New to Covid
It was the day after Christmas and I missed the Christmas party where I live. Thank God I have friends who asked where I was since no one had seen me . They did a wellness check. If they had waited 30 more minutes I would have died. My liver enzymes were over 5000, I was going into kidney failure, sepsis and pneumonia. I was intubated and kept in ICU for 4 days and then brought around. To this day still don't remember anything except not feeling good and going to urgent care and told I didn't have flu, covid or anything. My primary doctor told me I was close to dying and if friends hadn't checked on me I would have. She also told me this was the worse case of covid she has seen since she left NYC at the beginning of covid. I have had 5 covid shots, active person but now home from the hospital after 2 weeks and trying to figure out what is going to happen. I now have learned to just slow way, way down. I'm on oxygen at home, difficulty hearing, loss of taste, exhaustion and not sure what else. The hearing is the hardest for me. On top of that about a month before I had a colonoscopy and have some sort of infection in my colon and not sure what it is. Biopsies are inconclusive but "not cancer". If I could just get past the rectal part where I'm not passing large amounts of bloody jelly from the rectum I would feel I have a decent chance. They show fecal blood but again no reason. It's 1;00 in the morning and the prednison is keeping me awake but I've been on it before and know there is light at the end of the tunnel at least for prednisone but 60 mg is a high dose but next week start weaning down a little at a time. Breathing is difficult, no energy, pain in colon and rectum. My husband passed last March after diagnosed one month with lymphoma. I believe he sent me back...probably didn't want to listen to me up there. So this is all so new and I have no idea what to expect so will see what will happen. It's only been 2 weeks and I have had many illnesses but this is like nothing I've ever come across so I guess it's just a wait and see. Will get back on in a few weeks. I'm 75 and guess it's not my time yet.
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Omg, so glad you’re alive. I’ve never heard of anything like you describe. My experience with PCS isn’t as severe. I pray you continue to improve. I hope you can get some answers and feel better soon.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I've never been a religious person as I got older but I truly believe my husband sent me back here. Just one foot in front of the other and very slowly.
Oh, I have encountered so much over the last couple of years….I believe in all that is possible. My mind is now open to the infinite potential for our spirits to transition and endure. And, our connection to our soul mates. I believe all things are possible.