Zion Urgent Care

Prayer by a Doctor Sick with Covid-19

Dave Sue — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:53:09 +0000

Thank you, my Father, for protection from Covid for the last 15 months during which I was daily exposed. This was possible by Your absolute Grace! Thank you for masks and many other unknown ways you protected me all this time.

I got sick with Covid this week but not too sick by Your absolute Grace! Thank you for preparing the vaccine before I got sick, so I don’t get severe illness.

Thank you that I didn’t pass the virus to my family and friends by Your absolute Grace!

Dr. Tewodros Teketel (“Dr. Teddy”)

Medical Director and Founder, Zion Urgent Care Clinic

After having practiced medicine and trained in Texas, California, Europe, and Africa, Dr. Teketel founded and leads Zion Urgent Care Clinic in Katy, Texas, with joy. Although certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine with over a decade of practicing medicine in the US, Dr. Teddy also brings six years of overseas medical experience during his time with Doctors Without Borders.

Lord, I pray today for all suffering from Covid directly, and indirectly. I pray for Your Comforting Spirit to cover those who have lost their loved ones from it. I pray for all who are sick from Covid-19 to be healed not only physically but also spiritually, and get the great revelation of Your Grace and Mercy on them.

I pray for all those conflicted and stressed about vaccines to get a clarity of mind. I pray for all those who have no access to vaccines to be able to get it.

I thank you that You will help us through this difficult protracted pandemic, and help us to see beyond our knowledges and opinions, and beyond fear and skepticism.

Help us walk in faith and rely on Your absolute Graceful presence around us!

Help us, Lord! Heal your people, Lord! Whenever we are in a situation of absolutely having no control of our lives, only then, we will truly understand The Grace of God.

Dr. Teddy

Note: Dr. Teddy shared this prayer while being under self-quarantine after a positive COVID-19 test and symptoms. He has since fully recovered.

Last updated: August 10, 2021

What is Long Covid Syndrome and What Can Be Done in Katy Texas

Dave Sue — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:29:56 +0000

Isn’t COVID-19 Done Already?

Thank God the tsunami of Covid-19 infections in the USA is almost over. However many are noting a second wave distinct from Covid-19 infections that is coming soon or is already here even. It is called the long-COVID syndrome.

What is Long-Covid syndrome (LCS)?

LCS is a range of symptoms that can last weeks or months after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Its symptoms are fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, anosmia (loss of smell), muscle weakness, low fever and cognitive dysfunction(“brain fog”, anxiety, depression).

Who gets LCS?

Long-Covid symptoms can be seen in more than 20% of people who ever tested positive for Covid and lasts for at least 3 months. It can be seen in people who had only mild or even asymptotic Covid-19 infections. However, up to 80% of people hospitalized for Covid-19 with severe disease experience long-term problems including fatigue and shortness of breath for more than 12 weeks.

What is the cause of LCS?

The cause for long-Covid is still under investigation. However persistent and unregulated inflammation after infection has been found to be strongly correlated with it.

WHAT IS INFLAMMATION?

Inflammation is a complex biological response to harmful stimuli. A few examples of such harmful stimuli are pathogens (e.g., virus, bacteria), damaged cells, and toxic chemicals.

The purpose of inflammation is to eliminate the initial cause of cell injury, clear out cells and tissues damaged from the original insult and initiate tissue repair. The human body produces a protective response involving immune cells (white blood cells) and molecular chemicals (Antibodies).

Inflammation is helpful when it happens for a short period of time but harmful when prolonged. When unregulated, it can cause continuous damage to otherwise healthy tissues.

Prolonged ( chronic ) inflammation causes almost all the major health issues in the world.

Cardiovascular ( heart attack, stroke, blood clots, kidney diseases)
Autoimmune diseases ( pain, swelling, weakness ) of muscle and joints.
Respiratory system diseases ( sinusitis, Asthma, allergic cough )
Hormonal system diseases ( Diabetes, Thyroid deficiency)
Cancers ( Cervix, Lung, Colon…)
Accelerated aging of body

What Can Be Done About LCS?

Our clinic is currently involved in providing monoclonal antibody treatments in the early (first 7 days of symptomatic Covid-19 disease) stage. We have also partnered with Dr. Weiss and Dr. Kitos to offer quantitative antibody testing, which you can read more about here. We are in hot pursuit to understand how many short term and long term complications of Covid-19 can be prevented.

Early and effective anti-inflammatory treatment has been proposed to not only treat the Covid-19 severe symptoms but also may prevent the risk of developing long-Covid syndrome.

Contact us at Zion Urgent Care Clinic today if you or a loved one are experiencing Long Covid Symptoms.

Reference: 1- “The prevalence of long COVID symptoms and COVID-19 complications”. Office of National Statistics UK. December 2020. https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/theprevalenceoflongcovidsymptomsandcovid19complications

Katy Returns to Work and How to Return to “Normal” after COVID-19

Dave Sue — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:47:22 +0000

Do you understand why there are different kinds of COVID-19 tests? How Coronavirus symptoms compare to those of the common cold or the flu? Have you ever heard of Dr. James Reason’s “Swiss Cheese Model” of prevention?

Listen in as Jeanette Winters from the Katy Returns to Work Task Force interviews Dr. Teddy Teketel during his presentation on how we can return to “normal” after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Katy Returns to Work Taskforce Webinar (July 28, 2020)

As Katy business owners consider Governor Abbott’s return to work initiative, the Katy Returns to Work Task Force was created to enable and support the safe re-opening of the business community. This group is supported by the Katy Chamber of Commerce, the Katy Area Economic Development Council, the Fulshear-Katy Chamber of Commerce, Christ Clinic, and Houston Methodist West Hospital.

Update: July 28, 2020.