更新：第十九和二十日 Day 19, Friday, December 25, 2020 Slept about 4-5 hours last night, this was probably the best I’ve slept since this started. Night sweats are still occurring, leading to chills and a general reluctance to getting out of bed. However, it’s best to motivate oneself to shower and start the day. My weight loss continues -- total weight loss since this started, about 12 pounds. This is despite eating 2-3 full meals a day. Temperature remains stable at 96.9 and oxygen at 96-97%. I was able to reach 3000 mL on the spirometer on my first try this morning. I did another 100-ft ascent without any problems today and decided to move my downstairs TV to my room (I have a new one waiting to be set up downstairs). I also changed all my sheets, and duvet cover. All this activity has left me a bit winded, but my SpO2 reading is at 98%. After this activity, I can register only 2500 mL on the spirometer. I’ll try again when things calm down a bit. I tried a bit later and was able to set a new record (3100 mL). Day 20, Saturday, December 26, 2020 About 4-5 hours of sleep last night with sweating and chills, but no fever and oxygen levels remained stable at 96%. I never had loss of sense of taste or smell, but I am beginning to have this eerie metallic taste and smell. It’s not unbearable but seems to be new. Weight loss continues Morning spirometer, 2700 mL I will likely end the account here if there aren’t any major changes to my symptoms or my health. I have two more days of Dexamethasone (steroids) left, and I plan to resume work on Monday the 28th. 领导12/4和朋友喝咖啡，脱口罩讲话四十分钟，12/5朋友出现症状，12/7领导出现症状，12/8朋友被确诊，12/11领导被确诊，从此开始乌云密布的十二月，一直被误导的我以为就是个大号流感，每天信心满满的告诉他明天会更好，但是一天比一天糟糕，直到领导去急诊，我才开始手足无措......,以下是领导今天下午刚刚写的，为了纪念这十八天的无眠夜，也是我华人的处女贴，希望大家不要轻视新冠。祝大家圣诞快乐！ Please note I am piecing this from memory, chats, messages, etc. I have tried to be as factual as possible while noting how I felt. The earlier days (until the hospital stay) were pretty hazy. I tried to indicate my state of mind as well since the psychological factor of the disease was particularly prominent. Day 1, Monday, December 7, 2020 [Symptoms start] Over-weekend contact establishes positive Covid test result Symptoms begin Light cough Fluctuating fever between 100 and 101 Headaches Chills Still worked for remainder of day Received antigen + PCR test for self and family Spirits: OK, anticipating a week of “coldlike symptoms” based on anecdotes from colleagues and online. Day 2, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Antigen test comes back negative Work stops Fever climbs to 101-102, controlled by Tylenol Night sweats Oxymeter readings fluctuate between 90% and 96% Spirits: Still OK although fatigue setting in and making work difficult. Day 3, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Fever continues to be 101-103, controlled by Tylenol Began to take Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Quercetin, Zinc, and Chinese-medicine supplements Day 4, Thursday, December 10, 2020 Fever continues to be 101-103, controlled by Tylenol Day 5, Friday, December 11, 2020 PCR test confirms positive Covid-19, family tests negative and remains without symptoms SpO2 reading reaches 93% during night Fever reaches 103.2 I call the hospital for some advice, and the nurse was very considerate and asked me to control with Tylenol Spirits down since fever seems uncontrollable with initial forays into lower oxygen. The inability to sleep due to cough increases the fear that one feels that things may not get better (or quickly). Day 6, Saturday, December 12, 2020 Second oximeter arrives SpO2 reading reaches 93% during night I tried calling the hospital again, but there was no nurse advisor or doctor available to talk. Instead, I tried calling my PCP’s on-call; I left a message, but no reply came back Day 7, Sunday, December 13, 2020 Cough getting much worse Fever reaches 103, drops to 99.7 Oximeter reading drops to 92% overnight, fever at 101.6. Spirits down as there seemed to be no way that this was going to last only for a week. Reading online, it seems days 5-10 were very crucial as complications tend to happen during this time if they happen at all. Day 8, Monday, December 14, 2020 Decided to stop Chinese medicine Began to switch to Advil (Ibuprofen) for longer-lasting fever reduction I asked a friend to drop off another oximeter as the two I had were very similar. As you can see, the readings are all the same. PCP prescribes codeine to help with cough and sleep. Spirits still down as no drug seems to be able to quell the feelings and fears at night; constant coughing, sweating, and chills make one subjectively feel things are not improving. Day 9, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Fever, 101.4 - 102.1. Oxygen readings fall to 90-91%. Spirits down as it’s difficult to know when one should visit the hospital. It’s possible there is nothing wrong and going will make it worse since I may catch something there or spread Covid to others. On the other hand, the readings keep falling. Day 10, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 [First ER Visit] 16th year anniversary Fever, 