Do you guys still ride when sick?

[Tokie]

I believe the 6-8 weeks, because the co-worker who brought this crud into work and (hacked and coughed all over) is now on her 4th week of coughing. I wish she had stayed home and kept her cooties to herself! Tokie

[OakLeaf]

yeah, that really long lasting one went around my area in the fall. I was able to beat it after two weeks with lots of ashwagandha and vitamin C, but I was sicker than I'd ever been with a plain cold. It was almost to where I thought it might be a mild flu. Yuk.

[NbyNW]

I believe the 6-8 weeks, because the co-worker who brought this crud into work and (hacked and coughed all over) is now on her 4th week of coughing. I wish she had stayed home and kept her cooties to herself! Tokie

Same thing happened in my office. It's been making the rounds since right before Thanksgiving. Yech!

I can't remember when I've been this sick for this long.

[smilingcat]

oh dear...

to all sick riders,

please take it easy and get well quick.

ride while sick? Not anymore... I'm mostly a fair weather rider now. No more training in the drizzling rain. No more training in heavy fog.

Went out one time with head cold and I ended curling up into a ball on the side of the road for like 20 minutes cause I felt just so awful. managed to limp home, take a hot shower and went straight to bed. Don't want to do that again.

Also I can not take any risks in crashing. My last crash was like Saul Raisin. There is no next time for me. Soooo I HAVE TO BE extra careful.

[jobob]

If I still have this cold after 4 weeks I'll keeel myself.

[SheFly]

If I still have this cold after 4 weeks I'll keeel myself.

I'll be right there with you! OMG - I can't imagine this for one more day, never mind another 3 weeks......

SheFly

[Aggie_Ama]

My Nanny has it, going around the assisted living and over staying its welcome. Of course this is a group with compromised health so of course it will last longer. On top of the cold Austin is suffering with cedar fever- yeehaw. This is the one allergy I haven't developed, I just keep waiting for it to get me.

[OakLeaf]

Oh man, cedar. We haven't started getting it quite yet, but it'll be here soon enough.

I've stuck with my allergist in Ohio because I trust them, and because most of my major allergies are the pollens and molds they have up there. But they don't have cedar/juniper in their library of antigens, so it's not in my shots. Cedar season is nothing like I used to suffer through in ragweed season, but it's no fun for me.

[SheFly]

Just got back from the doctor confirming that I do, indeed, have bronchitis. Sigh. Now it's anitbiotics and cough syrup with codeine - at least I'll be able to sleep at night!

So, in answer to the original post - be careful. Sometimes riding while sick isn't worth it (and even though I already KNEW that, I did it anyway).

SheFly