A Lanarkshire lady left 'completely floored' by lengthy COVID has needed to transfer nearer to her household simply so she will get by way of the day.
Previous to her sickness, Frances Thomson was "match as a fiddle" working at a college with no underlying well being issues.
Now, following 9 months of residing with the sickness, she has been pressured to promote her residence in Wishaw so her household can assist her with on a regular basis duties.
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The 45-year-old advised Lanarkshire Stay : “It’s been completely brutal.
"I thought of myself very match, however due to lengthy COVID, I can’t train. Stairs utterly kill me and I don’t understand how I’m going to get again to how match I used to be earlier than all of this.
“I don’t understand how I'm going to return to work, however I’m going to should as a result of I can’t afford to not.
“Since I used to be in hospital all these months in the past, it has been a nightmare. We have been residing in Wishaw and when my accomplice Paul was at work, I couldn’t do something for myself.
“He was coming residence and discovering me in tears due to it.
“In the long run now we have needed to transfer again nearer to my household in Carnbroe so I can get the help I want.”
Frances’ hell started in July final 12 months when she was pressured to isolate after Paul contracted COVID.
In a matter of days, Frances was mendacity in a mattress at Wishaw Basic with blood clots in each lungs, pneumonia and COVID.
“I didn’t really feel nice and one Saturday night time I couldn’t stand the ache - it was on one other stage,” she advised us.
“On the Sunday morning I used to be in a lot ache I used to be tears. Paul phoned an ambulance for me and at that time my liver and kidneys have been failing.
“I awoke in Wishaw Basic two days later. The physician advised me I had blood clots, pneumonia and COVID.
“The physician mentioned I used to be fortunate to be alive and that a machine was holding me going. I’ve been by way of the wars.
“I used to be in hospital for an extra two weeks on machines watching individuals round me die, which to be sincere actually scared me.”
Frances was discharged from hospital two weeks later with scans revealing her clots have been gone.
Nevertheless, Frances has had lungs broken and she or he is now on inhalers whereas she continues to battle with fatigue every single day.
She added: “My hair has fallen out and my physique is sore. All I wish to do is sleep as a result of the fatigue is unreal.
“I now have reminiscence loss and my entire physique aches.
“The docs now wish to ship me for an ECG to examine my coronary heart is okay and put me on tablets to assist management the fixed complications.
“I'm breathless on a regular basis and there doesn't appear to be an finish to it. I'm 45, I used to be match and wholesome with no underlying well being circumstances and that is me now.
"However as I’ve been advised I’m one of many fortunate ones.
"I’ve needed to go and see a counsellor due to what I noticed within the hospital with individuals in ache and dying.
"I really feel that many individuals with lengthy COVID are merely being forgotten about.
"I believe one thing must be performed as a result of individuals can’t be feeling like this 9 months or a 12 months down the road.”
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