EBOLA Dr. Ada Igonoh: How Patrick Sawyer gave me Ebola… and how I survived (MUST READ IMO)
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Be Well
may all be well
Oh, not your bad at all! It can be time consuming and troublesome to post long articles and I appreciate that you did. I wanted to post it elsewhere and coudln't figure out why I couldn't copy and figured I'd post the other two pages here while I was at it. I will try print version button, if I can find it. Thank you for posting the other two pages
momma_soapmaker
Disgusted
Wow ... everyone needs to read this!
BertaBurtonLake
Inactive
Please, folks, if you want to discuss re-hydration formulae there have been some already on TB you can search for or start another thread.
I felt compelled to post this article because it contradicts the information being widely disseminated her in the US by the CDC. There were 7 days between 1 contact of an object in the patient's room and a brief convo with him and her onset of symptoms. There were a full 3 days of symptoms before she started running a fever and in another 2 days, she tested positive. The CDC has been telling us patients are not infective unless they are symptomatic and heavily implying that symptom onset and fever onset coincide. This is patently false as evidenced by her story.
Timeline of notable events for Dr. Ada Igonoh's contact and disease progression.
7/21 She touches the IV bag and has a brief conversation with Sawyer. Not wearing PPE
7/22 Sawyer quarantined under suspicion of Ebola. PPE required for further contact with him.
7/23 Preliminary tests are posiive for Ebola in Sawyer.
7/24 She visited Sawyer briefly in PPE but had no physical contact
7/25 Visits Sawyer in PPE and finds him dead
7/26 Informed she, and all others incontact with him, will be under medical surveillance for 21 days with a tempertaure taking protocol.
7/29 Received temp chart and began to take temps
Symptoms began, including: joint/muscle pain, sore throat, tiredness/fatigue/malaise, and loss of appetite
7/30-7/31 continued taking temps, all of which were normal. Symptoms described above continued and worsened
8/1 Recorded a temperature of 38.3c/101.6F symptoms above unabated
8/2 Recorded temp of 39c/102.2F
Vomiting and diarrhea begin
Blood is drawn for Ebola testing
8/3 Test is positive for Ebola
She is hospitalized
Time from first contact to diagnosis: 14 days
Time from first contact to onset of first symptoms: 7 days
Time from first contact to onset of fever: 10 days
So, hopefully, you see the problem with what we are being told by the CDC and what is actually true with regards to the progression of this disease. We *know* a person is only infective if they are symptomatic but, as you can see, there is a period of time between symptoms appearing and the fever appearing. Additionally, those symptoms mimic flu. The diarrhea and vomiting did not start until day 2 of the fever. It is plain to me from this account that there exists a very clear period of several days (3 in this case) during which one may not feel well but still be going about their daily lives, shedding virus all along the way.
While I admire her courage and her faith a great deal and am inspired by that aspect of the story, the take-away here is the disease progression straight from one who contracted the disease and lived to tell us her tale.
I felt compelled to post this article because it contradicts the information being widely disseminated her in the US by the CDC. There were 7 days between 1 contact of an object in the patient's room and a brief convo with him and her onset of symptoms. There were a full 3 days of symptoms before she started running a fever and in another 2 days, she tested positive. The CDC has been telling us patients are not infective unless they are symptomatic and heavily implying that symptom onset and fever onset coincide. This is patently false as evidenced by her story.
Timeline of notable events for Dr. Ada Igonoh's contact and disease progression.
7/21 She touches the IV bag and has a brief conversation with Sawyer. Not wearing PPE
7/22 Sawyer quarantined under suspicion of Ebola. PPE required for further contact with him.
7/23 Preliminary tests are posiive for Ebola in Sawyer.
7/24 She visited Sawyer briefly in PPE but had no physical contact
7/25 Visits Sawyer in PPE and finds him dead
7/26 Informed she, and all others incontact with him, will be under medical surveillance for 21 days with a tempertaure taking protocol.
7/29 Received temp chart and began to take temps
Symptoms began, including: joint/muscle pain, sore throat, tiredness/fatigue/malaise, and loss of appetite
7/30-7/31 continued taking temps, all of which were normal. Symptoms described above continued and worsened
8/1 Recorded a temperature of 38.3c/101.6F symptoms above unabated
8/2 Recorded temp of 39c/102.2F
Vomiting and diarrhea begin
Blood is drawn for Ebola testing
8/3 Test is positive for Ebola
She is hospitalized
Time from first contact to diagnosis: 14 days
Time from first contact to onset of first symptoms: 7 days
Time from first contact to onset of fever: 10 days
So, hopefully, you see the problem with what we are being told by the CDC and what is actually true with regards to the progression of this disease. We *know* a person is only infective if they are symptomatic but, as you can see, there is a period of time between symptoms appearing and the fever appearing. Additionally, those symptoms mimic flu. The diarrhea and vomiting did not start until day 2 of the fever. It is plain to me from this account that there exists a very clear period of several days (3 in this case) during which one may not feel well but still be going about their daily lives, shedding virus all along the way.
While I admire her courage and her faith a great deal and am inspired by that aspect of the story, the take-away here is the disease progression straight from one who contracted the disease and lived to tell us her tale.
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prepgirl44
Veteran Member
Thank you BBL, a valuable message in many ways!
