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"Plasma is Sunil Gavaskar"
-sharing my personal experience on Plasma treatment in Covid19
Nov-20, My mother-in-law was admitted in ICU in a Delhi Hospital. Doctors were asking us daily to arrange Blood Plasma from ex-Covid patients for a possibility of recovery 1/n @Harneetsin
-sharing my personal experience on Plasma treatment in Covid19
Nov-20, My mother-in-law was admitted in ICU in a Delhi Hospital. Doctors were asking us daily to arrange Blood Plasma from ex-Covid patients for a possibility of recovery 1/n @Harneetsin
She was on ventilator and We had treating Doctors telling us Daily to arrange Blood Plasma as the only hope for a recovery as things were not improving, For them they have tried everything except Plasma, so we need to get it anyhow for a possible recovery 2/n @SufiyanaSoul
Since my father was on Ventilator too in Jaipur, my brother-in-law was running around entire Delhi to arrange for plasma as only hope. Plasma center was 2.5hrs drive from Hospital. Thru his office network My Brother-in-Law arranged for many donors, but none worked. 3/n @vicramb
For Six days he drove 5-6 hours daily just for Plasma donors arrangement & nothing worked. On 6th day fortunately thru @sandhyafernez & @itsmesabita we could get a couple of Definite Donors arranged from @Projectstepone -We were quite happy with the breakthrough 4/n @varungrover
On 7th Day, the Plasma Donors donated the required Plasma, and finally we had arranged it with help of many excellent field workers & ofc Twitter. Plasma was finally given to my Mother-In-Law in. and We were really seeing some hope of a recovery 5/n @silverlightgal
My doc in #Jaipur had already suggested this may not work... while Plasma was given to my mother-in-law, I asked the doctor in Delhi.. "Is This Effort Going To Work?"
In came an honest answer, we were not ready for: "Sorry, We Dont Know, We dont know if it works" 6/n @Roflindian
In came an honest answer, we were not ready for: "Sorry, We Dont Know, We dont know if it works" 6/n @Roflindian
The doctor was honest in telling us "They are not sure if its going to work, as this is not scientifically proven"
I asked him, then why so much of focus?
He said "The only fact we know is out of successfully treated Covid patients in the hospital, 60% were given plasma" 7/n
I asked him, then why so much of focus?
He said "The only fact we know is out of successfully treated Covid patients in the hospital, 60% were given plasma" 7/n
He told "A lot of patients who have taken Plasma are benefited.. I can& #39;t tell you if the get any real benefit from this process in their recovery"
My response to him was "Oh! Plasma is Sunil Gavaskar"
He asked why?
I told him the story of 1983 World Cup Cricket
8/n @sidvee
My response to him was "Oh! Plasma is Sunil Gavaskar"
He asked why?
I told him the story of 1983 World Cup Cricket
8/n @sidvee
Kapil Dev was made captain of Indian Cricket Team for 1983 World Cup of a young squad, with Sunil Gavaskar being the biggest face in the team. As expected Gavaskar opened the innings for India & made just 19, 4, 0, 9, 25 & 2 - 59 in in Six matches he played before Semi-Finals 9/n
India reached Semis by winning 6 Matches, but before SF In Team Meeting, there was a Big question mark on Gavasakar in lineup for his poor performance.
Someone came up with brilliant analysis
- All Six Matches we played with Gavaskar in XI,We Won & Lost both when dropped 10/n
Someone came up with brilliant analysis
- All Six Matches we played with Gavaskar in XI,We Won & Lost both when dropped 10/n
So Gavaskar was picked in the team for the Semi Finals, despite poor performance, and we Won.. so he was a default choice for the Finals.... and he was picked made 2 runs and We Won 11/n
So I told the Doctor.. See "Plasma is Sunil Gavaskar" - We don& #39;t know if it(he) has contributed to the victory.. if there is any contribution at all, no scientific evidence as such. But since he is there, w expect Victory.. Gavasakar or Plasma same case.. 12/n @vikramsathaye
Me & Doctor both had a good laugh at this as both were terribly stressed. Some bit of humor in these testing times always works as a medicine for all. My mother-in-law could not be saved.
Do not want to discourage anyone going for Plasma, but its just a hope not FULL-PROOF 13/n
Do not want to discourage anyone going for Plasma, but its just a hope not FULL-PROOF 13/n
Just wanted to share my personal experience on Plasma as treatment for Covid19. We didn& #39;t feel bad of our efforts for Plasma arrangement going in vain for nothing, probably we couldn& #39;t have done anything else in the ICU.
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One last thing,
#Plasma does work in certain other conditions in managing the body stability and conditions, Treat it as an important support, but not a definite proven treatment for Covid19 - & I am not a Doctor, Do consult a Doctor before deciding anything imp.
15/n [over]
#Plasma does work in certain other conditions in managing the body stability and conditions, Treat it as an important support, but not a definite proven treatment for Covid19 - & I am not a Doctor, Do consult a Doctor before deciding anything imp.
15/n [over]
