Corona Experience Report: "I had Covid-19." | BRIGITTE.de

What is it like to have corona A BRIGITTE.de reader had to experience it. In her testimonial, she describes what it really feels like to be ill with Covid-19.

The corona virus has been keeping our world busy for a while. Nevertheless, the disease is as difficult to grasp as it is to keep at bay. The reason for this is the variety of symptoms – while some patients hardly notice a corona infection, others become seriously ill. The courses seem as individual as humans and continue to pose a puzzle to researchers.

So how does it feel to "have Corona"? There can be no general answer. That is why our BRIGITTE.de reader did not know what to expect when she suddenly suffered from severe fatigue. Then she passed out. The diagnosis only followed in the hospital: she suffered from Covid-19. In her Corona experience report, she describes how she has affected the disease to this day.

Corona experience report: "I had Covid-19"

"I had Covid-19. Approx. Five days after a trip on a well-filled tram, I got sick. On the first day (Sunday) there was only tiredness and little appetite, then in the evening the temperature rose. It didn't feel like a cold, but more like physical exhaustion. At that time I thought nothing – it was the beginning / middle of March.

The elevated temperature developed into a fever over the next few days, and the tiredness became extreme: I almost slept through the days. On the fourth day after the start, the fever was relatively high for me (over 39 ° C) and I was very weak. Ultimately, I came to the hospital with the emergency services because I had lost consciousness.

It was only on the way to the hospital that I remembered that I couldn't smell my soap.

When the paramedics arrived (in protective gear), I was conscious again and lay in bed. Actually, I just felt so tired. It was only on the way to the hospital that I remembered that right before I passed out I noticed that I could not smell my soap with a citrus scent. It was then clear to me that I had Covid-19.

Then in the emergency room: preliminary report, blood sampling for routine laboratory and blood cultures, EKG, chest X-ray and only very late was the decision made for a throat swab. Then I was in a small isolation room for almost 2 weeks and spent the first week largely asleep, but was able to sneak into the bathroom myself. I only vaguely remember that someone came into the room every half an hour: blood tests, blood pressure (which was low underground), oxygen saturation, fever measurement, thrombosis prophylaxis … I also didn't care. After a few days I got antipyretic, then I slowly woke up. Only then did I notice that I had severe conjunctivitis, my eyes were crimson, like fireballs. But that wasn't on the list of Covid symptoms at the time.

I did not have cold symptoms or lung problems, only a poorer oxygen saturation for a few days, which is why I got oxygen through my nasal cannula.

After the test result was there after almost a week (the whole thing happened at a time of absolute test chaos), the doctor in charge offered me to try off-label the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which was considered a promising candidate at the time. I agreed and didn't take any cardiac risks and took it. I don't know if the treatment has worked.

Four months after my illness started, I still have problems

After almost two weeks I was released – not cured, i. H. symptom-free, but improved, so I should stay in isolation for a few more weeks. I was still very tired, without any sense of smell, with severe eye inflammation and 7 kilos of weight loss (I'm very light anyway). There was also a weakness in the muscles, I could not crouch without help or without supporting myself.

Now, four months after the onset of the disease, I still have problems: severe fatigue, changed smell perception and selective loss of smell (I still can't smell some things) strange Skin problems (Itching, redness symmetrical on the flexor sides of the arms), the Feeling like you have a fever (but have normal temperature), sudden sweat on the back of the body from the back of the head to the heels, Weakness.

By the way, we were all healthy and without previous illnesses.

I have been working again since mid / end of April, mostly in my home office, because I can always take breaks.

I met friends for dinner about 36 hours before my first signs of illness and infected them all – even though we were sitting further apart at a large table and are not the big hugs and cuddles. Everyone plus my partner is also ill and some of them still have problems. That actually worries me the most.

By the way, we were all healthy and without previous illnesses. "

We wish you a speedy recovery!

On her Instagram profile, Kelly Smith campaigned to raise awareness of cancer even at a young age.

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