Went to Urgent Care. Fever of 103F, couldn't breathe. Tested negative for Flu, strep throat, pneumonia and had 2 chest X-Rays. Coronavirus test unavailable at the time...
Put on oxygen, given 2 nebulizer treatments and a mega shot of prednisone, blood oxygen concentration 90%. Told they were going to have me transported by ambulance to a hospital. Said I needed to be put on a ventilator.
F that. I refused. I had to sign a document that I refused going to a hospital; document said I could die if I didn't, and have it witnessed by the MD and an RN. Given a script for 5 days of oral prednisone and a nebulizer. Diagnosis: "undetermined upper respiratory viral infection".
Went home, had the scripts delivered.
5 days later went to my usual doctor, given 14 more days of prednisone, cough medicine with codeine and an antibiotic to be sure I didn't get a bacterial infection.
Sat at home. Alone. For 3+ weeks. I wasn't in bed, I couldn't lay down because I couldn't breathe laying down.
Here I am, 30 days later. I survived some unknown virus and I never felt better in my life.
Went to Urgent Care. Fever of 103F, couldn't breathe. Tested negative for Flu, strep throat, pneumonia and had 2 chest X-Rays. Coronavirus test unavailable at the time...
Put on oxygen, given 2 nebulizer treatments and a mega shot of prednisone, blood oxygen concentration 90%. Told they were going to have me transported by ambulance to a hospital. Said I needed to be put on a ventilator.
F that. I refused. I had to sign a document that I refused going to a hospital; document said I could die if I didn't, and have it witnessed by the MD and an RN. Given a script for 5 days of oral prednisone and a nebulizer. Diagnosis: "undetermined upper respiratory viral infection".
Went home, had the scripts delivered.
5 days later went to my usual doctor, given 14 more days of prednisone, cough medicine with codeine and an antibiotic to be sure I didn't get a bacterial infection.
Sat at home. Alone. For 3+ weeks. I wasn't in bed, I couldn't lay down because I couldn't breathe laying down.
Here I am, 30 days later. I survived some unknown virus and I never felt better in my life.
Put on oxygen, given 2 nebulizer treatments and a mega shot of prednisone, blood oxygen concentration 90%. Told they were going to have me transported by ambulance to a hospital. Said I needed to be put on a ventilator.
F that. I refused. I had to sign a document that I refused going to a hospital; document said I could die if I didn't, and have it witnessed by the MD and an RN. Given a script for 5 days of oral prednisone and a nebulizer. Diagnosis: "undetermined upper respiratory viral infection".
Went home, had the scripts delivered.
5 days later went to my usual doctor, given 14 more days of prednisone, cough medicine with codeine and an antibiotic to be sure I didn't get a bacterial infection.
Sat at home. Alone. For 3+ weeks. I wasn't in bed, I couldn't lay down because I couldn't breathe laying down.
Here I am, 30 days later. I survived some unknown virus and I never felt better in my life.