More than two million people say they have symptoms of long Covid. How are they being treated?
too, according to the Royal College of Nursing, with some services treating it as a physical condition but others as psychological.
Dr Melissa Heightman, who runs the clinic, explained that patients begin with a consultation to understand their symptoms, and are then offered targeted treatment and rehabilitation.Melissa Heightman said the Stimulate study was helping clinicians "get to grips" with the complex nature of long Covid Sophia Pemberton, a 31-year-old special needs teacher, had her first appointment at the clinic after living with symptoms since she caught Covid in March 2020.
Sophia experiences breathlessness, pain, fatigue, brain fog, muscle twitching, sleep problems and more, and has tried a variety of pain medications. "Things that I took for granted, even cooking and cleaning, I rely heavily on my husband for now. I didn't ever think at my age that would be necessary," she said.The online support group I belong to has more than 56,000 members and one topic that leads discussions is wider acceptance of long Covid.
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