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Program Requirements for Mayo's COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program in Rochester, Minnesota

Mar 7, 2022 | Greg Vanichkachorn | @drvan | Comments (7)

Post COVID Syndrome is not just a group of symptoms. It is also a condition that greatly affects a person’s chance to live their lives, both at home and at work. Many patients have been unable to return to their livelihood after a COVID-19 infection, sometimes for a very long time. With more and more individuals in this situation, the COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program focuses on helping patients struggling with Post COVID Syndrome and work issues.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • Have a positive test antigen or PCR test
  • Have had the positive test within 1-3 months
  • Be 18 years old or older
  • Be employed
  • Reside within Minnesota
  • Provide the name of your local primary care provider who will partner with Mayo Clinic experts

If you need help and meet these requirements, please request an appointment.

If you do not meet these requirements and you need help with your recovery, please follow our Post COVID Syndrome expert blog for helpful information and get notified as new information is added. In addition, you can visit the Minnesota Department of Health Long Covid site for additional resources, including care programs.

You're not alone. Connect with others like you in the Post-COVID Recovery online support group.

Interested in more newsfeed posts like this? Go to the Post-COVID Recovery blog.

pmm137731 | @pmm137731 | Mar 14, 2022

Can I self refer myself? I have been seen by Mayo doctors, kidney, pulmonary etc last year and return April 5th for further appointments. I need help with my recovery. It has been 2 years. Please advise.
Thank you
Peggy Merickel McLaughlin

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 14, 2022
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Can I self refer myself? I have been seen by Mayo doctors, kidney, pulmonary etc last year and return April 5th for further appointments. I need help with my recovery. It has been 2 years. Please advise.
Thank you
Peggy Merickel McLaughlin

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Hi Peggy, yes you can self-refer. See how here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

You may wish to also join others on the path to recovery in Mayo's Post-COVID Recovery online support group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/post-covid-recovery-covid-19/

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kimberlystpaul | @kimberlystpaul | Apr 21, 2022

One must be employed for eligibility ?? Please explain Mayo's rationale.

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aalden23 | @aalden23 | Apr 22, 2022

What’s the rational for these requirements? I spent 9 weeks in the hospital, but because I don’t have a job I don’t qualify? I feel like my hospital stay trumps a job when it comes to the enormous impact on my life.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 22, 2022

@kimberlystpaul and @aalden23, with the widespread of long COVID, Mayo's Post Covid Care Clinics run at full capacity. As our capacity increases, we will expand the criteria.

I encourage you to review the list of Post Covid Care Clinics here to find one in your area: https://www.survivorcorps.com/pccc

The medical team continues to update this blog to share strategies, research and updates on long COVID for the benefit of all.

I also invite you to participate in the Post COVID Recovery support group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/post-covid-recovery-covid-19/

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armalone | @armalone | May 4 10:54am
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One must be employed for eligibility ?? Please explain Mayo's rationale.

