It's been five months since Lucy Gahan contracted COVID-19, and her life still hasn't returned to normal.The disease causes what she calls "storms," disabling periods when she feels shortness of breath, numbness in her hands and feet and her heart rate shoots up from simple tasks. Even taking a shower is possible only during an occasional respite in symptoms.
"I'm a clinical psychologist, and this is not anxiety," she said. "If doctors just say 'We don't know,' it's better than saying COVID symptoms only last two weeks."About three-quarters of those hospitalized for COVID-19 could become long haulers, according to a paperto the pre-print server medRxiv on Aug. 14 without having yet been vetted by outside experts or accepted for publication.
The British Medical Journal released new guidance for health providers in August on how to treat long-haul COVID-19 patients, estimating that up to 10% of all people who have tested positive could develop a prolonged illness. The guidance includes specific blood tests to perform, possibly referring patients to pulmonary rehabilitation and having them use pulse oximetry at home to measure oxygen saturation in the blood.
Some patients' symptoms are mild and can start a more traditional rehab plan, he said, "but there are others, which are turning into the biggest group of people, which are these long haulers." While shortness of breath and cardiovascular problems do present in his patients, Greenspan said, these are not usually the most common underlying cause of their misery.
Corey Coopersmith, a 36-year-old fitness consultant in Las Vegas, hasn't been able to work since first getting sick in late February. He suffers a constant ebb and flow of symptoms, and yet visit after visit to medical specialists has turned out a series of "normal" lab tests. A mixed martial arts fighter in his 20s, Coopersmith was in great shape when he contracted COVID-19 in February, boasting of a resting heart rate of 58 beats per minute.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Look at all the idiot posts below about fear fake news etc. The article is simply showing you that these are potential risks and be cautious. Fear? A global pandemic right now idiots learn how to read and be safe.
Garbage news
Tell us the whole story! We’re they immuno compromised? Did they smoke? We’re they high risk in some form? You can’t pedal this fear anymore. It’s over
Well no shit! When you’re bed ridden from the flu, you would be bed ridden. (Mind blowing) when you’re sick kids, please stay home! This was common sense before covid-1984
Shit. Too bad for them. Life STILL goes on though.
Whole lot you are finished !! Sell Canada will ya!!! Public never forget your deeds
I have heard enough of these stories on Cdn & US news , MSM & local talk radio, real, imaginary, fear mongering, whatever label you want to slap on it, scientist I am not, I defs don’t want to be a long hauler with any of these health issues so I will respect my body and 😷
one guy?
I wish these twenty/ thirty something’s would hear this guy’s testimony. I wonder if he caught this “imaginary” virus going to the virus infected pubs. Perhaps now they will be smart & start social distancing & wearing masks. It’s the aftermath of this virus that is devastating.
Vitamin D, dude! You forgot to take your vitamin D
You know who else has trouble breathing months after infection? Lung cancer patients. Funny how people still smoke.
Less is better for the kids science class. Like an army spreading TrumpSummerFlu to plug up ICU workers.
It’s a virus and will live in your body, similar to other viruses like HIV, herpes, etc. No one knows yet the long term implications and every body is different. Some people are ok with that. Others aren’t. Be kind.
Get lost fear mongoose
Just met first person who actually had it. Said he felt grumpy but not sick. Sounds serious for him 🥴
Multiple chest and back tattoos indicate stupidity and mental illness.
Try reporting on the majority of people that recover with ZERO side effects for once.
Oh no baby has twouble bweathing?
What other ailments prior to covid does he have?
Any feel good stories to report ? Rescued cats, children playing outside, seniors smiling? Guess not CTV.. stick to the fear narrative
Difficulty breathing? Excessive fatigue? Is it the mask they're wearing? I know it has that effect on me.
A lot of the symptoms reported after having covid-19 are eerily similar to Dysautonomia. Dysautonomia
That’s it... stop using fear tactics.
FYI many viruses have effects that last months, mononucleosis being one of them. It takes about 6 months to recover from that one. But carry on with your fear mongering, it's what you do best
Still with the fear mongering
What other conditions do you have?
Here comes that fear train again
The people in the article are not Canadians... so trying to verify who these “patients” are or their backstory becomes extremely difficult. Since it is only the headline that matters though, what difference does it make?
fearporn
Probably from the ventilator.
propaganda
Popcorn58206020. Its not about the low death rate its about the impact on the virus irself selfish
More fear-mongering. MSM is the virus.
Is anyone healthy after getting covid?
These seem to be the common complaint from covid survivors that I know
I know a person who got covid, recovered, and got it a second time. She has been hospitalized twice.
So sad:( too bad so many people that think just because the death rate is so low all is good in the world SMH 🤦♀️
MMA fighter really? He had 1 pro fight in 2011. It lasted 25secs after being wave off to a no contest. If that's a MMA fighter ok sure.
Where’s the downvote option
This is a bigger story than 2 cops getting shot in California apparently.
A must read for all the covid naysayers. It's not just about how many people die.
Weird. Just heard from a 17 year old who had it who said it was a common cold/flu for a few days.
And over 4million worldwide recovered or no symptoms.
Sending love and prayers for speedy recovery.......😷😷🙏🙏🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️
Lowest death count since June, therapeutics working, lots of PPE, responsible people doing their best to social distance, a vaccine on the horrizon but all we hear from CTV is COVID 19 is out there, be afraid! Thanks for positivity as usual👍
It can be what ever disease, it's all covid plandenic coronavirus
BREAKING: A CTV journalist and a psychiatrist explain why mainstream media lies all the time and cannot be trusted.
Yeah, keep flashing your satanic hand gestures. I don't care what his story is because I know who he follows.
Gotta keep the fear narrative going and set the stage for the next pandemic. Trust me, covid is just the beginning. Like the war on terror, these things will be milked for all they are worth to create social changes in the world that the powers that ought not to be want to see.
My recovered friend in his late 20s says he is tired and he is a different person.
Mother in law has been suffering for months with the lasting effects. I don't want covid. Sounds nasty.
'Exceptions'
It's almost as if this was designed in a Lab somewhere but I wonder where.....mmmmm?
You should interview business owner who went bankrupt due to lockdowns
If the media made a national story out of every outlier flu case everyone would be terrified of the flu too. Don't fall for this hysterical fear mongering BS.
Four Ukrainians Died After Introducing American COVID-19 Vaccine: In Ukraine, four soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died after they were injected with a coronavirus vaccine developed by American specialists.
Just wondering when you are going to run a story that is more truthful One that shows the non struggle that 99.9% of people experience. Doesn’t fit you fear mongering agenda, but is more accurate. If only you cared about accurate reporting. CTV is a joke
Give me a break from this drama-queen nonsense. It's less dangerous than the flu to young healthy people. The hoax is over.
Now do cancer
From 2005
So? This is true of ALL RVS illness. Nothing new about .0006 having lingering symptom. This is a silly fear porn article.
For the vast majority of people, they will recover with no issues. It's important to focus on these rare cases though for some reason.
So PLEASE ask the medical officers of health questions about this during daily briefings!
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