Chronic Effects of Long COVID- Perspective from Patient and Nurse

health, fitness, medicine · EN

"From Bedside to Bedridden: A Nurse's 18-Month Fight for a Diagnosis"As a nurse, I spent years catching what others missed in patients. Then long COVID left me with racing heart rates, falls, and fatigue no one could explain — and I became the patient no one believed. It took 18 months of pushing for answers to get diagnosed with dysautonomia. The diagnosis brought grief for the body I used to trust, but also clarity. If your body says something's wrong and the tests say "normal," don't stop pushing. Be your own advocate — no one knows you like you do.