I’m a COVID-19 long haul carrier and an epidemiologist – feelings when symptoms last for months are:

Imagine an awakening in the morning as a young, healthy, non-smoker non-smoker, choking on invisible power. In March, this was my reality.

I just returned from Europe, and after about 10 days I started getting flu-like symptoms. became Weak overnight I had difficulty breathing. I felt like I was jogging in the Rocky Mountains without losing my physical condition. I went to a hospital where I was tested for COVID-19.

I was one of the first people in Texas to undergo an FDA-unapproved test. My result turned negative. As Social epidemiologist For those who deal with big data, False negative..

The symptoms have not disappeared after four months. Even if you rest, your heart is still competing. I can’t stay in the sun for a long time. It beats all of my energy. I have gastrointestinal problems, tinnitus and chest pain.

I am known as a long distance carrier. It is part of an ever-growing number of people with COVID-19 who have never fully recovered. Fatigue is one of the most common persistent symptoms, but there are many others. It also includes a cognitive effect called brain fog. As more patients face these persistent symptoms, employers need to find ways to work with them. It’s too early to say that it’s disabled, but it’s too early to know how long the damage will last.

Unfamiliar frustration

The first thing that made the problem worse was that the doctor wasn’t sure if I had COVID-19. My test was negative and I had no fever, so my symptoms did not subside early Description of the disease.. Instead, I was diagnosed with respiratory illness and prescribed Z-Pack antibiotics and low-dose anti-inflammatory drugs commonly used in patients with arthritis.

Ah Yale study The COVID-19 deaths in the United States announced in May show that it does not reflect the true mortality of the pandemic. Had I died at home, my death would not have been counted as COVID-19.

By the end of March I was on the road to recovery. Then I had a seizure. In the ER, the doctor said I had COVID-19 and I was lucky-tests showed no permanent damage to my organs. After the attack, the light and sound began to hurt, so I lay down in the bedroom for weeks with the curtain pulled.

Find the answer

I didn’t know why it wouldn’t recover. I started looking for answers online. I have found a support group for people who have long suffered from COVID-19. They called themselves Long distance..

The COVID-19 support group shows that many people, who are considered not ill enough to be hospitalized, are experiencing worse symptoms than influenza. COVID-19 is possible Neurotoxicity It is one of the first diseases that can cross the blood-brain barrier. This may explain why Many people I have a nervous system problem like me. Many long-distance carriers experience postviral symptoms similar to those caused by mononucleosis. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome..

General frustration is that some doctors Dismiss their dissatisfaction As a psychological one.

As one woman in the support group wrote: “After 140 days, many people had difficulty breathing and were diagnosed with swabs and negative antibodies, so doctors don’t take me seriously.

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Paul Garner was the first epidemiologist to publicly share his COVID status. He described his seven week battle with the coronavirus On the blog Contribution to the British medical journal The BMJ. July I ABC interview.. That month, researchers at Indiana University working with a long-distance online community 100 symptoms, And CDC Expanded list One of the features that make people at a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms. On July 31, the CDC also acknowledged that young people previously free of medical problems could experience Long-term symptoms..

It is still unclear why COVID-19 has a more serious impact than others. Emerging Evidence suggesting blood type May play a role. However, Mixed data..

Ah Dutch language learning Discovered Immune Cells TLR7 – What is needed to detect Toll-like receptor 7 – virus on the X chromosome is not functioning properly in some patients. This allows COVID-19 to move without being checked by the immune system. It suggests that men, rather than women, may have more experience because men do not have the extra X chromosome they depend on Severe COVID-19 symptoms..

Many COVID-19 survivors No antibody For SARS-CoV-2. For antibody testing Low accuracy rateData from, and Sweden It suggests that T cell responses may be more important for immunity. Emerging evidence CD4 and CD8 memory T cell responses were seen in some individuals, whether or not they recovered from COVID-19 antibody I was attending. La Jolla Institute for Immunity The study confirmed SARS-CoV-2-specific memory T cell responses in some people who were not exposed to COVID-19. The full role of the T cell response is unknown, Recent data is promising..

Looking to the future of long-distance economy

Like many long haul carriers, my goal is to resume normal life.

I am still working on many post-viral problems such as exhaustion, brain fog, and headaches. I spend most of the day resting.

Permanent employment may be a major challenge facing long haul carriers. After all, it is too early to classify long distances as disabled. Anthony Reported Forti “It can take months to over a year to find out if the remaining COVID-19 symptoms in young people are chronic illnesses.”

Economics is a great driver of health, US employment and healthcare Further exacerbates the need to maintain employment to protect health. Employers must be prepared to take care of long-distance carriers to continue working. Long-term illness stress, coupled with the potential for unemployment, can also cause mental health problems.

To combat COVID-19 effectively and understand the risks, Persistent symptoms I need to study. Online support groups, on the other hand, can help long haul carriers better understand.