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“It’s Brutal”: Man Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Shares The Innocent First Symptoms He Experienced
Michael Bane, the 42-year-old Vice President of Client Engagement at Deighan Law, LLC, was healthy. He could do 13 pullups and run a sub-seven mile. One time, Mike even ran 6 miles of a marathon with a partially torn tendon in his foot. Mike’s also the type of guy who walks around on a fractured ankle for two weeks before bothering his doctor about it. The tough guy was in shape. But the coronavirus brought him to his knees regardless of it.
At first, Michael tried to carry on with his work and family life, but after a long and gruesome fight, COVID-19 finally has him in the hospital. To raise awareness, he shared a detailed story about the living hell he went through, and it vividly shows just how brutal the virus really is.
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The United States just went through its deadliest day since the outbreak of the coronavirus, with 100 new deaths reported on Monday. Currently, one in three Americans have been ordered to stay home as health officials issue warnings about what the next days of the coronavirus pandemic will look like.
“It’s just going to get worse this week and worse next week,” Dr. Leana Wen, a visiting professor at George Washington University, told CNN. “How bad it gets depends on the actions that we each can take today.”
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization thinks the US could become the new centre of the global coronavirus pandemic. “We are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the US. So it does have that potential [to become the centre of the pandemic],” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said.
So far, 46,481 people in the US have become infected with the virus and there have been 593 deaths, according to the latest data from John Hopkins University.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people should watch out for fever, cough, and shortness of breath which may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the coronavirus. The CDC also notes that if someone experiences emergency warning signs (including bluish lips or face, new confusion or inability to arouse, and persistent pain or pressure in the chest as well as difficulty breathing or shortness of breath), they should get immediate medical attention.
Those at a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19 (people who have heart and/or disease, diabetes, and older adults) should contact their healthcare provider early, even if their illness is mild.
People are relating to Michael’s story in all sorts of ways
What do you think ?
Chancey 5 years ago
I cannot understand why he would even consider taking his child to daycare!!! WTH?
Ian Smith 5 years ago
Yep. I don't understand how people do not understand "IF YOU ARE SYMPTOMATIC, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NEED TO STAY HOME."
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Chrissy272 5 years ago
To be fair, I think that sometimes people tend to brush it off not completely understanding the weight of illness. I think that's one thing to take from his story. However, you definitely have a point too. I mean it's crazy to think people are tough enough to run six miles of a marathon with a torn tendon, but it also goes to show how stubborn he is. A lot of people on here are saying it wouldn't have been this bad if he simply would have rested and taken care of himself more.
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Hans 5 years ago
This is rather an explanation of a failing healthcare system than a proof that healthy people can suffer from COVID. That they can should be understood by everybody by now, although it seems that fatalities are almost exclusively tied to prior ailments. The risk is that one is not necessarily aware of those.
giovanna 5 years ago (edited)
YES. My thought exaclty. 1st: 49$ for an online appointment to get instructions? 2nd: driving to the hospital to get tested???
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Ian Smith 5 years ago
He's rarely sick and so isn't accustomed to flu like symptoms. He does nothing to alleviate said symptoms, including OTC medications. He continues working and doing routine things like driving his kid to daycare. Not discounting his experience, but as a RN I can say that he could've made it easier on himself.
XianJaguar 5 years ago
Ian: Exactly! If he had started on OTC meds to lessen the symptoms right off the bat, he probably would have been able to fight the virus better. But when he first contracted the fever, he refused to take any medication, thus weakening his body even more and making his immune system even more susceptible to getting sicker. Dumb. If it had been me, I would have taken loads of medication the minute I felt a fever, and I would have been in bed until I felt better.
Load More Replies... Lisa 5 years ago
Why the f would he let his kid still go to daycare when kids are known to be the worst spreaders since the often get no or very mild symptoms? And why would he drive a car when he is that sick? That's just so irresponsible... and lastly I find it amazing that the reports I've read online from people who say they have/ had the desease always talk about how they were so out of it they could hardly eat, drink or put any decent thoughts together yet they always manage to write exceptionally detailed stories about their ordeal recalling even the smallest details of their live with Covid...
Crystal Smith 5 years ago
My thoughts exactly. It's amazing that he could remember every single detail of a week or so. I'm not currently sick (thank God) and I can't remember half of the details from yesterday. And if he was so deathly ill how was he able to not only drive himself to the hospital, but to speed recklessly (he said he was driving 90mph at one point and that he was reckless) away from a tailgater and "weave between a couple of slow pokes to exit. Maybe I'm overly skeptical (not about the virus, but of people in general) but something about his story just seems kind off and a tad embellished.
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giovanna 5 years ago
Signs of a failing healthcare system during a pandemic outbreak: 1. 49$ hotline appointment just to get instructions. What if I dont have 49$, meaning I have to choose between calling the hotline and feeding my children? I won't call. Probably I'll keep on working as long as I can because I dont have a paid sick leave. Keep on spreading the virus. 2. Driving yourself to hospital... infecting everyone along the way. We get tested at home. For free. 3. I've seen the lines of people waiting to be tested in NYC. If you dont have it, you'll get it waiting in line.
