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Nine days after he tested positive for COVID-19, Dr. Adam Zelka knew things weren’t going well.
For days, he’d been trying to recover, and each day, things got a little worse. And then worse.
He woke up that day feeling dehydrated and weak. He told his wife, who is a nurse, that after their kids went to school, she’d need to drive him to the urgent-care clinic.
Zelka, a family practice physician at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, was relieved to find out that his lungs looked clear – no signs of pneumonia. He was given some fluids, medications and sent home.
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As Dr. Adam Zelka battled with COVID-19 at St. Vincent Healthcare in November, his lungsâ oxygen levels were high enough that he could finally stand up alongside his hospital bed.
It was such a momentous occasion, 38-year-old Zelka decided to take a selfie and send it to his wife.
He was able to stand after four or five days of laying still in bed. As the virus ravaged his lungs, even the slightest movements would cause Zelkaâs oxygen saturation levels to drop. He was happy to at least stand again.
âItâs not exciting to anybody, but at the moment it was really exciting for me,â Zelka said.
A Billings doctor is recovering from COVID-19 encourages people to continue with masks and get the vaccine. Dr. Adam Zelka, 38, had his lungs tested at St. Vincent Healthcare on Wednesday.
A Billings doctor is recovering from COVID-19 encourages people to continue with masks and get the vaccine. Dr. Adam Zelka, 38, had his lungs tested at St. Vincent Healthcare on Wednesday.