Great suggestions in here, Mel. I will include this in a future post.

In five years’ time, I have not had many docs not believe me or take it seriously. Within the first year, there were a few, but after that, not so much. I know I’m fortunate in that respect. But it IS rare to find a doc who knows all that much about LC, despite the fact that COVID and long COVID are now the most researched illnesses in history. I blame managed care in part; docs have to see so many patients a day in 15 minute increments and they’re afforded no time to read new research. Only the very ambitious/curious ones carve out time in their off hours to do so (or the private pay functional medicine docs, who can afford to take an hour a day out for reading because they easily make their fees in a day).

I recently saw my eye doctor; it was the second year I’ve seen this one in particular for my annual visit. I almost fell out of the chair when SHE was the one who brought up my LC (she remembered 🥹) and also spoke to me at length about what LC is doing to optic/retinal nerves so she paid extra close attention to those parts of my exam (and my nerves were fine, thank goodness). It was insanely refreshing. I wish all docs were like her.