UPDATE
Day 10 - May 13th - Woke up at 8AM. Soreness in the throat is not there anymore. No symptoms as such to report now. Energy levels are picking up everyday but I still won't say I'm back to my usual self. It takes a bit more time to do the usual routine stuff, but again i'm doing things at my own pace. Noticed yesterday while I was reading a novel, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, it started to become quite difficult to concentrate after reading just 12-14 pages which is really unlike me. My brain felt exhausted and worked up and I had to just take a step back and took a power nap instead. Luckily, I've been able to concentrate much better today. Did some productive work for a couple of hours this morning on a case report I'm trying to get published in one of the British Medical Journals. Overall, heading in the right space and eager to step out of the house soon.
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Originally Posted by RahuKetu Thanks a lot for sharing the first hand account. Gives good idea about the symptoms and precautions to be observed when infected by this virus. I feel that making immune system strong is the key here. I have seen some persons suffering from same symptoms at my workplace. Some showed mild symptoms while other had little more. Some recovered in 2-3 days while some took more than a week. Depends on how badly it had struck you, how early you have figured out that you have been struck and how you handle it. Remaining positive at such time is most important. |
Yes, rightly said, boosting your immune system is the key. It's difficult to say who has had it, and who has not without getting tested for it. But yeah, in all likelihood they might have had a mild one and didn't realize much about it.
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Originally Posted by Mortis Thanks for sharing your story and all the best for your recovery !
Are you by any chance interning at Queen's Medical Center ? I had gotten my Master's degree from Uni Nottingham way back in 2007 and we had some lectures and modules at Queen's |
Thanks for the wishes. Great to know you've been around here. I am actually based at City Hospital, Nottingham. I do have some of my on-call shifts at times at QMC, but that's not very frequent.
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Originally Posted by AtheK Reading about it in news and hearing it from a fellow team bhp member, are two different things altogether. Wish you a speedy recovery buddy, and glad to see how you managed it all.
Sometimes i feel everyone will eventually get impacted, question is more like will it be before any specific medicine, or before it, and be treated for symptoms. Feels like living in a movie that we always thought happens only in theatre. Hopefully the happy end comes soon! |
Thanks for the wishes. It's unlikely that it will affect everyone. But yes, everyone is more or less at risk of contracting it. The lesser you step outdoors and come in contact with the outside world , the lesser chance you'll get it. Yes, waiting for that happy ending quite eagerly now.
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Originally Posted by RajeevSharma Congratulations on your fast recovery and thank you for sharing your ordeal and positive experiences with us.
I am also under self quarantine along with my family as we were stuck in Himachal during first two phases of lockdown and returned with special permission. During our return, I learned that no matter how many precautions that we take, if we get out of our houses, the risk rises with it.
We have to stay healthy as we can not afford to live a stranded life for long. |
Thanks a lot for the wishes. Hope you and your family are doing well. Keeping your immunity and fitness levels high will be of great importance. Even if one does get the virus, your fitness and immunity levels will dictate how severe symptoms one gets. Funnily enough, my mom has been pushing me to do some home made remedies here. And since she believes in it, didn't really feel a need to fight it and I've been doing them for last 4 weeks now. Not saying, they have done anything to boost my immunity levels, but it does give a general feeling of well being and better mental strength. Placebo effect as I would like to call it.
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Originally Posted by JojyKerala Thank you penning this. A worthwhile and highly useful read of a first-hand perspective.
Hope she is coping well now. Do you come across 80+ aged positive patients often?
I understand that the UK is currently under lockdown. Is the lockdown as strict as it is in India? I'm asking because the number of positive cases and casualties are quite puzzling.
Once again, thank you for this post! |
That patient is fairly stable from what I heard last about 4-5 days back. Yes, we've had most of our in-patients in the age group of 75+. Most of them have been either care home residents or have been in hospital prior to this pandemic starting. Mortality rate is also higher in that group given they already have many co-morbidities and the addition of COVID19 infection just tips them off the fence.
