“‘We just want to be heard’: Long COVID patients still feel invisible Scores of long COVID patients reached out to the Globe after a recent story on doctors finding new ways to manage the condition…more than 75 Boston Globe readers who reached out to share their experiences after reading a front-page story profiling a handful of doctors, including at the Brigham, who are using experimental treatments to help patients suffering from the little understood disease. Long COVID afflicts an estimated 7 percent of the population, or close to 18 million Americans.”
Long Covid/PASC (general)
“Solange Says She’s Living With This ‘Debilitating’ Condition — And Diagnoses Are Rising…she’s been living with ‘debilitating’ and ‘confusing’ symptoms of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) after model Shaun Ross posted on social media last month that he developed the condition after experiencing long COVID.”
“Evusheld tx my long COVID
Evusheld is a combo of 2 long-acting monoclonal antibodies Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
in 2021 I got this tx for acute COVID infection ⬇️ Prevented me from becoming hospitalized, I felt better within 45 mins of injection & my long COVID from 2020 resolved” Thread:
“It’s only October 11th and we now have 3x the number of referrals to our Long COVID clinic than usual. THREE TIMES MORE.
50% of our referrals contracted COVID in 2024. Of those, half contracted COVID over summer 2024.
COVID prevention is the only to way to prevent Long COVID. We have to do better.”
“HEALTH UPDATE:
It has officially been one year since I contracted Covid-19 while on set for my movie that I’ve been working on.
I was once a very healthy 31-year old man, but now every day is a struggle for me.
A THREAD... 🧵”
Go to AskReddit r/AskReddit jnny_lkahohfa Join After all these years, did any of you get any type of permanent damage from getting covid? If so, what is it?
“The popular drag artist Themme Fatale has announced their retirement due to Long COVID:
“That’s all folks: Live, laugh, look out for each other during a mass disabling event.”
Simply Red singer Mick “revealed he's suffering with long COVID and is struggling with the after-effects of the virus.
Speaking to The Sun, Mick told how he suffers with heart palpitations and insomnia, explaining how he often wakes up in the middle of the night 'with my heart going ba-boom, ba-boom.'”