101.8. Drove to ER at night, fever drops to 98.4. They quarantine me in a small room to avoid spreading Covid-19. I am in the room waiting for ~2 hours waiting for a room to see the doctor. I finally see the doctor, and they take a chest x-ray. The notes indicates minor atelectasis (lung collapse) but no pneumonia I asked for water 6 times throughout my visit but was never given water once. They gave me a steroid shot, which caused instant chills and let me drive home with 98.1 and 92% on the SpO2. I was initially glad since they told me my vitals were looking OK, but the experience overall was poor since I didn’t get any water and I waited for a very long time to be seen. I had to call the ER (while I was in the ER) to let them know I was still in the initial quarantine room. I had resolved to not go to the ER again unless I absolutely had to. Day 11, Thursday, December 17, 2020 Oxymeter readings continue to fall to 91/92%. Fever rises to 100.5. Before sleep, temperature is 98.6 and SpO2 is 93%; the former rises so 101.7 and oxygen drops to 90-91. Day 12, Friday, December 18, 2020 Oxymeter readings continue to fall to 90/91% in the morning. Fever rises to 102.7. Begin trying prone position to improve SpO2. Night SpO2 drops to 88%. I felt considerable alarm since the reading would consistently land on 88% without moving. I made the decision to go to the ER despite my prior experience. Day 13, Saturday, December 19, 2020 [Second ER Visit, Admitted] All supplements, medicine, etc. stopped. Drove to ER at 3am. I picked the closest spot to the front ER door and was barely able to walk to the entrance due to shortness of breath. I showed them low SpO2 reading, get put into ER room immediately with 2L of supplemental oxygen. 6AM, I am admitted but there are no available nurses and/or room capacity, so I remain in the ER ward. The room I am in does not have a bathroom, so I had to use a hand urinal multiple times and a “bedside commode.” This isn’t an exact picture, but it’s close enough. I wonder what options females have. The bedside commode was a bit degrading to use, but the nurse who took care of me was very considerate. Chest x-rays showed signs of pneumonia. I will be put on a 5-day regimen of Remdesivir, I receive my first dose in the ER ward. By 8PM, a room is available; they wheel me into the main part of the hospital. Every room has a makeshift entry made from PVC piping and plastic to restrict airflow. Every room has a huge HEPA filter blowing air from the hallway to the outside to protect nurses and doctors. Unfortunately, they decided to double me up with another Covid-19 patient. I was in 21-1, and the other patient was 21-2; we are separated by a single curtain. Upon entering the room, the machines attached to his body kept beeping loudly constantly. He was also coughing quite frequently, and the air filters sounded as loud as a jet during takeoff. I asked the nurse if there was a single-occupancy room; she checked and there was one available, so I’m not sure why they moved me into this room (other than the ER ward was running out of capacity?). Room 9, my future room, was being cleaned. At 11:30PM, I am moved to room 9. The following picture was taken much later, but this was my home for 5 days. The HEPA filter shown here is nothing compared to the ones that were in the shared rooms. Because I am admitted, am put on a regimen of drugs, and on supplemental oxygen, I was worried. The doctors and nurses are very reluctant to say anything one way or another. One gets the sense that they want to spend as little time as possible in order to avoid their own exposure. Another is that the course of the disease is simply unknown, and everyone responds differently. Day 14, Sunday, December 20, 2020 [Hospital Day 2] Fever remains at 99 throughout night; I took a Tylenol. I am still on 2L oxygen and am using the hand urinal since I did not want to leave the oxygen. A routine that would happen for the next several days: Morning: A shot of steroids through my IV A blood thinner injected into my stomach fat Breakfast around 8 Blood draw Noon: Daily dose of Remdesivir (total 5) Lunch around 1 A doctor’s visit Evening: Dinner around 6 Every 4-8 hours: Measure blood pressure, pulse, SpO2, temperature My oxygen requirements do not go up, and I am stable at 96% SpO2. It is difficult to sleep since I am facing the window with bright lights entering the room. Day 15, Monday, December 21, 2020 [Hospital Day 3] In the morning, they wean me to 1L oxygen, SpO2 stabilizes at 95%. Day 16, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 [Hospital Day 4] They later wean me off the oxygen entirely. I begin to take walks back and forth to exercise my legs, and I am able to go to the bathroom by myself. They introduce me to incentive spirometry, which is a lot less fun than it sounds. Basically, one needs to inhale at a constant rate and try to hit certain numbers. With a lot of pain, I was able to hit 1000 mL Inspired Volume, which is the minimum. During healthy times, I should be able to hit 3000-3500, so this goes to show how much the disease has affected my breathing