Caught in a dust storm!!!

[luv'nAustin]

Oh, Running Mommy...I do feel sorry for you. Like Chickwhorips, I have only experienced one while I was in my car (which was frightfu enough) and by watching through my living room window while one ripped up the back yard.

Hope you feel better soon. Let us know what the doc says about your lungs.

[mtkitchn]

Wow Running Mommy! Sorry you got stuck out in that dust storm! Those things are terrible...I walked out into one for about a minute and that dust is in every part of your body in no time. I sure hope you don't get valley fever, or if you do that it's a very mild case. Here's a picture of a haboob (dust storm) from a couple years ago as we flew into the valley:

http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...gAnch=imgAnch1

[Crankin]

Dust storms are scary enough in a car. I can't imagine one on a bike! Just to set your mind at ease about Valley Fever, I found out last year that I had had it, without even knowing it. I went for a CT scan of my lungs for another reason and there was a weird looking scarred area. My internist here in MA freaked out and sent me to a pulmonary doc. He put my scan up on his computer screen, looked at me and said one word, "Cocci... I bet you used to live in AZ." So, it does not have to be something terrible, because I never knew I had it.

[Running Mommy]

wow mtkitchn- that's one awesome photo!!
Well the doctor said my lungs sounded a bit raspy but ok. He had me do a breathing treatment in his office to loosen things up so I could get it out of there. His reasoning being that coughing the stuff up is good, keeping it in there- BAD.. I tend to agree. He also said that basically my eyeballs are scratched which is why they feel the way they do, but I should feel better pretty quickly.
As for the valley fever he just told me to call if I should start feeling like I've got the flu or run a fever. But he wasn't too worried.
So all is good. I have a big ride planned for the morning so hopefully my lungs hold up. I'd actually like to do a ride run brick, but we'll see.
Thanks for all the well wishes!!
Ya'll have a safe rest of the week, hope the weather is cooperating in your locale!
denise