Whaddya think this is???

[Running Mommy]

... I'll get that ultrasound. Yesterday I saw the other doctor (ironically they are married. So I saw MR. DR.) but I ran into her when I was paying my copay. SHe asked about the ultrasound and gave me the stink eye. I was going to wait until after IMAZ, but I guess I'd better get it taken care of. Sigh...

Oh and the actual name for my affliction- Pluerisy. Which he says is caused by an infection. Apparenlty pleurisy is an inflamation of the lining (pleura) of the lungs. NICE!!!!
So no training for me today. Hoping to get that 100 miler in tomorrow tho... I guess we will see.. OY! Why me, why now?!

[mimitabby]

Pleurisy, 100 miler? take it really slow. Does your doctor know? That's serious stuff, girl.

[Lise]

Hey, Denise, I'm glad to hear you caught it so early. I'm a big fan of the Z pack. I'm no Ironman, but I'm going to suggest you don't ride 100 miles tomorrow. You'd probably benefit more from letting your body use the energy to heal your inflammed, infected pleura. We only have so much energy, and you could end up sicker if you exhaust the energy on the ride.

(((Denise))) Heal quickly. Remember, most of the work is already behind you. Even Peter Reid had to take it easy when he was really sick. Feel better, drink lots and lots of water. L.

[Running Mommy]

Yeah the jury is still out on tomorrow. He said I should feel MUCH better by saturday. If not then I'll be looking at a chest x ray on monday.
So maybe I'll move the ride over to sunday... Or maybe not. If I don't feel 100% I'm not going.

[Wahine]

RM - Pleurisy is something that does not like to be irritated by deep breathing. Imagine that inflammed tissue around your lung and everytime you breath in deeply it's getting rubbed and irritated more. Honestly, I would not do anything strenuous cardio-wise until you can take a nice, super deep breath without pain. And then I'd still wait at least one more day.

Take care.

[maillotpois]

ditto on the "take it easy" advice. I had pleurisy last summer with my pulmonary emboli and it HURT. deep breathing was tough. mine also hurt my mid back - like kidney pain. I ended up back in the ER a couple days after I had been discharged from the hospital because the chest pain was so bad it woke me up.

of course I did a hilly 85 miler (with chest pain but before diagnosis of the PEs) so I can totally relate to your wanting to get out there, stick with the plan, etc. but you don't want to have to take this to the next level - chest x ray, etc.

so please take it easy.