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It’s past 24 hours when I saw this on Facebook and no one has reached out nor confirmed if this is the same patient I extracted blood from for transfusion last January 08. Even my direct supervisor hasn’t replied to me yet to confirm if this was my patient. It’s just all the details posted here matched the details of my patient.

This has been bugging me since the moment I did the phlebotomy, while processing his blood and after. Iniisip ko kung ano gagawin ko if magpositive ‘to. I can’t believe nagpositive nga!!! Now that it happened, I don’t know what to do.

To say I’m scared is an understatement. Results only came out on the 14th but the specimen was collected on January 8. What if he was already highly infective at that time? Considering the onset of illness was January 6???

I wore PPE, a combination of surgical mask + N95 and a faceshield. Was it enough to protect me???

Except the fact that there is a wooden divider from the regular ward, the patient’s room was nowhere near from being isolated because the window was wide-open (I can see the road en route to Cathedral). Were the nearby residents aware that a COVID Ward is in front of their very own residences? The virus must have already fled and mixed with the wind already since the patient wasn’t wearing a mask due to oxygen (at the time of my extraction). The relative was also just wearing a cloth mask by the way and my workmate said the relative was walking freely inside the hospital.

I always do proper handwashing. Is this enough to protect me?

Yesterday, I felt something in my throat. I can’t account it because my throat is normally dry. Today, as of writing, my head is throbbing like it’s being cracked open. I remember seeing a post before that it was also a symptom. When I told my mom, she said it’s probably just psychological… which I pray it’s just it.

Tik… tok…

Bakit wala pa rin nagre-reach out? Nasaan ang contact tracing? Maghihintay pa ba ako ng ibang symptoms?

The hospital is nowhere near from being equipped and ready to handle COVID19 cases yet you all pushed for it.

If I am positive… This is all on you, CNPH.

Edit: My boss confirmed it’s the same patient.

January 18, 2021| 3 Notes