19: Long Haul Covid: 99 Days and Counting with Dr Jenny Judge

Dr Jenny Judge, a forensic psychiatrist in the NHS, tells us about her personal experience of coronavirus over the last 14 weeks.  She continues to suffer severe symptoms, from racing heart to crashing fatigue and burning skin, along with 30,000 other people in the UK who are thought to have post-covid syndrome.  She has not yet been able to return to work, and underlines how important it is for doctors to know about this condition, so that patients like her can be understood and taken seriously, and urgent research can be carried out into the underlying causes and potential treatments for this debilitating disease.

Jenny Judge on Twitter: @jenny_j_1

Articles in the BMJ by Professor Paul Garner (Twitter @PaulGarnerWoof)
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/05/05/paul-garner-people-who-have-a-more-protracted-illness-need-help-to-understand-and-cope-with-the-constantly-shifting-bizarre-symptoms/

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/06/23/paul-garner-covid-19-at-14-weeks-phantom-speed-cameras-unknown-limits-and-harsh-penalties/

Dr Jake Suett (Twitter @jakesuett), letter to his MP and news article:
https://twunroll.com/article/1274321467279388673

https://news.sky.com/story/long-term-covid-warning-icu-doctor-reports-having-coronavirus-symptoms-for-three-months-12014361

Article by writer Sophie Wilson (Twitter @sophiewilsonuk):
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/coronavirus-symptoms_uk_5ed67b7dc5b68a110026c36a/

Facebook support groups:
Covid UK Long Haulers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1190419557970588/

Covid-19 Support Group (have it / had it)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CV19supportgroup

Petition for Clinics in all Major UK Hospitals for Covid Long Tail Sufferers
https://www.change.org/p/the-nhs-ceo-s-and-uk-government-set-up-clinics-in-all-major-uk-hospitals-for-covid-long-tail-sufferers