backward, driving the opponent into the mat face-first. Tamara from time to time also cross her leg between the opponent's leg before hitting the reverse STO, with this slight variation being known as a leg hook reverse STO. Once she hits it, the match is over, and it can come out quickly for the easy 1-2-3.
*Note: Tamara when defeating an opponent and they are knocked out, she will place two poker chips over each eye of the downed opponent.*
Royal Flush:
Tamara applies an inverted facelock from either an elevated position or standard. She then jumps off or up so that she swings around the opponent. Using the momentum from the jump, Tamara falls forwards and slams the back of the opponent's head into the mat in a reverse tornado DDT knocking out the opponent for the easy 1-2-3.
All In:
Tamara goes to a fallen opponent and places the opponent's nearest arm over her nearest shoulder before applying the crossface, where Todd locks her hands around the opponent's chin (or lower face), then pulls back, stretching the opponent's neck and shoulder causing the submission. (Also Known as the Garga-No-Escape)
Signature Moves:
“4 of A Kind”, “Full House”, “Double Down”, “Jackpot”, “Lucky Strike”
Description:
4 of A Kind:
This variation sees Tamara performing a Moonsault from the top rope but instead of landing on the opponent in a Diving Splash position, Tamara continues the rotation to drive a leg across the downed opponent.
Full House:
Tamara performs a Handspring and, as she jumps backwards, she grabs her opponent in a Three-Quarter Face-lock and fall backwards, dropping the opponent face-first into the mat with a cutter.
Double Down:
This slamming version of a headlock takedown sees Tamara apply a sleeper hold to the opponent, then falls face first to the ground, pulling the opponent down with her and driving the back and head of the opponent into the ground. A lifting version she also uses, Tamara applies a sleeper hold to the opponent, lifts the opponent up and slams the opponent into the ground, this is more for smaller opponents or those her size.
Jackpot:
A hotshot is referred to when a flapjack is performed so that the opponent falls across the ring ropes, it is quick and sudden, Tamara uses this as a quick finisher or a game changer.
Lucky Strike:
Also called the Enzinguiri lariat, it sets Tamara charging against the opponent's back, driving them to the mat face first. She uses this move as a momentum shift.
Illegal Moves:
Roll The Dice:
Tamara when her back is against the wall or she wants to gain the advantage, she pulls a pair of dice out of her tights and either throws them at the opponent aiming at the eyes or shoving them down their throat, punching them afterwards to try and make them swallow it.
Please list at least 15 moves in your characters move set:
Punches
Forearms
Full Body Corner Splash
Arm Twist Side Kick
Knee drop to chest of downed opponent, from second turnbuckle
Standing Dropkick
Running knee lift
Headlock Takeover
Running Powerslam
Snap Suplex
Roaring Elbow Smash
Chop blocks to knee
European Uppercuts
Vertebreaker
Swinging Neckbreaker
Somersault Neckbreaker
Stalling Vertical Suplex
Fallaway Slam
Jawbreaker
Missile Dropkick
Tiger Suplex
Slingshot Bulldog
Wrestler Biography:
Tamara Todd is the younger sister of the notorious, “Queen of Chaos” Cindy Todd. Her father is Tony “Thunder” Todd, one of the premiere trainers in professional wrestling who has created so many stars that are active today. Cindy and Tony tried to keep Tamara out of the business, but she wanted to always be a part of it from the very beginning. At first, she helped out in the Thunderdome, with her father, then she tried to go into management and lead a few wrestlers in the ring but those all seemed to never get started. Moving to Las Vegas, as a part time gig, Tamara began to work at the local casinos as a dealer while helping her sister at Klub Kaos, the pub and dance club that Cindy owned. Cindy is extremely protective of Tamara and never once wanted for her to be involved in the business yet all this time, Tamara was training under her father at the Thunderdome and then as the protégé of Reno Riley, the man known as The Gambler from NEWA fame, a student of Tony Todd. He showed her how to deal, how to play every game in Vegas to win and finally some of his in-ring experience making Tamara a very well-versed and crafty wrestler in the ring.
With gorgeous looks, extremely smart and a pedigree above all else, Tamara Todd is now an active competitor and one you should NEVER bet against.
