Kate Stott will travel from Aberdeen to Germany to get experimental treatment for blood microclots.
The latest ONS figures estimate 164,000 people are living with Long Covid in Scotland and 57,000 of those have been dealing with the illness for more than 12 months.But for some sufferers, the lack of treatment options has seen them look further afield for help.Mrs Stott, 36, woke up in March 2020 with a sore throat. Two-and-a-half years later her life is unrecognisable.
"What I hope to come home with is prescription drugs that I will be able to take here and speak to my GP and specialist here about and try this trial.Microclots are emerging as a potential key to unlocking Long Covid treatment.Some symptoms of Long Covid could be down to tiny clots blocking up the smallest blood vessels called capillaries.
Dr David Strain, from the NHS Long Covid Taskforce, said: "That could account for why some people start the day feeling great because the body's had time to replenish itself, but very, very quickly, they become exhausted." He told BBC Scotland: "They are these very hard to break down little clots - if we can use medicines to dissolve them, the question then is if this allows things to reset.
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