Do you guys still ride when sick?

**Fujichants** · 01-06-2009, 11:57 AM

Oh my goodness, 6-8 weeks for a cold? I hope I didn't catch one of those! I am also sick of staying home the whole time! (Hence you see me on this forum a lot now).

**Tokie** · 01-06-2009, 12:00 PM

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** · 01-06-2009, 12:09 PM

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** · 01-06-2009, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by 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

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** · 01-06-2009, 08:47 PM

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** · 01-06-2009, 08:47 PM

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

**SheFly** · 01-07-2009, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by jobob

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** · 01-07-2009, 06:08 AM

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** · 01-07-2009, 06:27 AM

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** · 01-07-2009, 11:07 AM

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

**Aggie_Ama** · 01-07-2009, 12:00 PM

Yuck Shefly! I cannot do coughh syrup with codeine, gives me the wacky dreams. I don't cough but I get the most restless sleep.

Oak- The ragweed knocks me down for the count. We had one growing in the backyard, I made DH pull it in the rain.

Okay, it was only misting.

**five one** · 01-07-2009, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by 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!

SheFly

Oh, be careful with that bronchitis, particularly if you've ever had any asthma in the past. I did a round of azithromycin, which helped a bit, but this whole mess triggered my long-dormant EIA. I'm back on an inhaler, but it still feels like I'm wearing a tight band around my chest which makes it hard to breathe properly. This, in turn, causes a dry hacking cough which is just wearing me out.

I wanna me ME again - wah

**Crankin** · 01-07-2009, 01:25 PM

Hope you get better really soon, SheFly. Today was such a horrible day outside, with the snow turned to mashed potatoes from the rain. We got two packages in the mail, which the mailman tied onto our mailbox and paper tube. Usually he drives down the driveway for packages, but not today. He broke both boxes and it was not easy to carry it all back up the driveway in the rain and snow. Sometimes I hate living on this hill.
Please rest, everyone.

**RoadRaven** · 01-08-2009, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by SheFly

Just got back from the doctor confirming that I do, indeed, have bronchitis. Sigh.

No No No
You are not allowed to get sick!
You better get well quick, girl, or else!!!

Take care, healing hugs from Aotearoa

**Fujichants** · 01-08-2009, 01:35 PM

Get well soon SheFly!

I was up last night coughing as well. Hopefully it will go away soon!

What I really hate though is when I have to cough so much at work and in meetings. I get the feeling that people are getting really irritated. I want to stay home longer, but my boss won't let me anymore

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