– At first I got better, but then the relapse has become stronger and stronger, says Iselin Vartdal Aam from Ørsta. Last year she received corona, after an infection from a family member. After a couple of weeks with illness, she thought everything was fine. All for the summer. – Then I started to struggle with fatigue and forgetfulness. It has affected the results at the school quite a lot, says the graduating student at Volda upper secondary school. After receiving a cure with energy supplements from his doctor, it got better for a while. It was to fill her energy stores, because they were unnaturally empty. Almost could not move But then began to relapse to become stronger. Further. – It felt hopeless. Shall I not get better? One morning she could not move. – I was supposed to turn on my mobile, but could not press the button, Aam said. Several people did not understand what Aam was going through. That’s why she published an Instagram story where she told how it is, and has ours. Photo: Screenshot @isvartdal / Instagram These events can happen at any time, but usually when she wakes up in the morning. – It’s very scary, because then I can not do things I usually can. Her hobbies such as hiking and training had to be cut out. She does not have the energy for that anymore. Back to work after two years A Chinese study published in the journal The Lancet, shows that the vast majority who have had late effects after the corona have returned to their original job after two years. Nevertheless, there are still many who struggle with physical and mental health. Signe Agnes Flottorp is head of research at the Center for Research on Epidemic Measures at NIPH. Photo: University of Oslo Among other things, this can be poorer training capacity and increased need for health care. – There is every possible reason to think that most people can be very good, says Signe Agnes Flottorp, head of research at NIPH. Nevertheless, Flottorp believes that some must live with lasting but. – Based on experiences from other diseases, we can think so. Important findings in the study After two years, 65 per cent of those who had been hospitalized with corona reported at least one symptom. There were 2469 people who took part in the study. Fatigue and muscle weakness are the most common symptoms that hang around. For most people, most symptoms disappeared after two years, especially anxiety and depression. 438 of 494 in the test group had returned to work after two years. That is a full 89 percent. Those who still struggle with late sequelae after corona have poorer quality of life, exercise capacity, unstable mental health and increased use of health care, compared with a test group that consisted of people who have not undergone corona. Source: The Lancet Should not worry about a new wave of infections There is no miracle cure that can cure people who have late effects after the corona. Nevertheless, several treatments, such as rehabilitation, can help. – Several studies, including the Chinese, show that most return to work. For many, the symptoms go away on their own, even without doing anything, says Flottorp. Norway is now heading towards a new wave of infections. Flottorp thinks we should not be worried about late effects if we become infected. If one were to be so unlucky as to have late effects of corona no, the head of research believes that one must try to live normally, and stay as active as possible. – But the vast majority do not get sequelae at all. Flottorp refers to a new British study which shows that the number of patients after infection with the omicron variant is much lower than before in the pandemic. Vaccinated people are also better protected against late effects if one should become infected. Smear herself with tolmod Iselin Vartdal Aam (19) on a mountain hike after she received the corona. It was as far as she could get to the top because of the exhaustion. Now she has cut out the tours. Photo: Private Right now Iselin Vartdal Aam does not look forward to the future. Her relapse has only gotten worse, with no signs of improvement. – No measure I have tried has been effective in stopping it. Aam hopes that a doctor’s appointment at a specialist ward at Ålesund Hospital will provide answers on how she can get better before she starts her education. – So I just have to be patient and wait for an answer from there.
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Iselin Vartdal Aam from Ørsta (19) struggling with symptoms after corona one year after the infection – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
