回复 1楼Jessicachan的帖子 Your husband has a great sense of humor. Great that he's recovering so smoothly, and best wishes!! Thank you for sharing his experience with us!
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
楼主，非常感谢你写出来让大家了解！更欣赏你发现真相不怕各种声音坚持让大家知道的勇气。 特朗普各种轻描淡写新冠，外加关了这么久，人们的确呆不住，有些出去浪的人下意识选择性相信自己爱相信的东西。 楼上有人说 红脖子 才会相信新冠是大感冒，好可惜，这样的“红脖子” 身边华人中很多。。为自己出去social 找理由，自欺欺人。不但坚信自己得不了，会轻症，还坚信得病的没那么多，医院为了要钱谎报数据。听到这样的话从非常熟的朋友嘴里说出来，我真怀疑我们是不是生活在同一个美国。以前不好说，现在医院爆满也是假的？ 有些人，生活的责任或者兴趣爱好比较少，缺乏改变自己的能力，只好视而不见明显的证据，让自己“正常的”活下去。 也有不少正能量的朋友，疫情间学会厨房家里各种新技能，跑步小白达到半马的，户外开发各种新运动。疫情面前大家都憋的难受，就看你能不能改变自己去适应，还是当鸵鸟learn it the hard way.
楼主怎么乱认老公？写文的人明明是个单身汉，从头到尾也没提过家人。再看这一段就更清楚了：der 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 hom
好了啦，受到教训了，领导说打完疫苗才见朋友了。大家不要掉以轻心哦！
对，应该会，当时血氧已经低于93了，但是急诊那时候不收，还说他的vital looks good，家庭医生也一直说会没事的，静养就会好的，血氧低于91才需要去急诊。
领导的意思是要等明年打完疫苗，才能再开始社交活动，现在small social bubble也不能再去了。
谢谢楼主分享! 祝楼主和老公家人2021都健健康康的!
谢谢楼主分享
医生之前还说你老公这种情况不会有事情呢，到现在依然是不去了解这个病
你们没理解social bubble的意思啊，social bubble最重要的一点是一家人不能同时在多于一个bubble里，你朋友家除了跟你家bubble以外，显然同时还在跟nanny家bubble。nanny家说不定还在跟别人浪，这样bubble可以无限大了，完全没意义了。希望你老公能早点康复。
很可能，说是出症状前病毒量最高
说难听点儿，自己老婆刚生孩子，家里还有保姆，都非要喝咖啡（完全没必要的事情），肯定平时没少出去浪，不缺感染源。
楼主一家打了疫苗，依然要口罩洗手呆家里，还社交啥呀。2022年再考虑吧。
主要还是第一次xray 没有肺炎。有的人就从这里开始康复 有的可能从这里开始恶化。 医院收不收住院很视乎当时的医生
这个太吓人了！
原来是Frement的……Alameda是重灾区，居然不戴口罩跟别人聊天40多分钟… 不是很负责任哦
没有责怪你老公的意思，你们后面的处理很好。那40分钟可能是碍于面子。我老婆也会碍于面子不好意思在那些不带口罩的“朋友”面前带口罩。其实真正的朋友会尊重你对新冠的态度。 如果有人不带口罩我会直接提醒他们。新冠让我认识到周围很多人的自私和自以为是。
seriously？如果是那些红脖子这么想还差不多
Your husband has a great sense of humor. Great that he's recovering so smoothly, and best wishes!! Thank you for sharing his experience with us!
speedy recovery
多谢这么详细的分享，希望你ld早日恢复
Blessed!
多谢楼主的详细记录，如果不介意，能否透露大概的年龄范围，还有 bmi 的范围，谢谢！
我一直以为华人里面没有红脖子的 大开眼界
因为她嫁了个反智的老外？
唉, bless
cafe喝不了 coffee可以喝
原来是忽悠？？不能吧，谁这么闲，看好多细节，应该是真的！
没提年纪啊，我没看到？
人这有病遭罪，你上来就政治，脑袋天天想啥，你这样活着能愉快吗？
特别是刚喝了咖啡口腔湿润飞沫更多 o(╯□╰)o
在医院注意经常下地走走以免血栓， 青壮年很容易因为新冠血栓，万一堵了肺静脉就麻烦了。
请介绍一下居家隔离的经验，谢谢！