ability. My last elevated temperature was 99.0 at 7:06PM. Day 4 in the hospital is when I began to have some hope. I began to take walks back and forth inside the room, and I could see that my oxygen levels were not dropping despite having gone off the oxygen. Day 17, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 [Hospital Day 5] I received my last dose of Remdesivir, but it’s not clear if I’ll be discharged today. I settle in for another night when the doctor decides to discharge me, so I am excited to get dressed in my old clothing and gather my belongings. I was given the option to stay for one more night for observation, but I hadn’t showered for 5 days, my body was responding to treatment, and I had already begun to do better on the spirometer (hitting 2400 mL). I opted to go home. It took about another hour to get all the paperwork ready, after which they wheeled me back to my car under the crispy Fremont night air. I had a lot of cleaning to do at home since I left in a hurry and had knocked over my cough medicine, leaving a sticky mess everywhere, plus I desperately wanted to shower. I arrived home at 8PM, cleaned, showered, and took my measurements. I still had insomnia, but at least I was home. Day 18, Thursday, December 24, 2020 The sleep during the night was poor, but fever remained nonexistent (in fact, temperatures were depressed in the 96-97 range) while SpO2 levels remained fine at around 97%. The night sweats and chills are still happening. The cough is still there although less pronounced. Appetite remains good throughout the day. Spirometer maxed out at 2700 mL today. I was able to walk twice outside today, once with a 100-ft descent/ascent and without losing breath. Spirits are improving. Mental health is as big a part of this disease as is the physical part. It is so easy to pinpoint in the past “if I hadn’t done this or that” and feel immense amount of regret. It’s easy to let the scary Internet anecdotes get to you and let your mind wander into the horrors of this disease. I have also discovered there is only so much on-demand video one can watch: El Hoyo (The Platform) 天気の子 (Weathering With You) Mission Impossible Fallout Now You See Me Now You See Me 2 New Girl, two seasons Many Whose Line Is It Anyway videos Many Chess videos Many Mario Maker 2 videos
领导12/4和朋友喝咖啡，脱口罩讲话四十分钟，12/5朋友出现症状，12/7领导出现症状，12/8朋友被确诊，12/11领导被确诊，从此开始乌云密布的十二月，一直被误导的我以为就是个大号流感，每天信心满满的告诉他明天会更好，但是一天比一天糟糕，直到领导去急诊，我才开始手足无措......,以下是领导今天下午刚刚写的，为了纪念这十八天的无眠夜，也是我华人的处女贴，希望大家不要轻视新冠。祝大家圣诞快乐！ Please note I am piecing this from memory, chats, messages, etc. I have tried to be as factual as possible while noting how I felt. The earlier days (until the hospital stay) were pretty hazy. I tried to indicate my state of mind as well since the psychological factor of the disease was particularly prominent. Day 1, Monday, December 7, 2020 [Symptoms start] Over-weekend contact establishes positive Covid test result Symptoms begin Light cough Fluctuating fever between 100 and 101 Headaches Chills Still worked for remainder of day Received antigen + PCR test for self and family Spirits: OK, anticipating a week of “coldlike symptoms” based on anecdotes from colleagues and online. Day 2, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Antigen test comes back negative Work stops Fever climbs to 101-102, controlled by Tylenol Night sweats Oxymeter readings fluctuate between 90% and 96% Spirits: Still OK although fatigue setting in and making work difficult. Day 3, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Fever continues to be 101-103, controlled by Tylenol Began to take Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Quercetin, Zinc, and Chinese-medicine supplements Day 4, Thursday, December 10, 2020 Fever continues to be 101-103, controlled by Tylenol Day 5, Friday, December 11, 2020 PCR test confirms positive Covid-19, family tests negative and remains without symptoms SpO2 reading reaches 93% during night Fever reaches 103.2 I call the hospital for some advice, and the nurse was very considerate and asked me to control with Tylenol Spirits down since fever seems uncontrollable with initial forays into lower oxygen. The inability to sleep due to cough increases the fear that one feels that things may not get better (or quickly). Day 6, Saturday, December 12, 2020 Second oximeter arrives SpO2 reading reaches 93% during night I tried calling the hospital again, but there was no nurse advisor or doctor available to talk. Instead, I tried calling my PCP’s on-call; I left a message, but no reply came back Day 7, Sunday, December 13, 2020 Cough getting much worse Fever reaches 103, drops to 99.7 Oximeter reading drops to 92% overnight, fever at 101.6. Spirits down as there seemed to be no way that this was going to last only for a week. Reading online, it seems days 5-10 were very crucial as complications tend to happen during this time if they happen at all. Day 8, Monday, December 14, 2020 Decided to stop Chinese medicine Began to switch to Advil (Ibuprofen) for longer-lasting fever reduction I asked a friend to drop off another oximeter as the two I had were very