When your medical records don't tell the whole story.
Living with long COVID can mean years of appointments, testing, treatments, and symptoms that don't always show up on paper the way they affect your everyday life.
I help bring that information together into clear, evidence-based documentation for insurance claims and appeals, disability applications, specialist appointments, and other situations where your medical history needs to be understood.
The challenge with documenting long COVID
Long COVID doesn't always fit neatly into the way medical records are written or reviewed.
Symptoms can fluctuate, test results don't always explain what you're experiencing, and different specialists may only document one piece of the picture.
That becomes especially challenging when you're applying for disability, appealing an insurance decision, or trying to help a new provider understand what you've been through.
The information may already be in your records, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's telling a clear, complete story.
And when someone is making a decision based on those records, what's documented matters.
It's not just about having the records. It's about what they show.
Your history is spread across different providers.
Primary care, cardiology, neurology, pulmonology, and other specialists may each have pieces of your medical history. I bring those pieces together so the progression of your illness is easier to follow.
The requirements aren't always obvious.
Insurance companies and disability programs often have specific criteria they're looking for. I review those requirements, identify the supporting information in your records, and flag anything that may need further documentation.
The impact on your daily life matters.
Diagnoses and test results are important, but so is understanding how your health affects what you're able to do. I help connect your medical history, symptoms, treatments, and documented limitations so the full picture comes through.
What I Can Create
A comprehensive document that brings together the most relevant parts of your medical history, organized around what you're trying to accomplish.
Depending on your situation, this may include:
Medical timeline: A chronological history of your illness, including symptom onset, appointments, testing, diagnoses, treatments, and significant changes.
Functional impact summary: A clear account of how your symptoms affect daily activities, work, and overall functioning, supported by your available records.
Treatment history: What you've tried, how you responded, and what has or hasn't helped along the way.
Testing and diagnosis summary: Relevant findings and diagnoses, with references to the supporting medical records.
The goal is to create something you can actually use, whether that's sharing it with a new specialist, supporting a disability application, or preparing documentation for an insurance review.
Don't need a full packet?
Sometimes a medical timeline or focused narrative is all you need. We can figure out what makes the most sense based on your situation rather than creating more than you actually need.