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It’s time I let everyone know about what happened this week. Sunday my cough that I believed was connected to a cold our 4 year old Jackson had the previous week (he had a neg Cov test) began to rapidly get worse.
It’s time I let everyone know about what happened this week. Sunday my cough that I believed was connected to a cold our 4 year old Jackson had the previous week (he had a neg Cov test) began to rapidly get worse.
Sunday night I went to bed early coughed and struggled to breathe for most of the night. By morning even getting out of bed, going through the shower, and coming downstairs was absolutely exhausting.
I was having breathing challenges and so I checked my oxygen level using the home pulse oximeter Bette for me a few months earlier. With all of my previous heart problems I still usually run about 97%. Monday morning, however, I was in the low to mid 80’s.
Bette and I went to urgent care, received Covid Tests and then they recommended I go to the Maple Grove Hospital Emergency Room. From there I was admitted to the hospital ICU and put on supplemental oxygen.
For the next 5 days I received the same treatment President Trump had received at Walter Reid. Convalescent Plasma infusion, Remdesavir IV, and Decadron (Steroids).
I was released today, and I will I’m still sick I can’t explain how much better I felt and how quickly I began to feel better following the beginning of those treatments.
I honestly believe I made it through Covid because of the amazing care I received at all levels from North Memorial.
Now, I won’t get preachy.... and I get that my Pre-Existing condition made be especially susceptible to Covid, but this virus is serious and it’s scary. At one point Mon when I was in the ICU alone and my O2 levels were not coming back up I thought I might be placed on a vent.
At that point I was terrified I wouldn’t ever get off that and I wouldn’t hug my wife or son ever again.
This shit is real and scared the absolute Hell out of me.
I’m home now, both Bette and I are still sick, but we are gonna make it.
Be smart, be safe. God Bless.
This shit is real and scared the absolute Hell out of me.
I’m home now, both Bette and I are still sick, but we are gonna make it.
Be smart, be safe. God Bless.
