DieHardBrownsFan Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 PLEASE READ THIS FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE OF A NURSE WHO CONTRACTED COVID-19 Albany,GA 31 year old healthy nurse who has lived thru personally being infected with Coronavirus and hopefully out of the dark****** #stayhome COVID19 is not like the flu...at all... How do I know? Because I’ve lived through it to tell the tale! Memoirs of a 31 y.o. male with no underlying health conditions. March 3, 2020-Bronchitis like illness started, dry cough, no fever March 5, 2020-Low grade fever starts, still thinking bronchitis March 6, 2020-Fever climbs from 99.8 to 102.6 in one hour, thought it was flu and was now outside the Tamiflu window, stayed home for symptom management. March 9, 2020-Fever of >102 continues, this isn’t flu, go to urgent care, diagnosed with pneumonia, started on Levaquin. March 11, 2020-3 doses of Levaquin in, no improvement in symptoms, go to ER. Admitted, swabbed for COVID19, IV antibiotics got pneumonia on chest CT. March 12, 2020-Get to a room and placed on supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula, 1 liter per minute (lpm). I’m only able to achieve 500 on my incentive spirometer, for perspective-my healthy lungs could hit 4000. March 13, 2020-O2 saturation begins to decline, oxygen increased to 2 lpm, then 3 lpm, then 5 lpm. Oxygen saturation 88% on 5 lpm. The decision is made to use high flow (vapotherm) and move to ICU. Placed on 40 lpm and 60% oxygen. I’m terrified at this point because vapotherm is all that is standing between me and the ventilator. This is the moment I would have died at home had I not come to the hospital when I did. I would have respiratory arrested in my bed. March 14, 2020-I have a bad coughing spell, my oxygen saturation drops to the 80’s. I’m still on 40 lpm and 60%. I’m trying to gasp for air, but because of the condition of my lungs, can only take small breaths without coughing more. I feel as though I’m about to die, my heart is racing, oxygen still low, and I’m sweating profusely. Im in respiratory distress! I pressed my call light trying to get the attention of anyone who can help. My nurse was in another room tending to another sick patient. Fortunately he sees me and comes to my room. I am now on 40 lpm and 100% oxygen, next step is the ventilator. I’m terrified. My breathing slows as my oxygen saturation slowly returns to the 90’s. I’m weaned back down to 60%. The same thing happens again in the night, and again I thought I was about to leave this world. Again I’m on 100%, this time for several hours. I’m slowly weaned again to 60%. March 15, 2020-My morning arterial blood gas (which hurts like a 🤬) is normal. I get weaned to 50%. March 16, 2020-My oxygen saturation is 97%, I’m weaned further to 30 lpm and 40%. March 17, 2020-I’ve been in ICU 4 days, forced to use a bedpan because my oxygen saturation drops if I turn or even move too much. I am unable to clean myself; I’m feeling completely helpless and so embarrassed, but my nurses were great and very understanding. I now truly understand my patients’ feelings from all these years of nursing. I’m weaned to 25 lpm and 30%. I’m going to the medical floor. March 18, 2020-I’m weaned to 28%. I can achieve 1500 on my incentive spirometer finally. I’m hopeful to be weaned to a regular nasal cannula. The provider comes in. I’ve been waiting for my swab results. I tested positive for COVID19...6.5 days of waiting for the outside lab to process the lab. I’m relieved because I finally have a diagnosis, a reason I’ve been so sick. I’m weaned to 4 lpm on a regular nasal cannula, 4 hours later I’m weaned to 2 lpm. 4 hours later I’m weaned to room air. My oxygen saturation stats 93% and above all night. March 19, 2020-As I write this, I’m waiting to attempt a 6 minute walk test to see if my oxygen stays up, so I can go home. I’ve had no visitors this entire time due to my isolation precautions. Guys, this is why social isolation is a thing. As a 31 y.o., I wasn’t supposed to get sick. I wasn’t supposed to be admitted to the hospital or the ICU for that matter. We’ve already had several deaths from COVID19 in this area. I thank God I wasn’t one of them! However, many won’t be as fortunate as I have been. Many will die, especially those with any lung or heart problems. So please, I beg you to #stayhome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 I was surprised to see on March 9 in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic that urgent care didn't suspect covid 19? