← Return to Has anyone completely gotten over Long Covid? Please post here

Discussion
Comment receiving replies
Profile picture for stuartkjones4 @stuartkjones4

Bermuda -
That’s the best news EVER, But - Do you think the doctor was sincere in saying LC eventually goes away? Many here say they’ve had it for many years!!! Did the doc estimate WHEN? But thank you for relating it.
I’m set to go to Mayo for 5-7 days to be “treated” for fatigue but I’m wondering what their treatment for fatigue actually IS! So many here say there is NO effective treatment (or can’t find a doc who WILL treat them.)
And, second, did they treat you for fatigue? Third, was their treatment effective for you? And, finally, HOW effective was the treatment? 25%, 50%, 75%?
Other important questions: (1) What did 5-7 days at Mayo cost? and (2) Does Medicare cover the cost?
I suspect you’re right that LC patients who got good results with Mayo’s treatment don’t bother to write about their success here. But Mayo’s docs should have records from follow-up studies. Did you ask the Mayo docs to relate the effectiveness of their treatment? I asked the intake person there how they treat for LC fatigue but he refused to tell me.
Thanks again for your helpful comments, and best wishes to you. I hope you can take the time to address all these questions for the many of us suffering -for years - with this terrible disease.
Stuart

Jump to this post


Replies to "Bermuda - That’s the best news EVER, But - Do you think the doctor was sincere..."

P.S. When did you get treated at Mayo? How long before you got better? Which symptoms got better?

@stuartkjones4 best wishes at Mayo. I visited Rochester September 2023 and all tests indicated ‘normal’. Hopefully they’ve learned a few things and have had better results. I moved on to Dr Bruce Patterson and after 6ish months feeling better. His working theory is that symptoms are caused by vascular inflammation, cure the inflammation and the symptoms go away.

HI - yes I believe the Dr. was sincere stating it would eventually go away. I am a little over 1.5 yrs with Long Covid and it appears to be getting/trending better - but my case is up and down so I feel anywhere from about 30-80%. Mayo just had a few things to try to treat the symptoms which has been discussed alot on this board - I really don't think it helps though (at least for me that is). Hopefully they have progressed and can help you.

Please let us know more about your treatment for fatigue- the process as well as the outcome. Good luck!