Regina Juarez a 56 year-old Highland resident and residential well being nurse loves spending time together with her grandchildren. She has all the time led an lively life till she bought COVID.
“Very busy all the time caring for everyone else,” Juarez mentioned. “Sufferers, household, buddies, individuals I do not even know.”
However in June 2020 Juarez says she grew to become severely sick from COVID-19.
“Like concerning the third day, I began having chest ache and extreme shortness of breath and my oxygen degree was very low,” Juarez mentioned.
Eight months later Juarez says she nonetheless felt weak, so she went to a heart specialist who made a disturbing discovery concerning the situation of her coronary heart.
“My EKG was irregular,” Juarez mentioned. “I had some fluid across the coronary heart and pericarditis and speedy irregular heartbeats.”
Medical doctors at Loma Linda College Medical Middle say Juarez is a COVID-19 lengthy hauler. That is when somebody whose organs like the center or lungs nonetheless stay weak from the virus.
“Chest tightness, fatigue, palpitations, dizziness,” mentioned Dr. Purvi Parwani a heart specialist.
Dr. Parwani says about 20-40% of COVID-19 sufferers endure from lengthy hauler points. In some circumstances they will take greater than a yr to get better from.
What this virus does is the systematic inflammatory assault on the center tissue so it performs with our immune system it initiates this actually unhealthy irritation throughout the physique.
Dr. Parwani
Dr. Parwani says people who find themselves absolutely vaccinated are a lot much less prone to endure from lengthy hauler points.
“You’ll have much less extreme signs and your restoration is quicker in case you are vaccinated,” Dr. Parwani mentioned.
There was no COVID-19 vaccine when Juarez bought sick. However they’re now broadly out there. She’s encouraging anybody who’s eligible to get the pictures.
“I nonetheless have chest ache on a regular basis with exertion and stress,” Juarez mentioned.
