My #COVID19 infection - Symptoms from first to last DAY 1-
Day 1 - Loss of smell and changed taste
Day 2-99 fever
-scratchy throat and small dry cough.
Day 3- 102 fever, eveything above, stomach started getting bad, aches loose stool.
DAY 4- 105 fever, coughing...

Got worse, started having mild phlegm, very very tired.
Day 5, laid up on the couch, can't move 105 fever, all previous symptoms but now aches and chills and wheezing started on exhale.
Day 6- went to ER (all symptoms) turned away for not being sick enough (103.7 fever at er)

Day 7- 105.4 fever much harder to breath, massive headache, stomach swollen - went yo different ER, 8 hours on the floor, IV morphine, Tylenol, azithromycin, saline. Said i had "viral pneumonia and saw crushed glass. But wouldn't say covid19. Sent home at 4am
104 fever

Day 8- 10 105 - 105.9 fever, breathing was very hard.. Every breath felt hot and couldn't get any oxygen.
Started shaking uncontrollably. Coughing was bad, Drove (like an idiot) to the VA hospital -106 fever, 75%o2. They immediately admitted me, gave me a covid19 swab put me on

Oxygen - nasal cannula 6LPm o2
Started me on iv fluids and antibiotics
DAY 11- 105 fever, in hospital chills shaking alot from fever.. Developed a rash all over my body.. Red dots, laid me on bags of ice to help cool me down

Day 12- fever at 106 now, have me on full oxygen mask at 100 percent - o2 is at 85 - 90 caughing up brown phlegm and some bright blood (little bit)
Day 13 -Fever spiked to 107.1 transfered me to ICU immediately

ICU - 107 fever for 2 hours before it broke, o2 was at 70 percent until i got steroids anand droped to 100- started me on hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, antivirals, steroids, Tylenol, zinc all via iv, mainline IV. And God knows what else

Day 14
Started me on experimental antivirals and medicine to fight covid19.. Hydroxychloroquine wasn't working because i was to far along.
Fever down to 101.0 , breathing is very hard almost impossible, coughing more brown phlegm and blood. Have me on full oxygen via mask 100%

Day 15
Fever still lingering at 100-101, still have me on all medicines and a sedative, breathing treatment, coughed up lots of brown dark red phlegm. Still in ICU, 4 IV's blood draws twice a day. Breathing still very hard but get oxygen with mask now 100% with 90 percent sat

Day 16- No more fever 97.4
Breathing still difficult, caughing up brown phlegm but less blood. Very weak. Sense of smell started to come back, o2 sat is 90-95 percent, no oxygen tube, just mask and full flow, still giving me hydroxychloroquine, antivirals, steroids and

Experimental meds, small appetite but can't chew well or swallow.. Drinking ensure. Very nauseated. Meds for that.. On stomach most of the day to help breathing. Still on oxygen bag.

Day 17. Started new experimental drug.. No name, just numbers.. Breathing started to improve within hours.. Very little brown phlegm, more green and no blood, appetite came back within hours
Now at 100 percent with mask.. I feel alot better at this point.. Standing is impossible

Walking i need help, legs are like jello, and i get winded very easily. Temp - 97.5
O2 100 percent on bag at 50 percent now. Still on all same meds, now they introduced vitamins A, C, D and melatonin and oral steroids they taste horrible (no its not a 5g pill)

Day 18th, temp 97.5
Still on all same meds, oxygen much better, breathing is becoming much better, atill have a cough, 2 blood draws a day, still get dizzy and winded,

Day 19
Temp 97.5
Mask at 50 percent 02, oxygen sat 90-95
Still can't walk alone, get dizzy still on all meds

Day 20 last day in icu all blood markers are good, elevated wbc and platelet from steroids they have me on 3 IVs still and still all medicines, temp 97.2, tired af and have been eating pureed food . They have me taking multivitamins as well now. Cleared to leave ICU!

Day 21, still on 3 IVs, down to 1 antiviral - Remdesivir and 2 antibiotics, 1 iv a azithromycin and soemthing else.
Temp 97.5,
Off o2 for the trip to the recovery ward. Breathing was very hard but i was able to breath on my on had to use the o2 a few times or I would get dizzy.

Day 22
Temp 98.4
First real meal.. It was horrible(mutant powered eggs) but eating again felt amazing, they took my mask and gave me a nasal cannula at 4lpm 02 was 93-95% ( very good) still on vitamins zinc, melatonin, oral and iv steroids.
Breathing much easier. Little phlegm

Day 23
Temp 98.5
IV's all gone, breathing on my own, still getting oral meds and steroids.
Walked for first time today. Wobbly af, and got very winded.. Able to talk more.
Eating real meals, appetite is back, taste is getting better so is smell.

Day 24 continuing to. Improve, still get winded very easily, still have cough but will have one for a while, lungs are getting stronger. Still on pill concoction, vitamin A, C, D oral steroids antibiotics, got plasma draw for testing. Daily blood draws continue

Day 25-28 are all basicly the same. Just continuing to improve little by little. No fever buy starting to have alot of anxiety, nightmares.. Panic attacks from the past few weeks of all thr craziness

Day 29 - Home! I know its alot of information.. Alot of it personal..

But i wanted to share what i went through with anyone who wants to read it. Some of the info might be jumbled or mixed up.. Buy i tried to keep track best i could. I immensely appreciate all the love and encouragement yall gave me throughout this! It helped get me through

-Ryan

Obviously when my fever was high I wasn't taking pictures of myself, the nurses were helpful in giving me numbers and dates for alot of the info since there were a few days when i was sleeping alot. Im not doing this to gain anything except awareness. I don't want anyone to die