Coronavirus cases have exceeded the three-lakh mark in the country and 8,884 people have reportedly succumbed to it. While the country has started easing lockdown restrictions, coronavirus cases are on an all-time high. Hence, it is extremely important to take all the necessary precautions and stay home as much as possible.
But like me, if you are also freaking out and referring to all the information available on the internet, then this first-hand account by a Covid-19 positive patient is sure to help you. Mithila Phadke, who goes by the name @PhadkeTai on Twitter, narrated how her family of four was detected positive and how they were able to recover while staying home.
She writes:
okay SO. We're a family of four living in Vile Parle — me, younger sister, and our parents. since the lockdown started, the only person leaving the house very occasionally (once a week at most) was my dad to get essentials. (1/n) https://t.co/2b5zzLLfIa
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
She went on to say how they wore masks and sanitized like a ‘maniac’ but still fell sick.
sanitised everything, washed hands etc to the best of our ability.
THEN, on 18th May, my sister fell sick. she felt very exhausted one afternoon and went inside to sleep. in a couple of hours, she had gotten a fever — a little above 100F. also headache, sore throat…
(3/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
First, it was her sister and then she fell sick.
it went up and down for 2 days. we had contacted our GP, and were so far taking Crocin and hydrating lots and the usual sickbed routine. i had diarrhoea and a sore throat and cough and felt horrible and slept nonstop. and it sucked. and i usually *love* sleeping! 😭
(5/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
That’s when they decide to get tested. So, while they were in the middle of doing all the formalities, her parents fell sick too.
later someone else told us (dad had already spent ages finding an open printer shop and printed em by now) ki no need, just submit them online.
ok cool.
then they said ki they'll get in touch with us in 2 days. did not happen.
in the meantime, mum fell sick.
(7/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
within a day or 2, dad fell sick.
FOUR PEOPLE SICK. where's everyone gonna sleep!! we luckily had a late relative's spare 1-room flat on the ground floor. upstairs we also moved beds around to make sure there was enough distance between…
(9/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
But finally, they got tested.
by this time Metropolis had gotten back to us to set up appointments for home-tests (YAY!!!). they texted us the details, and then the test technician came (v nice person!!) to our house.
(11/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
have u had anything that far up your nose? let me tell u, u have not.
honestly though it's not that big a deal, you'll just scrunch up your face like you sucked on a lemon and the rest of your family will laugh at you and then YOU get to laugh at THEM and it's done!
(13/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
While waiting for the results they did all they could to feel a little better.
friends, amazing twitter people (s/o to @elitistsadgirl and her wonderful mum Dr Dolly!) were so helpful. along with our own doc, family friends put us in touch with theirs for more information and advice. they recommended meds w zinc, cough syrups, simple home remedies
(15/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
THEN finally, we got the results via email. all four of us tested positive. luckily by this time, we had begun to recover and get our strength back. none of us had breathing troubles, and slowly, one by one, we passed the crucial 7th, 8th, and 10th days w/o incident.
(17/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
But even though they were tested positive, no one came to inspect.
night to sanitise the house and seal the building so we were on high alert for days but nope, nothing! in the meantime, we got most of our energy back (i still have a cough but it seems to be the kind i get each monsoon. oh also i used to have bronchitis as a kid so mum…
(19/n)— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
was kinda extra-worried about that creating complications cuz i get a bunch of seasonal respiratory niggles. idk if it WOULD have but it did not!)
we started eating a wider variety of home food again, tho my and sister's sense of taste was still crappy. and THEN…
(20/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
In the meanwhile, the family was feeling much better.
and then a couple of days ago, we ordered burgers. and fries.
omg. processed food. my dirty dirty beauties. i had missed u 🥺😭😭😭
(22/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
Days later when the authorities came, they informed her that their reports reached them late.
they were done, they said ki wait 15 minutes and so we did and then we had to strip all the bedsheets and clean the floors and wipe off surfaces and scrub the produce like mad!!
APPARENTLY PLANTS HAVE ALSO DIED 👇🏾https://t.co/z6FdddU5Dr
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
building and where we had been so they could do contact-tracing. job made much easier cuz we had mostly stayed home.
a bmc doc spoke to us too, gave us the emergency number (1916, for ambulances and hospital). ALSO,
(27/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
they said ki even tho we all were out of danger, didn't pose a risk and would have been discharged if we had been in a hospital, we still gotta quarantine for 14 days because whoops, they got the reports late!!! SORRY!! 🤷🏾♀️
(28/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
Mithila raised a very important question.
WHAT IF any of us had been critically ill?? not only did we get the reports VERY late, it took days for the local officials to realise a wholeass family of four people had tested positive!! it took AGES for them to do ANYthing about it. they're so backed up and there's…
(30/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
they haven't sealed our floor or building yet so lessee. also as an aside, those lab tests are expensive!! ours were 4.5k each. imagine if someone needed more tests.
also because my dad was the only one going out, and he fell sick LAST, my theory is that we…
(32/n)
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
She concluded by saying:
got infected through the deliveries we were getting. so *please* take extra care to sanitise packages and yourselves after ordering things.
anyway that's about it. feel free to ask questions here/dm!! stay safe everyone 😷🧼
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
okay I've gotten a ton of dms about meds/supplements specifically. we took Cobadex and MGD3 tablets once a day, and I took Bro-Zedex cough syrup as well. my dad was recommended other meds by his doc.
🚨 please do *not* take any of these without checking with your doctors! 🚨
— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) June 10, 2020
Well, her post is testimony to the fact that there is no need to panic. With proper medications, abiding by the safety norms, eating well and staying sanitized, we can easily cure ourselves of Covid-19. Stay safe, guys.