Posted on 04/10/2020 8:47:24 AM PDT by rintintin
In early March, before medical and infectious disease experts were fully aware of the havoc the novel coronavirus was already wreaking in New York City — what would soon become the nation’s epicenter of COVID-19 — Dr. Jake Deutsch was ailed by a low-grade fever, body aches, and general malaise.
Already treating dozens of patients with “flu-like” symptoms at Cure Urgent Care, a walk-in clinic that he founded, Deutsch was suspicious he may have been exposed to the novel virus that was making headlines in the U.S. and beyond, as his patients were testing negative for the flu. At the time, however, there was no way to know for sure.
When diagnostic testing became more available, and when his symptoms failed to improve, Deutsch chose to administer himself a test, ultimately confirming his suspicions: He was positive for COVID-19.
“It was a bit of a surprise,” Deutsch told Fox News of the results. “I remember thinking I kind of wanted to get it over with so I could get back out there [and treat patients].”
For Deutsch, who said he exercises six days a week and has no underlying health conditions, the virus was more of an annoyance, preventing him from helping those truly in need. But after a week of no relief, “I hit a wall,” he recalled.
Seeking advice from his father-in-law, an infectious disease specialist, Deutsch checked himself into Mount Sinai Hospital when he began to suffer from respiratory complications he felt needed medical attention. And he was right: A chest X-ray confirmed he had pneumonia in both of his lungs, considered to be a serious complication of COVID-19.
After consulting with Mt. Sinai doctors, and having read up on the limited literature on potential treatments for the novel virus, Deutsch said he began hydroxychloroquine, ...
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President Trump is building the wall in the wrong place. It should be around NYC.
Linky?
Sorry, here’s the link:
https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-infected-new-york-city-doc-talks-battle-with-covid-19
Take a xanax.
I’m good with no travel out of nyc or state for a while.
Why do you guys always have to be suck d...s when it comes to us NYers??
Probably from a redneck state that GETS more much than it GIVES to the fed.
NY GIVES more.
Moocher f...s
Look at a chart before you say it’s a lie.
You rednecks can read charts, right?
When you’re not marrying cousins :)
SUCH!!!! not suck!!!!!!
SORRY!!!!
Even I have standards!!!!
NYC, home of “free health care for illegals” Bill DeBlasio, “open borders and dismantle ICE” AOC and Kirsten Gillibrand and “drivers licenses for illegals” Andrew Cuomo and then they wonder why NYC is #1 infected. “Oh that’s Trumps fault” yes, the guy who for the past 4 years, before he even took office, wanted immigration laws enforced, which prevents people who carry diseases such as VIRUSES from entering the country.
Welcome to the world of chronic, undiagnosed illness, Dr. Deutsch. You're probably the same sort of doctor that told me I needed to lose weight and just exercise and quit being such a fat ass as I went from doctor to doctor to doctor for EIGHT YEARS. Unfortunately, for people suffering from unknown viruses and chronic fatigue, exercise is the worst thing you can prescribe. It wasn't until I collapsed while training for a triathlon that I finally realized maybe you guys didn't know what the hell you were talking about. There are all kinds of hidden viruses and reasons why people suffer, but if the answers are not simple and not resolved by pushing fancy pharmaceuticals, you guys aren't interested in hearing about it. Fortunately for you, there is a test and an answer. There finally was for me as well, once I stopped listening to you MDs. How many other unknown viruses are out there that cause people to "hit the wall" and you guys just tell us we're lazy?
LOL! I think we are all beginning to go a bit batty from this. We are all FRiends here, thankfully.
Let’s get going! There are restaurants and people I want to visit!
This coronavirus affects the iron ion, thus denying oxygen to cells causing all kinds of havoc. Is there another virus that behaves this way?
NYC isn't upstate or Staten Island, LOL.
PS I was born in Brooklyn.
Bro Amen to that!!
It is now past 12pm so we wouldn’t be partaking in revelry the next few days until Easter.
And I revere the days.
But come Monday...my friend’s restaurants where I eat and drink (the big checks free) I need to let off some steam!!
If I run up 500 on food and wine, I let him rip it up.
If I run up 60 on pizza and beers, I pay!!
I meant SUCH!!!!
Even I wouldn’t be that irreverent on this weekend!!
Yeah but I know a lot of folks from the city who have headed to other parts of the state.
Family, second homes, just to get away...
Anyway, I think i’m shutting down until after 3pm.
Most if not all of my posts are irreverent but even I don’t play around during the holiest of hours.
Real suffering took place today thousands of years ago. Not being stuck in watching videos.
Stay SAFE good FRiend
Pretty harsh, Dude! I’ve been to NY and I have never encountered so many arrogant and rude people in just one block in all my travels. Your post is the perfect example of the average city New Yorker attitude. You are the center of the Universe.
it was.
And now it’s after noon on Good Friday.
And that was supposed to say SUCH!!!
Apologies all around
Don’t be coy. What is your mystery disease
Classy reply/ NOT/ dp0
When I went to the University of Arizona in the 80s it was chock-full of New Yorkers who couldn’t cut it in their own universities back home. I found them to be both loudmouthed and extremely ignorant. Those urban rubes thought the 4 blocks they knew in the city were the entire world.
As for your attitude towards rural Americans we often have far better levels of educations and usually when we move to the cities we take the high paying jobs that you ignorant mouth breathers can’t do yourselves.
I meant SUCH!!!!! Fixed it in post 6.
And I’ve said and done worse in my life.
Enjoy your Easter weekend.
Now you want the country to take care of y’all
Y’all rear the rest of the country like trash. You sneer and mock and pontificate. But when something happens you wants us all to ge sympathetic to you.
Go ahead take your Xanax. Go talk to your mayor and your governor. They’re the ones who screwed you over
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