similar. As you can see, the readings are all the same. PCP prescribes codeine to help with cough and sleep. Spirits still down as no drug seems to be able to quell the feelings and fears at night; constant coughing, sweating, and chills make one subjectively feel things are not improving. Day 9, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Fever, 101.4 - 102.1. Oxygen readings fall to 90-91%. Spirits down as it’s difficult to know when one should visit the hospital. It’s possible there is nothing wrong and going will make it worse since I may catch something there or spread Covid to others. On the other hand, the readings keep falling. Day 10, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 [First ER Visit] 16th year anniversary Fever, 101.8. Drove to ER at night, fever drops to 98.4. They quarantine me in a small room to avoid spreading Covid-19. I am in the room waiting for ~2 hours waiting for a room to see the doctor. I finally see the doctor, and they take a chest x-ray. The notes indicates minor atelectasis (lung collapse) but no pneumonia I asked for water 6 times throughout my visit but was never given water once. They gave me a steroid shot, which caused instant chills and let me drive home with 98.1 and 92% on the SpO2. I was initially glad since they told me my vitals were looking OK, but the experience overall was poor since I didn’t get any water and I waited for a very long time to be seen. I had to call the ER (while I was in the ER) to let them know I was still in the initial quarantine room. I had resolved to not go to the ER again unless I absolutely had to. Day 11, Thursday, December 17, 2020 Oxymeter readings continue to fall to 91/92%. Fever rises to 100.5. Before sleep, temperature is 98.6 and SpO2 is 93%; the former rises so 101.7 and oxygen drops to 90-91. Day 12, Friday, December 18, 2020 Oxymeter readings continue to fall to 90/91% in the morning. Fever rises to 102.7. Begin trying prone position to improve SpO2. Night SpO2 drops to 88%. I felt considerable alarm since the reading would consistently land on 88% without moving. I made the decision to go to the ER despite my prior experience. Day 13, Saturday, December 19, 2020 [Second ER Visit, Admitted] All supplements, medicine, etc. stopped. Drove to ER at 3am. I picked the closest spot to the front ER door and was barely able to walk to the entrance due to shortness of breath. I showed them low SpO2 reading, get put into ER room immediately with 2L of supplemental oxygen. 6AM, I am admitted but there are no available nurses and/or room capacity, so I remain in the ER ward. The room I am in does not have a bathroom, so I had to use a hand urinal multiple times and a “bedside commode.” This isn’t an exact picture, but it’s close enough. I wonder what options females have. The bedside commode was a bit degrading to use, but the nurse who took care of me was very considerate. Chest x-rays showed signs of pneumonia. I will be put on a 5-day regimen of Remdesivir, I receive my first dose in the ER ward. By 8PM, a room is available; they wheel me into the main part of the hospital. Every room has a makeshift entry made from PVC piping and plastic to restrict airflow. Every room has a huge HEPA filter blowing air from the hallway to the outside to protect nurses and doctors. Unfortunately, they decided to double me up with another Covid-19 patient. I was in 21-1, and the other patient was 21-2; we are separated by a single curtain. Upon entering the room, the machines attached to his body kept beeping loudly constantly. He was also coughing quite frequently, and the air filters sounded as loud as a jet during takeoff. I asked the nurse if there was a single-occupancy room; she checked and there was one available, so I’m not sure why they moved me into this room (other than the ER ward was running out of capacity?). Room 9, my future room, was being cleaned. At 11:30PM, I am moved to room 9. The following picture was taken much later, but this was my home for 5 days. The HEPA filter shown here is nothing compared to the ones that were in the shared rooms. Because I am admitted, am put on a regimen of drugs, and on supplemental oxygen, I was worried. The doctors and nurses are very reluctant to say anything one way or another. One gets the sense that they want to spend as little time as possible in order to avoid their own exposure. Another is that the course of the disease is simply unknown, and everyone responds differently. Day 14, Sunday, December 20, 2020 [Hospital Day 2] Fever remains at 99 throughout night; I took a Tylenol. I am still on 2L oxygen and am using the hand urinal since I did not want to leave the oxygen. A routine that would happen for the next several days: Morning: A shot of steroids through my IV A blood thinner injected into my stomach fat Breakfast around 8 Blood draw Noon: Daily dose of Remdesivir (total 5) Lunch around 1 A doctor’s visit Evening: Dinner around 6 Every 4-8 hours: Measure blood pressure, pulse, SpO2, temperature My oxygen requirements do not go up, and I am stable at 96% SpO2. It is difficult to sleep since I am facing the window with