Vanessa's journey: from chronic illness to recovery
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
- Ill for
- 4 years
- Published
- Undated
Summary
Credits trauma and somatic work, SIRPA and somatic. Vanessa was ill 4y with very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. 90% recovered; 50+ symptoms including POTS and MCAS.
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Read it in their words
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What they credit
Credits POTS medication, Antihistamines & MCAS, Trauma & somatic work, Trauma work (EFT, EMDR, TRE).
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies, POTS & dysautonomia.
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