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| Erik Holland |
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Posted by: ErikHolland - 04-05-2020, 03:24 PM - Forum: Inactive
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Wrestler's Alias: "Haunted" Erik Holland
Wrestler's Real Name: Erik Szymon Holland
Twitter Handle (if applicable): @ProjectHolland3
Pic Base: Sami Callihan (New Horror)
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 281 lbs.
Birthdate: January 2, 1991
Birth Place: Krakow, Poland
Current Residence: Brooklyn, New York
Billed From: Silent Hill
Physical Description: The first thing you notice about Holland is that he is a deceptively large guy. Standing at 6'6", he is broadly built especially in the upper body, with long arms and legs for his size. Thick black hair that he has styled out into all kinds of wild styles, with copious amounts of Aquanet, hairspray, hair cement, whatever he and Lyric can get his hands on. His body is scarred from years of violent battles all over the world.
In the ring, his attire has changed to fit his Haunted character that he has revived. He wears a two strapped "caveman" style singlet. They're a series of outfits that Lyric has hand-painted with various horrific designs, and they change with virtually every match. Black tape around his wrists and one hand is taped around the palm. Wears thick black boots with equally thick black kneepads, and no elbowpads. Wears heavy, smeared eye makeup around his eyes and pale white contacts that reduce his pupils to about the size of a pinprick.
To the ring he wears a brand new ring jacket, sleeveless and reaches the floor much like a trenchcoat. These are also hand-painted by Lyric and match the design of whichever singlet he is wearing. He has gotten rid of the entrance mask; almost symbolically not wanting to hide his face anymore.
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Wrestling Style: Explosive Power/Brawler/Deathmatch. His offense comes not in sustained beat-downs but wild, sudden surges of brutality involving brawling, power moves and suplexes--and weapons, if the rules allow for it. Sometimes even if they don't.
Recently, Erik suffered a back injury during a match in Ireland that saw him take a Superplex off a ladder onto a guardrail. This caused a herniated disk in his back. He's going to continue to wrestle, but it is apparent that the injury affects Holland as you will see him move a little stiffer and slower around the ring, the injury robbing him of some of the speed and agility that was unusual for a man his size. His greatest asset, his strength, was not affected to a noticable degree.
Alignment (Face/Tweener/Heel): Tweener, leaning Face
Years Pro: 8
Theme Song: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYrcyROSjl0 00:00-00:18) into "The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho
Finishers:
1) The Toxic Avenger
2) Pandorum
Finishers Descriptions (If Needed):
1) Death Valley Driver. (OOC note: Please do not have Erik attempt this move unless he is to win the match. This is to protect the visual impact of the maneuver.)
2) John Cena's STFU. Yes, a sloppily applied STF, but he uses sheer brute strength rather than technical know how to absolutely tear at an opponent's neck with the applied crossface.
Signature Moves:
1)Plan 9 from Outer Space
2)Chopping Mall
3)The Re-Animator
4)The Move From Another World
5)TerrorVision
Signature Moves Descriptions (If Needed):
1) Superman Punch, from just about any type of setup.
2) Baron Corbin's Deep Six, or a spinning sitout sideslam. Often used as a counter to somebody running, or a counter to a dive.
3) Tour of the Islands, or a rotating powerslam.
4) Release Dragon Suplex
5) Irish Curse Backbreaker. Sometimes strings anywhere from 3-6 consecutive ones, sometimes hits just one.
Common Moves:
Punches (hooks, straights, jabs, uppercuts, to the head and body)
Forearm Smash
Lariat (any variation)
Powerbomb (Gutwrench, Sitout, Spinning, Release, Buckle)
Back Elbow
DDT
Yakuza Kick
T-Bone Suplex
Spinebuster
Falling Chokeslam
Half and Half Suplex
German Suplex (Release)
Belly to Belly Overhead Suplex
Belly to Belly Side Suplex
Powerslam
Hip Toss
Back Body Drop
Big Boot
Fallaway Slam
Strengths:
Suplex Machine - Erik is incredibly strong and has a veteran understanding of leverage and how to position your body for suplexes, thus he can suplex just about anybody in this game in any variation you can think of. Superheavyweights he will have a problem with.
Ultraviolent Icon - He has a reputation in deathmatches as being one of the absolute sickest in the game. He gets creative with violent spots involving weapons, and only rivals guys like Cactus Jack or Sabu in how willing he is to put his body on the line to entertain the fans and win a match.
