by kiran mazumdarshawmy first symptoms were of a mild feverish feeling on august 16 i had similar symptoms in early june and tested negative i took a crocin but the next morning i continued to feel feverish when i checked the temperature was 99 degree fi decided to get myself and my entire household tested as i had my 89yearold mother a cancer survivor and my 71yearold husband a cancer patient i immediately quarantined myself in a separate room and waited anxiously for test results at 5pm i was told i was positive but everyone else at home including staff were negativemercifully the virus had spared my mom and my husband i asked for the cycle threshold value to assess my viral load and when i saw it was 23 i felt it was safe to be homequarantined under telesupervisiondr murli mohan from narayana health bengaluru and dr shashank joshi from lilavati hospital mumbai were my key medical supervisors i was put on a course of favipiravir azithromycin and paracetamol i continued with my daily dose of vit c vit d zinc baby aspirin and chyavanprash not to mention my twice a week 200mg dose of hcq day 2 3 were uneventfulid measure my oxygen saturation level six times a day and it was between 9698 even after a brisk 6minute walk my temperature was normal but late evening on day 3 i felt fluish and it extended to day 4 and 5 no measurable temperature but frequent bouts of sweating suggesting that my body was fighting the virus i was also tracking my cytokine levels my crp was normal at 05 throughout the infected period which indicated no inflammation by day 6 i started feeling better my rtpcr test on day 10 was still positive but with a ct value of 33 suggesting a very low and noninfectious viral load generally attributed to dead virus shedding i tested my blood for antibodies tcells on day 9 igm was noticeably present but not iggmy immune response based on dendritic and nk cells was strong a robust t cell activation was observed with a higher frequency of antigen specific t cells effector t cells memory t cells and cytokine release on stimulation i basically had developed t cell immunity which could potentially protect me for a long duration on day 12 my rtpcr test was positive with a ct value of 36 heralding the final leg of the sagamy experience has been mild no loss of smell or taste and no drop in oxygen saturation i told everyone with mild fluish symptoms to get tested ct values less than 20 with fever ought not to home isolate monitoring oxygen saturation several times a day is psychologically good leveraging science against the virus is the only reliable way forwardi also recommend exercise or short walks every day i did not experience any loss of appetite and i suggest a diet of fruit vegetables lentils and cereal my constant companions were netflix