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
Damn.... I'm actually a bit frightened now. Don't get me wrong, I'm not out there licking doorknobs or anything but my profession, we can't quarantine, I HAVE to work there's no working from home when you work Law enforcement. This is crazy Everyone be safe out there.
Lola Darling 5 years ago
I am sorry for his suffering and grateful he sought help. And there is an important lesson in his story... don't power through, don't take too few or too many Tylenol,.... a person who runs on a sprained ankle isn't sound choices, and it sounds like he approached COVID the same way. His story is his story. The lesson is, be mindful and take care of the body, listen to reason, don't delay, don't try to control it with brut might. I think this man would have had a faster process and recovery had he been more mindful.
Steve Kennedy 5 years ago
He felt his oxygen level Was low!!! B******t... most wouldn’t understand that unless told by a Dr.
Chancey 5 years ago
I cannot understand why he would even consider taking his child to daycare!!! WTH?
Ian Smith 5 years ago
Yep. I don't understand how people do not understand "IF YOU ARE SYMPTOMATIC, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NEED TO STAY HOME."
Load More Replies... Chrissy272 5 years ago
To be fair, I think that sometimes people tend to brush it off not completely understanding the weight of illness. I think that's one thing to take from his story. However, you definitely have a point too. I mean it's crazy to think people are tough enough to run six miles of a marathon with a torn tendon, but it also goes to show how stubborn he is. A lot of people on here are saying it wouldn't have been this bad if he simply would have rested and taken care of himself more.
Load More Replies... Hans 5 years ago
This is rather an explanation of a failing healthcare system than a proof that healthy people can suffer from COVID. That they can should be understood by everybody by now, although it seems that fatalities are almost exclusively tied to prior ailments. The risk is that one is not necessarily aware of those.
giovanna 5 years ago (edited)
YES. My thought exaclty. 1st: 49$ for an online appointment to get instructions? 2nd: driving to the hospital to get tested???
Load More Replies... Ian Smith 5 years ago
He's rarely sick and so isn't accustomed to flu like symptoms. He does nothing to alleviate said symptoms, including OTC medications. He continues working and doing routine things like driving his kid to daycare. Not discounting his experience, but as a RN I can say that he could've made it easier on himself.
XianJaguar 5 years ago
Ian: Exactly! If he had started on OTC meds to lessen the symptoms right off the bat, he probably would have been able to fight the virus better. But when he first contracted the fever, he refused to take any medication, thus weakening his body even more and making his immune system even more susceptible to getting sicker. Dumb. If it had been me, I would have taken loads of medication the minute I felt a fever, and I would have been in bed until I felt better.
Load More Replies... Lisa 5 years ago
Why the f would he let his kid still go to daycare when kids are known to be the worst spreaders since the often get no or very mild symptoms? And why would he drive a car when he is that sick? That's just so irresponsible... and lastly I find it amazing that the reports I've read online from people who say they have/ had the desease always talk about how they were so out of it they could hardly eat, drink or put any decent thoughts together yet they always manage to write exceptionally detailed stories about their ordeal recalling even the smallest details of their live with Covid...
Crystal Smith 5 years ago
My thoughts exactly. It's amazing that he could remember every single detail of a week or so. I'm not currently sick (thank God) and I can't remember half of the details from yesterday. And if he was so deathly ill how was he able to not only drive himself to the hospital, but to speed recklessly (he said he was driving 90mph at one point and that he was reckless) away from a tailgater and "weave between a couple of slow pokes to exit. Maybe I'm overly skeptical (not about the virus, but of people in general) but something about his story just seems kind off and a tad embellished.
Load More Replies... giovanna 5 years ago
Signs of a failing healthcare system during a pandemic outbreak: 1. 49$ hotline appointment just to get instructions. What if I dont have 49$, meaning I have to choose between calling the hotline and feeding my children? I won't call. Probably I'll keep on working as long as I can because I dont have a paid sick leave. Keep on spreading the virus. 2. Driving yourself to hospital... infecting everyone along the way. We get tested at home. For free. 3. I've seen the lines of people waiting to be tested in NYC. If you dont have it, you'll get it waiting in line.
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
Damn.... I'm actually a bit frightened now. Don't get me wrong, I'm not out there licking doorknobs or anything but my profession, we can't quarantine, I HAVE to work there's no working from home when you work Law enforcement. This is crazy Everyone be safe out there.
Lola Darling 5 years ago
I am sorry for his suffering and grateful he sought help. And there is an important lesson in his story... don't power through, don't take too few or too many Tylenol,.... a person who runs on a sprained ankle isn't sound choices, and it sounds like he approached COVID the same way. His story is his story. The lesson is, be mindful and take care of the body, listen to reason, don't delay, don't try to control it with brut might. I think this man would have had a faster process and recovery had he been more mindful.
Steve Kennedy 5 years ago
He felt his oxygen level Was low!!! B******t... most wouldn’t understand that unless told by a Dr.
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