這是留美醫學教授黃建中先生發到同學群的微信。講的很好。
This is a message from Professor Wong Kin-Chung, a medical professor in USA, to his students in a chat group. Very well said. (Translator Alice’s note: the original message was in Chinese, I am translating this for the benefit of my non-Chinese reading family and friends residing overseas. With apolgies to Professor Wong, I have made some editorial changes while not affecting the meaning of the original message.)
現在.... 有很多的疑似或確診但病情輕微的病人住不進醫院。這個可以理解,因為任何城市都不可能在平時建設這麼多的傳染病醫院和傳染病床,還要有這麼多的傳染科醫護人員待命。
Now ......there are lots of suspected and confirmed cases (of coronavirus) where the patients cannot be admitted into hospital. This is understandable. It is simply not possible for any city in normal times to build and maintain so many infectious disease hospitals and hospital beds, and to have so many qualified infectious disease control medical staff to be on stand by.
其實去醫院也沒有針對性的特殊治療,主要還是支持療法。住不進醫院急也沒用。按照我下面說的,應該可以先延緩病情發展,等待進院。
In reality, even if you go into hospital, they do not have any special treatment that target (the coronavirus), they only offer supportive therapy. It won’t help to get frustrated if you can’t get into hospital. Do as I say below. It would help delay the progress of your condition, while waiting for admission.
我是醫生多年,又是營養師多年,我的方法是有科學依據的,可以把我的這個微信發到有需要的群里,以便如果有人遇到這樣的情況時可以參考自救。
I have been a doctor as well as a nutritionist for decades. My method is scientifically based. Please feel free to circulate my message to your other chat groups, my advice may help people who find themselves in the situations I describe.
這不是鼓吹靠自己來治療,而是用這些生活中的方法給自己贏得時間等待 .... 整體條件改善時住進醫院治療。
我寫的這些方法都是有依據的。
I am not recommending self healing, only to use everyday actions to buy time.... to improve one’s general health condition while waiting for hospital admission.
1. 患者家人全部進出門用鹽水漱口,要涼水,不要用熱水,涼水可以讓口咽部黏膜下血管收縮,減少病毒進入血液的機會。鹽水可以固定病毒表面的S-蛋白,使其不易附著到黏膜上。冠狀病毒只有先與黏膜上的特定蛋白 結合,才能進入到我們人體細胞,再大量複製。要經常漱口 ,用含酒精的漱口液更好。
1. Patients’ family members, on entering and leaving home, should rinse their mouths with salted water, using cold water, not hot. Cold water will contract blood vessels in one’s mouth and throat, thereby reducing chances of viruses entering one’s blood stream. Salted water can stabilise the s-protein on the virus’ surface, making it less easy to attach to the mucous membranes. To enter human bodies, the coronavirus first has to bind itself to certain specific proteins in the membrane and then self multiply massively. So rinse your mouth frequently, it will be even better if you use mouth rinse that contains alcohol.
2. 如果已經確診,但住不進醫院,只能在家自我隔離(單房間),時刻帶上口罩。家人也時刻帶口罩,只要沒有直接的飛沫傳播,就很難傳染。用75%酒精噴灑家裡,盡可能不留死角。傢具用酒精搽拭。這個病毒對酒精不耐受,用酒精可以滅活。家裡的衣服能用開水燙的就用開水燙,這個病毒能耐受的溫度是60度以下,高溫可以滅活。不能開水燙的衣服鞋子噴灑酒精消毒。
2. If you have been tested positive but cannot be hospitalised, your only option is to self-isolate at home (in a room by yourself), wearing a mask all the time. Family members must also wear masks at all times. So long as there is no transmission via droplets, transmission of the virus is unlikely. Clean your house using 75% alcohol, clean every corner and even the furniture. Alcohol kills this virus. As does high heat, so use hot water of over 60 degrees to wash your clothes. This virus cannot survive heat above 60 degrees. For shoes or clothes that can’t be washed in hot water above 60 degrees, clean them with disinfectant.
3. 如果有症狀但不重,首先注意多喝水,每次喝水量不要大,幾口就行,頻繁的喝,保持水份平衡。大蒜生薑洋蔥都有抗病毒作用,生吃或煮水喝。尤其生薑可以煮濃姜湯,喝了加快血液循環,如果能出汗更好。可以喝一些白酒,加快血液。循環。血液循環對自身免疫功能非常重要。這個病即使住院,也是要靠自身免疫力來控制的。
4. Those tested positive but not too unwell, drink lots of water. It doesn’t have to be lots of water each time, a few sips are sufficient. Drink frequently, keep the body hydrated. Garlic, ginger and onions also have properties that help one’s fight against this virus, eat raw or make into drinks to consume. Ginger is best. Make drinks by boiling fresh ginger in water, it will help one’s blood circulation which in turn boosts the immune system. Good immune system is of overriding importance whether or not one gets hospitalised.
