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- Emma Samms, 60, revealed that she still experienced COVID-19 symptoms and side effects a year after her diagnosis.
- The Dynasty star mainly deals with relentless fatigue and shortness of breath.
- “Some days I can barely get out of bed and that’s the most incredibly frustrating thing,” she revealed in a new interview.
One year after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Emma Samms is still struggling to feel like her healthiest self. In a recent interview with People, the General Hospital actress said she is still experiencing symptoms as a long distance runner.
“Everyone said, ’10 days, then it’s over, then you’ll come out the other side,’ she said. “But some days I can barely get out of bed and that’s the most incredibly frustrating thing.”
The fatigue was especially relentless. “This is the kind you can imagine marathon runners feeling when they see them waddling across a finish line and they can barely get up,” she explained. ‘Some days I do not want to get out of bed, even if I have to go to the bathroom. Even that feels like too much trouble. ‘
The “awful sensation” that accompanies shortness of breath was also constant. “On a good day, I feel like a puppy is sitting on my chest,” she said. “On a bad day, it feels like an elephant. It is so hard for me to catch my breath and feel that there is enough oxygen in me. ”
While most people can expect to recover within a few weeks after becoming ill with COVID-19, research finds that between 2% and 25% of people suffer from persistent symptoms.
These patients, known as ‘elongators’, can experience a wide range of symptoms and side effects after a COVID-19 diagnosis, including fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, brain fog and more, according to a Survivor survey. did. Corps, a Facebook group for coronavirus survivors, and Natalie Lambert, Ph.D., of Indiana University School of Medicine.
Doctors now refer to the condition as long COVID or post-COVID syndrome (PCS). Some studies suggest that only patients who have had symptoms for 12 weeks or longer qualify for PCS, but many experts believe that persistent symptoms may qualify according to the four-week mark.
According to panelists at a webinar hosted by The BMJ in September 2020, “deep fatigue” was one of the most common symptoms in those with long COVID, in addition to lingering cough, shortness of breath, body aches and more. Last month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new study after long COVID, as more research is needed regarding the prognosis, symptoms, and treatment of the developing condition.
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To shed light on the issue, Samms and the cast of Dynasty organized a reunion as a fundraiser to raise money and awareness around COVID, which takes place on March 20th. Meanwhile, she remains positive about her experience and looks forward to fully recovering.
‘I’m well aware that I’m one of the lucky ones. “So many people have had much, much worse results from COVID,” she said. “And I’m not going to allow myself to worry about the possibility of being like that forever.”
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