Through a Facebook post, the Chief of Emergency, Skënder Brataj spoke about the consequences that people often face after passing Covid-19. According to him, not in all cases the marks you can see on the graph or scanner have something to worry about as the lungs at least require a period of 3 months to recover.
"Post Covid-19 checks require specific examinations, especially for the lungs. Walking test (Caming Test), lung scanner, laboratory tests. However it is primary care that monitors the progress of the post Covid-19 condition. "In cases where we see images still in the resolution phase in the lungs, we should not be alarmed because the lung areas are cleared after a period of about 3 months."
How should we proceed after we have passed Covid-19 and have signs for a long time (Long Covid-19)?
"It is called Long Covid-19 syndrome, or Post-Covid-19 period after we have passed the disease. It is characterized by consequences that can remain for days, weeks or months before they fully recover. They are especially in those who have passed the disease in a moderate or severe form and with pneumonia.The consequences reported in the literature indicate that they are lung, cardiological, renal, hepatic, neurological lesions with a percentage of these disorders ranging from 5 to 50%. post-Covid-19 checks require specific examinations especially for the lungs such as (CDI proposes plethysmography and DlCO (capillary alveolar distribution of carbon monoxide), (Pulmonary tests), walking test (Caming Test),lung scanner, laboratory tests.
In the literature, the prevalence of patients with symptoms in the last weeks or months after the onset of the disease and the negativity of the parameters is about 10%. Many of these patients have had problems with their lungs and breathing. A common sign that is encountered is loss of smell and taste which is often the only post-Covid-19 presentation. Their duration varies from person to person, even after a year they have not fully recovered from this concern. They have been in forms with slight disorder, or in very slow recovery. Smell is usually recovered after taste. It can be returned through repeated treatments of 20-30 minutes with essences such as rose, eucalyptus, cloves, lemon, etc., for 12 weeks.
Më pak të shpeshta, por po aq të përsëritura janë, dhimbje të kyçeve, muskujve, kolla e thatë, dispnea kronike, veçanërisht si rezultat i pneumonisë intersticiale, lodhje kronike dhe dhimbje koke. Ato zakonisht kanë trajtim simptomatik me medikamente të ndryshme kundër dhimbjeve ose shqetësimeve të tjera të cilat reagojnë mirë. Po ashtu kërkohet terapi specifike për rehabilitimin e frymëmarrjes, për të rekuperuar indet e dëmtuara dhe vatrat e shumta të pneumonisë. Pacientët duhet të fillojnë një aktivitet të lehtë fizik, fillimisht duke praktikuar fryrjen e tullumbaceve disa herë në ditë dhe duke bërë fizioterapi të mushkrive, pastaj gradualisht të kthehen në jetën e përditshme. Shenja të tjera janë, humbje e përkohëshme e flokëve, diabeti post-covid, një sindromë e njohur nga përdorimi i kortikosteroideve në pacientë ku ato janë përdorur. Po ashtu sindroma e stresit post-traumatik me ankth, depresion, pagjumësi."- përfundon Brataj.
Scientists around the world are studying the long-term effects of the virus, commonly referred to as "long-term Covid" symptoms. The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, joint pain, and chest pain as the most common long-term symptoms. Others, such as difficulty thinking and concentrating - known as "brain fog", depression and headaches, are also reported.