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Sounds like they want patients with least problems and symptoms instead of patients that keep getting worse and keep having added symptoms. Patients that can’t go to work anymore or even be alone to live their normal lives. I know everyone needs answers and help but that’s just it, “everyone” involved needs help. We are all desperate and I feel like this isn’t being taken seriously. People are ending up so very sick and homeless with no sopport from even family and friends. People think patients are lying and just going crazy and leave them alone and scared. This is bringing suicide because of Covid sadly happening more and more!!! But you see nothing nationally being said out loud about this so loved ones know this is real and your loved ones news you so very much. They are not lying. Now going crazy? Maybe. What if you were this person feeling like your slowly being torched and you honestly feel like your going to die. I got Covid in Jan 2022. I had just recently got out of a long not good marriage after 25 yrs and back to being around family and allowed to have friends. Time to finally learn happiness, right? No!! Everyone I finally had back in my life left me. Nobody cared to go to doctor visits or believe me with the things I was feeling. All those loved ones helped to worsen my situation and life by telling everyone, even my job that I’ve lost my mind and am going crazy. Made up lies even for people to believe lies they knew nothing about. For this isn’t something the nation stressed to the public to listen, help and understand what’s going on with your loved ones. So on top of feeling full body severe pain and some now your looked at as a crazy person and now totally alone and just lose the feeling of love and the urge to live. The last year my symptoms just keep getting worse. I keep getting added symptoms. I couldn’t continue working my job I’ve been at for 25 yrs. I’ve seen many doctors. I’ve taken many tests. Acouple months ago I was diagnosed with long covid and severe fibromyalgia at Cleveland Clinic. But still nothing to help me. Started aquatic PT but it isn’t helping. Seems to stiffen and hurt more instead of loosen up. My legs have almost gave out just walking to my car afterwards. And with the doctors not knowing what to do specially me with having so many ongoing symptoms, I keep going to all these appointments racking up so much money in medical bills as they practice on me and I can’t even pay them so what’s going to happen here? Something has got to be done here. I’m about to lose my house with nowhere to even go or anyone caring to help take care of me because “I’m crazy, and called a liar”. And it’s funny bc these people will say I’m a totally different person! Well yeah I am. Your a worse person when your heart has been completely broke by people you thought loved you. Now your a “worse” person over something you never asked for and wouldn’t wish alone anyone! So again, why do doctors only want to help some???

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 5 11:25am
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@armalone

Sounds like they want patients with least problems and symptoms instead of patients that keep getting worse and keep having added symptoms. Patients that can’t go to work anymore or even be alone to live their normal lives. I know everyone needs answers and help but that’s just it, “everyone” involved needs help. We are all desperate and I feel like this isn’t being taken seriously. People are ending up so very sick and homeless with no sopport from even family and friends. People think patients are lying and just going crazy and leave them alone and scared. This is bringing suicide because of Covid sadly happening more and more!!! But you see nothing nationally being said out loud about this so loved ones know this is real and your loved ones news you so very much. They are not lying. Now going crazy? Maybe. What if you were this person feeling like your slowly being torched and you honestly feel like your going to die. I got Covid in Jan 2022. I had just recently got out of a long not good marriage after 25 yrs and back to being around family and allowed to have friends. Time to finally learn happiness, right? No!! Everyone I finally had back in my life left me. Nobody cared to go to doctor visits or believe me with the things I was feeling. All those loved ones helped to worsen my situation and life by telling everyone, even my job that I’ve lost my mind and am going crazy. Made up lies even for people to believe lies they knew nothing about. For this isn’t something the nation stressed to the public to listen, help and understand what’s going on with your loved ones. So on top of feeling full body severe pain and some now your looked at as a crazy person and now totally alone and just lose the feeling of love and the urge to live. The last year my symptoms just keep getting worse. I keep getting added symptoms. I couldn’t continue working my job I’ve been at for 25 yrs. I’ve seen many doctors. I’ve taken many tests. Acouple months ago I was diagnosed with long covid and severe fibromyalgia at Cleveland Clinic. But still nothing to help me. Started aquatic PT but it isn’t helping. Seems to stiffen and hurt more instead of loosen up. My legs have almost gave out just walking to my car afterwards. And with the doctors not knowing what to do specially me with having so many ongoing symptoms, I keep going to all these appointments racking up so much money in medical bills as they practice on me and I can’t even pay them so what’s going to happen here? Something has got to be done here. I’m about to lose my house with nowhere to even go or anyone caring to help take care of me because “I’m crazy, and called a liar”. And it’s funny bc these people will say I’m a totally different person! Well yeah I am. Your a worse person when your heart has been completely broke by people you thought loved you. Now your a “worse” person over something you never asked for and wouldn’t wish alone anyone! So again, why do doctors only want to help some???

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You''re so right. With so many people living with long COVID, medical professionals are building a broader and deeper knowledge and understanding of the impact of the virus and how to help improve symptoms. Unfortunately, research and solutions always lag behind the need. But work is being done.

You are not crazy. And long COVID is not in your head. Luckily more academic medical centers and medical professionals as well as the public understand this.

In your pursuit to finding answers, I encourage you to participate in the Post COVID Recovery support group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/post-covid-recovery-covid-19/

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