Physician, Executive Coach, and full-time Long Covid patient.
Host of the podcast "Long Covid, MD"
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Jul 29 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Physicians are punished when they're ill.
My primary care doc has been on extended medical leave. I've had to reschedule a few times. Today, I was told she "is not allowed to be a pcp anymore. We can't keep doing this. She's just gonna staff the walk-in clinic. It's not fair to
patients." The tone was filled with annoyance. No compassion for the ailing person.
The narrator was a nurse who's worked with my doc for ages. She's the best primary I've had, and showed me such grace when I fell ill that I discussed her in the first episode of my podcast. LongCovidMD.com
Jun 25 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
I'm a physician with #LongCovid. I listened to the #NIH #RECOVER webinar discussing new Long Covid research for sleep/energy. I've been critical of RECOVER. These are my take-aways. 🧵
#ENERGIZE #CSPD
1. The language surrounding #LongCovid #fatigue #PEM has improved immensely. The disease was discussed without psychologisation.
I know how to speak Doctor. The language may not have been perfect, but it was NOT psych-coded.
Apr 20, 2022 • 13 tweets • 8 min read
A (LONG) thread for patients with #mecfs#longcovid expecting surgery and the #surgeons#anesthesiologists#crnas and #pacunurses caring for them. I'll share my recent perioperative experience. This is neither comprehensive nor medical advice, but I hope it helps. (0)1. Recovery was a bitch. I've had general anesthetics before, even in the same organ system. This was not the same body undergoing #anesthesia.
