what the *(&#(@$)?

I am sick again. :mad:

I can't believe it. stomach all gross. energy way low. shivering even though it's warm.

I've recently had a blood test. it was normal.

I'm basically at my wit's end. every time I start ramping up my training again - and I don't think it's that crazy a training schedule - a few days later I get sick. :eek: DH has decided I won't be riding tomorrow night - probably a wise call - but also thinks I should not race May 7. I'm very sad and very disappointed.

Now, thank you so much for allowing me to whine and carry on. Please continue as you were. :p


Namaste,
~T~

A lot of junk is going around. Do you work with the public? I had like a 5th of my class out at various points last week, all with different things. One of them apparently had a cold with a vicious runny nose and a wicked sore throat.

Hope you feel better soon.

V.

Not much contact with the public. I work with about 60 other people in an old building. Many of them have kids. :eek: We're moving to a new building next week. Perhaps I'll get sick there less..... One can only hope. :o

thanks for the encouragement, V! You're a gem!

Namaste,
~T~

I think I'm getting the wicked California sore throat. I haven't been sick in probably 5-6 years--no colds, nothing--so it's taken me by surprise. I thought it may just be allergies but it seems to be getting worse. Good thing I've gotten lots of playing in lately. Hopefully it'll blow through quickly.

I'm having my tea right now.

I'm so sorry you're sick & I know how it is. I've had more than my share of everything this year.

I work with a lady who has kids. She routinely drags in every virus going around her kids' school. Grrrrr..... :mad:

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Originally Posted by LBTC

I am sick again. :mad:

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How frustrating for you! Hope you get over it for good this time!

This may sound weird, but it's worth a try...toss your toothbrush. The little nasties sometimes linger just waiting to reinfect. If I'd been through what you've been going through, I'd give anything a try.

Feel better.

Thanks dirt girl. I replaced the toothbrush after strep. It's been around a month or so....I guess I could do it again...

Dogmama...that's a heckuva a visual you provided there! I can just see her pulling these squirming, smelly, mucousy, nasties behind her....

have a good day everyone!
~T~

Well, Yellow, maybe we got it on the Chico Wildflower! :( After I cam home from a long ride (55mi) I felt shot. Like a cement truck had hit me! Then last night as I was retiring, sore throat showed up. Today, home from work (I am seldome sick) and feeling pretty yucky! :(

My philosophy- if I don't feel good enough to get to work, I stay home and rest! Hope you are doing the same. We can commiserate together! :) :)

ah, there ya go Bike Goddess. A good philosophy. Unfortunately for me, work is by no means a strain, being sick only slows me down to the level of the other admins here ;) Besides, yesterday the company removed a level of management (just one guy) from the head of the department I'm in, and merged us with a department from another town. If I didn't think that more change was coming I'd be a fool. So, as my DH has been saying, they seem like they're in a firing mood. :eek: Best to show up whenever possible. I really am addicted to my paycheque!!

namaste,
~T~

oh, and I feel somewhat better today....so far...changed the toothbrush this morning and everything!

I am a big fan of this stuff. My sister who travels extensively in the third world turned me onto it. I haven't' had more than a twinge of the flu or a cold in years. it is an immunity builder, you start taking it at the first sign of illness, or you can take it for maintenance. I do the maintenance dose when everyone one around me is coming home with the crud. Works for me.

http://www.sourcenaturals.com/products/GP1345.html

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Hey, Irulan. That looks like pretty good stuff! Off hand, it looks like the zinc dosage is too high for even one tablet a day, but maybe in combination that's okay. I take about 1/3 of those supplement individually each day....maybe it's the other stuff I'm missing. And it doesn't even look terribly expensive, even counting the exchange rate. I'll check into what it takes to get them here....
funny thing is, I went through several years of only getting slight versions of what everyone else had, of really not getting serious anything, and of hardly ever missing work. this year has been killer, though. dont' know if it's just the bugs that are around, the extra stress from work, the more intense training (which should do the opposite, but maybe I'm doing it wrong), or some change in my own chemical balance....
anyway I slice it, I think there must be something that I can do to make it better. so I'll try.

In the meantime, I'm getting paid to be here, so I might as well get some work done!

Namaste,
~T~

A fellow rider who I did Chico with has also had a lot of GI stuff since then,and my assistant has called in sick with it for the second day now, so there does seem to be something; I have chronic food allergies, so I am not sure I could tell whether it was out of the ordinary or not for me. I had chronic 1-2 day 'stuff' for a while, and added some extra B vitamins to my normal supplements, which seems to have helped. When it hits, I try not to 'fight' it and just allow myself to rest and do nothing.

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Originally Posted by wabisabi

When it hits, I try not to 'fight' it and just allow myself to rest and do nothing.

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Sage words indeed. Alas, I am my own worst enemy, thinking that I should be able to just do things a bit differently, but continue doing them. heh. I have heeded my coach (DH) and will not ride with the gang tonight, nor partake in the apres ride drinks and bar food. Indeed I'm sure that will be good medicine to avoid it! However, at home I will be working on my taxes as I have promised them to my accountant tomorrow night. yes, I am a procrastinator. yes, that probably adds to stress. Tonight I also need to put together a bit more material for the class I teach on Saturday. That should not take a long time. If I'm smart I'll also do yoga.

so this nothing that you do....how do you do it?? I need to be doing something to do nothing. the way I do that is to take pictures. http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/picsie_chick
or ride my mountain bike. 2 things that insist that the brain is thinking of nothing else at the time. it seems this brain doesn't know how to do idle time otherwise....

any tips?
~T~

Things to do when you're sick:

Bike maintenance. At least the bike will be looking and feeling great.

Editing/labeling/controlling your pictures. You'll be so together, you won't be able to stand yourself.

Buy stuff online for when you're able to ride.

Oh yeah? If I felt good enough to clean up my bike (actually did a pretty good clean up yesterday before my ride- Chico ride was VERY messy!)I'd probably make it out the door to work. Going up and downstairs even taxes me!

Naps sound good right now.
Trek says "log off and ride" :) :)
I say "log off and sleep" :D :D