Six weeks after starting treatment in the US to improve her health, a resident of Magog, Eastern Townships with a long-term COVID-19 disease is improving and is noticing a reduction in her symptoms.
TVA Nouvelles had met Valérie Côté in mid-October. Extreme fatigue, racing heart: The one who now offers beauty treatments at home had to give up her full-time job, as well as CrossFit and mountain biking earlier this year due to her many symptoms. After consulting the specialized clinic in Estrie, she had turned to specialists in the United States for lack of treatment in the provinces.
“I have a lot of energy. The insomnia I had for 10 months has left me. The recovery from my nights does me so much good that my symptoms have practically all disappeared,” said Valérie Côté.
Six weeks after starting treatment, Ms Côté is now picking up some activities she had neglected since the beginning of the year. She is even thinking about going back to work full time and getting back into physical activity. Her goal now is to get back on a mountain bike by next spring.
“Before, the weekend was one of complete rest. I barely went out for groceries or asked my wife to. Now I do everything with him. I even received some friends on Saturday. I can enjoy life more than before. I feel like I can even run, she laughed. I’d like to, but I’d like to have the ok and be sure.
Last May, the Quebec government announced the deployment of five referral centers and a dozen satellite clinics to help people with long-term COVID-19. TVA Nouvelles tried to get an interview with Dr Alain Piché, who runs the Sherbrooke Clinic, but he was unavailable.
