Despite my vaccinated status, Delta caught up with me in early August (I thought I could take my child to an amusement park: bad thought). Extreme fever (103.5), weight loss (15 pounds), and overall malaise had me feeling like I was at my end about 3 days into the infection. I called my local Rheumatologist, and the triage nurse informed me that the office does not treat COVID and I need to contact my primary care (I was floored). Anyhow, I thought that a Rheumatology office deals with the most vulnerable of patients (RA, Lupis, Crohns, Vasculitis, etc.), and that they would be at the forefront of COVID treatment for the immunocompromised. I was wrong: door slammed in my face.

I knew I wanted to pursue monoclonal antibodies (Regenron), but I didn't know how to do it. My Primary Care was clueless as well (but, as always, they did offer me a Z pack: my only comparison is the little boy in "Bad Santa" that kept offering Billy Bob Thornton a sandwich). Then I realized that the only one who was going to save me was, well me. I started at google, which led me to the Health and Human Services website that has a nice database of locations offering monoclonal antibodies for COVID.

https://protect-public.hhs.gov/pages...s-distribution

Anyhow, I found a location near me but they said they needed a referral. I knew I had no way to get one so I tried others. I found a hospital near me administering the treatment, but then I called the published number and they were clueless. I finally called an infectious disease doctor that was affiliated with the hospital, front desk had no clue, nurse had no clue, but she did agree to go talk to the doctor who finally confirmed that if I wanted the treatment I could go to the hospital's ER and they would provide it. I took my life in my hands and went to the ER on Friday the 13th (I didn't want to get admitted and intubated: my SPO2 was still at 97%, and intubation = death IMHO), and they agreed to give me the Regenron. For an RTX patient, the 20 minute infusion was a laugher. I was dealing with extreme nausea with my COVID (probably Anxiety), so I threw up a ton, but thankfully with my good SP02, they didn't admit me.

Long story short, 24 hours after Regenron, my fever was gone. Lights out. Adios. Sayonara. It was in my estimation nothing short of a miracle.

Anyhow, I was fatigued for at least a week after, still coughing 2 weeks after, and I'm now finally at the point I can walk the dog nightly and swim again. I'm still not 100% (none of us will ever be 100% again), but I'm getting back to a relative normal state.

Conclusions
--COVID is real. I don't care your politics (stupid that something like this is political: I truly hate the media). This is very real, and I think it is here for good sadly.
--I don't know the long term impact of Regenron on my health. I'm here today to write this, so I guess I'll deal with any impacts later.
--Regenron worked for me. Will it work for you? I don't know. Please in no way take this post as medical advice (I'm not qualified), but I wanted to share my experience with this community.
--I will continue to social distance, order take out, get curbside pickup, wear a mask indoors anytime I'm not home.
--Despite the first 2 not working, I will explore a 3rd vaccine dose (my guess is I'll have to go to the Cleveland Clinic to get the lowdown. My confidence in my local care is beyond rock bottom)
--I will pray (God got people through the centuries and millennia before science, and when science/technology fails and the world returns to its pre-Renaissance/Industrial Revolution state, God will be with us then as well)

Questions
--For my fellow COVID survivors, how helpful was your Rheumatologist in your care? I'm hoping you got better care than I received: seriously wondering if I should change my doctor.
--I've seen another poster (can't remember name) have success with Regenron. Any other monoclonal antibody/Regenron success stories?
--Anything you'd like to share about your COVID experiences is welcome.
--If you have questions for me, AMA.

Prayers to all and please be safe/careful. I just can't believe this is how life is going to be from now on (it feels that way at least to me).