In thisĀ weekāsĀ installment of theĀ My BattleĀ WithĀ Covid-19,Ā a youngĀ man,Ā Brandon SandeĀ (aged23)Ā givesĀ his testimony of fighting the disease even though he testedĀ negative to covid-19.Ā
Possibilities areĀ thatĀ he might have goneĀ for the testĀ during the window period before the virus has moved up to the back of the nostrils or throat.
Ā Alternatively,Ā it could be errors inĀ how the sample was taken andĀ processed.Ā Sande participated in theĀ BeatingĀ Covid-19Ā InfectionsĀ webinar hosted by YAFM andĀ Great Dyke TV on the 29thĀ of January 2021.
My name is Brandon. I am a covid-19 survivor. It was on the 3rdof January when I had an elevated heart rate and my blood pressure was up and I had minor headache. Because I had a fair bit of gym, and Iām pretty aware of my health, I knew something wasnāt right, so on the 4th of January I rang my aunt who is a senior doctor at Parirenyatwa Hospital to get assistance.
She came home and picked me up and we decided to go for a PCR test at Lancet Laboratories in the avenues. I never thought I was experiencing covid-19. I thought it was some random sickness since I believed that people in my age bracket would be fine. I wasnāt so much concerned about covid-19.
We waited for about 45 hours for the test and unfortunately the results came back as negative and I was very anxious seeing what was happening worldwide. People are dying, some who are rich, some who are poor and others who look fat.
So,Ā I started feeling someĀ chest pains and I had loss of energy.Ā IĀ wentĀ through theĀ worst timeĀ I have ever experienced andĀ my auntĀ confirmed the developments to my mum thatĀ IĀ wasĀ not feeling wellĀ and I hadĀ tested negative for covid-19.
Ā So,Ā IĀ was goingĀ through aĀ veryĀ rough time and I was havingĀ challenges when it comes to breathing.Ā I hadĀ fatigue andĀ theĀ challengesĀ that IĀ wasĀ havingĀ breathingĀ made me thinkĀ my life was coming to an end.
I steamed a lot and it proved to beĀ so vitalĀ forĀ me andĀ I took traditional herbs which proved to be so vital toĀ me.Ā
On the 8thĀ ofĀ JanuaryĀ my breathing challenges were so badĀ and on a levelĀ I hadĀ never experienced and IĀ thought theseĀ wereĀ my last days on earth.
To beĀ honest IĀ had to pray about itĀ and I was going through a roughĀ time.Ā Ā I was someone who used to take covid-19Ā likeĀ itās something which isĀ aĀ hoax. IĀ never took it seriouslyĀ andĀ I was someone who was negligent.Ā Some ofĀ the timesĀ IĀ never used to wear a maskĀ and IĀ used to go to fast spreader events.
I took a lot of vitaminsĀ whichĀ helped me aĀ lot.Ā I lostĀ senseĀ ofĀ tasteĀ so vitamins proved to be so vitalĀ for me.
I took a lot of avocados,Ā oranges,Ā applesĀ andĀ bananas. ItĀ took me something like two weeks treatment for me to overcome covid-19 andĀ steaming proved to be so vital andĀ I also took antibiotics.Ā
Covid 19 is a deadly virus andĀ IĀ wouldnāt wantĀ anyone to have it and it seemsĀ that a lot of people are not taking covid-19 seriously.Ā I was one of the people who was not taking covid-19 seriously.
My mum was very worried about me but I told her this was not the time to get into contact with each other. We would use WhatsApp video call for contact while we were in the same house and I told her that I had to protect her and wouldnāt want her to cry.
Today I am just glad that I am alive and I had to overcome covid-19. I urge all viewers to be so responsible for their loved ones to make sure that they sanitise their hands, they keep on wearing masks since covid-19 is killing a lot of people.