Won't Back Down - At this point in his career Erik Holland has been in just about every match you can think of against just about every opponent you can think of. This man is an animal; a wild dog, and doesn't back down from anyone who wants a fight with him. Lyric is just about the only one that can control him, and that's only when she wants to.
Weaknesses:
1. Too tough for his own good. Doesn't know when he is outmatched especially when he's injured.
2. His explosive style gets him into trouble. One move going a particular way or another can cost him as many matches as it will win for him.
3.Not a technical wrestler AT ALL. Pandorum is the one hold he knows, and that's just going to be good enough. Doesn't know the first thing about countering holds other than with sheer brute strength. Just relies on his toughness to help him survive submission holds rather than counter them.
Entrance:
"Introducing first, the manager, representing the Shieldmaidens, THIS! is Lyal "LYRIC" Allllennnnn! She represents from SILENT HILL, weighing 281 pounds, ERIK! HOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLANNNNND!
"Will you tell these fools I'm not crazy! Make them listen to me before it's too late!"
The arena suddenly goes completely pitch black.
"Listen to me. PLEASE listen. If you don't, if you won't...if you fail to understand, then the same incredible terror that's menacing me will STRIKE AT YOU!"
WE MUST SURVIVE!!!!!!
"The Haunted" ERUPTS over the sound system kicking up an air-raid siren style strobelight that pulses steadily but angrily on the stage. Lyal "Lyric" Allen comes bounding through the curtain first rocking her latest outrageous makeup and costume, waving to the crowd and bounding around like a super-ball. She heads to center stage as she sees her beloved charge Erik Holland advancing onto the stage. Holland turns around once, taking in the cheering crowd. Lyric wraps her arms around him, whispering something in his ear and then points at the ring, unleashing Erik Holland to make his way to the squared circle. He makes his way deliberately there, muttering to himself. Maybe he's talking to himself, talking to his fans, talking to his demons--we're not really sure, but he seems to be aware of the LOUD but mixed reaction that greets him, touching fists with his cheering fans--even going head to head with some, and ignoring the ones that are booing. Lyric is right behind him, slapping five with the fans, even getting a couple of hugs.
Erik and Lyric stop as they get to ringside, Lyric pulling him down for a kiss and last instructions before sending him tearing into the ring under the bottom rope. He lunges at the referee or the ring announcer, ending up sticking his head and upper body through the top and middle ropes as red strobes blaze all over the place. He stares out at the rolling, moshing swarm of fans, a sick smile playing across his scary-looking face. Lyric struts over and kisses him one more time then allows him to mug for the camera, spitting threats at his opponent (and perhaps the cameraman too) riling up the crowd even more, before he goes to each turnbuckle, acknowledging them by smashing his hand into the top buckle on all four corners.
Finally as the chaos begins to subside, Holland falls against a turnbuckle pad with his butt on the mat, muttering still, with a thousand yard stare locked onto the entryway. The lights return to normal and the music fades, as the crowd brings up one last roar ready for the fight.
Championships Held:
Elysium World Champion (Inaugural)
Elysium World Tag Team Champion (With Marcus Levine) (Never defeated, surrendered title upon becoming owner of Elysium)
Owner of Elysium Pro Wrestling (Sold the company to OATH Pro Wrestling)
FIW World Tag Team Champion x2 (with Tiami Erickson)
FIW Rising Champion (Longest reigning)
FIW Fighting Spirit Champion x2
NGIW Champion
ECWF World Heavyweight Champion
ECWF World Tag Team Champion (with Tiami Erickson)
DTW Eternal Warfare Champion x8
IPW World Television Champion
UWL United States Champion
WWH World Tag Team Champion (with Bloody Bill Anderson)
Biography
Immigrated with his family from Krakow, Poland, and settled in New York City before later moving to Glens Falls. Took up wrestling after being shown pictures and footage from his father's days as a wrestler with a travelling circus. Due to developing mental problems Erik ended up being institutionalized when he was 14. However he responded to treatment and remained in custody until he was 18, when he was able to return home. Erik was encouraged to pursue a career as a professional wrestler to connect with his father, and began training in Portland at the Nightmare Factory run by two-time Hall of Famer Nightmare. The men clashed often, but Nightmare often says he had no better student.
