Margaret Goldstein is still feeling the effects of COVID-19 five months after her diagnosis.
Lung damage, fatigue and a high heart rate are lingering symptoms for the Tustin resident, who declined to disclose her age.
“My problem really is my heart rate gets elevated very quickly and then I get out of breath with simple activities,” Goldstein said. “I think the first time I noticed it, I was just making the bed. My heart started pounding . My heart rate was so high, it was like 160 just from the effort of changing the sheets on the bed.”
Goldstein is one of many who suffer from “long hauler syndrome,” which includes a host of symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, joint pain, chest pain, anxiety and depression.