Dave is a geophysicist with a PhD. He also a personal friend who struggled with Long Covid beginning in the first wave. We interview him about his recent turn around and what got him there. As someone who can look at data objectively, he had a skeptical mind going into this protocol but his desperation drove him to take desperate measures. 

In this podcast he describes his protocol, a hybridized cleanse and starvation diet that flipped a switch and took him from the chair to the hiking trail. But it was not without its dangers and struggles. After emptying his bowels, he went on a strict keto, and almost starvation diet, hardly the best choice for someone with hypoglycemia who already has significant health problems with Long Covid. 

But, it worked.  

Here is the link to the slides discussed in the pod: 
https://www.initforthelonghaul.net/dave-protocol


None of what is discussed is medical advice, and if you are going to make any decisions about your health, please speak with your physician.

Special guest Tracy Thompson, a first wave Longhauler, joins the conversation discussing how the world moving forward impacts those who are living with longcovid.  Personal experiences and perspectives on anxieties, symptoms and impact on daily living  as well as opinions on where things are heading are also shared.

This is a "Your Stories" series episode with two individuals sharing their experiences with this month's topic, medical gaslighting. The first is Collin, a man in his early 30’s who was active and athletic before his infection and is now a shadow of his former self. He lost his mother to the virus and has spent nearly a quarter million dollars just trying to recover from the damage.  
The second guest is Kathy,  a woman who literally had to move from her home do to the noise and over stimulation of the city because of neurologic symptoms. She understands first hand how women are often gaslit and dismissed as having anxiety when dealing with real physical health issues.
Both are briefly interviewed by Dave, another Longhauler who asked each person a set of the same questions to help illustrate their experiences and highlight the impact it has had. 

Questions in the interview are :

Can you share an example of medical gaslighting you have experienced?
How has it changed your perspective on healthcare and medicine?
Has there been anything positive to come out of your experiences? 
What would be your advice to anyone going through something similar?
What thoughts would you like to share with the medical community that you think they need to hear?  

This is a "Your Stories" series episode with two individuals sharing their experiences with this months topic, medical gaslighting. The first is Angela,  a mother in her 40's who caught Covid in the first wave who struggled to find doctors to take her seriously but pushed  herself even while ill,  by advocating for better care.
The second is Brad, a man who contracted the delta variant and has developed dysautonomia. Brad was the first in his family to graduate college and was pursuing a career in the medical field before he became ill.

Both are briefly interviewed by Dave, another Longhauler who asked each person a set of the same questions to help illustrate their experiences and highlight the impact it has had. 

Questions in the interview are :

Can you share an example of medical gaslighting you have experienced?
How has it changed your perspective on healthcare and medicine?
Has there been anything positive to come out of your experiences? 
What would be your advice to anyone going through something similar?
What thoughts would you like to share with the medical community that you think they need to hear?   

Daria is a Physiotherapist, DPT, & certified athletic trainer who also battles long covid. She is an education co-director at Long Covid Physio, an international patient-led association of Physiotherapists living with Long Covid focused on peer support, education and advocacy.
Dave interviews her about her experience with Long Covid and how it's shaped her perspective on working with patients. She shares her knowledge about the intersection of Long Covid and exercise and cautions against treating patients with run of the mill physiotherapy. 

This is a Your Stories series episode with two individuals sharing their experiences with this months topic, medical gaslighting. The first is a young man in his 30's named Brian who caught Covid19 in the first wave in early 2020. He has struggled to find answers and is now two years into his illness.
The second, a woman in her 40's named Claire. She developed LC after an infection in dec 2020. This is not her first experience  being dismissed by doctors as she had diagnosis of CFS in years prior. Both are briefly interviewed by Dave, another Longhauler who asked each person a set of the same questions to help illustrate their experiences and highlight the impact it has had. 

Questions in the interview are :

Can you share an example of medical gaslighting you have experienced?
How has it changed your perspective on healthcare and medicine?
Has there been anything positive to come out of your experiences? 
What would be your advice to anyone going through something similar?
What thoughts would you like to share with the medical community that you think they need to hear?   

Long Covid remains hidden in plain sight as a shadow pandemic. It needs greater attention from the media, governments, and research communities. The “In it for the Long Haul podcast” attempts to bring this issue to light. Our goals are to humanize the experience through conversations, educate through interviews and amplify the stories of the affected with their own words. We are building a bigger megaphone.