Erik eventually crafted a persona that mixes his love of science fiction and horror visuals and over time added years of deathmatch and power wrestling experience to bring a full and frightening package to the ring. That approach has netted him three World Championship reigns, five Tag Team Championship reigns, being able to wrestle in multiple countries including Canada, Japan, Mexico, Ukraine, Brazil and China, and a developing relationship with his manager, Lyal "Lyric" Allen of the Shieldmaidens.
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| Devin Brando |
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Posted by: Brando - 04-05-2020, 01:52 PM - Forum: Inactive
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Wrestler's Alias: Devin Brando
Wrestler's Real Name: Devin Gregory Brando
Twitter Handle (if applicable): @LastKingBrando
Pic Base: Jake Gyllenhaal (Full Beard)
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 246lbs
Birthdate: 06/15/1988
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Current Residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Physical Description: Devin wouldn’t normally categorize himself as large. He tends not to loom over people until needed. It’s not to say that he’s a small man by any means. He can fill up a room and impose on people at any given moment. With a stare that nears hostile and plenty of battle scars, Devin looks the part of a weathered man.
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Wrestling Style: Once a traditional light-heavyweight, Brando added on weight over time to become a solid heavyweight. With age came experience, and with that came an overall style change. He still carries some parts of his high-flying ability but focuses on a mix of brutal brawling and sinister technical holds.
Alignment (Face/Tweener/Heel): Tweener - Brando was traditionally a horrible individual. With the influences of his newfound friends, especially Lyza Reyes, he has toned down drastically. Nevertheless, if confronted with someone as bad as he is, he’ll allow himself to revert back to his normal habits.
Years Pro: 13 Years
Theme Song: “21st Century Schizoid Man” by King Crimson
Finishers:
Midnight Murder Scene: Modified Lifting Reverse Sto / Baron Corbin's End Of Days
Garrote 47: Bridging Arm Triangle Choke / Austin Aries' Last Chancery
Ya Omote: Spinning Headlock Lariat into a Backbreaker / Hirooki Goto’s GTR
Signature Moves:
1. Aurora Driver: Wrist Clutch Over the Shoulder Piledriver
2. Point Blank: Spear
3. Superstar Killer: Rope Hung Jawbreaker
4. Double Jump Moonsault
5. Jumping Piledriver
Common Moves:
1. Big Boot
2. Rebound Spinebuster
3. Sit-Out Powerbomb
4. Arm Snap Wringer
5. Grounded Knees
6. Leg Feed Enzuigiri
7. Crossface
8. Ankle Lock
9. Torture Rack
10. Flapjack
11. Fujiwara armbar
12. Lifting DDT
13. European Uppercut
14. Double Underhook Backbreaker
15. Half Nelson Bulldog
Strengths:
1 - Ten years of wrestling experience is already nice, but half of those years belonged to deathmatch wrestling. Therefore, Devin was brought up in a rough environment. Tenacity, resilience, and toughness were what allowed him to survive.
2 - Alongside that, Devin understands the nature of matches, ranging from your simple singles affairs to the grand stage events. He’s no longer affected by the pressures of those events.
3 - With age came education, Devin now knows the ins-and-outs of technical wrestling for the sake of damaging another human being.
Weaknesses:
1 - His most forward weakness is his newfound attachment to his friends. With it comes a struggle not to adhere to his darker mindset. He wouldn’t call himself a defanged wolf, but he’s definitely operating under new circumstances.
2 - Age came with weakened speed. He’s not as fast as he once was. Taking on nimble competitors may prove to be his disadvantage.
3 - Devin isn’t a nice man in appearance or in demeanor. Therefore, he can come off as standoffish and unfriendly. Also, he never learned the meaning of tact, so his mouth will still get him in trouble as it did in his younger days.
Entrance: At first, there was silence. All along the floor, a fog seeped from underneath the stage. It threatened to devour the entire entryway. Yet, there, a silhouette appeared. Then came the kinetic introduction of “21st Century Schizoid Man” by King Crimson. Brought on by the unique charms of the song, Devin Brando set foot into the atmosphere. He looked to both ends of the arena and closed his eyes to his theme. The fog continued to collapse around him until he brushed past it all and began his way down towards the ring.
The Last King’s walk was contemplative, his focus quartered into several things. He carried the gravity of his existence on his shoulders, inviting him to tread slowly towards the end of the ramp. When he reached there, he broke away from his personal thoughts, looking to both of his sides. Brando, having done this many times before, let a remnant of a smirk crack his stony features before he hit the ring. He weaved underneath the bottom rope and rested there for a moment. Lifting himself up, the man didn’t let his focus wane from what was truly important--the match at hand.
