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Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by disabled on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:48PM (#27825436)
In my early 30s: Pretty sure I had COVID-19 in early March 2020. I had shortness of breath for a couple of days and I was feverish for about 8 weeks.

Afterwards, I have severe fatigue. I also experienced bouts, off an on for like a week or two at a time, where I could not physically get warm, and I was freezing to death, no matter what I did.

I also have severe dysautonomia (autonomic nervous system dysfunction) which I had prior to probably having COVID-19, which got worse. However, it is much improved now. People who got dysautonomia from COVID-19, by the way, can expect for it to significantly improve, or go away. Just focus on resting. It is a brutal disease, trust me, but you can get through it.

I also had cognitive issues, with respect to memory, which has improved significantly.

My best tip: Get a Garmin watch, that has the "Body Battery" function. It's a literal lifesaver. Do not let the "Body Battery" ever go under a 20 (out of 100) score, ever. You will pay a huge price if you do. Use the "Body Battery" to gauge if you can exert yourself or you need to rest. (It also determines if you got a good night's rest.) By the way, it works based on heart rate variability, and is quite accurate.

Here is a good Physical Therapy presentation on the current situation: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/hpsp/if-hps...

Other tips: This is the ultimate site on fatigue. Unfortunately it is in Norwegian, so you have to use Google Translate for the website (and the PDF documents--which are great): https://www.kognitiv.no/psykisk-helse/ulike-lidelser/utmatte...

It is based on the book "Energityvene" which is called Energy Thieves. Unfortunately there is not an English version.

I hope this helps.

Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by johnchristopher on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:58PM (#27825549)
Which Garmin watch model do you have ?
Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by disabled on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @04:09PM (#27825663)
I have a Garmin Fenix 6 Pro, which I had before I got sick with COVID-19. However, it is spendy (expensive).

I did a search and Body Battery is available on cheaper models like the Garmin Vivosmart 4 ($129 USD). I put into DuckDuckGo and verified:

"Garmin" AND "vivosmart" AND "body battery"

Link to Garmin Vivosmart 4: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/605739

Proof: https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/vivosmart4/EN-US/GUI...

Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by johnchristopher on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:17AM (#27830223)
Thanks for your searching, much appreciated :).

I won't get a non-replaceable band one though, I have a tendency to sweat them to death :/.

Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by CodeGlitch on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @04:27PM (#27825876)
Here's a list of supported watches:

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=VOFJAsiXut9K19k1qEn5W5

By coincidence I was looking to buy a Garmin smart watch!

Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by aortega on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @04:10PM (#27825675)
The Garmin instinct have that function and works great. There are way cheaper options like the Fitbit charge, it also has a body-battery and is very accurate.

BTW I never had covid but if my body battery gets below 20, I also feel like shit. That´s the point I guess.

Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by disabled on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @04:12PM (#27825710)
Thank you for the recommendation, which is thoughtful. One thing that you may want to keep in mind: Garmin has to follow GDPR, while FitBit (Google) does not.

You may not want Google (e.g. YouTube) serving you ads when it knows you are in a very low body battery state, for example.

Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by johnchristopher on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:50AM (#27830391)
Why doesn't Google have to follow GDPR in this case ?
Re:Burden of post-Covid-19 syndrome and implications for hea... by disabled on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:55PM (#27836894)
Sorry for the confusion: For Americans Google does not have to follow GDPR. Garmin has to follow GDPR worldwide as it is incorporated in Switzerland.