Johns Hopkins doctor shares experience as COVID-19 survivor

From provider, to patient and then back into the hospital, Johns Hopkins doctor Sapna Kudchadkar has a unique perspective about the impact of COVID-19.

COVI━19 SURVIVORS AND THEIRMESSAGE ABOUT THE DISEASE.

ANDTHE STORIES OF NURSES ANDDOCTORS WORKING TO SAVE LIVES.TONIGHT, WMA━2 NEWS' ABBISAACS INTRODUCES US TOSOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ON BOTSIDES OF THE FIGHT.LOOKLIV━ FROM PROVIDER, TOPATIENT AND THEN BACK INTO THEHOSPITAL, JOHNS HOPKINS DR.SAPNA KUDCHADKAR HAS A UNIQUEPERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE IMPACTOF COVI━19.

The last twmonths have gone by in a blurIN HER 17 YEARS AT JOHNSHOPKINS, NONE HAVE BEEN LIKE2020.

I started out asphysician BUT BY LATE MARCH,PEDIATRIC ICU DR. SAPNAKUDCHADKAR WAS A PATIENT, SHETESTED POSITIVE FOR COVI━19AND HAD TO QUARANTINE IN ONEROOM IN HER HOWARD COUNTY HOMEFOR TWO WEEKS.

My family bringfood and leave it on a trayoutside my room.

So it was 14days of complete isolation,just contact via zoom andfacetime HER SYMPTOMS WEREMORE MILD, BUT THE FEELINGISOLATION WAS OVERWHELMING.

Byday 10, I was in a very daplace.

SMADE A FULL RECOVERY NATSCELEBRATING THE END OF HERQUARANTINE WITH FAMILY NATSAND THEN IT WAS BACK TO JOHNSHOPKINS.

BECAUSE OF THE NEESHE TRANSITIONED TO THE ADULTICU, WORKING WITH PATIENTSSEVERELY ILL FROM THE VIRUSSHE JUST BATTLED.

What reallykind of hit me was this senseof why me, why was I so luckand why did I have such milddisease and was able to comeout and just get back to mynormal while these patientsclearly have been severelyimpacted by the disease NOWSHEAS SHE CAN.

WORKING WITHPATIENTS WHILE RESEARCHING THELONG TERM IMPACTS OF THEVIRUS..

AND SHE BECAME ARESEARCH SUBJECT HERSELF.

Iactually have enrolled inseveral research studies ajust donated convalescentplasma since thatpotential therapy who werenas lucky as me who are verycritically ill AS SOMEONE NOWINVOVLED FROM ALL SIDES, SHOPES PEOPLE CONTINUE TAKINGTHE VIRUS AND PREVENTIONSERIOUSLY.

The impact onpublic health is so severethat what people are dong,social distancing, staying athome those are the mostimportant things we cancontinue to do LOOKLIV━ SHESAID EVEN WITHHOSPITALIZATIONS TRENDING DOWNACROSS THE STATE, MEDICALPROVIDERS ARE PREPARING FORTHIS TO CONTINUE FOR A LONGTIME AND SOCIAL DISTANCING CANMAKE A LIFE SAVING DIFFERENCE.FOR WMA━2 NEWS IISAACSTHIS WEEK IS NATIONAL HO