4. 熱雞湯是美國傳統上抗感冒的,醫生也提倡,可以多喝。到藥房去買維生素C,大劑量服,每天4000毫克,維生素C既可以影響病毒複製,又可以穩定血管璧,減少肺部炎性滲出。紅酒里含紅酒多酚,有一定的類似激素作用,可以喝。因為中國國家衛健委的治療指南也是用短期的激素,紅酒多酚消炎是很有效的(紅葡萄酒,不是白葡萄酒)。
4. Hot chicken soup is a common American remedy for colds and flus, which even doctors recommend. Drink more. Go to the pharmacy to buy high dosage Vitamin C, 4000mg daily. Vitamin C affects virus’ self duplication, and can also stabilise the blood vessels’ outer surface, helping to reduce seepage of infection from the lungs. Drink red wine (not white). Red wine contains polyphenol which acts like hormones to protect tissues against inflammation. This is in line with the treatment recommendations issued by the health authorities in China.
5. 好的蘑菇如花菇含有豐富的多糖類物質,可以刺激免疫系統,日本對花菇的研究很多,要多吃。烹飪之前,在水里多泡泡,去除蘑菇可能吸附的農藥殘留。如果家裡有靈芝等,那就更好,沒有就多吃花菇(不是平菇)。人參西洋參都可以煮水喝,對提高免疫機能有好處。可以和雞湯一起煮。
5. Eat more mushrooms. Good mushrooms, like shiitake, contain properties that stimulate the immunity system. The Japanese have done much research in mushrooms. Must soak well before cooking, in order to get rid of any remnants of agricultural insecticides. If you have Lingzhi, that’s even better. Eat good shiitake mushrooms (not the cheap produce). Ginseng and american ginseng are also good for boosting the immune system. Cook with chicken to make soup.
6. 西藥里的阿斯匹林可以服用小劑量(5-20毫克),既有消炎的作用,也有降低血液粘稠度的作用。資料顯示病毒感染者有的血漿二聚體增高,意味著血液粘度升高,血流流速減慢,這種情況不利於免疫細胞的運動,而有利於病毒複製。中藥里的黃芪黨參西洋參含類黃酮,可以保護各器官的細胞,避免出現器官嚴重損傷。實在沒有這些煮黃豆吃也有作用。
6. Small amount of aspirin (5-20 mg) also helps. Other than being anti inflammatory, it reduces the viscosity of the blood. Available information suggests that confirmed patients’ blood contains elevated Plasma D-dimer Count, suggesting a higher viscosity and reduced circulation rate. Such is not conducive to healthy regenerative activities of one’s immunity system, but rather favours the virus’ replication. In Chinese medicine, astragalus, codonopsis and American ginseng contain flavonoids, protecting cells from severe damage. Without these, eating soy beans would help.
7. 能進食是關鍵,胃口不好可以煮水喝,一切能開胃的方法都可以,只要能吃就問題不大。注意尿量。每天至少要上廁所幾次,排正常尿量。
7. The key is to keep eating (= nourishment). If you have no appetite for solids, liquidise your food. Just eat anything that you fancy. So long as you eat, the problem is manageable. Monitor your urination (translator’s note: = body hydration). You have to pee numerous times a day, in normal quantity.
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一位美國人所寫的 COVID-19 感染經歷
Sharing a great 1st hand testimony of successful overcoming very contagious and deadly new coronavirus illness.
翻譯一篇在西雅圖感染新冠肺炎病毒的美國人所寫的個人經歷。
I had COVID-19 and here is my story. I made this post public out of several requests from my friends who asked me to share. I hope it gives you some good information and peace of mind!
我感染了新冠病毒(武漢肺炎),由於不少我身邊朋友的請托,希望我可以跟大家分享我的情況,所以我決定把我的染病的經驗公開,讓大家可以有更多的了解。
First how easily you can get it. I believe I caught it when attending a small house party at which no one was coughing, sneezing or otherwise displaying any symptoms of illness. It appears that 40% of the attendees of this party ended up sick. The media tells you to wash your hands and avoid anyone with symptoms. I did. There is no way to avoid catching this except avoiding all other humans. 40% of folks were all sick within 3 days of attending the party all with the same/similar symptoms including fever.
首先對於新冠病毒,它比你想像的更容易被感染. 我確信我是在參加一個小型家庭聚會時被感染的。當時參加的客人沒有人咳嗽、打噴嚏,或者顯現出任何生病的症狀。結果呢?約40%參加聚會的人都被感染了!媒體上所說的要勤洗手避免跟有症狀的人接觸,我都照做了. 我覺得沒有任何方式可以避免被感染,除非你完全避免跟人群接觸。40% 被感染者都是在參加聚會後三天之內就發病,他們都有著相同的症狀,包含發燒.
Second, the symptoms appear to be different depending on your constitution and/or age. Most of my friends who got it were in their late 40s to early 50s. I’m in my mid 30s. For us it was headache, fever (for first 3 days consistently and then on and off after 3 days), severe body aches and joint pain, and severe fatigue. I had a fever that spiked the first night to 103 degrees and eventually came down to 100 and then low grade 99.5. Some folks had diarrhea.
其次,這些症狀因人而異,因每個人的身體狀況及年齡而有所不同。大部分受感染的朋友年齡層約在40到50歲左右,而我是30幾歲。對我們來說染病的初始症狀是頭痛,發燒(最初三天是持續高燒而後三天是間歇性高燒),身體的劇烈疼痛以及關節疼痛,而且有強烈的四肢無力與倦怠感。在我感染的第一個晚上高燒到103度,隨後下降到100度、99.5度.有些朋友則有腹瀉的症狀。
I felt nauseous one day. Once the fever is gone some were left with nasal congestion, sore throat. Only a very few of us had a mild itchy cough. Very few had chest tightness or other respiratory symptoms. Total duration of illness was 10-16 days.
有一天我覺得想嘔吐。當發燒症狀消退後,鼻塞、喉嚨痛的症狀則持續,僅僅極少數的人感到輕微的喉頭搔癢的乾咳。只有幾個人感到胸口鬱悶感及其他的呼吸道感染徵狀。整個發病期約持續10-16天。
The main issue is that without reporting a cough or trouble breathing many of us were refused testing. I got tested through the Seattle Flu Study. This is a RESEARCH study here in Seattle and they have been testing volunteers for strains of the flu to study transmission within the community. A few weeks ago, they started to test a random subset of samples for COVID-19 infection. They sent my sample to the King County Public Health Department for confirmation; however, I was told that all of the samples that have tested positive in the research study have been confirmed by Public Health.
問題的癥結點在於很多人在沒有咳嗽或呼吸困難的症狀時,都傾向於不需要(或不認為必須)接受武漢肺炎測試。我是透過一個叫做西雅圖流感研究的機構所做的測試。這是一個位於西雅圖的研究機構,它們透過對志願者的檢測,來研究流感病毒類型與社區傳播。幾週前這個機構開始對志願者提供新冠肺炎病毒做隨機抽樣檢測。它們把我的初測到的陽性樣本送到國王郡的公共衛生部門去做感染病毒的確認。隨後我被通知連同我在內所有陽性反應的檢測人,都被確認是感染了新冠肺炎的病毒。
As of Monday March 9th, it has been 13 days since my symptoms started and more than 72 hours since my fever subsided. The King County Public Health Department is recommending you stay isolated for 7 days after the start of symptoms or 72 hours after your fever subsides. I have surpassed both deadlines so I am no longer isolating myself however I am avoiding strenuous activity and large crowds and I obviously will not come near you if I see you in public. I was not hospitalized. Not every country is hospitalizing everyone with a COVID-19 infection and in my case, and in many other cases, I didn’t even go to the doctor because I was recovering on my own and felt it was just a nasty flu strain different from the ones I have been protected from with this season’s flu vaccine.
從最初感到症狀到昨天3/9為止,已經過了13天,發燒症狀消退已經過了72小時(3天)。國王郡的公衛部門建議感染者在有感染的症狀出現後,做至少7天的自我的居家隔離。在發燒症狀消退後的72小時內,也應居家隔離,避免接觸公眾。目前我已經度過了這兩個期限,所以我不再自我居家隔離,於此同時,我還是避免過度參與公眾活動與接觸大批人群。我並沒有住院,也不是所有感染新冠肺炎病毒的人都住進郡立醫院。很多跟我一樣的感染者,並沒有去看醫生,就自我痊癒了。對我們來說,這感覺就像一個比以往流行型感冒稍微嚴重一點的新型流感,與我所接種而受到保護的流感疫苗,略為不同。
I also truly believe the lack of testing is leading to folks believing that they just have a cold or something else going out into public and spreading it. And worse folks with no symptoms are also spreading it as in the case of a person attending a party or social gathering who has no symptoms.
我確信缺乏對新冠病毒檢測的機制是造成多數人相信他們只是感染風寒或一般正在傳播的季節性流感而已。最糟的情況是,很多人在沒有顯現任何症狀的情況下,仍舊正常參加集會活動或正常社交聚會,而將病毒傳播出去。
I know some folks are thinking that this can’t/won’t impact them. I hope it doesn’t but I believe that the overall lack of early and pervasive testing damaged the public’s ability to avoid the illness here in Seattle. All I know is that Seattle has been severely impacted and although I’m better now I would not wish this very uncomfortable illness on anyone.
我知道很多人認為這款病毒不會傳染給他們。我真心希望真的是如此,但是我仍舊相信整體上缺乏早期的發現與預防性檢測,將會嚴重影響到西雅圖地區公眾對新冠肺炎的抵抗能力。 目前已知的情況是西雅圖地區已經有嚴重的疫情,雖然我已經痊癒,但是我真的不希望這樣的病情發生在其他更多人身上。
One thing that I believe may have saved me from getting worse respiratory symptoms is the fact that I consistently took Sudafed, used Afrin nasal spray (3 sprays in each nostril, 3 days at a time and then 3 days off), and used a Neti pot (with purified water). This could have kept my sinuses clear and prevented the symptoms from spreading to my lungs. This is not medical advice: I’m simply sharing what I did and correlating it with the fact that I had no respiratory symptoms. The two could be entirely unrelated based on the viral strain and viral load that I received.
我想我做了一件正確的選擇,讓我呼吸系統感染的症狀不致於變得更嚴重,就是我按時服用 Sudafed (一種藥方販售,不需處方的感冒退燒藥),Afrin 鼻腔噴劑 以及使用清鼻腔咽喉分泌物的Neti Pot 。這些措施保持我的鼻腔咽喉乾淨,從而防堵病毒向下蔓延到我的肺部。我不是在這裡提供醫療建議,只是單純的分享我個人的經驗,因為我並沒有肺部的感染。也許我所做的跟肺部感染並無相關性。而是跟我所感染的病毒特性與病毒感染量有關。
I hope this information helps someone avoid getting sick and/or push to get tested sooner rather than later so you know to isolate before it gets worse or to get medical care if you have respiratory distress. Hand washing doesn’t guarantee you won’t get sick, especially when folks without symptoms are contagious and could be standing right next to you in any given social situation. You more likely than not will not die, but do you want to risk spreading it to a loved one over 60 or someone with an immunity issue? Stay healthy folks!
我希望我所分享的資訊,能幫助大家避免受到感染,或者推動整個公眾檢測系統能更快啟動讓感染者能早期自我隔離,而有呼吸道症候群感染疑慮者,能早期接受治療。洗手並無法完全避免受到感染。尤其那些沒有任何徵兆的帶原傳播者,可能正是你身邊普通社交場合出現的人們。感染病毒後不一定會致死。但是你也不會想不小心傳播病毒給你身邊所關心的年長者,或者有免疫系統功能失調的親友們。大家保重。
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翻譯一篇在西雅圖感染新冠肺炎病毒的美國人所寫的個人經歷。
I had COVID-19 and here is my story. I made this post public out of several requests from my friends who asked me to share. I hope it gives you some good information and peace of mind!
我感染了新冠病毒(武漢肺炎),由於不少我身邊朋友的請托,希望我可以跟大家分享我的情況,所以我決定把我的染病的經驗公開,讓大家可以有更多的了解。
First how easily you can get it. I believe I caught it when attending a small house party at which no one was coughing, sneezing or otherwise displaying any symptoms of illness. It appears that 40% of the attendees of this party ended up sick. The media tells you to wash your hands and avoid anyone with symptoms. I did. There is no way to avoid catching this except avoiding all other humans. 40% of folks were all sick within 3 days of attending the party all with the same/similar symptoms including fever.
首先對於新冠病毒,它比你想像的更容易被感染. 我確信我是在參加一個小型家庭聚會時被感染的。當時參加的客人沒有人咳嗽、打噴嚏,或者顯現出任何生病的症狀。結果呢?約40%參加聚會的人都被感染了!媒體上所說的要勤洗手避免跟有症狀的人接觸,我都照做了. 我覺得沒有任何方式可以避免被感染,除非你完全避免跟人群接觸。40% 被感染者都是在參加聚會後三天之內就發病,他們都有著相同的症狀,包含發燒.
Second, the symptoms appear to be different depending on your constitution and/or age. Most of my friends who got it were in their late 40s to early 50s. I’m in my mid 30s. For us it was headache, fever (for first 3 days consistently and then on and off after 3 days), severe body aches and joint pain, and severe fatigue. I had a fever that spiked the first night to 103 degrees and eventually came down to 100 and then low grade 99.5. Some folks had diarrhea.
其次,這些症狀因人而異,因每個人的身體狀況及年齡而有所不同。大部分受感染的朋友年齡層約在40到50歲左右,而我是30幾歲。對我們來說染病的初始症狀是頭痛,發燒(最初三天是持續高燒而後三天是間歇性高燒),身體的劇烈疼痛以及關節疼痛,而且有強烈的四肢無力與倦怠感。在我感染的第一個晚上高燒到103度,隨後下降到100度、99.5度.有些朋友則有腹瀉的症狀。
I felt nauseous one day. Once the fever is gone some were left with nasal congestion, sore throat. Only a very few of us had a mild itchy cough. Very few had chest tightness or other respiratory symptoms. Total duration of illness was 10-16 days.
有一天我覺得想嘔吐。當發燒症狀消退後,鼻塞、喉嚨痛的症狀則持續,僅僅極少數的人感到輕微的喉頭搔癢的乾咳。只有幾個人感到胸口鬱悶感及其他的呼吸道感染徵狀。整個發病期約持續10-16天。
The main issue is that without reporting a cough or trouble breathing many of us were refused testing. I got tested through the Seattle Flu Study. This is a RESEARCH study here in Seattle and they have been testing volunteers for strains of the flu to study transmission within the community. A few weeks ago, they started to test a random subset of samples for COVID-19 infection. They sent my sample to the King County Public Health Department for confirmation; however, I was told that all of the samples that have tested positive in the research study have been confirmed by Public Health.
問題的癥結點在於很多人在沒有咳嗽或呼吸困難的症狀時,都傾向於不需要(或不認為必須)接受武漢肺炎測試。我是透過一個叫做西雅圖流感研究的機構所做的測試。這是一個位於西雅圖的研究機構,它們透過對志願者的檢測,來研究流感病毒類型與社區傳播。幾週前這個機構開始對志願者提供新冠肺炎病毒做隨機抽樣檢測。它們把我的初測到的陽性樣本送到國王郡的公共衛生部門去做感染病毒的確認。隨後我被通知連同我在內所有陽性反應的檢測人,都被確認是感染了新冠肺炎的病毒。
As of Monday March 9th, it has been 13 days since my symptoms started and more than 72 hours since my fever subsided. The King County Public Health Department is recommending you stay isolated for 7 days after the start of symptoms or 72 hours after your fever subsides. I have surpassed both deadlines so I am no longer isolating myself however I am avoiding strenuous activity and large crowds and I obviously will not come near you if I see you in public. I was not hospitalized. Not every country is hospitalizing everyone with a COVID-19 infection and in my case, and in many other cases, I didn’t even go to the doctor because I was recovering on my own and felt it was just a nasty flu strain different from the ones I have been protected from with this season’s flu vaccine.
從最初感到症狀到昨天3/9為止,已經過了13天,發燒症狀消退已經過了72小時(3天)。國王郡的公衛部門建議感染者在有感染的症狀出現後,做至少7天的自我的居家隔離。在發燒症狀消退後的72小時內,也應居家隔離,避免接觸公眾。目前我已經度過了這兩個期限,所以我不再自我居家隔離,於此同時,我還是避免過度參與公眾活動與接觸大批人群。我並沒有住院,也不是所有感染新冠肺炎病毒的人都住進郡立醫院。很多跟我一樣的感染者,並沒有去看醫生,就自我痊癒了。對我們來說,這感覺就像一個比以往流行型感冒稍微嚴重一點的新型流感,與我所接種而受到保護的流感疫苗,略為不同。
I also truly believe the lack of testing is leading to folks believing that they just have a cold or something else going out into public and spreading it. And worse folks with no symptoms are also spreading it as in the case of a person attending a party or social gathering who has no symptoms.
我確信缺乏對新冠病毒檢測的機制是造成多數人相信他們只是感染風寒或一般正在傳播的季節性流感而已。最糟的情況是,很多人在沒有顯現任何症狀的情況下,仍舊正常參加集會活動或正常社交聚會,而將病毒傳播出去。
I know some folks are thinking that this can’t/won’t impact them. I hope it doesn’t but I believe that the overall lack of early and pervasive testing damaged the public’s ability to avoid the illness here in Seattle. All I know is that Seattle has been severely impacted and although I’m better now I would not wish this very uncomfortable illness on anyone.
我知道很多人認為這款病毒不會傳染給他們。我真心希望真的是如此,但是我仍舊相信整體上缺乏早期的發現與預防性檢測,將會嚴重影響到西雅圖地區公眾對新冠肺炎的抵抗能力。 目前已知的情況是西雅圖地區已經有嚴重的疫情,雖然我已經痊癒,但是我真的不希望這樣的病情發生在其他更多人身上。
One thing that I believe may have saved me from getting worse respiratory symptoms is the fact that I consistently took Sudafed, used Afrin nasal spray (3 sprays in each nostril, 3 days at a time and then 3 days off), and used a Neti pot (with purified water). This could have kept my sinuses clear and prevented the symptoms from spreading to my lungs. This is not medical advice: I’m simply sharing what I did and correlating it with the fact that I had no respiratory symptoms. The two could be entirely unrelated based on the viral strain and viral load that I received.
我想我做了一件正確的選擇,讓我呼吸系統感染的症狀不致於變得更嚴重,就是我按時服用 Sudafed (一種藥方販售,不需處方的感冒退燒藥),Afrin 鼻腔噴劑 以及使用清鼻腔咽喉分泌物的Neti Pot 。這些措施保持我的鼻腔咽喉乾淨,從而防堵病毒向下蔓延到我的肺部。我不是在這裡提供醫療建議,只是單純的分享我個人的經驗,因為我並沒有肺部的感染。也許我所做的跟肺部感染並無相關性。而是跟我所感染的病毒特性與病毒感染量有關。
I hope this information helps someone avoid getting sick and/or push to get tested sooner rather than later so you know to isolate before it gets worse or to get medical care if you have respiratory distress. Hand washing doesn’t guarantee you won’t get sick, especially when folks without symptoms are contagious and could be standing right next to you in any given social situation. You more likely than not will not die, but do you want to risk spreading it to a loved one over 60 or someone with an immunity issue? Stay healthy folks!
我希望我所分享的資訊,能幫助大家避免受到感染,或者推動整個公眾檢測系統能更快啟動讓感染者能早期自我隔離,而有呼吸道症候群感染疑慮者,能早期接受治療。洗手並無法完全避免受到感染。尤其那些沒有任何徵兆的帶原傳播者,可能正是你身邊普通社交場合出現的人們。感染病毒後不一定會致死。但是你也不會想不小心傳播病毒給你身邊所關心的年長者,或者有免疫系統功能失調的親友們。大家保重。
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醫科大學學生感染病情形及治療過程
一位武漢醫科大學學生感染病情形及治療過程
“我最早出現症狀是1月16日,年前,八九個同學聚餐,吃完飯回實驗室,就開始不舒服,頭有點暈,我備著體溫計,一量果然有點發熱,37.2度。我猜可能因為吃太多,喝了點紅酒。那天本來還想做點事,要畢業了,課題和論文都要忙,但是感覺很困,就直接回宿舍睡了。
那時候根本不會想到新型冠狀病毒,當時公佈病例只有四十幾個,怎麼可能輪到我,何況我沒去過華南海鮮市場。
奇怪的是,後面幾天沒有不舒服,該幹嘛該幹嘛,還和朋友出去吃了烤魚,甚至熬了夜。這就是這個病毒可怕的地方,太詭異了。
之所以肯定那次聚餐有問題,是因為我已經七八年沒感冒了,鼻涕都很少流,唯獨那天不舒服。現在想,可能也因為太久不感冒,免疫系統沒鍛煉過,抵抗力反而不行。
一塊吃飯的同學,後來或多或少都有症狀,發熱、咳嗽,跟感冒一樣。據我所知,大多沒有確診,只是在醫院隔離。也有個別確診的。
我是1月19號回的家,高鐵轉普快到縣城,再回村裏。後面幾天疫情突回家第四天,1月23號中午,吃完一碗餃子,我就感到發燒,一量38度,已然爆發。歐我就待在家裏,不走親戚,出門也只有晚上散散步。
又感覺很冷,還想今年冬天怎麼了,家裏開了空調還那麼冷,鑽進被窩,肌肉開始發酸。
那時候我就很恐慌:怎麼辦,自己是不是”中槍”了?
我偷偷哭,憋著哭,還吐了口痰——這口痰是透明的,帶著泡沫,醫學上叫卡他(症)狀 (catarrh),我知道肯定有問題了。擦完痰,扔了垃圾桶,我跟爸媽說不要碰這個垃圾桶,回頭密封處理好。我戴上口罩,讓他們戴,讓他們和親戚朋友說,也趕緊戴起來。
我爸打120,我接過電話,明確告訴對方:我發熱了,很可能感染上這次病毒。對方也很冷靜,問了我情況。
等了一兩個小時,救護車才到村裏。路上擁堵,車開得不快,透過玻璃,只能看到灰濛濛的天空。我心裏想,天哪,這些人怎麼還都在外邊晃蕩。
那時候心理就有“負反饋效應”了——越想著嚴重,越會放大病情,一擔心全國疫情會不會失控,自己體溫又上去了。甚至要吐了,趕緊找個垃圾袋,吐完,我一路提著,到隔離病房才扔掉。
到縣醫院才知道,我是全縣第一個住進隔離病房的。真的很扯,怎麼就輪到我了呢。
小縣城的隔離病房條件很一般,門是木頭做的,廁所要走出門才能上,裏面燈壞了,要自己用手機照著。剛開始我想,幹嘛要回來,武漢醫療條件不是更好嗎。後來慶倖,還好回來了,我的天,在武漢肯定排不上號。
隔離病房醫生蒙了幾層口罩,只能看到眼睛,那幾天還沒防護服,只穿了藍色隔離服,進出就要換。我很擔心他們,不想讓他們碰我。有什麼事都儘量打電話、發微信。
但他們真的很勇敢,沒有人退縮。醫生告訴我,這是他們的工作。
突然缺氧
進醫院當天,我就做了全部檢查。拍CT,做血常規,各種指標像轉氨酶都不正常,和免疫有關的細胞少了特別多,白細胞幾乎降到0。
第二天,疾控的人過來,從喉嚨取樣做“咽拭子檢查”。晚上結果就出來了,沒有意外,陽性。我確診了。親戚打電話通知我時,語氣很沉重。那會兒我反而淡定了,說沒事,我早就知道了。難受是慢慢到來的。
治療就是輸液,各種各樣的液,對症下藥,抗炎、護肝。但我知道,免疫系統出現問題,藥物治療幾乎都是輔助作用,更要依賴自己的身體和信念。配合醫生是一方面,心態放鬆是一方面。那幾天我就一點點想辦法,用身邊的食物、水去調整身體的不適。
得了這個病,人會特別想喝水。三四百毫升一杯,我能喝十杯,沒有尿意,但上了廁所才發現,其實膀胱快不行了,說明它的敏感度降低了。
發病後沒有食欲,一天下來喝一盒牛奶,吃兩三個雞蛋,一個我們當地的燒餅。牛奶得溫熱一下,一口一口慢慢喝。不要吃太多,以免體溫升高,也不要吃太少,以免低血糖。
我是全院第一個病人,醫生們也沒有經驗。很多時候我就自己在網上搜治療手段,和他們交流。比如,看到治療HIV的某種藥物有效,我請教的教授也覺得靠譜,就和他們說。兩個小時後,縣疾控主任就把藥物調過來了。
後來我知道,我住進來那天,縣裏很緊張,如臨大敵,開了緊急大會,佈置任務,包括調用各種物資、藥物,來保障我們。
住院第二天,大年三十,本命年最後一天,本來以為過了這天,水逆就會結束,一切都會好起來,但那天晚上12點,我突然感覺自己呼吸有點無力。
我摸了自己的心跳,發現弱了下來,再摸了頸動脈,幾乎感受不到跳動,有聲音也是沙沙沙,不是正常人的咚咚咚。
我一下子反應起來,自己缺氧了,拼命呼吸,同時讓自己冷靜下來——緊張會更缺氧,呼叫護士送氧氣瓶,吸著氧氣大口地呼吸,身體胸廓努力地配合、起伏。
我告訴自己,這時候再艱難都不能睡著,否則可能會忘了自主呼吸。不能躺下,否則會壓迫肺腑,所以始終斜靠著,腿和身子保持100度左右。
醫學上,我經歷的呼吸窘迫,是這次疫情的重症表現之一。平常人捏著鼻子也呼吸困難,但呼吸窘迫的時候,我都想不起來去呼吸了。
我求救了醫生,告訴他們隨時準備搶救,但如果沒搶救過來,器官衰竭了,就儘早放棄,不要再浪費醫療資源。
醫生來之前,我拼命吸氧,努力活動四肢,想讓它們熱起來,同時錄了臨終視頻。我想要和大家有個告別,斷斷續續錄了二十分鐘。
醫生半夜兩三點到了,鼓勵我,讓我挺住,可是我的手腳是冰的,麻木的,臉色發白,聽力很弱,說話都沒有任何力氣。
兩三個小時後,手腳才熱了起來,整個人不再是瀕死狀態,再後來發燒近39度,但我想這是好事,免疫系統終於又開始戰鬥了。
後來我吸著氧氣,讓自己平靜,不敢入睡,雖然繼續肌肉酸痛,但是存在即合理——如果不酸痛,我睡過去,忘了呼吸怎麼辦。
恍惚中挨到了早上,我明顯感覺到自己度過了一劫,脫離氧氣,自主呼吸逐漸恢復。
潘欣心醫師分享自己得新冠狀病毒的經驗
我就想好好洗個澡
第三天,護士送來了醫院飯菜,但是忘拿筷子了,我把牛奶的吸管當筷子,只有體驗過才知道這多難。
這天情況好了很多。體溫一度恢復到36.5,吃過飯,體溫又慢慢升高,但也頂多38度,沒之前那麼高,肌肉沒之前那麼酸痛。
這天我爸媽、我哥也來了醫院。他們前一天都發燒了,我讓他們再觀察一天,但他們挨不住都過來了。
只有我媽確診了,住進醫院隔離。我爸和我哥估計抵抗力好,病毒量小,檢測不出來,都回家隔離了。我每天和他們通個電話,告訴他們自己很好。來往的七大姑、八大姨也都在家隔離了,自己在家裏做飯。
醫院給我標的是“輕症”。但我媽才是真的輕症,除了剛開始發燒,後來幾乎就沒有症狀。
我倆搬到了一間,我就讓她多做深呼吸,按時吃飯,每天跳廣場舞,鍛煉身體。我不想讓她老記著這個事。
那幾天和同學、朋友溝通,發現大家都很害怕,不知道疫情何時控制住,我一開始也怕,但經歷過最危險時刻後,不怕了。既然想活著,就要平靜面對這一切。
我的狀態也越來越好。第四天早上7點多,體溫37度。護士來抽血,我說我好了,她說我很強大,長得真好看。聽了這話真的特別感動,想哭。那時我一周多沒洗澡,剛經歷完與疾病的一場廝殺,狼狽不堪。
說實話,以前我不太關注時事,但現在很關注這場疫情。不過,很多新聞我都不太相信了,除非是鐘南山說的,他清楚疫情發展,也不會撒謊。
2月1日,前一晚新聞說雙黃連可以抑制病毒,我媽說,你看雙黃連有效,我說,這你都信,不如睡覺吧。她說專家都說了,我說你聽專家的還是聽你閨女的。她就覺得我理論學太多了,還是不相信我。
後來我姨打來電話,跟我媽說買不到了,都賣完了。照理說她應該隔離的,但不知道為什麼偷偷跑出去買雙黃連了。我就接過電話,告訴她雙黃連那麼苦,喝它幹嘛啊,喝水不好嗎。
我的親身體驗是,喝水都有效。
但也不能刷太多新聞,否則會越看越恐懼,“負反饋效應”非常明顯。現在我覺得這個病本身沒那麼可怕,有時也需要靠意志力戰勝。我在朋友圈告訴大家可以練習平靜的深呼吸,保持淡定,我能挺過來,其他人也可以。
最近醫生又給我做了CT,結果很好,肺部炎症在吸收,幾乎沒啥了。但接下去還要隔離一段時間,醫生怕我以後免疫力還是不行,這幾天都在打免疫球蛋白。
算上別的藥,我一天要輸20小時,十幾瓶液,左右手都腫了,合不上拳頭,抬不起胳膊。不過,經歷過瀕死狀態,能躺著輸液已經是很舒服的事了。
進醫院後,我就一直在關注治癒病例,從發病到出院,病程在十四天左右,最新版的診療方案說,兩次核酸檢驗陰性能出院。我估計會很快治癒。全程治療沒用到激素,加上現在身體沒有不舒服,不會有後遺症。不用擔心這個。
跟很多人一樣,我只是得了一場病而已。要感謝醫生護士,相比我,他們才是拼盡全力的戰士。我就是個普通人。
未來,我也想給公共衛生做貢獻。動物疾病防控,活禽市場交易,這些都需要改進。但現在,我就想好好洗個澡。
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