A man in his



twenties who responded to the interview saying,

"I want people who are looking at Corona lightly to know about themselves because they are young

."



I don't drink alcohol, I don't smoke, I don't have any chronic illness.



Despite this, he was infected with corona this summer and developed severe pneumonia, which became severe for a while.



I am still suffering from the aftereffects that continue even after I was discharged.

Rapid deterioration during hotel recuperation

August, when the infection was spreading nationwide.



A 27-year-old man living in Kochi City.



He became a close contact with his mother (in his 50s) who was infected earlier, and soon the man also had a fever and was confirmed to be infected.



Initially, my symptoms were mild and I had no chronic illness, so I was recommended by a health center and decided to take medical treatment at a hotel.



It is said that he brought in a computer and headphones to get bored of spending all his time at the hotel.



I had a fever, but I was just thinking, "It's not as painful as I say."



Symptoms worsen rapidly.



The fever rose to 41 degrees at a stretch, and it just became bloody.



I couldn't afford to enjoy music or a computer at all.



Male:


"I don't often hear that young people have become seriously ill, and at first I felt lightly saying,'Okay, right?' I repeatedly complained to the hotel nurse on the extension phone. I had a sore throat and it was very painful. "

Oxygen saturation in blood can reach 80% level

I couldn't eat the prepared lunch box, and I started to get strong coughs.



Among them, the pulse oximeter, which indicates the oxygen saturation in blood, may reach the 80% level, which is lower than the normal value of 96% or more.



Still, at the hotel, I only talk to the waiting nurse three times a day on the extension phone.



I was worried without seeing a doctor.

Transported to a hospital for critically ill people “Maybe I will die as it is ...”

After that, the symptoms continued to worsen, and it was the 4th day since the hotel medical treatment started.



I was finally taken to the hospital.



After being hospitalized, his fever did not go down and he could not get up on his own, so he decided to transfer to a large hospital where he could treat critically ill patients.



It is said that he was conscious of death for the first time at this time.



When he made a soft noise to the doctor, "Will I die as it is?", He said, "You didn't come here to die. Do your best."

Severe pneumonia in 20s Doctors are surprised

What was happening to the man's body at this time?



In healthy people, the lungs appear black, but in men, the white shadows are extensive and severe pneumonia has been identified.

The man was judged to be severely ill and received intensive treatment such as oxygen and steroids for a week.



It took some time, but there was a gradual improvement.

The doctor who treated me


"When I was transferred to another hospital, there was no underlying illness, there was no risk of aggravation, and I was surprised because I did not expect young people to become so severe. I might have had to put on a ventilator. Even at a young age, it took a long time for the treatment to be effective. "

Days suffering from the aftereffects that continue to this day

3 weeks after onset.



The man was working hard on rehabilitation in the general ward, but at this time he couldn't let go of the oxygen mask because he couldn't breathe just by standing.



After a month of hospitalization, the man was discharged in late September.



Even now, the symptoms of pneumonia remain and I cannot climb the stairs or carry heavy objects.

At that time, the vaccination ticket had not arrived yet

The man was infected in August.



At that time, the vaccination ticket had not arrived in his twenties, and the man had not been vaccinated.



I would like to get a vaccine if I feel a little better.

"Even if you are young, Corona is really bad."

What do you want to convey to your generation now?



Male


"I regret that I might not have had such a hard time if I had been vaccinated. When my mother first got infected, I was young, so it wasn't a big deal, and I was discharged in about a week. I thought I could do it, but I was detained for more than a month and my body was really hard. Corona is really bad even when I was young. I want you to do it "



(Interviewed by Ayaka Otaka, a reporter at Kochi Broadcasting Station)