Lockdown here was never as strict as it was in India. Supermarkets were open, takeaways have been open. 2 people from the same household are allowed to go outside for run/exercise. Sadly, the moment this pandemic started, summer had just started and people have been stepping out to soak in some sun, even after repeated warnings. Traffic on the roads is still about 30-40% of usual specially during office hours. Lockdown has been eased off a fair bit since this Monday in England. However, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland continue to extend it for another 3 weeks.
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Originally Posted by bimal_67 Thanks a lot for sharing your experience in between your tough schedule. Congratulations on your recovery too.
It's reassuring to read through your first hand experience, when most of us are being pulled apart by the contradicting requirements of isolation and social needs. One cannot hide forever as lives have to move on. That's where such first hand reports of recoveries help all of us. Thanks a lot once again and Congratulations. Bravo! |
Thanks for your lovely wishes and kind words.
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Originally Posted by speedmiester Thank you so much for sharing your experience and for doing a great job at fighting Covid19.
We will be living with this virus for the near future. Stories like yours will help people to live a normal life with precautions rather than with fear and stigma.
I have elderly parents and Father-in-law at home. So it becomes more important for us to be very careful when we step outside. Luckily both my wife and I have an option to WFH permanently which reduces our risk a lot.
Have you taken a second test to confirm a negative test result? |
Unfortunately, here in UK, they are not repeating a swab once you've tested positive. Ideology behind being that once you've had the virus, you will continue to test positive upto 6 weeks as there will be elements of dead virus still traceable on PCR testing, however a person cannot infect or spread the disease after day 5-7 of having first symptom. Antibody testing is being ramped up now and I'm hoping to get tested for that by the end of this month. I will be going back to work from Monday without getting a repeat swab, provided I remain symptom free.
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Originally Posted by HKP Thank you so much for writing your experience and congratulation on beating COVID19.
I really liked the way you used this time to ponder over life and at your young age, that learning and awareness are surely going to guide you to do much better in life.
Stay healthy, everything else will take care of itself.
\\hkp |
Thank you so much for your wishes. I never thought I would be posting something like this here on Team-bhp. But again, who would have thought that 2020 will be anywhere close to what it has turned out to be. Sadly, this year has taught us far more than we would have liked or imagined.
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Originally Posted by ash22 Thank you so much for sharing this. This will help people like us to understand the Covid-19 pattern and can take precautionary actions.
@members, Need your reviews, suggestion on the ARS-ALB-30..
Recently our society got ARS-ALB-30 a Homeopathy medicine from a Doctor as a Corona preventive. Is it advisable to take it? |
I'm afraid I've no knowledge in this regard. I guess fellow members have shed some more light on this.
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Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar I don't think you realise how brave you are to do what you did and how awesome you are to write what you wrote. Hats off man!
Take care, stay safe and I pray to god that you recover as soon as possible. People like you and your colleagues are the ones who give this world some much-needed hope. |
Thanks for your kind words and well wishes. I've just been trying to do my job to the best of my knowledge. I'm sure there are thousands more stories out there like mine. But yes, all this love and appreciation does give a boost to keep going.
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Originally Posted by Aqua Congrats and thanks for your first hand account. Lets hope that the vaccine is found asap and the world does not have to live in fear.
Thanks to all the people who are on the front line. A Big Salute! |
Thank you so much. Fingers crossed.
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Originally Posted by ramnaresh_2000 First of all let me take some time to Salute your dedication towards your profession. Reading this post has sent chills down my spine. Honestly speaking, if I was in your situation, I would have resigned and self-isolated myself or even left UK. I say this because I have experienced the NHS in UK during my stay there in 2007-2011.
As I read through the remaining post, it was quite a relief knowing that you were recovering well. Best of luck. You are a true inspiration. Great job and hope for your fast recovery. When will they confirm if you are -ve? Do they test daily or you just have to test once the symptoms are gone? |
Thank you so much for your kind words and wishes. I'm recovering well, on-course to return to work on 18th May. I will not be re-tested here and if I remain symptom free for more than 48 hours, I will be allowed back into work. As mentioned earlier, I will try getting myself tested for antibodies against COVID19 when it becomes available here, likely-hood being end of this month.
Attaching the report I received to give a snapshot of how things are working here and how I will be phased back into work. It will be Day15 for me when i return back to work on Monday.