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On The Long Haul with Summer we are amplifying patient voices, talking about groundbreaking approaches to healthcare and challenging the limits of traditional medicine.
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Doctors Gave Her Dad Two Options: Lung Transplant or Hospice. She Went Looking for a Third. (opens the original)
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Aimee Knight watched her once-active father go from exercising and traveling to requiring significant oxygen support as his health rapidly declined. Eventually, his family was given two options: lung transplant or hospice. In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer, Aimee shares why she refused to stop searching for answers, how her family crossed state lines to pursue another path, and what happened after her dad began treatment. She and Summer also discuss the realities of advocating for a s
Why You Crash After a Good Day With Long COVID | PEM Explained (opens the original)
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You wake up feeling good, finally have some energy, and try to catch up on everything you haven’t been able to do. Then, hours or even days later, you crash. In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer , Summer explains post-exertional malaise (PEM), why it can be delayed, and why it can feel so different from ordinary fatigue. Drawing from her own experience with Long COVID, Summer talks through the many forms of exertion that can contribute to a crash, including physical activity, mental work
The Hidden Vein Problem Behind Long COVID, POTS, and Pelvic Pain (opens the original)
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What if symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, heart racing, pelvic pain, and orthostatic intolerance have a vascular connection that is being overlooked? In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer, Summer sits down with interventional radiologist Dr. Brooke Spencer to explore pelvic venous disease, iliac vein compression, and the emerging research into their potential connection with Long COVID and POTS. Dr. Spencer explains why the venous system has historically received less attention than the a
Why Pushing Through Long COVID Can Make You Worse | Dr. Robert Groysman (opens the original)
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Long COVID patients are often told to push through their symptoms, build their endurance, or keep going until their bodies adjust. But for patients experiencing post-exertional malaise, pushing past their limits can lead to an even harder crash. In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer , Dr. Robert Groysman joins Summer to explain the connection between post-exertional malaise, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and the energy problems many Long COVID patients experience. Dr. Groys
I Treated Iliac Vein Compression for Years. Then I Became the Patient. (opens the original)
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Summer had sent countless patients to Denver for iliac vein stents. She had watched the procedure, shadowed the team, and explained iliac vein compression in clinic more times than she could count. Then her own name appeared on the schedule. After an earlier scan was read as normal, Summer later learned she had severe iliac vein compression and Nutcracker syndrome. In this personal return episode of The Long Haul with Summer, she shares the symptoms that changed her daily life, what it was like
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