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Long Covid Clinic.

Posted By Long Covid Sufferer

"Long Covid Clinic."

About: Enhanced Care / Community Respiratory Care

(as the patient),

I am aged 63, and have always been considered as being very fit and active with lots of energy.

Post Covid and with my x2 vaccinations and the booster following contacting Covid and being admitted to hospital when I was so dangerously ill.

Now I have developed Long Covid, with lots of heart palpitations and shortness of breath which has culminated in my blood pressure rocketing and my GP prescribing me medication for this issue. I've been very low because I'm having difficulty in accepting that this is now the person that I have evolved into. 

My saving grace has been my acceptance into the Long Covid Clinic where we share our individual stories about how the illness has impacted upon each of us. In doing this it had been so good to know that you are not on your own.

It was so gratifying to be told by Sarah and Cliona my Nurse and Physio, that mine was a real condition. Their invaluable advice and help for the duration of 12 weeks and if I'm honest I would have liked the course to last much longer than the 12 weeks. They went above and beyond in their duties and it was such a beneficial experience for me to have their expertise, together with other medical experts and Consultants, to outline the best way forward for me in what has been such a traumatic time since the onset of my illness.

Truthfully I don't know how I would have managed without their help and guidance.

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Response from Anne Marie Campbell, Service Team Lead Community Respiratory Teams (Interim) SHSCT, Adult Community Services, Southern Health and Social Care Trust about a year and a half ago
Anne Marie Campbell
Service Team Lead Community Respiratory Teams (Interim) SHSCT, Adult Community Services,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Community Respiratory HOSAR home oxygen assessment and review clinics SHSCT Resp Physio Community Clinics Other resp team community clinics Pulmonary rehabilitation Post covid services for Pulmonary rehab and post covid dysfunctional breathing physio specific clinics

Submitted on 21/10/2022 at 16:06
Published on Care Opinion at 16:28

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Hello

My name is Anne-Marie Campbell Service team Lead for the community Respiratory Teams SHSCT. I was truly so pleased you have reached out to give this lovely feedback to our Respiratory Nurse Sarah & Respiratory Physiotherapist Cliona and all the staff involved in the delivery of the post Covid Pulmonary rehab service & Post Covid services as a whole.

We are learning all the time about the long term impacts of Covid on our patients and how difficult and different this recovery can be for so many patients. It is so useful and important to get this feedback from yourself, as patient involvement in what is most beneficial about the programme and what matters most to you will help the development of this new service and help other patients overcome a traumatic time.

I wish all the best in continuing to recover from the long term effects of covid, and I will be delighted to pass on your lovely feedback to the staff involved.

Thankyou

Anne-Marie

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