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 not just the flu, smart ass liberals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 i understand it can be brutal but for this story there are 10 more where it was no worse than a mild cold?? be smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, calfoxwc said: not just the flu, smart ass liberals. ... or, ya know, Trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Ohio Department of Health 247 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Number of Deaths: 3 Updated: 3/21/20 2:00 p.m. Cuyahoga Confirmed Coronavirus Cases: 92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gorka Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 18 hours ago, DieHardBrownsFan said: Ohio Department of Health 247 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Number of Deaths: 3 Updated: 3/21/20 2:00 p.m. Cuyahoga Confirmed Coronavirus Cases: 92 That's in the entire state. https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/flu-kills-13-year-old-girl-northeast-ohio The first pediatric flu death in Ohio this season was in Highland County. A 3-year-old was killed there on Feb. 5. The 13-year-old becomes only the second pediatric flu death of the 2018-2019 season, according to Fox 8. Subscribe Nationally, at least 34 children have died from flu-related causes, with six child deaths reported in the week ending on Feb.9, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu activity continues to increase and the disease is now widespread in all but two states in the U.S. New national data on the flu season should be released soon. The H1N1 virus (swine flu) continues to be the predominant strain in most of the country while the H3N2 virus is most prevalent in the Southeast. FDA Director Scott Gottlieb has said that the H1N1 strain tends to peak late in the season but that the vaccine to protect against it has an effectiveness of 60 percent or greater. https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/flu-season-cuyahoga-county-still-leads-ohio-hospitalizations Cuyahoga County continues to lead Ohio in flu-related hospitalizations, with 372 confirmed cases. The state, as a whole, has had 1,832 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 The first figure is the entire state, the second is cuyahoga county alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Gorka said: That's in the entire state. https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/flu-kills-13-year-old-girl-northeast-ohio The first pediatric flu death in Ohio this season was in Highland County. A 3-year-old was killed there on Feb. 5. The 13-year-old becomes only the second pediatric flu death of the 2018-2019 season, according to Fox 8. Subscribe Nationally, at least 34 children have died from flu-related causes, with six child deaths reported in the week ending on Feb.9, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu activity continues to increase and the disease is now widespread in all but two states in the U.S. New national data on the flu season should be released soon. The H1N1 virus (swine flu) continues to be the predominant strain in most of the country while the H3N2 virus is most prevalent in the Southeast. FDA Director Scott Gottlieb has said that the H1N1 strain tends to peak late in the season but that the vaccine to protect against it has an effectiveness of 60 percent or greater. https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/flu-season-cuyahoga-county-still-leads-ohio-hospitalizations Cuyahoga County continues to lead Ohio in flu-related hospitalizations, with 372 confirmed cases. The state, as a whole, has had 1,832 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health. that makes woodpecker's lowblow ridicule of the flu virus only killing those old people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, calfoxwc said: that makes woodpecker's lowblow ridicule of the flu virus only killing those old people. If you're going to go into one of your pathetic little moods because I called you out where you now bring my name up in every thread like a psychopath at least understand what you're replying to and what you're saying Oh and don't put words in my mouth I talked about the Coronavirus predominantly only killing old people. The post you quoted is about the flu Do better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, MLD Woody said: If you're going to go into one of your pathetic little moods because I called you out where you now bring my name up in every thread like a psychopath at least understand what you're replying to and what you're saying Oh and don't put words in my mouth I talked about the Coronavirus predominantly only killing old people. The post you quoted is about the flu Don't make me mad, I'm a bed wetter in my woodpecker nest FIFY you throw out false accusations and slimes to folks on this board to try to look smart. You're not. It's called "what goes around, comes around, you a**whole woodpecker" FYI - NOBODY is "stupid" on this board. However, you are by FAR the most ignorant on issues birdbrain on the entire forum, ever. that is really, really ignorant, just so ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 My wife got injured at work in 2015 and was out the door in 2017 officially retiring at 62 in 2018 after 42 years as a nurse for one hospital system. The last 10 or so years things were getting bad with all of the good old nurses retiring along with new rules and regulations plus less equipment and reimbursement from Medicare and insurance companies -but- it's nothing compared to the pandemic going on right now. A lot of the older retired nurses and other staff including some doctors are glad they're out of all of that although some are doing per diem or volunteer work. Thank goodness for the ones that are left including other first responders they're getting worked like never before with less to do it with. .......oh we do keep in touch on Facebook with a lot of them retired and still working. (I get some of my recipes there