Vanessa Zabotti, 38 years old and a former Mexican athlete, shared her horrifying experience of when she had COVID-19, according to a recently published article.


What People Know About COVID-19

People talk about COVID-19 every day. It is always the center of discussion in any part of the world from the number of infections, who are infected, the development of vaccines, and more. However, only a few talk about the pain of catching it.

What people know about this is limited to difficulties of breathing, sneezing, coughing, and other mild symptoms. What people do not know is that this virus slowly and painfully kills a person. 


Recently, a former athlete Vanessa Zambotti shared her experience of when she tested positive for the virus. She was alone during the illness, and she needed to lock herself in to avoid spreading the virus.


Vanessa Zambotti's Experience When She Caught the Virus

During an interview with Zambotti, she said: "I suffered to breathe, with very strong chest pains. I had to take a bath to lower my temperature. I would put rags with a little ice because the degrees did not drop. Everything was horrible, feeling pain all over my body, from the head to toe. I'm lucky because I didn't have to be hospitalized. When I was diagnosed, I stayed home to avoid infection." 

She also added: "I just went out to do an X-ray in a laboratory that was specially set up for people who had COVID-19. I arrived by car, they helped me get off, they put me on a stretcher and took me to the test, where there was only me and the person who did the test, fully covered to protect themselves. Very well organized and professional." 

This just shows that the virus is indeed infectious, and there is no exemption as to who gets infected and who does not. Even though Zambotti was a former athlete and remained fit, she still got infected. 

Experiencing the virus is not as easy as people think. It is not just having a normal fever that easily goes away and having a headache that will only last for around two to four hours. It is something that no one wants to experience. 

As Zambotti recounted her worst experience, she said: "The hardest thing was the nights, with very high temperatures, full of anguish and suffering; days when I could not sleep or eat. I was forced to learn to inject myself. I think that, when I started to feel better, I slept days almost complete." 

Vanessa Zambotti is a heavyweight judo athlete, but she lost 10 kilos due to COVID-19. Not only that, but she also spent 13,000 Mexican pesos for her medication. Luckily, her roommate's boyfriend is a doctor and recommended her what to do. After that, she contacted a pulmonologist to know the specific treatment for the virus.

She explained, "It is an expensive disease. My years of training, I think, prevented my body from reacting in a worse way. What I can recommend to people is to be very careful and follow all the indications, take extreme precautions, because it is the only thing that is going to save."

Vanessa has almost recovered and is at her home, doing exercises to strengthen her lungs while waiting for the virus to decline.  


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