First time poster. I am an experienced youngish distance runner. Last weekend, I experienced a scary Ventricular Tachycardia event at the end of a long run that landed me in the hospital for 6 days. Long story short: I now have a subcutaneous ICD implanted but my doctors say I can continue to run once recovered! It was my fitness that helped me survive something that was quite lethal and they want me to remain just as healthy as I’ve been.
My question: While I have a device that will help me if I experience dangerous arrhythmia again, I would also like to take extra precaution. I know the apple watch has the afib detector, but I am an Android user and don’t want to purchase a new watch and a new phone. I currently use a Garmin 245 and am happy with it for the most part (although, the HRM was not able to read my V-tach and shows no record of my accelerated heart rate). Does anyone have any insight into the new Garmin ECG app? I know the Samsung Galaxy watch also has an afib detector, but does it perform well for long distance runs like marathons? Appreciate any insight, thanks!
I appreciate your concern, but have you received specialty medical care in the US? Doctors are great for answering pressing medical questions, but a typical specialty visit gives you less than 10 minutes with the doctor. Sometimes as little as 2 minutes. They don’t respond to patient portal questions that aren’t pressing.
Doctors will share the most critical information, but just aren’t accessible for all of the quality-of-life and peace-of-mind oriented decisions a person with a medical diagnosis must make. Crowdsourcing is a necessary method for learning about the lifestyle aspects of living with chronic disease