Some of the UK’s earliest long Covid patients are still battling the condition nearly three years after first getting infected.
The nightmare is far from over for some sufferers, with the third anniversary of them becoming unwell on the horizon next month.Nic first got symptoms on Christmas Day 2019
The media marketing consultant explained: ‘[I] persuaded my GP to prescribe the pharmaceuticals I had researched and [they are] definitely helping. Nic – who was so ill it took her a year and a half to take her dogs around the park – has battled a series of horrifying health problems, loneliness and misdiagnosis since staying at Gatwick Airport overnight on December 22.Nic says her kidney issues, rheumatoid arthritis and hair loss have worsened recently.But she is breathing better, has fewer migraines and about half of her sense of taste and smell have returned, on and off.
Metro.co.uk is only aware of the singing teacher and one other long Covid patient who believe they got infected before Nic.‘I am pretty sure all the symptoms have come from Covid from that time.’
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