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To this day, Josef Walch still cannot explain where he contracted the virus in April. “I was just shopping, and even wearing a mask from the beginning,” says the 91-year-old from St. Oswald, near Haslach.
Because he was weak, had no appetite, and had lost twenty pounds in a short time, Walch consulted his GP Thomas Peinbauer. He was immediately referred to the Rohrbach Clinic. A corona test performed immediately there brought certainty: an infection with Covid-19.
Walch was in the hospital isolation ward for two weeks. Two negative PCR tests were necessary to transfer the patient to the normal ward. “The doctors and nurses in the isolation area were completely masked. Congratulations to the hospital staff in this room. They really made an effort with the patients who contracted the coronavirus,” Walch describes this time. The protective equipment of the hospital staff did not irritate him.
Of course, you have great respect for the nursing staff who work in protective clothing all day. He also sees the visitation ban calmly: “I didn’t care. You have your cell phone. You have to submit to it. That’s right.”
At this point, Walch only weighed 42 kilograms. “It wasn’t until I got to the hospital that I slowly grew up again,” says St. Oswald and thanks the hospital staff.
“We made sure that Josef Walch regained his strength. There is no specific therapy for Covid-19. A lot of physical rest and antipyretic measures were the main measures in addition to oxygen and inhalation therapy,” says Helene Höfler, specialist in internal medicine. in training at the Rohrbach Clinic, to treat the patient.
Heart attack followed Covid
Just as he should have been discharged in early May, Josef Walch suffered a setback: “I sat up in bed in the morning and couldn’t breathe.” The diagnosis was made quickly: acute infarction.
The patient was airlifted to a cardiology department in Linz, where a stent was inserted the same day. “The next day I went back to the Rohrbach Clinic. The hospital staff also took very good care of me in acute geriatrics and remobilization. They are true professionals, ”says the retiree, who can now drive his car again.
“It’s slowly improving,” says Walch. Although the lung function has not been so far as before the Covid-19 infection, Josef Walch remains optimistic: “The main thing is that I am still together in the upper room.” (hide)