BertaBurtonLake
Inactive
Bump for the evening crew
steve graham
Veteran Member
Thank you for posting! This is the important thing we take from this.........the CDC is deliberately lying to us........
jordansgrandma
Senior Member
Thank you for posting this. It informs us of the true
progression of this disease. NOT what CDC is telling us.
progression of this disease. NOT what CDC is telling us.
Milk-maid
Girls with Guns Member
I think the fact that she forced herself to keep drinking the fluid and was coherent contributed greatly to her survival.
If her fever had spiked too high and as a result she hadn't had presence of mind to keep drinking the fluid and there was no one to help her, she would be dead.
If her fever had spiked too high and as a result she hadn't had presence of mind to keep drinking the fluid and there was no one to help her, she would be dead.
Last Resort
Veteran Member
Wow. What an amazing story, with a few takeaways. Here is what I got:
* Patrick Sawyer knew he was infected and denied it three times: "I have not been in contact, I have not been to a funeral, I have to get to a conference." Judas Iscariot much?
* Mindset greatly influences outcome. Dr. Igonoh decided that she WOULD survive and had the will power to continue doing what would get her through the course of the disease despite pain and indignity and anxiety I can barely imagine
* Hydration is key. Water, salt, sugar, potassium. I have two flats of Gatorade in my pantry for my soccer-playing son and can't help but think "hmmm...could something like that on an IV drip be the secret sauce?"
It looks like dehydration and looting of the body's sugars and electrolytes are what kill with Ebola and other diarrheic viruses. I'm doubling up my store of fluids and TP. Just in case.
* Patrick Sawyer knew he was infected and denied it three times: "I have not been in contact, I have not been to a funeral, I have to get to a conference." Judas Iscariot much?
* Mindset greatly influences outcome. Dr. Igonoh decided that she WOULD survive and had the will power to continue doing what would get her through the course of the disease despite pain and indignity and anxiety I can barely imagine
* Hydration is key. Water, salt, sugar, potassium. I have two flats of Gatorade in my pantry for my soccer-playing son and can't help but think "hmmm...could something like that on an IV drip be the secret sauce?"
It looks like dehydration and looting of the body's sugars and electrolytes are what kill with Ebola and other diarrheic viruses. I'm doubling up my store of fluids and TP. Just in case.
Cascadians
Leska Emerald Adams
Don't forget adult diapers and baby wipes. Also vaseline and bag balm. Pain meds. A few bags of extra large chucks (disposable liquid barrier pads) will be extremely useful. Barf buckets. Spray bottles. Several boxes of gloves. Garbage bags that fit a variety of garbage containers. Soft socks. A bench in your shower (available at home care supply stores). Air freshener spray. Etc.
hope4mil
Veteran Member
BBL, thanks for posting this. With the CDC and WHO continuing to stick to their party line, I would still like to think that they really believe their rhetoric. To think that they are truly intentionally deceiving us, is almost too horrible to contemplate.
But this brave Doctor documented and researched her disease from the inside. This is irrefutable evidence that what they are telling us is incorrect.
The fact that the CDC and WHO are not taking this information into consideration, does in fact indicate some intentional malice.
I think there is more to the story than just worrying about a panic. The question is what?
Hope
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But this brave Doctor documented and researched her disease from the inside. This is irrefutable evidence that what they are telling us is incorrect.
The fact that the CDC and WHO are not taking this information into consideration, does in fact indicate some intentional malice.
I think there is more to the story than just worrying about a panic. The question is what?
Hope
How can
Be Well
may all be well
Gatoraid has a lot of strange chemical ingredients including massive amount of artificial coloring. I think in a situation where someone, esp. a child, has to drink a lot of ORS, something without all the chemicals would be easier on the system.
New Freedom
Veteran Member
I think that it is strange that her parents and/or family didn't get it after she had been home with them and in the same living quarters???
If it is that contagious, shouldn't they have gotten it?
If it is that contagious, shouldn't they have gotten it?
New Freedom
Veteran Member
I think the reason she did not die and her family was spared was due to all the prayers that were prayed on their behalf!
Also, the reading of Scripture is VERY powerful!
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Be Well
may all be well
She seemed to have a cleaner living condition situation than many elsewhere in W. Africa, and not crammed all into one room, and since she was a doctor and knew she had been near/treated someone with Ebola, she was probably extra careful at home. That's all I can think of. And as soon as she started symptoms, she was extra extra careful. She recounts how nervous everyone was, once they knew Sawyer had Ebola.
Zoner
Veteran Member
Thanks for posting this. What a story. As a Doctor you know she was taking precautions seeing Sawyer. Who knows how she was infected. She doesn't postulate about it.
And Psalm 91 has some powerful promises in it. Don't easily discount her faith as a part of her healing as well as her Pastor, prayers and that ORS.
There is some talk that the black race is more susceptible to ebola like they are to sickle cell. That's just fyi. We shall see.
And Psalm 91 has some powerful promises in it. Don't easily discount her faith as a part of her healing as well as her Pastor, prayers and that ORS.
There is some talk that the black race is more susceptible to ebola like they are to sickle cell. That's just fyi. We shall see.
BertaBurtonLake
Inactive
Bumping again for any who missed. See also post #44