HANDLER'S INFORMATION
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Handler's First Name: Von
Email: /
Skype: /
Discord: Von#6700
Other: N/A
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| Me Update |
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Posted by: HardyGirl - 04-04-2020, 05:20 PM - Forum: OOC Board
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Hi~!
Those of you who are regularly in Discord chat know I've been sick but maybe you missed a few things, or aren't sure what exactly was wrong, etc. So I thought now that I can sit up and type without getting lightheaded I'd get everything out here in one place.
So, over a week ago, Wednesday March 25th, it was about 4am and I woke up in a sweat. I thought my AC was screwing up so I checked the thermostat and went back to bed, only to wake up again about an hour later with chills. My dumbass went to work anyway, and I felt off all day. Mild headache, lightheaded, etc. Ben (the bf) found our thermometer later that day and I took my temp when I got home from work. It was 101.2. Right then I decided that the next day, I was not going to work, I was going to have Ben take me to a drive through covid-19 testing facility. So on Thursday the 26th, we did that. Since then, my fever was above 100 for over a week, at point spiked to 103.4 (Tuesday 31st around 530 in the afternoon... yes I tracked every time I took my temp), and as of today I am still waiting for my test result. They told me 3-5 days but every single testing facility here that isn't done at a hospital is backlogged. The lady I talked to yesterday told me it was taking up to 2 weeks.
So, in that week of being feverish, short of breath, dealing with coughing, and my doctor being "as sure as I can be without a positive test result that you do have the coronavirus".... let me tell you guys... this shit is no fucking joke. Yeah, I know this group, we'll make a joke or meme or something out of anything to try to feel better about bullshit. And that's fine. But in all seriousness, please PLEASE actually take this seriously. There was one point over the last week where Ben left to go to the store to get a case of water and I was afraid to be alone for 30 minutes. Another point (I don't remember what day, maybe the day my fever spiked high) I almost asked him to take me to the hospital because I could barely breathe. It's the most fucked up thing ever.... can't take a deep breath, if I tried, it made me cough, which made me need to catch my breath, which I couldn't do, which made me cough more. Vicious scary as fuck cycle. Two things made me not ask him to take me: 1) I didn't know how I was going to get down the stairs (our apartment is on the 2nd floor) if I could barely move without getting out of breath. 2) I just KNEW that if I went to the hospital, I probably wouldn't leave it. Instead I invented this sort of chant to the Goddess and it helped me calm down enough to slow my itty bitty breaths down enough to be able to keep breathing.
Monday the 30th I had a phone appointment with my doctor, he gave me cough meds and told me to keep tracking my fever, do not take ibuprofin or naproxen, only Tylenol, which I had been. A few days later my breathing wasn't getting any better so I left a message asking about a nebulizer as Omar had suggested. Doctor called me back and gave me an inhaler instead, he said that would work better for what I had, which he is convinced is the virus. He also told me if it didn't help right away to go to the hospital. I still didn't want to do that but I was resigned to going if I had to. Got the inhaler, fucked it up a few times learning how to do it... but eventually got it and it did help.
As of today, my fever has been gone for 24 hours. But doing too much at once gets me out of breath very easily. And by too much I mean, walking too fast going to the bathroom. Or moving too fast taking a bath. I have to walk very slow, move slow, or else it's too much and I get short of breath, then the coughing comes. Then I sit still for 30 minutes til it passes.
So I am slowly getting better, but too slow. I would much rather be at work (which is still open, we distribute equipment for essential services, such as security cameras and recorders, fire detection/suppression, proximity readers, access control for hospitals, etc) than sitting at home. But I'm not gonna try to rush back, the last thing I need is to pass out in the warehouse cause I tried to do too much too soon.
So, that's me the last week or so, in case anyone missed anything from Discord. I know I did kinda downplay in there how bad it really was for a few days there, especially with the barely breathing... I didn't want to scare anyone. Forgive me. Even though I still have some trouble I feel a lot better today than I did a few days ago.
Y'all stay home, stay safe, and if you're the prayer/energy/good vibe type, I would appreciate some thrown in my general direction to keep getting past this. Love you guys. 
~ J
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