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Time After Time

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bout 80 percent of those with COVID will have mild symptoms, which can appear in as little as two and as many as 14 days after exposure, resolving in about two weeks. A sudden loss of smell followed by mild headaches and fatigue are often tell-tale signs. Most recover in a few weeks and regain their sense of smell and most of their energy after a few months.

Yet not everyone is so fortunate. COVID-19 “long-haulers” is a name given to people who have recovered from the virus but have ongoing, sometimes debilitati­ng symptoms weeks or months later. This occurs in about 10 percent of people, even in the young and healthy, according to studies.

That’s what happened to Los Angeles resident Shelby Hedgecock, who had no health issues prior to her diagnosis last April. Since then, “My life has done a complete 180,” says the 29-year-old former personal trainer. “I was hospitaliz­ed in May

Aafter losing feeling in my legs. Now, almost 10 months later, I have cardiac problems, VÀÕà } v>Ì }Õi] V } Ì Ûi ` vwVÕ Ì ià > ` debilitati­ng pain.”

“While some people experience very slow improvemen­t of their symptoms, many others are still dealing with daily limitation­s,” says Joseph Khabbaza, M.D., a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Cleveland Clinic. It is still too early to know whether their issues will be permanent, he says.

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