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5 yrs post covid. Is there any help out there
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I live in a large town 900,000 and I called yesterday to see first visit new patient a Cardiologist. They said first appointment is early June. I live in Florida and now all the hospital and doctors are crazy busy. During season it is so hard to get into anyone. I have called 2 other doctors I see. Maybe 1 of them can get me in faster. Too many patients and Not Enough doctors anymore. Just crazy
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@kevtan It is ridiculous, the wait times and also the insurance factor. I am not paying $192 a month. I thought I was not going to have insurance but with the tax subsidies, that is the price. It would have been over a grand. I was paying $35 a month last year. I am grateful to have the insurance. There is an actual ICD-10 code for Long COVID but whether or not the insurance pays for it is a different matter. A diagnosis can help on the one hand because Long COVID is recognized as a disability yet it can hurt on the other hand due the insurance costs. The health care system in this country is broken.
On another note, I am jealous you live in Florida. I know not all of Florida is near the ocean, but my goal is to one day live near the ocean. That is my peaceful place.
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@kevtan I live in Florida too, and you’re right about the wait to see specialists down here. It’s incredibly concerning.
I don’t know if Long Covid clinics exist here, but I hope you find one and that you get the help and relief you deserve.