Disclaimer I'm not here to give any medical advice just here to share personal experience And I don't want to scare anyone through my experience
Is your result out? - Yes
Lets rewind 30 days back in time when we newly moved to this new house
So new house, we though lets live a different lifestyle so went to workout in the week of 20th july. I got fever on the same day
At first I was not worried I thought just like the past whenever I've exhorted myself it does happen. I thought it is normal
Next day I got soar throat along with fever which I thought could be normal due to cold
But as there is a lot of scare due to Corona so I went for testing on July 31st
I tested Negative and I became stress free but then for 4 days consecutively I was have fever from 99 to 102F* I knew I was sick
Adding on when we had went for workout it was pretty exhausting so I thought it must be normal due to extortion but it wasn't that
I was consecutively getting fever nonetheless for 4 days
On day 5 I lost my sense of smell. Even though I tested negative I knew I had corona. Weird feeling
No blockage in my nose still I couldn't smell anything
After 4 days of Corona I was so much in fatigue that I couldn't walk to restroom or to go out again for testing
Doctor asked me to assume that I am medically diagnosed with COVID
Every other day I used to talk to doctor. Then on day 7 I got 101 fever
Same day doctor said don't be scared symptoms increase from day 7 to 12
Doctor: So that's the reason symptoms have increase and my cough increased too
Day 8 cough increased fever 102 and day 9 coughing was extreme
I couldn't converse to anyone without coughing and it was weird. it was not like a normal one in the throat during flu
But this was cough due to irritation in my lungs. A tickle in the middle of lungs when i used to talk
Day 9 102, day 10 100 fever and then it reduced
From day 11 it has been around 20 days and I haven't gotten any more symptom
This was my physical experience but the worst part was the mental thing
I knew this is a disease which doesn't have a cure and doctors also can't do much. I just had fever Paracitamol for fever
Doctor said stay at home unless you feel trouble in breathing
Mental part was that I was really scared even phone I used to show that I am okay but I wasn't
As symptoms used to increase from day 7 my dread / fear used to increase day by day
I had pulse oximeter I used to check 20 times a day if the reading is between 97 and 98 or not
to those who don't know just to tell you that Pulse oximeter tell you the concentration of oxygen in your blood
For healthy person it is between 97 and 100 if not doctors recommend you to got hospital
i am finance person. If anyone tells me that if there is 96% chance of your money becoming double then I will risk all my house and savings to invest
But here I was just focusing on the 4% that am I in that or not
I don't want to scare anyone
Avoid meeting. I don't know how I got it but I think it somehow from some people I might have met
I have no idea how and from where I've got it yet
Big things I tested myself thrice all times negative both saliva based and swab based. But I am sure I had covid now
Proven from loss of smell and cough (weird one)
It is said if you hold breath in lungs you can feel it if you have it.
It wasn't cough in my lungs but tickle or irritation which used to come during talking
Even though I didn't get fever after day 10 but my diet my fatigue was poor till the next 15-20 days
Even though I was sick for 10 days but 25 days overall to recover including sick period
In which I wasn't able to study or work or exercise. my body was really weak
My daily routine used to give me alot of fatigue i was sleeping for 15 hours apart from 4 h
Day 5 to Day 20 i used to sleep for 15 hours 4 hours in the day and rest at night
My body was this weak
I was shocked how in the age of 27-28. doctors said this is normal
It was just like Typhoid I had long ago. after doing anything my feet used to pain and I had a lot of fatigue
forcing me to sleep. Now I know if these are mild symptoms why old people are at high risk
And how much you had to spend overall as I know that US has the best healthcare in the world
How much Insurance covered? - Nothing just the calls with the doctor were free
I bough oximeter on my own
Oximeter, Thermometere, vaporizer all was by my own as nothing was prescribed
Helping me for cough as steam is good for it
Paracetamol also. so all for around $200 from my personal expenses
That's nothing as Ambulance could have been $500
Ordering food everyday $10 on average was also expensive
Can you give some appreciation to Harnoor too xD?
Not just fro Harnoor. you don't need to be scared, I made sure that I am confined in my room and I didn't infect anyone I am proud of that
I was confined for 14 days even though doctor said you can go out on Day 13 as i wasn't having symptoms for 3 days
Harnoor used to drop food outside door and I used to pick it up and
Harnoor used to knock, call, text regularly to check and to see if I am fine
I also restricted myself for 14 days, everything online groceries, food deliveries etc
Michael stopped going to classes and Harnoor quarantined himself
Harnoor stopped exercising outside they stayed inside aways even though both of them didn't get any symptom
We should learn how we can be responsible and at the same time care for the patient
It is our prime duty to be responsible as when i see my uncle in New York
He sacrificed his personal life meeting his family etc for 3 months
Our sacrifice is nothing in front of it
we have to be responsible he being a doctor didn't give up
If we get contacted we should do our duty to quarantine even though if we don't have symptoms
Now its 20 days of no symptoms now i feel normal and I can work out and live a normal life