Thread by @WesElyMD

1/🧵Real World #LongCOVID: listen up
 
Words from a #LongHauler (shared w perm): “It’s been a year, Dr. Wes, & my hand tremors are getting worse. I don't have them all the time, but some days, for some reason, my right hand & my legs want to just shake…

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2/ The tremors trigger me knowing it's going to be a tough day, so I try not to work on tasks such as like invoicing or complicated emails. If there's a fire I need to put out, I get someone to help me with it because my mind is just shot…

#brainfog 🧠

3/ Today is a good example. After I got out of the hospital, I got a lot better for a few months, but then the #LongCOVID stuff started and I’m declining. I’ve never left my phone at home when going to work, and now I’ve done it 3 times. Misspelling simple words,…

4/ Using words in my mind incorrectly. Like we may be having a conversation & you'd say, "Oh gosh, I see a blue cloud." Well, if I write it down, I could spell it B-L-U or like the water, S-E-A. Simple words that you learn in kindergarten how to spell…

5/ but I'm using them in the wrong context, even thinking sometimes. I have to read my emails 3 and 4 times before I send them to be sure that I'm using the correct words, that I'm not using incorrect spelling. And I have a pretty big job…

6/ I help manage a $15 million contract, and since #COVID, I've had some of the duties taken away from me just for the simple reason that there were too many mistakes and it could turn into a very costly situation. And that's difficult, because that's my livelihood…

7/fin
“Fortunately, I’ve been here 14 yrs & they won’t fire me…yet…Doc, I cancelled all my regular appointments because all the tests are negative anyway. My family now is the @CIBScenter support group. They get me.”
 
@WHO clinical def #LongCOVID: bit.ly/3ljLpQK