bright lights entering the room. Day 15, Monday, December 21, 2020 [Hospital Day 3] In the morning, they wean me to 1L oxygen, SpO2 stabilizes at 95%. Day 16, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 [Hospital Day 4] They later wean me off the oxygen entirely. I begin to take walks back and forth to exercise my legs, and I am able to go to the bathroom by myself. They introduce me to incentive spirometry, which is a lot less fun than it sounds. Basically, one needs to inhale at a constant rate and try to hit certain numbers. With a lot of pain, I was able to hit 1000 mL Inspired Volume, which is the minimum. During healthy times, I should be able to hit 3000-3500, so this goes to show how much the disease has affected my breathing ability. My last elevated temperature was 99.0 at 7:06PM. Day 4 in the hospital is when I began to have some hope. I began to take walks back and forth inside the room, and I could see that my oxygen levels were not dropping despite having gone off the oxygen. Day 17, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 [Hospital Day 5] I received my last dose of Remdesivir, but it’s not clear if I’ll be discharged today. I settle in for another night when the doctor decides to discharge me, so I am excited to get dressed in my old clothing and gather my belongings. I was given the option to stay for one more night for observation, but I hadn’t showered for 5 days, my body was responding to treatment, and I had already begun to do better on the spirometer (hitting 2400 mL). I opted to go home. It took about another hour to get all the paperwork ready, after which they wheeled me back to my car under the crispy Fremont night air. I had a lot of cleaning to do at home since I left in a hurry and had knocked over my cough medicine, leaving a sticky mess everywhere, plus I desperately wanted to shower. I arrived home at 8PM, cleaned, showered, and took my measurements. I still had insomnia, but at least I was home. Day 18, Thursday, December 24, 2020 The sleep during the night was poor, but fever remained nonexistent (in fact, temperatures were depressed in the 96-97 range) while SpO2 levels remained fine at around 97%. The night sweats and chills are still happening. The cough is still there although less pronounced. Appetite remains good throughout the day. Spirometer maxed out at 2700 mL today. I was able to walk twice outside today, once with a 100-ft descent/ascent and without losing breath. Spirits are improving. Mental health is as big a part of this disease as is the physical part. It is so easy to pinpoint in the past “if I hadn’t done this or that” and feel immense amount of regret. It’s easy to let the scary Internet anecdotes get to you and let your mind wander into the horrors of this disease. I have also discovered there is only so much on-demand video one can watch: El Hoyo (The Platform) 天気の子 (Weathering With You) Mission Impossible Fallout Now You See Me Now You See Me 2 New Girl, two seasons Many Whose Line Is It Anyway videos Many Chess videos Many Mario Maker 2 videos
Day 19, Friday, December 25, 2020 Slept about 4-5 hours last night, this was probably the best I’ve slept since this started. Night sweats are still occurring, leading to chills and a general reluctance to getting out of bed. However, it’s best to motivate oneself to shower and start the day. My weight loss continues -- total weight loss since this started, about 12 pounds. This is despite eating 2-3 full meals a day. Temperature remains stable at 96.9 and oxygen at 96-97%. I was able to reach 3000 mL on the spirometer on my first try this morning. I did another 100-ft ascent without any problems today and decided to move my downstairs TV to my room (I have a new one waiting to be set up downstairs). I also changed all my sheets, and duvet cover. All this activity has left me a bit winded, but my SpO2 reading is at 98%. After this activity, I can register only 2500 mL on the spirometer. I’ll try again when things calm down a bit. I tried a bit later and was able to set a new record (3100 mL). Day 20, Saturday, December 26, 2020 About 4-5 hours of sleep last night with sweating and chills, but no fever and oxygen levels remained stable at 96%. I never had loss of sense of taste or smell, but I am beginning to have this eerie metallic taste and smell. It’s not unbearable but seems to be new. Weight loss continues Morning spirometer, 2700 mL I will likely end the account here if there aren’t any major changes to my symptoms or my health. I have two more days of Dexamethasone (steroids) left, and I plan to resume work on Monday the 28th.
领导12/4和朋友喝咖啡，脱口罩讲话四十分钟，12/5朋友出现症状，12/7领导出现症状，12/8朋友被确诊，12/11领导被确诊，从此开始乌云密布的十二月，一直被误导的我以为就是个大号流感，每天信心满满的告诉他明天会更好，但是一天比一天糟糕，直到领导去急诊，我才开始手足无措......,以下是领导今天下午刚刚写的，为了纪念这十八天的无眠夜，也是我华人的处女贴，希望大家不要轻视新冠。祝大家圣诞快乐！
Please note I am piecing this from memory, chats, messages, etc. I have tried to be as factual as possible while noting how I felt. The earlier days (until the hospital stay) were pretty hazy. I tried to indicate my state of mind as well since the psychological factor of the disease was particularly prominent.
