They contracted the coronavirus while on vacation. «I feel that we have barely escaped alive» [LETTER TO MEDTvoiLokony]

«I have been covid positive since November 4» our reader begins her story. She and her husband likely contracted the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus while on vacation in Egypt. “Nobody followed the rules of disinfection there.” In a letter to MedTvoiLokony, she described her fight against the infection.

1. «I suppose we got infected at the airport or hotel. There, no one followed the rules of disinfection. Solid liquid tanks, but no one used them »- our reader writes in a letter to MedTvoiLokony
2. She and her husband were severely infected with COVID-19. “I wanted to call an ambulance, but my husband preferred to die in front of me at home than in the ambulance waiting 10 hours outside the hospital”
3. «I’ve been making fun of COVID, but now I see it completely differently. It is a very serious disease »
4. You can find more such stories on the TvoiLokony home page

Holidays in the shadow of the COVID-19 epidemic

We publish the entire letter of our reader.

«I have been positive covidovo since November 4. I left for Egypt on October 16. The first symptoms appeared in Egypt on October 24-25.

I suppose I got infected at the airport or hotel. Nobody followed the rules of disinfection there. Solid liquid tanks, but no one used them. The masks among the guests were not used at all. Staff had face masks and gloves but used incorrectly, under the chin or not at all.

Even though it was 40ºC outside, I was very cold. I had chills, a fever and sweats. I moved to the room, although I love the pools there. For three or four days I was lying like a log, hallucinating and possibly delirious (I’ve seen things that don’t exist). I didn’t have the strength to go to a restaurant for dinner or lunch (distance approx. 150 m). I just doubled over and was afraid of falling over.

There were also other symptoms: diarrhea and a feeling of strange “gurgling” in the abdomen, hallucinations, hallucinations, brain fog, rash on the upper and lower limbs, which also appeared in my husband. Before that, my husband was sweating terribly for several days. We both cough.

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Returning home and deteriorating health

We’re going back to Poland. The plane was filled to the last seat. I suspected we might be infected (this rash worried me). A handful of anti-pyretics and painkillers plus sleeping pills to keep you through the flight. All the time FPP3 masks. They give nothing. We barely made it home. We fell on the beds. The symptoms continued to worsen – rash, fever, and a terrible dry cough. We have seen that the matter is serious.

I visited a primary care physician and received a referral for a PCR test. The results were to be 72 hours later. On the second day in the evening I got the information – a positive result. Our condition was serious.

We sit in bed and I mainly look after my husband, because he is suffering from COVID-19 even worse. He is irritated, angry with the whole world. He is annoyed by the things that made him laugh before. I can clearly see that his psyche is failing. The mini dog in bed irritates him and disturbs him, he painfully kicks him with his foot. I don’t recognize this man!

I spent 4-6 nights holding his hand in case “if he died”. I use dozens of methods, but I only use the data that I have from my friends who are ill and I am still educating myself on the Internet. Four doctors prescribed four different ones for me! treatment options. I was given a prescription pack for this. Each doctor recommends an antibiotic… everyone talks about a different one. We know that current antibiotics do not work against COVID-19. I put everything aside. I treat according to my own intuition and internet knowledge. I have a nebulizer, a blood pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, an infrared lamp, an oxygen generator at home.

I put Ayurveda medicine into battle. I brought herbs that I prepare in various ways, mainly as decoctions (ginger, moringa leaves, coriander). If it weren’t for the nebulizer and the oxygen generator, we wouldn’t have survived.

Critical condition my husband was about 14 days from the first symptoms. I wanted to call an ambulance, but my husband preferred to die in front of me at home than in the ambulance waiting 10 hours outside the hospital.

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Support from friends and loved ones during illness

Every day the police want to see us through the window and check if we are isolated. Once we saw a policeman waving hand from a police car … Then we don’t get up at all.

Our friends, colleagues and employees gave us a lot of support. Lots of fantastic people. They cooked broths, baked delicious meats, cakes, delivered preserves … Our adult son was at our every command. I don’t know what we would have done without him. Because there are hundreds of needs. Prescriptions must be purchased immediately, because the disease does not wait. We have hallucinations, brain fog syndrome. We both had pneumonia and I don’t know if myocarditis is too. We do not have the strength to look for places where we can do research.

We were very lucky to receive medical care. On the phone, I am diagnosed by a different doctor than always, and for the first time in my life someone actually got involved. He tried to find the source of this strange rash. Eventually it turned out to be covid rash.

Every few days, various institutions call and collect data. Nice, but for a seriously ill person it is irritating that, for example, one clerk says: please do not segregate rubbish at this time. Specialized transport will collect them. The next day, a call from MPGK that they did not have the resources to take covid garbage. Complete chaos. No state services were interested in the topic, so you have to be patient and have friends.

Four weeks after the first symptoms, every day we get better, but we are still barely on our feet. It is a very debilitating disease. I feel tired even going to the bathroom. I have to help my husband walk five meters because he cannot stand on his feet.

We do not suffer from any comorbidities. We are 55 and 68 years old.

As of today (November 28) we are still at home (bed or armchair). Fever attacks – unexpected. Dry cough. Pain in the chest area, especially intense in my husband.

I’ve been making fun of COVID, but now I see it completely differently. It is a very serious disease. It is worth promoting the knowledge of severe cases, because the disease can lead to death in a short time (suffocation, heart attack or stroke). I feel like we barely escaped alive. “

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