My last three weeks of lock down DUE TO CORONA V-19

FIRST OF ALL, I MUST APOLOGISE TO BRITTA VÖCKER, ALISON BENEDICKTER AND ANITA WINGEN FOR NOT WISHING THEM HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS.  BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

ALISON EVEN HAD HER 50TH BIRTHDAY WHICH COMPLETELY SLIPPED MY MIND.  AFTER READING HER ARTICLE ABOUT HER HOLIDAY, IT REMINDED ME.

SO SORRY AGAIN TO ALL THE  T H R E E

MARCH 2020 WAS QUITE MISERABLE FOR ME.  I HAD BOOKED MYSELF IN FOR THE MARCH LUNCHEON BUT JUST ONE DAY BEFORE, I HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE I WAS NOT FEELING WELL.

SINCE I GOT PNEUMONIA FOUR YEARS BACK AND DIAGNOSED FOR LUNG FIBROSIS, MY LIFE IS NOT THE SAME AS IT USED TO BE.  ON TOP OF THAT, I HAVE A HEARING PROBLEM.  DUE TO THIS, MY SOCIAL ACTIVITIES HAVE ALSO MINIMISED.

FROM THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, I HAD A FEVER.  FOR THREE DAYS, I HAD 99°F / 37.5°C.  ON THE FOURTH DAY, IT WAS F 100°F / 38°C. WHICH WAS A CAUSE OF WORRY.

I CONTACTED MY GENERAL PRACTITIONER WHO PRESCRIBED ME ANTIBIOTICS AND ALSO ARRANGED FOR THE CORONA VIRUS TEST WITH THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES (GESUNDSHEITSAMT).

THEY RANG ME UP, INFORMING ME THAT A MAN WOULD COME, WOULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE, JUST HAND OVER THE TUBE AND WAIT OUTSIDE THE FLAT.  SO HE CAME, STOOD TWO METERS AWAY, TOLD ME TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHILST HE PUT THE INSTRUCTION PAPER WITH THE TUBE ON THE DOOR MAT.

I WASHED MY HANDS VERY PROPERLY, TOOK THE TUBE OUT AND AS PER INSTRUCTIONS DID AS ASKED, OPENED THE DOOR AND PUT THE TUBE BACK ON THE DOOR MAT.  THE MAN WAS STANDING HALF WAY DOWN THE STAIRS.  I CLOSED THE DOOR AND HE PICKED UP THE TUBE.

AFTER  T W O   DAYS, I GOT THE TELEPHONE CALL INFORMING ME THAT IT IS  N E G A T I V E  AND I HAVE NO CORONA.  ALTHOUGH I KNEW IT IS ALL BECAUSE OF MY LUNG FIBROSIS AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS NEW CRISIS, IT WAS, NEVERTHELESS, A GREAT WEIGHT OFF MY MIND.

THE FEVER CAME BACK, THEN MY PHYSICIAN CONTACTED THE LUNG DOCTOR UNDER WHOSE CARE I HAVE BEEN FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS.  THEY BOTH DECIDED TO GIVE ME ANOTHER COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS FOR SIX DAYS.  FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS, I HAVE NO FEVER.  NOW I HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

THIS I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL AND SAY PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE, IF NECESSARY, TO GET TESTED.  IT IS FOR OUR HEALTH, FOR OUR FAMILY AND ALSO FOR OTHERS

FOR THAT REASON WE HAVE NOT SEEN OUR FAMILY FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS.  WE JUST DO VIDEO-CHATS AND SAY HELLO.

KEEP COOL, CALM AND DISCIPLINED AND KEEP THE DISTANCE, THAT IS WHY I SAY  “N A M A S T E”.

OM SHANTI, PEACE TO EVERYBODY

VIMLA

STROKE OF OLD AGE

MID APRIL I HAD WRITTEN ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH COVID19, BUT THANK GOD IT WAS ALL NEGATIVE.

BUT AS BAD LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, ON 2ND JUNE I WANTED TO IRON A FEW BLOUSES OF MINE. AFTER FINISHING, I TRIED TO FOLD BACK THE IRONING BOARD AND PUT IT ASIDE.  I MUST SAY THAT

THIS IRONING BOARD IS ABOUT TWO YEARS OLD AND DIFFERENT THAN MY OLD ONE AND ALSO A BIT STIFF.  I MIGHT HAVE PUT MORE PRESSURE ON IT WITHOUT REALISING.

THAT DAY I DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING BUT THE NEXT DAY I HAD TREMENDOUS PAIN. UNBEARABLE. ON 4TH JUNE I WENT TO MY DOCTOR IN HILDEN. HE SENT ME FOR AN  X RAY CHECK AND THE SAME DAY I WENT BACK TO HIM WITH THE CD.

ON THE BASIS OF THE X-RAY REPORT, HE EXPLAINED THAT MY SOME OF MY SPINAL CORD IS ALSO COMPRESSED, WHICH TOOK PLACE ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND THERE IS ALSO A NEW FRACTURE WHERE THE SURGEON CAN INJECT CEMENT.

THE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY FIXED UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9TH JUNE WITH THE UNFALLCHIRURG (DOCTOR FOR ACCIDENT CASES) IN MVZ RHEIN-BERG, NEAR HILDEN HOSPITAL.

ON 9TH JUNE I WENT TO SEE THE SURGEON FOR FIRST EXPLANATION. MY SON VISHAL ACCOMPANIED ME WHILE VIDUR STAYED OUTSIDE. VISHAL COULD UNDERSTAND THE DOCTOR BETTER AND ASK HIM QUESTIONS.

THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF OLD AGE, IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO INJECT CEMENT. NOW BEFORE DOING SOMETHING FURTHER HE WANTS ME TO HAVE A CT. NOW I AM WAITING FOR THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE CT.

I MUST SAY I HAVE A NICE FAMILY. TONS OF WORK LOAD HAS FALLEN ON VIDUR’S SHOULDER. VISHAL WORRIES ABOUT US AND GULSHAN BROUGHT A SELF BAKED BEAUTIFUL, DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY CAKE LAST SUNDAY:  WE SO ENJOYED SEEING OUR LITTLE ANIKA. SHE IS ALWAYS READY TO GIVE US A HAND WHENEVER IT IS POSSIBLE.

I WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL, ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE WHO ARE MY AGE.  PLEASE DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE YOUR PHYSIQUE. SOMETIMES WE JUST OVERDO THE THINGS WHICH CAN BE OR SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.  STAY HEALTHY

OM SHANTI, PEACE TO ALL.

VIMLA