Covid-19 almost killed me; my story

15 june 2020 is marked as black day for me because that day i got positive of covid-19. If you are wondering me about being careless ; i took all the measures to avoid covid-19 but eventually i got positive.. Positive day: I got up in the morning to have a breakfast and to go have a normal quarantine day in lockdown situation of first wave of covid-19. Suddenly i realised i was not able to breathe. (Time 10:00am). Having experienced shortening of breath i rushed to dr and told him about he gave medicines but it did not work out because i was experiencing lower oxygen saturation levels but i was unaware of that. Having passed whole day with cough and pain in body after 8 hours i finally decided to go to hospital for checkup of my lungs. Firstly, doctor put oxymeter in my finger and oxygen saturation level was near 82 out of 100 (recommended levels of oxgen saturation is 94>) secondly dr sent me to X-ray room to have a clear image of my lungs. Finally, after 20 min x-ray image of my lungs were out ,dr saw it and declared me covid-19 positive without having test because i have all the symtoms which a covid-19 positive should have.

This 92 level of oxygen saturation was achieved with the help of oxygen tank. Day 2 of positivity: On the second day (i was then sent to my home alone for quarantine without medical officer or assitant because there was no bed for me in hospital) i was feeling better just because of oxygen running in my lungs with the help of oxygen tank. Without oxygen tank i was unable to breathe ; coughing. I could not sit or stand or lay down in straight position it is recommended to go to prone position so the lungs can have proper oxygen running in the body. On the other hand i was feeling lonely without my loved ones; my family.. i was also served with food that was kept in another room besides my room because no one was allowed to come near to me. That was very difficult situation you cannot see/meet your family..

Time when i was almost dead: day 4 It was day 4 i was feeling better; as i was able to survive 4 hours without oxygen tank . It was in morning i went outside my room in open sky to feel the fresh air ( p.s i lived in upper portion my house nobody else lived in thaT portion) i opened my youtube on my phone because there was no one to talk to me and i feeling so depressed living alone with virus. Whenever i opened social media on my phone i was watching news, watching people die in covid-19 i was worried and asked my self "am i gonna survive this virus"? I quit the news and went to watch the funny videos after sometime my favourite part came and i started laughing it was then i felt my lungs got choked. I rushed to my oxygen tank;i tried to turn on the tank and put the pipe inside my nose but it became so much difficult than i thought because my whole body was shivering. 25 seconds have been passed and still my lungs are unable to absorb the oxygen coming from tank i thought that is it, it was my final breathe now i am gonna die. After 45 seconds i threw my self against the wall so my lungs can vibrate with the impact of the wall and it worked after 46 47 seconds i was able to breathe. It was hapliest momrnt of my life i survived death i was victorious against covid-19.This was the situation i will never forget even today i think of it i get emotional and have tears in my eyes. What covid-19 took from me: After recovering from covid-19 i experienced weakness in my body. High blood pressure, low sugar levels , mental health issues ( because i lived 25-30 days alone in my room). Negative day: After recovering from covid-19 it was recommended to have undergo the covid-19 test. I took my first covid-19 test was after 14 day of my recovery and it came as positive. I got depressed beacause i was feeling better my body had recovered from virus but test came as positive so again i was quarantined for another 14 days alone in that same room .This is where i got frusted with my self having suffered from all this still the long black days were not over. After 14 days i again went to hospital for my second covid-19 test and again it came as positive (but this time it was a false positive; issue in covid tests). This all had me i was feeling mentally unstable how i was gonna overcome from this situation. But after fews days i went again and this time it came as negative and o god o god i was feeling the happiest man alive i was able to meet my family i went to meet my mother father and sibblings all were having tears in their eyes. Finally it was moment of relief. Currently, i have recovered and normalized my blood pressure low sugar level and mental health issues. Recommendations for covid-19 patients: If you are experiecing covid-19, do not panic just follow these steps: Take the medicine recommended by dr. Stay prone( your belly facing downwards) and start breathing for 10 minutes. If your oygen saturation levels are below 94 use oxymeter frequently and monitor your Sp02 levels (saturation oxygen level). If situation gets worse consult your doctor. Conclusion and things to learn from story: No matter how things go worse never loose hope. Miracles do haplen if you have will power. I had will power to stay alive so i put all my hope; thinking that this shall too pass; iam gonna make it and i made it.. people out there please take good care of yourself. Follow the SOPs given by your government(country).. Beacause no matter what happens " you are worth saving".. TAKE CARE.