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The Long Haul with Summer · March 3 · 50 min

Long COVID Treatment: Why You Feel Worse Before You Feel Better

Starting Long COVID treatment can feel overwhelming—especially when your first visit comes with a busy day of testing, labs, education, and a brand-new plan to follow. In this solo episode of The Long Haul with Summer, Summer walks through what that first appointment typically looks like, how the care team builds a personalized roadmap, and why it’s common to feel a little worse before you feel better as your body begins healing and adjusting to new medications, rest, hydration, and nutrition changes. She shares practical tips for managing brain fog, staying organized, pacing exercise, improving sleep, and avoiding setbacks—plus the mindset of grace, patience, and perseverance it takes to make progress that isn’t always linear. Learn more about the Microvascular Research Foundation and how you can help at https://mvresearch.org/

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Starting Long COVID treatment can feel overwhelming—especially when your first visit comes with a busy day of testing, labs, education, and a brand-new plan to follow. In this solo episode of The Long Haul with Summer, Summer walks through what that first appointment typically looks like, how the care team builds a personalized roadmap, and why it’s common to feel a little worse before you feel better as your body begins healing and adjusting to new medications, rest, hydration, and nutrition changes. She shares practical tips for managing brain fog, staying organized, pacing exercise, improving sleep, and avoiding setbacks—plus the mindset of grace, patience, and perseverance it takes to make progress that isn’t always linear.


Learn more about the Microvascular Research Foundation and how you can help at https://mvresearch.org/

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