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[emily_in_nc]

I know that really strenuous exercise sometimes sets me off, but I am not stopping.

Good choice! I hope you are feeling much better soon.

[Crankin]

Within 2 hours of taking an antibiotic, I felt somewhat better. Woke up this morning with a temperature of 98.8. Felt a little bad throughout the morning, but didn't want to take any Tylenol, to see if the temperature went up. At lunch, I started feeling better, then I took Tylenol around 1:00, as I usually feel worse later in the day as I am getting better from something. But, since it's now after 9 PM and the Tylenol has long worn off, I feel better, no trace of fever.
I am thinking I might have actually had the flu, a mild version, because I did have a shot. I have never experienced such a sudden onset of horrible body aches and a fever, except for when I had the flu in 1993. That was 4.5 days of a 104 degree fever that came on so suddenly at work, I didn't know what hit me. It ended up going into bronchitis, and a cough that lasted for 8 weeks. I couldn't teach aerobics for 2 months.
Just a bit worried about leading a ride Saturday, but I will do something mild tomorrow and see how I feel, if all goes well.
And, I never can predict when/how strenuous stuff sets me off. I just try to get good rest and push through.

[emily_in_nc]

Glad you're feeling better, Crankin! Usually sudden body aches and fever do indicate flu. And the flu shot, as you know, only protects against whatever strains they think might be around that season, so you may have just gotten a different strain -- a relatively mild one, as influenza goes?

Hope leading the ride goes okay....

[Crankin]

Went for a 4.5 mile hike today, with no ill effects. There wasn't much climbing (just a few rollers), but I think I will be fine. My temperature was below normal this morning, yay.
The only thing I am worried about now, is that you have to be super careful in the sun when taking sulfa drugs. I always use sunblock, but I will be using a lot tomorrow, as it's going ot be sunny and 82 degrees. A lot of the ride is shady, thankfully.

[emily_in_nc]

Glad you did okay, Crankin! And I saw on another the rides thread that you were able to do your ride leading as well. GOOD that you got better so quickly!

[Crankin]

Yeah, I think i am not 100%, still, but I was able to get through it. Being the sweep helped! There were points in the ride that I felt like I was swallowing pollen and my sinuses are a bit worse today. I used my sinus rinse, but it still is "off." Rain today, so it all will be gone. My black car is yellow from all of this pollen.

[ny biker]

We've already passed through the yellow-car stage of the pollen season here. I think I can actually stop using antihistamine eye drops now, certainly am not needing them twice a day at this point. I love seeing all the flowers and green trees which helps me get through pollen allergies -- at least there's an upside to the suffering -- but I do have to be prepared to suffer more for a day or two after every spring bike ride.

One of my friends in this area posted on facebook recently about having the flu. Maybe a springtime strain is going around? Meanwhile I have a sore throat today. I woke up with it yesterday, considered not going for a bike ride but I needed the exercise and yesterday was the better day of the weekend in terms of rain storm likelihood and severity. So I rode, and felt fine. But now this morning the sore throat is worse. If it's not better tomorrow I might work from home in order to rest my voice -- after the paralyzed vocal cord experience last year I try to be very careful to avoid any laryngitis.