The Globe followed up with readers who shared their experience with post-COVID-19 condition last year.
A year ago, Sandy Choiniere was so weak from long COVID, she couldn’t hold her 20-month-old daughter in her arms while standing.
They’re only 11 of the estimated 3.5 million Canadian adults who reported experiencing long-term symptoms following a COVID-19 infection. The most commonly reported symptoms are fatigue, shortness of breath and cognitive dysfunction, but the list is long, ranging from hair loss and tinnitus to allergic reactions and feeling hot and cold sensations.
“Is there a one-size-fits-all treatment for long COVID at the moment? No,” says Dr. Mukherjee. So physicians are treating specific symptoms as they arise. Ms. Choiniere saw an occupational therapist to help her take care of her young daughter and manage her tiredness, and a chiropractor to help with dizziness. She had follow-ups with her family doctor and cardiologist and is on the waiting list for a long COVID clinic in Montreal.
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