Doctors Dismissed Her for Months — Then They Found Lung Scarring

After working as an ER nurse through the COVID pandemic, Rachel Lowry never expected to become the patient herself. In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer, she shares how months of coughing, shortness of breath, crushing fatigue, and worsening symptoms were repeatedly brushed aside—until one chest X-ray finally revealed significant lung scarring. Rachel opens up about the fear, frustration, and medical dismissal she faced, what it was like to know something was deeply wrong while being told everything looked normal, and how getting the right answers changed the course of her journey. This is a powerful conversation about Long COVID, lung damage, persistence, and why patients need doctors who will truly listen.Learn more about the Microvascular Research Foundation and how you can help at https://mvresearch.org