24/7
24/7 STATE WIDE. >> JUST PAST 7:00 P.M.
I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH
MY DOCTOR.
MY DOCTOR. SHE SAID I TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19. 4@
COVID-19. 4@ >> ANDY PEROTTI SHARED HIS
STORY EARLIER ABOUT TESTING
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
SO MANY OF YOU HAD QUESTIONS
FOR HIM ABOUT WHAT THAT
EXPERIENCE WAS LIKE FOR HIM.
SO HE SAT DOWN TO ANSWER THEM
ALONG WITH "11 ALIVE" MEDICAL
CORRESPONDENT DR. SUJATHA
REDDY.
REDDY.
REDDY. >>Reporter: IN THE EYE AND SO
GLAD YOU ARE FEELING BETTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>Reporter: DR. SUJATHA REDDY, @
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND
THEY WANT TO GET RIGHT TO FEWER
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. SOMEONE IS ASKING ABOUT WHAT
MEDICINES YOU TOOK THROUGH ALL
OF THIS4@ EXPERIENCE.
>> MY DOCTOR DID NOT GIVE ME
ANY MEDICINE.
ANY MEDICINE. SHE SUGGESTED DRINKING TYLENOL
AND DRINKING FLUIDS AND REST.
THAT WAS IT.
>> SOME PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS IF
YOU HAVE ANY OTHER4@ 4@ISSUES.
SEVERE ALLERGIES THAT MAY HAVE
COMPARED.
COMPARED.
COMPARED. >> I DON'T HAVE4@ ANY RESPIRATO
ISSUES AT ALL.
THE ONLY SYMPTOM THAT CAME
THROUGH HALFWAY THROUGH MY
EXPERIENCE IS4@ I LOST MY SENSE
OF SMELL.
OF SMELL.
OF SMELL. I DID NOT NOTICE IT BECAUSE
THEY HAD READ THAT WAS ONE OF
THE SYMPTOMS. TO CHECK ON THAT I
BREWED SOME COFFEE AND PUT 4@IT
UNDERNEATH MY NOSE AND I COULD
NOT SMELL IT.
THAT WAS MY ONLY SYMPTOM THAT
CAME ON LATER IN THE EXPERIENCE
.
.
. >>Reporter: DR. REDDY, THAT IS
SO INTERESTING AND AN IMPORTANT
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. AS
POINT. AS WE HAVE LISTED THE SYMPTOMS
FROM THE CDC HAVING RESPIRATORY
ISSUES IS SUCH4@ A MARKER FOR
PEOPLE TO LOOK FOR.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY EVERYONE'S
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. >> THE FEVER, OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF
THE MAIN THINGS.
AND WE ARE HEARING MORE AND MOR@
ABOUT THE SENSE OF SMELL
ESPECIALLY PEOPLE LI4@KING SO
MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS.
>> WE TALKED 4@A FEW TIMES
4@
>> WE TALKED 4@A FEW TIMES THROUGH YOUR EXPERIENCE.
YOU'VE BEEN IN QUARANTINE FOR
14 DAYS AND COUNTING.
HAVE DR. SAID HOW LONG AFTER
YOU FEEL BETTER CAN YOU GET OU4
OF ISOLATION.
OF ISOLATION. YOU HAVE NOT LEFT YOUR
APARTMENT.
APARTMENT. >> MY DOCTOR SAID THAT THE CDC
GUIDELINES ARE AS FOULS. 4@
YOU HAVE TO BE SYMPTOM FREE FOR
SEVEN FULL DAYS. AFTER THAT YOU
HAVE TO GO IN AND TAKE A TEST4@
AND THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE
ANOTHER TE4@ST WITHIN 24 HOURS.
YOU HAVE TO 4@WAIT FOR THOSE TES
TO COME BACK NEGATIVE.
AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE TEST
RESULTS ARE TAKING FIVE, SEVEN
DAYS4@ OR LONGER.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD YOU
NEED TO DO TO GET OUT OF
QUARANTINE AND I HOPE I CAN
FIND A TEST WHEN I'M READY TO
TAKE ONE.
TAKE ONE.
TAKE ONE. >> IT HAPPENS TO YOU AND YOU4@
DON'T WANT TO FEEL RESPONSIBLE
AND THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE
DEALING WITH AND WERE COMING
HOME FOR BEING AT THE OFFICE4@
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. WE ARE TAKING A CHANCE WITH OUR
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. THAT SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WE
ALL TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
>> ANDY, I KNOW YOU HAVE TALKED
ABOUT THAT A LOT AND YOU ARE
SUCH AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE FOR
EVERYONE TO 4@SEE.
I JOKE WITH YOU FOREVER THAT
YOU ARE THE MOST PHYSICALLY FIT
PERSON I KNOW.
YOU HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HEALTHY
AND THAT REINFORCES THE MESSAGE
WE HEARD FROM DOCTORS THAT NO
ONE IS IMMUNE.
>> NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THIS.
I TOOK CARE OF MYSELF AND PAID
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. SO WHEN I GOT THIS I 4@4@WAS VE
VERY SURPRISED.
VERY SURPRISED. I HOPE THOSE WATCHING THAT ARE
YOUNGER AND THINK THEY ARE
HEALTHY, CANNOT TAKE THIS
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. >> DR. REDDY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EXPERTISE.
EXPERTISE. INDEED, WE LOVE YOU AND WE MISS
YOU AND I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE4@4@
FEELING BETTER.
FEELING BETTER. I APPRECIATE YOUR COURAGE
SHARING YOUR STORY WITH
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT