CoVID Resources / Help for Aspirants staying away from home

What medication? Did you get a scan to confirm any lung infection? 

Yep. Yep. That’s how it should be. CT Scans are increasingly more reliable indicators of Covid for those who get false negatives.

I managed through Covid with almost no medical intervention. Now it’s been 3 weeks since the day I got fever. I was never prescribed a scan or x ray, so I guess I’ll never find out if I had or have one. Never felt any respiratory issues, or low oxygen. I feel normal for the most part. But yeah energy is definitely not back to pre Covid levels on some days. :P Hopefully, I don’t have any leftover infection. 

Recently the British medical journal has found some good results with ECHINACEA...it is a herb that is available as a supplement.....I would therefore recommend everyone to take this supplement to protect themselves and their families against covid.....

Okay. So i went for RTPCR test and its free in Government Offices and school but kit dried up. Will go again tomorrow. but its my 9th day since fever began.

Do you still have fever? 

Anyone having covid symptoms but negative on a test, please assume it was a false negative and get tested again after a few days, and continue to take precautions as though the test was positive until then. Also do take a CT scan in the meanwhile if you can.

My parents and grandparents tested positive with barely any symptoms (at the most fever for half a day and mild sore throat) - which can be explained by the fact that they took their first vaccine. But I have persistent symptoms since 24th-25th, and tested negative on both the antibody test and RTPCR taken yesterday. It makes no sense, especially considering our contact patterns. So maximum vigilance is the only option. 

My family has been extremely careful since last year. In 2020 I left the house only once after covid started - to give the prelims. This year the 5 days of mains, 2 days in January at the homes of friends who were equally careful, and once last month to get eyesight tested. Parents followed every precaution even when cases went down, worked from home as much as possible, and we sanitized every inch of every object that entered the home with great effort. The only possible explanation is that we had house help coming, but both aunties were extremely careful as well.

I'm saying this because it seems like all the care in the world cannot 100% save you anymore, so we should all have plans of action ready. Sit down with your family and make contingency plans for any combination of people testing positive. Research on treatment plans beforehand. A sudden positive result can make you a bit overwhelmed, so it's better to have a plan ready. 

If you're having symptoms, keep taking steam and drink hot water along with whatever medicines you're prescribed. It's a good idea to get those disposable rubber gloves too for use in any common area that you can't avoid. Keep a chart of temperature and SpO2 readings. Put a day's water supply in your room and keep drinking water often. Get some disposable plates and glasses so they don't have to be washed, and keep a common point near your room where someone can come and put stuff that you need for you to pick up. (This stuff might be fairly obvious, but wanted to share just in case someone is feeling too tired to think)

https://esanjeevaniopd.in/Register

This is the Govt of India's e- consultation website. It's free of cost and the doctors are govt doctors. So if anyone wants to consult it would be really easy and the doctors are good too.

A friend suggested this to me yesterday, she had taken a consultation from here. So I took the consultation too. However, the only negative point is the long waiting queue. But since we are just at home it should not be much of a concern. Be rest assured the queue system is fairly transparent too. Also, it has an option to upload your reports so that doctors can see them (up to 3 documents). After the consultation is done your prescription is uploaded on the portal from where we can download it.

For those who cannot find a reliable doctor, this is the best place. Just a bit of patience is needed.

Thanks for sharing this. Amplifying in my circles.

What do you guys think about moving back with parents in this hour? I am worried being away from parents, who might need me in these times. 

Initially i was justifying staying away that how could i help in mobilising resources due to my lack of contacts etc. Now however, I dont feel the same way. I am trying to make up my mind in this regards. 

What are your thoughts ?

As per anecdotal evidence, big yes!

For only covid patients or people in general??