whats the difference between a cold and the flu?
I've had a temp for the last 4 days and it's now improving. Came on really suddenly.... went for a run early wednesday morning with very slight sore throat other than that felt fine, by lunch temp was rising and throat resembled "dried up parrots cage"! got loads worse till now.
Anyway not looking for sympathay but answers as to when i can go back out again, was it flu or a bad cold? not that I have been sneezing much........by the way still have cough.
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Generally the gist of most advice here is that if you are affected above the neck... you can run as soon as you feel able. If you are affected below the neck, you should take an appropriate amount of time to recover before running. For example, I have the flu now and I'm supposed to be running on Monday in a fun run - but it will be at least a week now before I run again. This is because with a chest infection/flu there is a very small risk of causing cardiac problems.
how long have you had it Fee..? This is 3rd day for me now
Cath... we shall have to reshedual christmas and new year at this rate!
I hope it is just a cold but temp won't go away (6 days now)and I am now getting CROSS!
I do hope everyone feels betters soon.
Fee.... I have the cough too and sound like I smoke 100 a day! My kids thought I had the cat purring on me!!! sadly not, just me breathing!
Bertie -- well, I've completely missed out on Christmas this year (not that I was planning on anything exciting anyway) and I'm now on day 4 and my ears still hurt, temperature is still raging and I'm also getting a bit fed up with coughing and being in pain. I've been in bed the last two days too. Only managed to make it into my office this morning because I was so fed up yesterday with getting tangled up in bed with the laptop cables! And boredom! Don't get me started on that!!
Hope you feel better soon too!
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And am really suffering for it today
Great fun though
Coughing, in and out of sleep etc
hope its not too long before i'm out running again
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The way I see it, there is just no point in heading out running when you're sick, it will just slow down your recovery and increase the chances of a relapse.
I've lost pretty much a week now because of this, and although it's frustrating, there isn't much I can do apart from stay indoors, and take it easy.
Get well soon to anyone else suffering, and Happy New Year!
I can't believe this I was doing so well and now it's all going down the pan! I have a race booked for Feb and at this rate I will be walking it!!! sob!! (I need sympathy now!)
I suppose it serves me right for not going to the Dr sooner but being Christmas and a mother of 3 children becoming ill is not part of the equation!
Take note everyone don't be brave and put off going to the Dr..........
I do sympathise fully bertie...I was in really good form before getting sick, and had recently run a PB for 10 miles. I was oozing confidence.
I'll go down tonight and probably get a load of jip from my coach about why I haven't trained etc...I feel thoroughly hacked off!
Bertie -- I went to see Doc this morning. I also got the same lecture. Nor running, no exercise and I have to stay off work this week. He didn't give me antibiotics though because he reckoned that
(a) the worst of it was over seeing as the temperature had broken and the air entry to my right lung base has improved and
(b) he reckoned that because my system was hammered with super-dooper-antibiotics all last year whilst having chemo, it was probably worthwhile avoiding them and letting my poor old body build up it's natural immunity again (which I kind of agreed with)
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Martin -- I'm the same. Thoroughly pi$$ed off now. harrumph.
Has anybody got any prevention suggestions? I just stay inside and don't do much but does get VERY boring and only manage to run about three times before I get sick again.
I really hope everyone gets better soon.
Cath and Bertie, look after yourselves. I know it's a setback on your race Bertie, but there will be others in March.
cdc, I think if you're going to get a dose of flu, there is little you can do. There is the flu jab which I might consider next year. It's a good idea to dose yourself up with vitamins as heavy exercise does tend to cause your immune system to dwindle.