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No, read her posts! The hospital trapped her.

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Here is what I see as the takeaway from what I've read briefly in terart's posts .... tragically, it appears she could not find "early outpatient" care from a doctor & ended up in the hospital ... a situation you want to avoid if at all possible.

I have an e-book guide from AAPS (Association of American Physicians & Surgeons) called "Home-Based COVID Treatment - Step by Step Doctor's Plan That Could Save Your Life". You can find it here for download: AAPS

Some quotes of note from the book:

1. Be proactive.

2. Print the treatment algorithm that we included in this chapter.

3. Study this algorithm of medicines used and when they work the best. You will recognize many. They are in common use as anti-virals, anti-inflammatories, and anti-coagulants.

4. Schedule a TeleMedicine appointment with your primary physician ahead of getting sick.

5. Find out if your physician is willing to treat you according to this peer-reviewed published protocol, developed by experts from major U.S. and Italian medical centers.

6. If your physician is not willing, or knowledgeable to treat you for COVID, start now to find one who is. Look for a physician who is willing to treat your COVID with an aggressive plan as shown in this chapter. Resources for physicians across the United States are listed in Appendix II. You need an advocate who will work to help you get well.

7. A “wait and see” approach is not adequate for high-risk patients (those over age 50 with one or more other medical conditions). “Wait and see” is a factor contributing to the high death rate in the United States. Countries with the lowest death rates are treating early at home with the oral medicines listed in the algorithm that follows in this chapter.

8. Our medical knowledge on how to treat COVID is changing and improving daily, so please do not be afraid to seek professional help promptly if you develop symptoms.

Also:

Early Treatment Is the Key to Success

Seek early treatment and be your own advocate. All of the physicians contributing to this booklet are on the frontlines treating outpatients at the first signs of COVID illness. Studies in the US and many other countries clearly show that patients who are treated within the first 5 days of symptoms have better outcomes using the combination of medications in the algorithm below. Conversely the death rate is ~12% by the time oxygen is needed, and ~40% for those requiring the intensive care unit. These death rates are unacceptably high. We have found that death rates can be significantly lower with early, outpatient treatment for the high-risk patients over age 50, with one or more other medical conditions.