I tested positive for Covid on the 10th of August. Started off pretty mild, no big deal. I progressively got worse, so on the 17th my wife took me to the emergency room since I was gasping for air. I got admitted that night, got oxygen and steroids to try to open up my airway.

The next day, I was seen by the infectious disease doctor who would only give me Remdesivir. I requested from 3 different doctors (one before going to the hospital) to receive Ivermectin, and all 3 refused to prescribe it. I already was well aware of the horrible history of Remdesivir, so I declined it. After that point, no doctor would see me for over 2 days. Nobody would even discuss alternative treatment options with me. Nurses came in and out every 4 hours or so for vitals, but that was it.

My wife called and asked for updates from the nurses and doctors daily. They would only give her bare minimum information, such as my last numbers from the vitals that they took. They were always very short with her and just tried to get off the phone as quickly as possible, with the exception of two caring nurses when I was in the ICU. It was impossible for her to talk to a doctor.

I finally just had to agree to the remdesivir because I was just deteriorating while they were waiting for me to die. Each day, they stepped up my oxygen, to the point that I was on a Bipap machine, and was moved to the ICU. I finally started to improve after 2 or 3 days in the ICU.

The hospital had a no visitors policy due to Covid restrictions, so I didn't get to see my wife and kids for 13 days besides face time and them dropping off some clean clothes and snacks for me and waving at me from the parking lot through my window.

I finally got myself to the point where they released me with home oxygen after 13 days in the hospital.

The hospitals don't give a flying eff about you and won't try to work with you for your health at all. They have their protocols that they will follow, no matter what. Otherwise, they will just let you die and collect their $39,000 check. I'm just lucky they never tried to intubate me. Stay safe out there people.