Allegheny Health Network Opens Dedicated Clinic for Patients Experiencing Longer Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection
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Allegheny Health Network announced today it has established one of the region’s first specialized clinics to address the unique health needs of patients recovering from moderate to acute cases of COVID-19 and experiencing its longer-term effects.
The ramifications of the pandemic will continue to be seen in this new patient population and we’re looking forward to helping these individuals diagnose their symptoms, navigate their treatment path and ease some of their concerns. PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) April 14, 2021 Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today it has established one of the region’s first specialized clinics to address the unique health needs of patients recovering from moderate to acute cases of COVID-19 and experiencing its longer-term effects. The AHN Post COVID-19
The migraines came first.
Two or three weeks after she recovered from covid-19 in August, Jennifer Gorzock said she started experiencing the intense headaches, along with fatigue and disorienting mental fog. She noted her experience with the covid illness itself was relatively mild. She needed medications to get through it but was not hospitalized.
The symptoms have persisted for the past eight months. More have piled on: hair loss, persistent loss of taste and smell, shortness of breath and an elevated heart rate, even with minimal exertion. Gorzock was a healthy, energetic 40-year-old nurse and mother. Now, she’s on six medications, can’t return to work and can’t be as active in taking care of her two children, one of whom has special needs and requires “a great deal of care,” she said.
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