Day 1, Monday, December 7, 2020 [Symptoms start] Over-weekend contact establishes positive Covid test result Symptoms begin Light cough Fluctuating fever between 100 and 101 Headaches Chills Still worked for remainder of day Received antigen + PCR test for self and family Spirits: OK, anticipating a week of “coldlike symptoms” based on anecdotes from colleagues and online. Day 2, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Antigen test comes back negative Work stops Fever climbs to 101-102, controlled by Tylenol Night sweats Oxymeter readings fluctuate between 90% and 96% Spirits: Still OK although fatigue setting in and making work difficult. Day 3, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Fever continues to be 101-103, controlled by Tylenol Began to take Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Quercetin, Zinc, and Chinese-medicine supplements
Day 4, Thursday, December 10, 2020 Fever continues to be 101-103, controlled by Tylenol
Day 5, Friday, December 11, 2020 PCR test confirms positive Covid-19, family tests negative and remains without symptoms SpO2 reading reaches 93% during night Fever reaches 103.2 I call the hospital for some advice, and the nurse was very considerate and asked me to control with Tylenol Spirits down since fever seems uncontrollable with initial forays into lower oxygen. The inability to sleep due to cough increases the fear that one feels that things may not get better (or quickly). Day 6, Saturday, December 12, 2020 Second oximeter arrives SpO2 reading reaches 93% during night I tried calling the hospital again, but there was no nurse advisor or doctor available to talk. Instead, I tried calling my PCP’s on-call; I left a message, but no reply came back Day 7, Sunday, December 13, 2020 Cough getting much worse Fever reaches 103, drops to 99.7 Oximeter reading drops to 92% overnight, fever at 101.6. Spirits down as there seemed to be no way that this was going to last only for a week. Reading online, it seems days 5-10 were very crucial as complications tend to happen during this time if they happen at all. Day 8, Monday, December 14, 2020 Decided to stop Chinese medicine Began to switch to Advil (Ibuprofen) for longer-lasting fever reduction I asked a friend to drop off another oximeter as the two I had were very similar. As you can see, the readings are all the same.
Day 9, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Fever, 101.4 - 102.1. Oxygen readings fall to 90-91%. Spirits down as it’s difficult to know when one should visit the hospital. It’s possible there is nothing wrong and going will make it worse since I may catch something there or spread Covid to others. On the other hand, the readings keep falling. Day 10, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 [First ER Visit] 16th year anniversary Fever, 101.8. Drove to ER at night, fever drops to 98.4. They quarantine me in a small room to avoid spreading Covid-19. I am in the room waiting for ~2 hours waiting for a room to see the doctor. I finally see the doctor, and they take a chest x-ray. The notes indicates minor atelectasis (lung collapse) but no pneumonia I asked for water 6 times throughout my visit but was never given water once. They gave me a steroid shot, which caused instant chills and let me drive home with 98.1 and 92% on the SpO2. I was initially glad since they told me my vitals were looking OK, but the experience overall was poor since I didn’t get any water and I waited for a very long time to be seen. I had to call the ER (while I was in the ER) to let them know I was still in the initial quarantine room. I had resolved to not go to the ER again unless I absolutely had to. Day 11, Thursday, December 17, 2020 Oxymeter readings continue to fall to 91/92%. Fever rises to 100.5. Before sleep, temperature is 98.6 and SpO2 is 93%; the former rises so 101.7 and oxygen drops to 90-91. Day 12, Friday, December 18, 2020 Oxymeter readings continue to fall to 90/91% in the morning. Fever rises to 102.7. Begin trying prone position to improve SpO2. Night SpO2 drops to 88%. I felt considerable alarm since the reading would consistently land on 88% without moving. I made the decision to go to the ER despite my prior experience. Day 13, Saturday, December 19, 2020 [Second ER Visit, Admitted] All supplements, medicine, etc. stopped. Drove to ER at 3am. I picked the closest spot to the front ER door and was barely able to walk to the entrance due to shortness of breath. I showed them low SpO2 reading, get put into ER room immediately with 2L of supplemental oxygen. 6AM, I am admitted but there are no available nurses and/or room capacity, so I remain in the ER ward. The room I am in does not have a bathroom, so I had to use a hand urinal multiple times and a “bedside commode.” This isn’t an exact picture, but it’s close enough. I wonder what options females have.
