My situation isn't rare or mysterious, I'm actually a very typical victim hit by #LongCovid with a typical presentation of it. I'm aware that there are growing millions of us and what it all means. But healthy people including doctors want me to tell a very different story.
'Long-term effect of COVID-19 infection on kidney function among COVID-19 patients followed in post-COVID recovery clinic in British Columbia, Canada'
➡️'People with #LongCovid experienced substantial decline in eGFR within one year from the infection date. The prevalence of…
This paper about the impact of #longCovid on language & cognitive function is frankly devastating.
A couple examples of how affected individuals fared when confronted with photos of objects & asked to name them. Lots of struggling & pauses. #MedTwitter sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
In case you think #LongCovid only affects those with underlying health issues, overweight or elderly… think again. The world was literally at my feet and now everything feels like Mount Everest. Showering- hard. Climbing stairs- hard. My story isn’t unique
A 10-year-old boy suffers from severe Long Covid and his mother protects him from further deterioration.
The authorities ignore the child's needs, interpret it as abuse and remove him from his mother's care.
I can't believe this is in Germany, 2023.
#LongCovid
One more oopsie bro, trust me, one last and it's finally over!
#CovidIsntOver #LongCovid #LongCovid Kids
At this point I spend the largest part of the day in a dark room in severe pain, unable to tolerate light or sound, and feeling like I am suffocating. Wish I could at least get pain relief. But I get sent away from the ER. Be careful, you don’t want this. #LongCovid
I HAD TO LEARN TO WALK 3 TIMES DURING THIS DAMN JOURNEY.
Me :
Not scoring enough points.
#LongCovid
We now have a pandemic of chronically sick young people.
Who are struggling.
We need to do something to change this before even more are affected.
#LongCovid #omicron #CovidIsNotOver
Si se han vacunado no es un #LONGCOVID , es un efecto adverso de vacuna, que provocó un Covid o sintomatologia similar a long Covid. Lo diagnostican como long Covid para no atribuir a las vacunas Covid toda su toxicidad. Desarrollad confianza tenemos certeza con tratamiento eficaz
Ending today, the National Academies held 2 days of mtgs on #LongCOVID & the big take-home messages:
-It's FAR more widespread & complex than is generally realized
-Patients experience stigma from MDs & employers
-Doctors can't get reimbursed
-There is no standard of diagnosis or care.
No seriously, please speculate, why does #LongCovid feel like I have boiling battery acid running through my veins?