Re: The Coronavirus Thread Been going through many posts on this thread and thought of sharing my second experience of getting infected again with coronavirus. The first experience is also documented on this thread and while that experience went off without any difficulty, this second time experience is anything but easy.
I am merely sharing my experience here and I am of the firm view that each person infected with coronavirus should be treated according to the treatment protocol suggested by the doctors and there is no uniform rule.
One fine morning during the last week of April, I suddenly woke up with high fever. As is the norm for the past year or so, I started to take Paracetamol 650 after talk with my doctor and who is also a senior from school. Temperature hovered around 102-103 for few days and sure enough, I was asked to take Azithromycin 500 and take the RTPCR test as well. Now, the testing scenario in Calcutta was already bursting at the seams and it took me two days to get a guy for home collection of swab.
The lab already mentioned that it will take two- three days for the results. I was okay with it for the time being but for the deteriorating health of mine. The fever was not subsiding and I started having little difficulty in breathing. My doctor told me to get a oxymeter immediately and that if need arises, get a CT thorax done.
The night went by with some difficulty and I was immediately suggested some blood marker tests in the morning. D Dimer, Ferritin, CRP, IL-6 were immediately done and results awaited for the evening. This was done since the RTPCR reports were taking long and my saturation levels were down to 75-80. I was advised Proning to improve the oxygen saturation levels and it did help markedly. After repeated proning exercise, my saturation level improved to around 85-90 and stayed there for quite some time.
Meanwhile, the blood reports came in the evening and all the tests showed elevated levels with CRP and D Dimmer being notoriously high. CT Thorax was done during late night and the radiologist showed medium and small patches of infection around my lungs. The report was awaited since it was late night but my doctor nevertheless put me on medication immediately.
I was prescribed blood thinning injections for immediate use and the later medication after the report of CT Thorax in the morning. The report showed my CT score on 17 and as such I was also put on steroids. Saturation level started improving after repeated proning and spirometry exercises but didn’t improve beyond 90. RTPCR came out positive after two days with score of around 23 but as my doctor said, those figures were not much of an issue anyways.
The blood marker tests were repeated after three days and this time the figures came down to half. I took injections for around 10 days and steroids continue with reduced power of 2mg as I write this and which started at 8mg for me. Apart form that, D3 vitamin, Zinc and Apixaban tablets continue with Ivermectin and Doxycycline course over.
Now that I am out of isolation, weakness is what I need to take care off. Lost around 10 kgs in this short span of illness and all my focus is now on recovering to fitness which according to doctors will take some time. Saturation levels have vastly improved and is now static at around 95-97. The spirometry exercises are great in improving the saturation levels and I got to see that first hand. This second round of infection drained me completely but I am thankful to my doctor that I didn’t have to go to the already bursting at seams hospitals. Keeping a positive outlook helped although I have lost very close ones due to no fault of theirs and that will remain a scar for the rest of my life. For someone to die waiting for oxygen is just unpardonable.
A whole country is left at the mercy to fend for themselves and the deaths will remain a blot on our country for the longest time to come. I only hope that people don’t panic unnecessarily and would request folks to not pay heed to numerous whatsapp forwards regarding the virus. Just pay attention to the doctors and let them do their work is what is needed.
Stay safe and stay well friends,
Regards.
Last edited by ABHI_1512 : 11th May 2021 at 00:23.
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