Istanbul Gelisim University - The doctor who defeated the coronavirus told: I had loss of consciousness; 70 percent of my lung had involvement

The doctor who defeated the coronavirus told: I had loss of consciousness; 70 percent of my lung had involvement

Celal Civil, an Internal Medicine Specialist who suffered from severe muscle pain, found out that he had a coronavirus after lung tomography. Civil, who was treated at home for 8 days, started to get worse. The young doctor, who was seen to cover 70 percent of the lung of the coronavirus in the second tomography, returned to his job after recovering after about a month of treatment.

Health workers are among the primary ones struggling with the coronavirus that continues to spread throughout the world. Invisible heroes who work their guts out against a fatal virus in hospitals can also get contracted this serious illness. One of these heroes, Celal Civil, 35 years old, found out that he had a coronavirus by having a tomography after severe muscle pain. Civil, who had been treated at home for 8 days, started to get worse. Civil, who was taken away from home with the help of an emergency ambulance, told the Demirören News Agency about the 22-day treatment process. Young doctor said: “The first 3 days I was hospitalized were very critical. My general situation started to get worse slowly in these 3 days. I couldn't breathe and I was drowning. It was a troublesome and painful process. All of my colleagues worked very much for the recovery.”

70 PERCENT OF MY LUNG HAD INVOLVEMENT

Civil, whose condition worsened after the 8-day period at home, said that a widespread coronavirus pneumonia was seen in his lungs in the second tomography.

Civil stated: “It was a very scary image. When I saw that image, I was also very psychologically affected. Then I was hospitalized and learned that my fever was 41 degrees. I also found out that my oxygen saturation dropped until the 70's. A drug used in intensive care patients was given. The first 3 days I was hospitalized were very critical. My general situation started to get worse slowly in these 3 days. I couldn't breathe and I was drowning. It was a troublesome and painful process.”

I KNEW WHAT THE FINDINGS MEAN: I ABANDONED MYSELF TO DESPAIR

Saying that he abandoned himself to despair because he knew what the findings in his tomography mean, Asst. Prof. Dr. Celal Civil from Istanbul Gelisim University the School of Health Sciences spoke: “My vital findings were very bad. Would I not be able to cope with this virus? Did I come to an end? This is it? I thought a lot. I was in poor clinical condition, and my radiological and laboratory results were very bad. Shortness of breath is a very bad feeling. You have a feeling of drowning. You feel like you're breathing in vain because the lungs are held by the coronavirus. It's like putting your head in the water and trying to breathe. I was trying to hold onto life with 8 liters of oxygen per minute. I was in the hospital, dependent on oxygen for 1 week. The first days were the worst, the intensive care team came for me 2 times, even intubation was considered.”

I STARTED TO RECOVER AT THE END OF THE 3TH DAY IN THE HOSPITAL

Saying that signs of recovery were seen at the end of the third day in the hospital, Civil continued his words as follows:

“The fever started to fall, the oxygen started to rise, and then I got into recovery process. In about 10 days, my clinical condition improved by 80 percent. All of my colleagues worked very much in the recovery. I think that I was exposed to a very high intense of the virus because we are healthcare professionals. This is the biggest handicap of healthcare professionals. At that time, we were examining too many patients. I think I was seriously ill because of it. Normally, I am a person with no chronic diseases, no drug use, no smoking and no risk factors. I do not usually get even an upper respiratory infection.”

PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AT HOME; WE CAN DEFEAT THIS VIRUS BY BEING PATIENT

Civil stated that we are in the critical process and people should stay at home.

Reminding that healthcare professionals work with great devotion, Civil said: “They continue to work taking great risk. While most people are afraid to pass by hospitals, they examine the patients and make treatments. Many cannot see their family. There are those who sleep at the hospital, who cannot go to their homes. I think the virus will be gone down in a few months. The numbers are also decreasing in this direction. The weather getting warm can also be in our favor. With a little patience, we can defeat this virus.”