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by magicnubs
2093 days ago
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My dad (in his 50s but in great health/shape) got a flu around the same time that you did, and had similar problems. Felt flu-y for 3-4 weeks, and then for months afterward he felt weak, had an elevated heartrate, and would get winded walking up his driveway. After a few months the VA finally saw him and they put him on a beta-blocker, which helped. It really reminded me that a random fluke illness can put you down for months. We tend to think of illness as a binary; it's either something quick that you get over in a few days, or something chronic that you will have for the rest of your life. Maybe we should be thinking of viral infections more like we do orthopedic (or psychological) injuries: something that you can adapt to and mostly recover from pretty acutely, but you might need to take it easy on that bum shoulder and it might flare up occasionally. |
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Putting yourself under stress with work or excercise before you are fully recovered will do severe damage to the body. You migt feel better and even fine after 2 weeks of the flu but it's likely still an ongoing fight in your body. If put under stress, you can develop inflammation of heart tissue and I am willing to bet that this is just a single manifestation of a whole range of issues that may develop in a virus-strained body so soon after acute infection.
Attempt to take as much time as possible for recovery. The world doesn't often allow us to (work, social pressure) but nothing is worse than long-term medical issues that gnaw on you every single day.
We need to reevaluate how we treat or health. Breaking it so some company can have a tiny better bottom line at the end of the year is just not worth it. We are more productive when well rested and healthy anyways.