Traumatised Covid survivor still on oxygen at home six months after leaving hospitalThe mother-of-three still can't breathe without oxygen months after leaving hospital and suffers from nightmares and flashbacks from her time in intensive careThe mother-of-three still can't breathe without oxygen months after leaving hospital and suffers from nightmares and flashbacks from her time in intensive careTraumatised Covid survivor still on oxygen at home six months after leaving hospitalA Covid-19 survivor has been so traumatised by her battle with the illness she has developed a mental illness. She was left with ongoing symptoms even after recovery and still uses oxygen to breathe at home. The survivor has also developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of the stress caused by her illness. Louise developed Covid pneumonia and her breathing got so difficult on three occasions she was told she might have to be “rested” by doctors, which terrified her. “The only advice I was given leaving hospital was to go on a patient support website called ICU Steps,” she said.

Source: Daily Mirror June 06, 2021 09:11 UTC