the wonders of steriods
this whole week has been low key for training. meaning, i aint dong it. i went for a mellow ride thursday night, just tryin to keep the legs going, without irritating my asthma too much. my hopes were that i would feel great friday morning & be able to sign up for a weekend of racing. not the case. i woke up feeling about where i felt on monday. shit. off to the docs (again).
why is it that as soon as i beg for & get squeezed into an appointment, i immediately start to feel better? ugh. luckily i was still weezing quite a bit when i got there, so we agreed on a 8 day dose of Prendisone. Amazing, after the first day of that, im already feeling better. I got some hardcore dosage of Guafenesin to help get rid of all the crap in my lungs. And a new med that just came out, that I will try in a few weeks, as a replacement for the Advair.
So, no racing for me this weekend, which im bummed about. With the expected small field at New Boston, I was hoping for a good result. oh well. im feeling like im coming out of this bout, and im hoping i can ride easy today, and train tomorrow. The goal is to be racing at UNH wed night. we'll see.
why is it that as soon as i beg for & get squeezed into an appointment, i immediately start to feel better? ugh. luckily i was still weezing quite a bit when i got there, so we agreed on a 8 day dose of Prendisone. Amazing, after the first day of that, im already feeling better. I got some hardcore dosage of Guafenesin to help get rid of all the crap in my lungs. And a new med that just came out, that I will try in a few weeks, as a replacement for the Advair.
So, no racing for me this weekend, which im bummed about. With the expected small field at New Boston, I was hoping for a good result. oh well. im feeling like im coming out of this bout, and im hoping i can ride easy today, and train tomorrow. The goal is to be racing at UNH wed night. we'll see.
posted by Justin at
6:48 AM
4 Comments:
If you ever want to look into a more natural way of fixing this (rather than shutting down your immune system) we can talk. There are a bunch of options that might help as much and allow you slowly come off the drugs. Some might work great for you, some might not. It's all voodoo, but hey if you like taking those icky things and needing a TUE to race that's cool. The black lung is nasty stuff, and not breathing is a scary thing.
well, it has nothing to do with "liking to take" them. trust me. not only do i hate taking drugs, but i hate spending $200-300 / mnth on prescriptions.
ive had asthma since i was a kid. and have spent weeks at a time (yes, at a time) in the hospital because of it. my last hospital stay involved an attack so bad that my left lung collapsed. not to sound all "whoa is me", but its a little more than a small amount of exercised-induced asthma.
to be honest, despite all the drugs i take, im still amazed that i can even train at all... there was a time, not too long ago (in my early 20s) that even moderate exercise would/could result in an attack. 2 years ago, i was sidelined for almost 2 months until i got things under control. no racing. no hard training. midnight ER runs, and countless doctor visits.
so, even though i dont want to, i have kind of accepted that if i want to race my bike, asthma drugs will have to be taken.
as someone who follows a vegan lifestyle... there is nothing i would want more than to be totally non-dependant of the pharmacutical companies. so, yes, im totally open to other, more natural options.. but i also know that chances of me clearing out my medicine cabinet is pretty slim.
anyways, u are just looking for an excuse to stab me with a needle, arent you?!?!?
Not looking to stab you. Actually there are a couple of options, if there are allergies related to this, I would suggest you try a certain modality that has been very helpful for many people. You don't have to believe in any of this for it to work. It might be hard to let go of the attachments to it, and it may not get you off all meds, but you might be able to lessen the amount you take, as while they are required for you to do anything, despite eating healthy, putting that in you isn't all that wonderful (but it is allowing you to race). Was the collapsed lung from coughing? Fluid? Or did you stab yourself trying to stop the wheezing? I wasn't trying to belittle the severity, and knowing what I do of you, it's go big or go home, so I understand. I'll email a couple of links for some voodoo things that could help...it can't hurt. Hope you continue to feel better.
craig
email those to me as well, is you don't mind:
stergem at hotmail dot com
JJ
you would not have fared well at today race breathing wise. i sucked up a lungful of dust and then completely paniced and melted down trying to get air in my lungs. i'm still coughing up crap.
my fall allergies almost always lead to breathing issues. i did try advair, until i found out it was illegal. but i'm unsure if this is asthma, allegies or just general crud in the lungs issues.
i'm glad you took the weekend off--see you next week!!
xoxo
m
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