COVID-19 symptoms can last weeks and months in some patients who are now referred to as “long Covid patients” or “chronic COVID”.

According to the British Medical Journal, post-acute COVID-19 is defined as symptoms 3 weeks after the initial onset of symptoms. Chronic COVID-19 are symptoms extending 12 weeks from the initial onset of first symptoms.

Research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association estimates 10-30% of COVID-19 patients become long Covid patients.

Coughing and shortness of breath, debilitating fatigue, malaise and lethargy, cardiac dysrhythmias, insomnia, joint pain, headaches, brain fog, memory and concentration problems, neuropathic pain, GI discomfort including diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight loss.

One common theory is that there is viral persistence, inactivated viral fragments, or reactivation of a latent virus. While research is still ongoing to make any conclusive statements, we do believe that the etiology is an immune state caused by pro-inflammatory cytokines.

You can sign up through a portal on the landing page and receive a logistics and protocol sheet. The labs will contact you on how to receive the kit and get your blood work to them for analysis.

Our panel collectively evaluates cytokines known to be involved in chronic COVID-19 and was developed using an algorithm established on a large, long-hauler patient population. Other labs evaluate only a few of the cytokines in our panel.

Our process is based on decades of research on viral pathogens that impair the immune system’s ability to function effectively, including Dr. Patterson’s research on COVID-19 and other disease models.

Initially, the lab is quoting 2-3 weeks from receipt of sample for results because of the backlog. They plan to process the samples faster over time as they get all systems in place and start to receive back the kits they are shipping out.

Reimbursement of any lab test varies depending on your insurance coverage. You will be provided with relevant CPT codes to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement consideration.