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Tried to exercise your way out of Long COVID and ended up completely wrecked afterward?

Summer has been there too.

She breaks down PEM and why pushing through can backfire.

New episode Wednesday, September 23 at 2 PM ET / 1 PM CT.

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Dr. Robert Groysman compares mitochondria to workers in a factory.

When oxidative stress builds, it can begin affecting the mitochondria themselves and make them work less efficiently.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/gjzE0Qj6cx

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Rehab is supposed to help. But pushing some Long COVID patients beyond what their bodies can tolerate may leave them crashing even harder.

Dr. Robert Groysman and Summer explain why current capacity matters.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/gjzE0QjE25

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A PEM crash isn’t ordinary fatigue.
Dr. Robert Groysman explains why it can hit hours or days after exertion, why rest may not fix it, and why protecting your baseline matters.
Watch the full episode: https://t.co/gjzE0QjE25

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Long COVID doesn’t fit neatly into one medical specialty.

Dr. Robert Groysman explains why its multiple mechanisms can require clinicians to look beyond the boundaries of a single area of training.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/gjzE0Qj6cx

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Long COVID patients are often told to push through. Dr. Robert Groysman explains why that can backfire, how post-exertional malaise differs from fatigue, and why pacing matters.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/gjzE0QjE25

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Patients with Long COVID are often told to push through. But post-exertional malaise can make that backfire.

Dr. Robert Groysman explains why pacing matters Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 1PM CT / 2PM ET: https://t.co/qxPMtXRVQE

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Aimee Knight talks about patients hitting barrier after barrier looking for help.

Summer lived it too: specialists, Johns Hopkins, then psych when no one could explain what was wrong.

Then one doctor said, “Let’s get you better.” Watch: https://t.co/YdPi8Y5gns

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Aimee Knight was told the treatment path her family chose for her dad was too risky and wouldn’t improve his quality of life.

Then his pulmonary function tests began to improve.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/YdPi8Y5Od0

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Aimee Knight’s dad went from active and independent to needing significant oxygen support.

Her family crossed state lines for another treatment path, and over time, his pulmonary function tests began to improve.

Watch: https://t.co/BChpIs2ADE

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“Just tell us the risks. Let us decide.”

Aimee Knight’s message to doctors: patients know what they’re living with, and sometimes doing nothing is the bigger risk.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/YdPi8Y5Od0

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Doctors gave Aimee Knight’s dad two options: lung transplant or hospice. She kept searching.

Aimee joins Summer to share what happened next, the fight for more answers, and why her dad’s story remains one of hope.

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/YdPi8Y5gns

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A major teaching hospital told Aimee Knight’s family that her dad’s options were a lung transplant or hospice.

They kept searching.

Hear what happened next on The Long Haul with Summer, Wednesday, August 26, at 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET: https://t.co/qxPMtXStGc

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A scan can be read as “normal” even when signs of vein compression are present.

Dr. Brooke Spencer explains what CT, ultrasound, and MRI can miss and why subtle imaging findings matter.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/mW9hD86tEc

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What happens when blood isn’t returning efficiently to the heart and brain?

Dr. Brooke Spencer explains venous pooling, the “empty right heart” phenomenon, and its potential connection to POTS and Long COVID.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/mW9hD871tK

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What happens when symptoms point to vein compression but the scan is read as normal?

Dr. Brooke Spencer explains the subtle imaging findings that can be missed and why some patients remain stuck between persistent symptoms and “normal” scans.

Watch: https://t.co/LfSLpmNe2i

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Brain fog, heart racing, pelvic pain, and bladder or digestive symptoms can seem unrelated. Dr. Brooke Spencer explains why the venous system may be an overlooked connection.
Watch the full episode here: https://t.co/mW9hD871tK

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Could Long COVID and POTS symptoms have an overlooked vascular connection?

Dr. Brooke Spencer joins Summer to discuss venous pooling, iliac vein compression, why some scans miss it, and the research still needed.

Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/mW9hD86tEc

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Brain fog, POTS, pelvic pain, fatigue, bladder issues, shortness of breath. What if they’re connected by one overlooked system?

The Long Haul with Summer returns tomorrow, August 12, at 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET: https://t.co/qxPMtXRVQE

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Healing from Long COVID is not linear. Summer has been to the bottom many times, but she refuses to let COVID win. In this Short, she shares why hope, perseverance, and the right care team matter. Watch the full episode here: https://t.co/Ttp80LswXX