Sebanyak lebih 189,000 kes positif COVID-19 telah dicatatkan di seluruh dunia dengan lebih 7,000 kematian.
Dalam jumlah berkenaan, lebih 80,000 pesakit telah disahkan sembuh, salah seorangnya seorang pakar bius di sebuah Hospital Universiti Oxford, UK, Chris Gough.
Dalam perkongsian beliau di laman Twitter, Chris berkongsi simptom-simptom yang beliau alami setelah disahkan positif hinggalah semakin pulih dari wabak itu. Perkongsian tersebut mendapat lebih 229 ribu tanda suka dan lebih 98 ribu ulang kicau.
“Disebabkan sekarang saya semakin pulih dari COVID-19, saya ingin kongsikan gejala dan pengalaman saya, andai ia boleh membantu sesiapa.
“Saya rasa agak teruk beberapa hari sebelum ini, tapi akhirnya saya semakin baik. Saya bercakap hanya dari pengalaman sendiri sebagai seorang pesakit, bukan seorang doktor,” tulis beliau.
Now that I am recovering from Covid-19, I want to share my symptoms, and my experience, in case it is of help to anyone else. I've felt pretty rotten the last few days, but am finally improving.
I am only talking about my own experiences - as a patient, not a doctor. (1/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Hari pertama
Seharian menggigil dan berpeluh, Chris mengaku mula demam dengan suhu badan mencecah 38.5 °C. Dia turut mengalami kepenatan melampau, hilang selera makan dan sakit seluruh badan.
Symptoms.
D1: The day of fevers and exhaustion.
Shivers and sweats were the story of the day. That and being utterly exhausted, with whole-body ache. Random temp: 38.5. One flight of stairs then stop for a rest. No appetite at all. (3/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Tambah Chris, dia mula batuk pada waktu tengah hari.
“Bukan batuk yang teruk, tapi (cukup) untuk jejaskan produktiviti.”
Pada masa yang sama, saudara lelakinya juga menunjukkan gejala yang serupa.
The cough started in the afternoon.
Not a bad cough, and not productive. But just there every now and again to remind me that my lungs were also not happy.
I found out my brother (who I spent the proceeding week with) is unwell with similar symptoms. (4/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Hari kedua
Ujarnya, dia mula berasa sakit kepala yang sesekali datang. Seluruh badannya masih terasa sakit, lemah dan tidak mempunyai selera makan.
“Tak bertenaga. Asyik terbaring. Masih berpeluh dan menggigil, tapi tidak seteruk semalam. Batuk semakin ketara..”
D2: No energy. Horizontal is the position to be in.
Sweats/shivers ongoing, but not as bad as yesterday. Cough more noticeable but not a big issue.
Intermittent headache started. Whole body still aches, and feeling weak. Zero appetite. Felt a bit brighter in the eve. (5/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Hari ketiga
Chris berkata, dia berasa semakin teruk pada hari ketiga khususnya sakit kepala dan kepenatan yang menjadi-jadi.
Walaubagaimanapun katanya, seleranya bertambah baik (namun masih tidak normal) serta kurang batuk pada hari ketiga.
D3: Feeling worse. Headache and fatigue worse.
Cough less frequent. Appetite improving but far from normal.
Another day of frequent naps & predominantly horizontal state.
Had to help with childcare in the evening - either baby has doubled in weight or I'm half as strong (6/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Hari keempat
Ujar Chris, batuk dan sakit kepalanya semakin baik pada hari keempat. Walaubagaimanapun, seluruh badannya masih sakit disertai rasa penat berterusan dan selera yang berkurang.
Sementara itu, saudara lelakinya juga semakin baik, akan tetapi teman wanitanya pula mula menunjukkan gejala.
D4: Ongoing fatigue and reduced appetite.
Cough very infrequent now. Headaches still present, but improving.
Whole body still aches. Functionally pretty useless. Would quite like to feel better.
My brother is improving. His girlfriend now has symptoms. (7/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Hari kelima
Biarpun masih penat, Chris tidak lagi mengalami sakit kepala. Seleranya juga meningkat hingga 1/2 atau 2/3 dari kebiasaan.
D5: Still pretty tired.
No headaches any more. Appetite up to 1/2 or 2/3 of normal.
Still no desire to leave the bed/sofa, let alone the house, which is fortunate since I still have 2 days of self-isolation to go. (8/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Hari keenam
“Rasa sedikit lebih baik.”
D6: Feeling a little better.
Or, thought I was, but then fell asleep on the sofa for an hour. So fatigue ongoing, and lacking energy.
Still no desire to leave the house.
Hoping tomorrow will bring much more energy 🤞 (9/n)
— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
Beliau turut meninggalkan pesanan bagi sesiapa yang mempunyai gejala dikongsikan (termasuk demam melebihi 37.8°C atau batuk) agar mengkuarantin secara suka rela dan mematuhi pesanan penjagaan kesihatan.
That is as far as I have made it (so far).
If you meet the criteria (temp [>37.8] or a new cough), please follow the advice and self-isolate.
Protect your patients.
Protect your colleagues.
Protect your friends and family.
Protect yourself. (10/10).— Chris Gough (@GoughCJ) March 16, 2020
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