Fecked off !!

DALESMAN999 wrote:

Laid up with a virus - lost a stone in weight over 2 weeks and lungs sounding like an old heating boiler

If you start with a "cold" be prepared for a rough time - loads of people I know are going through the same symptoms - no riding for me for a while - can't even walk up a flight of stairs without getting out of breath

If the lungs continue to rattle, go to the doctors, as you might have a secondary infection that needs antibiotics... I ended up with 'community-acquired pneumonia'a few years ago and ended up in not a great state. Amoxycillin did the trick.

IME better to get yourself down the docs sooner rather than later, like others have said chest rattle = get yourself seen, no point letting it drag on and potentially have to spend longer off the bike in the long run. Good luck getting it cleared up, crappy thing to have to deal with this close to the holidays.

briantrumpet wrote:

DALESMAN999 wrote:

Laid up with a virus - lost a stone in weight over 2 weeks and lungs sounding like an old heating boiler

If you start with a "cold" be prepared for a rough time - loads of people I know are going through the same symptoms - no riding for me for a while - can't even walk up a flight of stairs without getting out of breath

If the lungs continue to rattle, go to the doctors, as you might have a secondary infection that needs antibiotics... I ended up with 'community-acquired pneumonia'a few years ago and ended up in not a great state. Amoxycillin did the trick.

I was ill (varying degrees of debilitation) for 2 months until I finally went to the doctors. Amoxycillin seems to have done the trick but I still seem to be struggling to shake a nagging cough

Sounds similar, I can taste things again now and I'm not generally feeling as dreadful. Still don't quite feel myself but maybe I'm just lacking motivation, I'm tempted to get out for some hard efforts to clear it all out

DALESMAN999 wrote:

Have got the antibiotics so hopefully there will be an improvement --- great timing for xmas !!

The one benefit is if you were in charge of cooking on the day, you can most definitely sign that duty over to some other poor soul

LukeTC wrote:

DALESMAN999 wrote:

Have got the antibiotics so hopefully there will be an improvement --- great timing for xmas !!

The one benefit is if you were in charge of cooking on the day, you can most definitely sign that duty over to some other poor soul

And you have a stone to put back on!

HaydenM wrote:

Don't believe the myth that you can't drink on antibiotics either, I did extensive research* into this. The pharmacist even said 'well, I can't specifically recommend it' and laughed...


*Frantic googling

from memory, flagyl and alcohol can be quite unpleasant, but effect seems to vary, perhaps genetic factors involved

not tried it, but i read up on appropriate drugs for different tropical nasties when i used to spend a lot of time there, flagyl was the one for giardia or worms

Sounding like an old boiler is bad. Nobody would want to sound like my wife.

bendertherobot wrote:

Quite a lot of hard bugs round this year I think. I'm one of several people I know wtih deafness brought on from a cold. 4 weeks and counting. Off to the audiologist tomorrow.

If they might phone to alter the appointment, you might find one of these devices useful. Or not.

bendertherobot wrote:

Quite a lot of hard bugs round this year I think. I'm one of several people I know wtih deafness brought on from a cold. 4 weeks and counting. Off to the audiologist tomorrow.

Which reminds me of a joke I once heard.

A bloke is sitting in his front room when he hears a knock on the front door. He opens the door and to his surprise there is a 6 foot tall cockroach standing there. Without saying a word the cockroach punches him on the nose and walks back down the front path. A few minutes later there is another knock on the door. On opening it he is faced with the same cockroach standing there. This time he gets a swift kick in the nuts from the cockroach who then calmly walks away. The bloke staggers back to his chair and sits down. After a 3rd knock on the door he cautiously opens the door to find no-one there. He turns to walk back inside only to be jumped from behind by the cockroach who sets about him with a baseball bat. Bleeding and battered he manages to crawl to the phone and dial 999. He tells the operator the story about the cockroach thinking that he will not be believed. The reply was














You're the 7th one tonight, we think there is a nasty bug going round!

Managed 10 minutes on the turbo last night after 1 month off the bike.
Chest clear, but felt very light-headed, needed to get my wife to keep an eye on me in shower...
Staying off bike for the rest of the week.
Was riding 50 miles each Sunday before this.
Back to square one...

I had that and the doctor gave me Cyanide but warned not to take it with alcohol or when I'm bonking the dog. Works brilliantly and have a few spare pills which I can send out.

Matthewfalle wrote:

Illness is just weakness manifesting itself through visible signs of weakness. I suggest you all man up.

Have you taken your medication this morning?

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Illness is just weakness manifesting itself through visible signs of weakness. I suggest you all man up.

Have you taken your medication this morning?

No. I shun the scourge of modern medicine. It is for those who are weak.

I find my school bag is now lighter since I dumped all the junk that infested it previously and I now only carry a Tupperware of leeches and a cut throat razor.

I used to carry a pick axe handle as I found it did much the same job as a house brick but at least you could set fire to it to ward off wolves, bears, makes and Welsh people at night.