Day 14, Sunday, December 20, 2020 [Hospital Day 2] Fever remains at 99 throughout night; I took a Tylenol. I am still on 2L oxygen and am using the hand urinal since I did not want to leave the oxygen. A routine that would happen for the next several days: Morning: A shot of steroids through my IV A blood thinner injected into my stomach fat Breakfast around 8 Blood draw Noon: Daily dose of Remdesivir (total 5) Lunch around 1 A doctor’s visit Evening: Dinner around 6 Every 4-8 hours: Measure blood pressure, pulse, SpO2, temperature My oxygen requirements do not go up, and I am stable at 96% SpO2. It is difficult to sleep since I am facing the window with bright lights entering the room.
Day 16, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 [Hospital Day 4] They later wean me off the oxygen entirely. I begin to take walks back and forth to exercise my legs, and I am able to go to the bathroom by myself. They introduce me to incentive spirometry, which is a lot less fun than it sounds. Basically, one needs to inhale at a constant rate and try to hit certain numbers. With a lot of pain, I was able to hit 1000 mL Inspired Volume, which is the minimum. During healthy times, I should be able to hit 3000-3500, so this goes to show how much the disease has affected my breathing ability.
Day 17, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 [Hospital Day 5] I received my last dose of Remdesivir, but it’s not clear if I’ll be discharged today. I settle in for another night when the doctor decides to discharge me, so I am excited to get dressed in my old clothing and gather my belongings. I was given the option to stay for one more night for observation, but I hadn’t showered for 5 days, my body was responding to treatment, and I had already begun to do better on the spirometer (hitting 2400 mL). I opted to go home. It took about another hour to get all the paperwork ready, after which they wheeled me back to my car under the crispy Fremont night air. I had a lot of cleaning to do at home since I left in a hurry and had knocked over my cough medicine, leaving a sticky mess everywhere, plus I desperately wanted to shower. I arrived home at 8PM, cleaned, showered, and took my measurements. I still had insomnia, but at least I was home. Day 18, Thursday, December 24, 2020 The sleep during the night was poor, but fever remained nonexistent (in fact, temperatures were depressed in the 96-97 range) while SpO2 levels remained fine at around 97%. The night sweats and chills are still happening. The cough is still there although less pronounced. Appetite remains good throughout the day. Spirometer maxed out at 2700 mL today. I was able to walk twice outside today, once with a 100-ft descent/ascent and without losing breath. Spirits are improving. Mental health is as big a part of this disease as is the physical part. It is so easy to pinpoint in the past “if I hadn’t done this or