'Doctors told me it can last up to a year-and-a-half'published at 08:39 British Summer Time 30 June 2020
Good Morning Scotland
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At the beginning of the pandemic, many thought that, while a small minority would die from Covid-19, everyone else would recover from a short illness.
But Lily Burns is another who is finding out the condition can have lasting effects.
The 21-year-old from Fort William tells BBC Radio Scotland she had stomach pains at the end of April and within days was in intensive care and on a ventilator.
Now recovering back home, she says: "You've caught me on a bad day. The past couple of days, I've been really sore - muscle pains and bad joint pains like I'm bruised all over."
Ms Burns is managing some exercise but admits her "body i still sore". "Some days I can do a walk and I'm fine then others days I do the same walk and I am struggling to do it," she says.
"The doctors told me it can last for a year to a year-and-a-half. At first, I didn't believe them, but now I do."