I am a doctor and that's what Covid did to my body
"I had harass headache ... I was delirious and I had hallucinations."
Disease and prevention control centers received a notification of the first Laboratory COVID-19 case in the United States, January 22, 2020. Since then, coronavirus has caused throughout the country with more than 6 million cases and more than 184 664 deaths. As a doctor, I saw the damage on the front lines.
Nevertheless, discussions have gone from physical distancing to the reopening of schools, while cases of infection are still soaring. The positive Florida test rate is greater than 12% as of September 4, indicating insufficient tests and more than 14 cases per 100,000 people.
While about 154,000 people in the United States has recovered the deadly virus, the symptoms of COVID-19 can sometimes persist forSeveral months.The virus can damage lungs, heart and brain, which increases the risk of long-term health problems. Read how to hear how a doctor has affected the virus and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
"I was delirious and I had hallucinations"
Medical Word and Oncologist Cancer Cancer SpecialistDr. Gilberto LopesCan usually run 5k in less than thirty minutes, in Sunny Miami, Florida, but since he had fallen sick of Covid-19, he sometimes stops and catch a breath while walking. "I had a lot of time with Covid-19 that I could not have thought," he says, I'm 46 years old and needed drugs. "
His nightmare Covid started slightly, with a flowing nose and a sore throat, then the fever broke. For the next ten days, he had temperatures reached up to 102.8 F and would only improve with a combination of anti-inflammatory and acetaminophen.
Later, he began to experience shortness of breath while relaxing and started a therapy withDexamethasone for COVID-19. His visits to the emergency room became frequent because his oxygen saturation dropped and early enough, he was admitted to the hospital. "I had harass headache, which many CIVID-19 patients called" brain fog "and I was delirious and I had hallucinations."
Dr. Lopes started to feel better after receivingREMDESIVIR FOR COVID-19and antibiotics. Yet he had difficulty breathing, and even while he received oxygen, he felt uncomfortable. His trip Covid has been improved by the hospital nurses and assistants who even fear the disease themselves, have always found the time to stop and share a recording every day.
He lost about 14 pounds throughout the process and could not focus or focus enough for watching TV. Although theCoronavirus can cause a loss of sense of smellHe has never lived it but struggled with stomach burns and a delayed gastroe emptying, which makes it a little more difficult for him to find the weight.
"Thoughts of getting worse and demanding a constantly assaulted mechanical ventilation," Dr. Lopes shares with me, adding that he is still worried about not going back to his regular exercise capacity.
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The virus is gone but it is not the same thing
Five weeks, he is back at work and his brain fog left, but he says he still did not recover the same stamina as before Covid. "I did it before the virus, and I still have not been very good enough to think about running. But I'm improving day and day, and I hope to get there soon," he shares.
While we still do not know who will be sick or more seriously ill with COVID-19, even healthy and adjusted individuals can have a serious form of COVID. More than ever, Dr. Lopes is back to the fight against cancer and urges people to adoptwearing face masksand Estem for a vaccine. As for yourself: go through this pandemic at your healthier, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
