Quote Originally Posted by vkai View Post
My question to you all is whether cycling helps or hurts symptoms. I haven't ridden my bike since the lung surgery (I also lost my job and moved across the country for a new job in that time). I am hoping to start riding again, but recently I've had a lot of joint pain from my daily activities. I question how much is from UCTD versus the fact that I'm carrying around about 100 extra pounds of body weight that my joints weren't really designed to carry.

I feel like the exercise should make me feel good, but I'm scared of creating more problems.
I have psoriatic arthritis, which until I started riding, caused a lot of issues for me. For a long time I had the UCTD quasi-diagnosis because of my blood word (high ANA). Anyway, I feel MUCH better when I ride. I haven't been riding for over a month due to a wreck, and I'm feeling a little less normal than usual.

There's been some research showing that endurance exercise works as an immunosuppressant - like the drugs I take to treat the condition (methotrexate, remicade, prednisone, etc).

Now for the lung issues, you may want to talk to your doctor. I have asthma too, and riding at certain times of the year can be very challenging for me. It's probably best to make sure