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Our telephone interview began with the preparation of the tea chat. The response I received was surprising when I thought we might be tired and said we could talk at another time. When I said, “Yes, I never slept at night,” I thought I had pain or another problem. He said the reason was brewed tea. When he missed tea during his hospital stay, he was unable to drink enough at home and during the day, and fell asleep as a result. As you know, Covid-19 not only causes fear of disease. It may be unacceptable to some of us when measures are increased everywhere, including hospital cafes, and tea bags are replaced by brewed tea.
“MY DAUGHTER HAS PASSED COVID-19”
Professor Dr. Bülent Tutluoğlu is married with two children. Interestingly, his daughter, who had a master’s degree in Spain, became Covid-19 a while ago: “My daughter has been living at home for 45 days away from us. Although she had a mild illness, I was concerned about her and warned her about what she had to do all the time. There are no plans or any other way to get there. She is experiencing such severe despair that people find themselves in such situations. “Then we moved on from her daughter to her. She describes how she questioned life during her illness;” Patients were the priority of my life. I almost dedicated myself to my profession. However, I must know that I cannot spend time with my patients and I must treat them accordingly. I should not have neglected myself and my family. I did not play sports, I did not pay attention to my weight and I lived an unconscious life on these issues. “
“YES KORKS, I WILL CONTINUE TREATING COVID-19 PATIENTS”
How about now? He says he will rest and gain strength at home for about a month. So what? Then you want to learn how to lose weight (you lost 9 kg during the treatment process and you want to keep it off), walk regularly, play the drums even if you are not susceptible to music. How about your work? When I say, “I’ll be back at the end of a month,” I ask the question that everyone is curious about. “Are you afraid of meeting Covid-19 patients when you return to work?” She frankly says, “Yes, I’m afraid,” and says the information on immunization is still unclear. While concerned with the phrase “I never want to experience those days after living again”; The phrase “I will continue to do my job, which is my favorite, even if I am afraid”, is emotional.
He then explains his knowledge of Covid-19 disease and his experiences:
THE EVENT OF THE CENTURY
As a physician after the Covid-19 outbreak began, he was aware of the danger in the transmission rate and fatality of the disease. However, I have to admit, I couldn’t predict that I would get to this point. He thought it would be possible to control it, but like so many others, he was wrong. This pandemic is the event of the century for me. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but such outbreaks are always found in the world in the 1920s. If you investigate, you’ll see. 1720, 1820, 1920 and now 2020.
“I ESTIMATE MY REASON TO CATCH THE DISEASE”
When the first case was announced, the number of suspected patients increased and testing was difficult at the time. I was always doing a patient exam with Covid-19. Although I wear a surgical mask and a special air cleansing device, I think for what reason I contracted the disease. In one of the times when I did a lot of family exams, I must have washed my hand after the patient completed the exam, and I may have neglected to go to my other patient’s exam in the same room and wash my hand.
“IT WAS VERY HORRIBLE THAT I COULD HAVE BROUGHT MY 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER”
I examined the patient for 4 or 5 days on one of the days when the surroundings were full of Covid-19 patients. Then one night my fever suddenly increased. I isolated myself at home because I guessed what could happen. When I spoke to my wife about it, she did not panic. Because he and I did not expect my illness to be serious. In the morning, I packed my suitcase and went to my hospital. Pulmonary tomography revealed that I was Covid-19. However, the test I had was negative. My second test, which was done 3 days later, was also negative. This is a situation that can be encountered when insufficient samples are taken and the virus load is not high. It can also occur in the early stages of the disease. When I realized that I was infected with the disease, the first thing that came to mind was who I contacted within 2 to 5 days. Among those I contacted was my 84-year-old mother. Thank goodness he didn’t get sick. What was wrong was that I thought I could get over this disease easily. Although I had the goal of giving morale to everyone with my positive messages during the disease process, I did not know what would happen to me.
