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For the past few weeks I& #39;ve been ill battling flu like symptoms.
For the most part in Florida you can only get tested for covid 19 if you have ALL the CDC symptoms.
On Thursday morning I was admitted to the hospital.
For the past few weeks I& #39;ve been ill battling flu like symptoms.
For the most part in Florida you can only get tested for covid 19 if you have ALL the CDC symptoms.
On Thursday morning I was admitted to the hospital.
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What follows is a tiny glimpse into what covid patients see.
Everyone at the hospital is wearing masks. Those dealing directly with you are wearing face shields. Several doctors and nurses begin asking dozens of questions. All related to covid.
IVs are started.
What follows is a tiny glimpse into what covid patients see.
Everyone at the hospital is wearing masks. Those dealing directly with you are wearing face shields. Several doctors and nurses begin asking dozens of questions. All related to covid.
IVs are started.
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I& #39;m taken from an open bay in the emergency room to a room with a door that can& #39;t be opened without a card. Things begin to get scary. Saline drip in on arm.
Vials of blood drawn.
Then the covid test.
Worry really begins to set in.
I& #39;m taken from an open bay in the emergency room to a room with a door that can& #39;t be opened without a card. Things begin to get scary. Saline drip in on arm.
Vials of blood drawn.
Then the covid test.
Worry really begins to set in.
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I realize the emergency room staff have more than likely been exposed to covid 19.
If I don& #39;t have it could I get it?
Slow panic creeps in.
How long before I know?
What happens next?
I realize the emergency room staff have more than likely been exposed to covid 19.
If I don& #39;t have it could I get it?
Slow panic creeps in.
How long before I know?
What happens next?
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I soon find out. They take the covid test. Then I am taken to isolation.
They don& #39;t just wheel you there.
You wear a mask.
They have a transfer detail take you.
They clear the halls on your way.
One elevator for this use only.
I soon find out. They take the covid test. Then I am taken to isolation.
They don& #39;t just wheel you there.
You wear a mask.
They have a transfer detail take you.
They clear the halls on your way.
One elevator for this use only.
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Initially I had gone to the doctor for chest pains and shortness of breath.
Those tests will have to wait.
Covid results first to keep exposure to a minimum.
In the isolation room you are told not to cross the blue line on the floor.
Dinner comes.
I feel like an animal.
Initially I had gone to the doctor for chest pains and shortness of breath.
Those tests will have to wait.
Covid results first to keep exposure to a minimum.
In the isolation room you are told not to cross the blue line on the floor.
Dinner comes.
I feel like an animal.
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Dinner is in a plastic bag.
They come in full PPE and set
the bag just across the blue line for you to retrieve.
Every 4 hours one person comes in to draw blood and do vitals and change Saline drip.
That was Thursday.
Dinner is in a plastic bag.
They come in full PPE and set
the bag just across the blue line for you to retrieve.
Every 4 hours one person comes in to draw blood and do vitals and change Saline drip.
That was Thursday.
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Friday morning breakfast...
Put across the line.
All the food is cold. Everything disposable. Nothing leaves the room.
I begin to wonder...will I leave the room?
Xanax and Prozac do little to alleviate the fear.
I was told test results would take 2 days
Friday morning breakfast...
Put across the line.
All the food is cold. Everything disposable. Nothing leaves the room.
I begin to wonder...will I leave the room?
Xanax and Prozac do little to alleviate the fear.
I was told test results would take 2 days
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Friday afternoon the doctor comes in.
He tells me they screwed up the test. I have to take it again.
At this point your thoughts begin to run wild.
The test isn& #39;t that bad but it was just the that I was going to have to wait two more days.
More cold food...
Friday afternoon the doctor comes in.
He tells me they screwed up the test. I have to take it again.
At this point your thoughts begin to run wild.
The test isn& #39;t that bad but it was just the that I was going to have to wait two more days.
More cold food...
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Sleep is nearly impossible.
The minutes on the clock move ever so slow.
More cold food. It& #39;s strange how you miss something warm to eat.
I con the nurse into a cup of coffee.
It tasted like heaven.
Sleep is nearly impossible.
The minutes on the clock move ever so slow.
More cold food. It& #39;s strange how you miss something warm to eat.
I con the nurse into a cup of coffee.
It tasted like heaven.
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You have to have doctor& #39;s permission to take a shower.
In order to do that one person has to waste another full set of PPE.
I hated thinking about those that are doing without in other hospitals.
I got my shower but I felt guilty.
You have to have doctor& #39;s permission to take a shower.
In order to do that one person has to waste another full set of PPE.
I hated thinking about those that are doing without in other hospitals.
I got my shower but I felt guilty.
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Saturday now. Cold hard boiled eggs and a little box of Cheerios for breakfast.
My mind wandered to all of those across the state of Florida, across this nation who& #39;ve lost their lives to this.
My discomfort at this point means very little.
I grieve for those souls.
Saturday now. Cold hard boiled eggs and a little box of Cheerios for breakfast.
My mind wandered to all of those across the state of Florida, across this nation who& #39;ve lost their lives to this.
My discomfort at this point means very little.
I grieve for those souls.
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Late Saturday afternoon the doctor comes in.
He gives me the results of my covid-19 test.
I am negative.
Emotions sweep over you.
I have been spared so far.
Late Saturday afternoon the doctor comes in.
He gives me the results of my covid-19 test.
I am negative.
Emotions sweep over you.
I have been spared so far.
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I was moved out of isolation and into a semi-private room.
I know how everyone hates hospital food, but let me tell you that my meat loaf and mashed potatoes was a gourmet meal.
More tests on Sunday..stress test.
I had pneumonia..
I dodged a bullet
I was moved out of isolation and into a semi-private room.
I know how everyone hates hospital food, but let me tell you that my meat loaf and mashed potatoes was a gourmet meal.
More tests on Sunday..stress test.
I had pneumonia..
I dodged a bullet
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I wish everyone could be so lucky.
I know now how those people feel who remain and isolation in the disease progresses.
One thing stays with me and haunts me.
All I could see of anyone& #39;s faces were their eyes.
You could see the fear...
I wish everyone could be so lucky.
I know now how those people feel who remain and isolation in the disease progresses.
One thing stays with me and haunts me.
All I could see of anyone& #39;s faces were their eyes.
You could see the fear...
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I hope no one takes this disease lightly.
It& #39;s devastating families left and right.
Follow the guidelines.
STAY THE FUCK AT HOME
I hope no one takes this disease lightly.
It& #39;s devastating families left and right.
Follow the guidelines.
STAY THE FUCK AT HOME
