LINK This 21-year-old thought he had overcome a mild case of Covid-19. Then he went into organ failure - CNN
Spencer Rollyson says he didn't think much of it when he experienced mild coronavirus symptoms in May. Weeks later, the disease almost took his life.
"I never thought, at 21, I would be on the verge of death," he said.
Initially, the infection seemed just like the flu or a cold, he said, and the symptoms lasted for a few days.
"About a week and a half, two weeks later, I started feeling bad," he said.
Rollyson said he went to the emergency room with a 103.4-degree fever and doctors conducted several tests including chest X-rays and CT scans to find the root of the problem. Everything came back clear, he says, but within 48 hours Rollyson was in the ICU.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.There are still way too many people that think this pandemic is a government conspiracy or that it is just over blown.
It is true that many are not getting sick but over 160,000 dead Americans sure is real.
Many who did get it are finding they are not getting back to being able to do what they did before, many are looking at long term health problem and we still do not have health insurance for all.
silverotter11
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Aug 12, 2020
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I honestly don't know what it's going to take for people to accept that this is a devastating (and still largely unknown) virus, and everyone is vulnerable. Even those who are asymptomatic are developing symptoms or medical problems that will be with them for months, if not years. It would have been nice to have some leadership to guide the oblivious.
Lauren
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Aug 12, 2020
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The myth of "it is only old people" is going to die a horrible death, quickly.
As an "old people" myself, I have been completely offended & disgusted by this myth for months now.
Pardon my chortling with glee as people Wake The Hell Up to the FACT that viruses respect no age!
AnneWimsey
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Aug 12, 2020
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