Long COVID Physio

As a respiratory consultant with long covid I’ve just discovered this and listened to the mount sinai physio rehab. It is affirming that the symptoms I am experiencing with PEM after physical or mental exertion is commonplace. Their very slow symptom lead rehab sounds something I need to try- wind it back and try and get stability rather than boom and bust! I just hope some colleagues and friends will have a listen to understand how hard and frustrating this illness is. Thanks Darren.

Episode: Impact of Long COVID on Day-to-Day Life Sounds like a death wish, one is screwed for life. I would encourage you to go back and reframe this episode. No one frankly has the answers on this stuff (yet) although evolving with information very slowly. This will take 10 years to suss out. For those that have it, we must not conclude that we are not stuck with this forever. No one ultimately knows. So one must stay positive and look for the small wins. I’ve had it since 2020 and it wax and wanes and it feels like it never ends but when I look at my journaling over the last 2-3 years - there are definite positives and there have been some quite strong periods where energy spend was good. All we can do is be cautious, optimistic and take the small wins. I use to be a runner and instead I do weights and walk (some weeks give me more than others). I want to look after the power of my body (I’ve chosen to give my heart a rest). Sleep sleep sleep probably the most important thing. Do not neglect sleep.

One of the only podcasts currently on this new subject & great selection of different cases & experiences thank you 🙏🏼

Excellent podcast for AHPs living with long covid and treating patients with long covid. Every episode resonates and contains lightbulb moments. Also worth a listen to learn how to recover from an acute covid infection and possibly avoid becoming a long hauler. Keep up the outstanding work Darren.