that” and feel immense amount of regret. It’s easy to let the scary Internet anecdotes get to you and let your mind wander into the horrors of this disease. I have also discovered there is only so much on-demand video one can watch: El Hoyo (The Platform) 天気の子 (Weathering With You) Mission Impossible Fallout Now You See Me Now You See Me 2 New Girl, two seasons Many Whose Line Is It Anyway videos Many Chess videos Many Mario Maker 2 videos
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BLESS LZ! 看完觉得这个病真是看运气。有的人没症状，有的人症状按照它自己发展抵挡不住总是要来。LZ也吃了网传的各种维生素了，却也挡不住，医院又是不到严重了不收。-这种情况下还能做什么呢？有比LZ做的更好的方法吗？ 医院收了以后也是拼人品运气，毕竟没康复的人也听说了不少。
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应该不是，身体健康，定期健身，没有高血压，高血脂，心脏病等其他长期疾病。
在星巴克外面
是我老公啦
看来星巴克也要少去 汗
不是我mean 我就是不懂为啥一个华人还能被误导了
领导发现症状后一直在主卧隔离，不允许我踏入半步，即使入院的五天我想进去消毒整理他也不允许，生怕我和孩子被感染，他对病毒有了敬畏恐惧之心。
大概我比较轻视新冠，我听说的确诊要么无症状要么一两天发烧就活蹦乱跳，所以要写出来，提醒大家不要和我一样。
领导的顾虑是对的，对这个病毒不可轻视。
而且加州不是SIP吗？出去见朋友不戴口罩聊天已经违反了居家令了吧。
我看很早就开始测血氧了。而且一开始就不高？ 能问问哪天开始自己血氧低有感觉吗？还是像传说那样92%其实自己是没感觉的？
这个病危险就在于很多人都有自己会是轻症的幻想。 连国际首脑会议都网上开了 大家实在是有国家大事必须商议也请zoom吧。bless。
哎，对的，确诊后就不断的后悔，为了一个咖啡真的不值得，所以更要写出来让大家不要放松警惕。
很多没有症状或者好得很快要么是一直身体很好要么一直有意的在日常饮食里添加抗病毒食物。 川普是吃羟氯喹做预防的 。 他有说过。
嗯，是的，加州前几个月一直说small social bubble是没事的，所以真的放松警惕了，领导非常后悔
的确在重灾区的时间久了，有麻木之感。感谢楼主分享第一手详细的notes，读完觉得挺可怕的，还是要做好防范，不可大意，不可轻视病毒。多谢楼主的提醒！祝你LG早日康复，全家都平平安安的！
我怎么觉得楼主老公不是华人啊，像是老美。
第十天晚上血氧机曾经到过89，后来去了急诊，急诊室的血氧机一直保持93，所以没有被收入院，第十二天晚上血氧一直在88/89徘徊，没有迟疑，马上又去了急诊，即刻被安排吸氧入院
是个ABC
川普儿子好那么快有很多条件的。 他如果一不舒服就静卧睡觉可以做到。 他如果不舒服还坚持运动绝对不可能。
又看了一遍你写的， 第一天出现症状还继续工作了第二天也工作了
我那个时候是吃重口味的饭没味道， 然后就直接躺了3天，出了好多好多汗。每天都要换床单的地步。 然后就好了。这个病毒和感冒病毒类似， 静卧出汗了就好的很快一定不能劳累
我感觉病毒因人而异，领导的朋友确诊后出现发烧咳嗽腹泻没味觉但是一周就康复了。40分钟不戴口罩应该是感染的途径，领导平时在家上班也不出门，偶尔small social bubble看看朋友。
我觉得是， 我最近反复看所有入院新冠病人的病史，能被收住院的都基本上偏重了，年轻而且无基础病的能到重症还是很少见的。40岁是个非常明显的分水岭，40多岁无基础病,bmi 25 以内或者左右的大约100-200个现有的住院病人里能看到1-2 个。如果有基础病或者肥胖的就是翻倍翻倍的增加。
对，领导出现症状第一第二天都有一些很重要的会要开，那时候人的状态也不是很差，也轻视了，第三天完全倒下了，电脑也没力气打开，我上网查了很多信息，都是说要休息多喝水补维他命
是的，应该问一下医生
一边喝cafe一边讲话，戴口罩没办法喝
公共场所还是不能大意呀。
就是说户外也要小心，太长了看不动，还是感谢楼主夫妻的分享
我觉得中招后基本上该做的都做了，第三天就开始吃vitamin cocktail，血氧仪n个互相对比，血氧低了去er。从两次er的经历和住院经历看，医院现在真的resource不够（比如有一次去er血氧都低到92还让回家，后来住院还要跟另一个病人share病房，等等），这可能也影响病人对痊愈的信心。
不过你先生也已经回家，看起来心情也好起来了，祝他早日康复，祝你们圣诞快乐！
领导43，没基础病，不胖，朋友39，看来是吃了年龄的亏。
嗯，谢谢，在医院也打针，就是因为长期卧床，防止血栓。
应该是朋友，是我们从六月就开始small social bubble接触的一家人，后来夫妻两都确诊，一个无症状阳性一个有症状一周就恢复了，他们家里还有个六个月的baby and nanny，nanny也确诊，baby没有事。
用的是人民的希望，remdesivir，五天疗程。回家还需要口服低塞米松五天。昨晚出院的。
LZ讲话怎么那么不客气，我是好心好意想要和大家分享自己的经历，希望可以提醒大家引以为戒，不要放松警惕。领导为了这个“脱口罩讲话四十分钟”懊悔不已，我看他走过来的十八天也很心痛。
不用理那些人. 非常感谢楼主这么详尽的信息. 很有用, 万一赶上了,我们也知道该怎么办了.
祝你家人早日康复, 节日快乐.
发帖不易，支持一下。大家要感谢LZ提醒
我能说句大实话么，这家的baby肯定也被感染了，小孩子免疫系统不完善，假阴性可能非常大。其实最可怕的就是这种情况。家长觉得孩子没事儿，殊不知潜伏下来之后一旦爆发就是要命的
明白你是好心分享。但是早就说了出门必须戴口罩，保持六尺距离，你们都不听，还可以唾沫横飞聊四十分钟。
“I was able to walk twice outside today,????? “ 传染其他人？
在小区里戴着两个口罩散步，是医生建议每天需要在外面散步三次，每次五分钟。领导看到有人都会走的远远的，我们一路跟着他，保持很远距离，但是害怕他有什么意外。
据儿医说，新生儿即使确诊也都会是轻症，so far看来新生儿完全没事。
这么说学校室内上学吃饭的孩子风险很大啊，吃饭、snack必须脱口罩，而且也不可能不说话