“WELCOME ON DAY 12 AT THE HOSPITAL”
I became heavier on the 12th day of my hospitalization and began to have difficulty breathing. It was not enough to obtain the highest degree of oxygen. The drugs used at the time were insufficient and my oxygen level did not increase. I understood the need for intensive care. Medical friends who were interested in my treatment also said that I needed intensive care. When I asked what he thought, I couldn’t decide for a moment and asked for a short break. However, there was no need to think. A patient in my condition, of course, would be taken to intensive care. Whatever I wanted for my patients, it should have done the same for me. About 15 minutes later, I agreed to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
“I fell asleep in 12 intensive care”
Here they applied a very strong treatment protocol. In addition to the medications and supportive treatments, 2 stem cell treatments and 5 times plasmapheresis (removal of harmful substances in the liquid part of the blood) were applied in the first days, although my condition would worsen in the first days and both lungs they were completely inflamed. They put me to sleep for 12 days in intensive care. When I was awakened on the 13th, I screamed, “Make me cortisone.” At that time, I couldn’t breathe my dream. When I reacted like this, the ICU doctors said, “I think something felt” and applied cortisone. I want to tell you In this process, dreams and facts interfere. For a time I have been going back and forth between dreams and reality. For example, one day I was saddened to see an albino girl in a gray dress lying on her toes in the hospital and said, “Okay! Let’s find a place for him. ” I remember getting worried and started looking for a place. Of course, this was also a dream …
“I HAVE A 50 PERCENT RISK OF DEATH”
When I was preparing to sleep in intensive care, I thought I couldn’t get out of there with a 50 percent chance. Later, I learned that this risk increased further as my condition worsened and that they were concerned about losing me. Even my intensive care doctors thought they would lose me due to lack of treatment and worsening. Maybe you wondered if I was afraid of death in this process? Let me tell you right away: “No, I’m not afraid! I’m still not afraid. I experienced this process so fast and went to intensive care so fast that I didn’t even have time to think they would be left behind.
“THERE IS TIME THAT I CAN’T KEEP MY TEARS”
I couldn’t believe the interest and relevance I had during this period. “How much I love!” I told myself. I realized that this was more valuable than anything. The eyes of my patients from all religions and languages made me experiment. They all supported me with their prayers and good wishes according to their own beliefs. It was very difficult to see my family and be away from my daughter during the whole hospital process. My family had difficulties when I was in intensive care. Although my wife has never been in the past, allergic reactions believed to be caused by excessive stress and requiring cortisone still continue. It is also possible that my family and patients will accompany me with tears and prayers in this difficult period.
“I CAN’T GO UP THE STAIRCASE”
I still have problems due to high doses of cortisone. For example, I cannot walk up and down stairs, I have difficulty sitting and walking. He could have been removed two days before intensive care, but he needed an escort. During this process, my healthcare professionals were so busy that only one Covid-19 patient could accompany me. To protect the companion from risk, it was decided not to stay in the intensive care unit for two more days. They took me away when he met my essential needs, like going to the bathroom.
“I was tired of the hospital food”
It is a great feeling to come home. I couldn’t see my family for 30 days and I didn’t see anyone because it could be a risk. There were only doctors and nurses with special clothes in my life. After living without seeing anyone in a closed room and after meals in the hospital, the temperature in my house was very good. I miss the drier beans and wrap. I think my greatest risks for illness are obesity and high blood pressure, and my best chance is not to smoke. When I think about the effect of smoking on the disease, I think: “If I smoked, I couldn’t get rid of it.”
“FACE WITHOUT LEAVING MY EYE”
You are not aware of what is happening in the outside world while suffering in intensive care. When I came back to myself, I learned things I didn’t know. For example, I heard about the death of our teacher Cemil Taşçıoğlu, a very valuable doctor. Another sadness was the loss of a young friend in his 30s who worked in the accounting service of our hospital. I had my immunocompromised patient examined and I hospitalized this girl. I was very surprised to learn that he lost his life. Believe me, your face never goes before my eyes.
“HEALTH EMPLOYEES OUR HEROES”
It is I who know how dedicated health professionals are working. Despite this, he could not believe his sacrifice in this process. The friendly nurses knew they were at risk when dealing with Covid-19 patients, and they showed incredible determination to work even if they were going to get sick. Those who were ill were immediately replaced by new ones, and they were competing with each other so that service would not be interrupted. I believe that the rights of all these people who brought me back to life will not be paid.
“THE MEASURES WE TAKE MUST BE OUR LIFESTYLE”
I think nothing will be the same as before. I expect great relief from the pandemic in July or August. We found this microbe, we met and lost our precious people. I believe that the natural course of this virus will continue and we will have losses again in the process. In the next period, if the virus mutates, we can find a pandemic with a similar weight to the one we live in. For this reason, the measures we take now must be our lifestyle.
