'We just feel like we're being passed around the system on different waiting lists..'
A man from Co Down has spoken about his "frustration" at having to drastically adapt his daily life due to a lack of available treatment for Long Covid.
"We just feel like we're being passed around the system on different waiting lists," John told Belfast Live. John said his symptoms have not improved in the 18 months since he caught coronavirus. In January, he was placed on an anticoagulant medication for three months which he found gave him more energy, but since being taken off it he's operating at "maybe 30% of my former self."
Since being assessed for the Post-Covid Syndrome Service in December and being placed on a condition management programme for 12 hours , John said he hasn't seen anyone face-to-face, but has still been discharged from the treatment. The South Eastern Trust, where John was initially assessed in December 2021, launched its Post-Covid Syndrome Service one month earlier. The multi-disciplinary assessment service offers assessment and support for complex problems related to being infected with coronavirus.
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