gurgaon around 300 patients have visited covid19 outpatient departments opds after they reopened in gurgaon three days ago most patients have come in with complaints of breathing problems muscle pain headache pain in eyes and fatigue at present 21 private hospitals in the city along with civil hospital have dedicated opds for recovered covid patientswe are getting many patients with postcovid complications and have instructed all hospitals to set up a dedicated covid opd where patients who have recovered from can come for checkups anxiety low immunity prevalence of cough and muscle pain are some of the common complaints said dr virender yadav chief medical officer gurgaonthere are patients who were severely infected by the virus leading to multiple organ damage and lungrelated issues acute coronary syndrome and neurological and kidney disorders many such patients with impaired lung capacity still need oxygen support or specialised care even after recovery from covid said dr satish koul director and head of the department of internal medicine narayana hospitalhe added treatmentrelated complications can appear in patients who had to be given steroids and blood thinners which may result in uncontrolled blood sugar levels bleeding disorders and compromised immunity secondary infections are also a part of thisexperts said many other covid patients are visiting opds with cardiac respiratory psychological and physiotherapy problems after recovery other than these cardiac and psychological issues we are also witnessing patients with infectious diseases like influenza and fungal infections said dr rahul bhargava principal director hematology fortis memorial research institute we see around 10 cases every day of postcovid lung disease symptoms are persistent cough breathlessness lack of strength and poor appetite low oxygen levels with breathlessness is the major complication said dr arunesh kumar pulmonologist and head of the department at paras chest institute paras hospital