too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, calfoxwc said: FIFY you throw out false accusations and slimes to folks on this board to try to look smart. You're not. It's called "what goes around, comes around, you a**whole woodpecker" FYI - NOBODY is "stupid" on this board. However, you are by FAR the most ignorant on issues birdbrain on the entire forum, ever. that is really, really ignorant, just so ya know. So did you just learn FIFY or something? Geez. No, I think there are people on here that are legitimately stupid. You do realize though, when you quoted someone else's post and then brought my name up saying I ridiculed about the virus only killing old people (or something like that) that: 1) what you quoted was about the flu, not Corona 2) you were wrong 3) you're favorite president was downplaying this thing early on and comparing it to the flu (though I'm sure you immediately changed your time as well while also saying the president always thought it was a big deal... just like a good little boy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, MLD Woody said: So did you just learn FIFY or something? Geez.No, I think there are people on here that are legitimately stupid. You do realize though, when you quoted someone else's post and then brought my name up saying I ridiculed about the virus only killing old people (or something like that) that: 1) what you quoted was about the flu, not Corona2) you were wrong3) you're favorite president was downplaying this thing early on and comparing it to the flu (though I'm sure you immediately changed your time as well while also saying the president always thought it was a big deal... just like a good little boy) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DieHardBrownsFan Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Ohio Department of Health 351 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Number of Deaths: 3 Updated: 3/22/20 2:00 p.m. Cuyahoga Confirmed Coronavirus Cases: 125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorka Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 hours ago, MLD Woody said: So did you just learn FIFY or something? Geez. No, I think there are people on here that are legitimately stupid. You do realize though, when you quoted someone else's post and then brought my name up saying I ridiculed about the virus only killing old people (or something like that) that: 1) what you quoted was about the flu, not Corona 2) you were wrong 3) you're favorite president was downplaying this thing early on and comparing it to the flu (though I'm sure you immediately changed your time as well while also saying the president always thought it was a big deal... just like a good little boy) It's "your". lol Don't take it personal, I've done that so many times but I've always been able to catch and correct it. Yep, president Trump downplayed it...he may have well said COVID is a JV team compared to the flu. That's what OBama would have said. Two ways he was wrong: Trump was wrong by comparing COVID to the flu because the flu is worse... in terms of taking lives. It kills indiscriminately..doesn't care how old you are. But where it matters as far as him being wrong is that COVID spreads more rapidly and lives longer than the flu. Hence, the issue/task is being able to keep up with this virus and getting it under control. I still maintain that the hysteria is excessive. Otherwise I could still buy toilet paper. The media reporting and public reaction is as if we are dealing with a killer virus regardless of age. Then and only then would the hysteria be understandable. Adding fuel to the hysteria is the political weaponizing coming from the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, Gorka said: Trump was wrong by comparing COVID to the flu because the flu is worse. Wrong. Everyone says COVID 19 is much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorka Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 minute ago, DieHardBrownsFan said: Wrong. Everyone says COVID 19 is much worse. I'm not sure I understand. The initial reaction from most was "why the hysteria?" that the flu is worse, it kills more. Trump rode with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DieHardBrownsFan Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/whats-open-closed-under-ohios-stay-at-home-order.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, DieHardBrownsFan said: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/whats-open-closed-under-ohios-stay-at-home-order.html Pawn shops arf open? Also, not out of my anti religion talk in the past, but are there any restrictions on churches, mosques, etc? They're full of frequent, large gatherings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Churches at least where I live are all closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/22/2020 at 1:02 PM, mjp28 said: The same nurse I saw share this on FB was the same one who said she was "rolling her eyes" at this whole things just a couple weeks ago. Told her to get bent and stop looking for attention. Shit wasn't fine when only other folks were dying. Now you're seeing it for yourself and it isn't so much fun, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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