Feeling guilty whilst not cycling & car use thru illness

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Feeling guilty whilst not cycling & car use thru illness

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I've not been on the bike since Saturday and as we speak I'm off out in the car to the supermarket :(

I've been rough as a badgers whatsit since last week and got worse, so far I've lost 5kg in 6 days, rattly chest, feeling cold all the time and gone right off food :shock: . I really wanted to go out on the bike to get some groceries and feel guilty using the car (it's less than 2 miles to the shops).
Should I just write it off as a one off or 'man the @#%$ up' as they say?
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Have you checked with some medic that it's not something to worry about?
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Whenever I'm ill and off the bike I pile the weight on!
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mjr wrote:Have you checked with some medic that it's not something to worry about?

I'm just more ill than usual, I have Crohn's so I know the symptoms of when that's giving me a kicking as well, just a very heavy chest thing that's hung around and tbh 5 kg isn't the end of the world, far from it. I could do with shifting another 8-10kg easily..lol

I don't go running to the docs for this type of thing, completely and utterly pointless but thnks anayways
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I am bit concerned that you might not really be in a fit state to drive either - in your situation I would consider on-line grocery shopping
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Sound's like the lergy/manflu I had which started about four weeks ago,mine lasted two weeks and a further week not feeling 'right',two complete weeks off the bike then only short rides for about a week.
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Tonyf33 wrote:I don't go running to the docs for this type of thing, completely and utterly pointless but thnks anayways

Me neither but we've lots of things like online systems and dialling 111 now. A few times something I thought was minor has turned out to be worth treating... but you know what's normal for you.

Returning to the original question: if balance and breathing permit, I'd use the bike... but maybe not for shopping if I expect to have much to carry home.
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subjecting your body to stresses, such as cold and exercise, when its already struggling could slow your return to health. So taking the long view, you're doing the right thing!
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Tony, I'd think back to all the riding you've done throughout the year and take the time to get better. The bike will always be there tomorrow
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I was off the bike for 6 or 7 weeks last winter because I broke a rib.

I felt like a giant slug. And I missed the best winter cycling and skiing weather.

Don't fell guilty. It's hardly your fault.

Feel better soon & do what you can, when you can. 8)
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DaveP wrote:subjecting your body to stresses, such as cold and exercise, when its already struggling could slow your return to health. So taking the long view, you're doing the right thing!

Merry_Wanderer wrote:Tony, I'd think back to all the riding you've done throughout the year and take the time to get better. The bike will always be there tomorrow


Yeah, that's what I was wanting to hear really, I hate caving in, more so when my CD is hassling me & I feel wiped out so it usually takes a lot to shift me off my perch.
I've now had first hot food in 4 days (home made burgers + some cheeky mini cheesecakes..BARP!), I just didn't even feel hungry at all and aside from the lurgy didn't feel THAT unwell, weird sensation as I'm normally hungry all the time (food doesn't usually hang around for long in my body :oops: )

Anyways, going to have a pootle tomorrow during the day and see how I feel.
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Vorpal wrote:I was off the bike for 6 or 7 weeks last winter because I broke a rib.

I felt like a giant slug. And I missed the best winter cycling and skiing weather.

Don't fell guilty. It's hardly your fault.

Feel better soon & do what you can, when you can. 8)

6-7 weeks..oh my. I was in hosp for 40 days straight a fair few years back & didn't ride for about 3 months total, worst time of my life in every respect. That said I got offed about 9 years ago & fractured my elbow and various knocks, refused the ambulance to the hosp in a different county as the old bill were going to leave my bike by the side of the road so I cycled back the 12 miles to a friends with a sling on, part of the way back was a 45mph descent, luckily on a straightish dual carriageway that was quiet :D so even crashes don't/won't keep me off the bike.. :lol:
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Nah, anything chesty then you really shouldn't be doing anything too aerobic. I was always advised that doing so will take any infection deep into the lungs. That may be total bull' mind, but it's what I choose to believe.

Three or four years back I had what I thought was a bad cold. Looked on the NHS website which stated that if a cold was taking longer than three weeks to clear then a visit to the doctor was in order. Thing being was I looked OK, just didn't feel right. After the three weeks I went to the Doctors' where the doc looked at my ears (bit pink but nothing to worry about), throat - similar diagnosis, temp - ever so slightly up but no fever. I felt as though I was wasting her time. Anyhow, she listened to my chest and said that she was shocked that I'd managed to walk to the surgery - severe chest infection/pneumonia. Not quite bad enough to hospitalise me - but close. Anyway, she said that if you're ill, you need to rest. In my case, I was signed off work. In your case, take it easy. The bike will be still there when you're back to fitness.

I do know what you mean about having to use the car over the bike. I virtually always cycle into work. Tomorrow night I'm working at another site - it's only about ten miles away but it's an awful route, I've no idea if there's a cycle shed or showers, etc. I've decided to use the car instead but I'd much prefer to cycle.
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The fat commuter wrote:Three or four years back I had what I thought was a bad cold. Looked on the NHS website which stated that if a cold was taking longer than three weeks to clear then a visit to the doctor was in order. Thing being was I looked OK, just didn't feel right. After the three weeks I went to the Doctors' where the doc looked at my ears (bit pink but nothing to worry about), throat - similar diagnosis, temp - ever so slightly up but no fever. I felt as though I was wasting her time. Anyhow, she listened to my chest and said that she was shocked that I'd managed to walk to the surgery - severe chest infection/pneumonia. Not quite bad enough to hospitalise me - but close. Anyway, she said that if you're ill, you need to rest. In my case, I was signed off work. In your case, take it easy. The bike will be still there when you're back to fitness.


Ah the old "cyclist" syndrome*, where doctors are confused by how limited your symptoms are given the extent of disease...
My GE is always surprised... (another Crohn's man, although he relabelled it indeterminate UC again last time)

Tony: If you're not up to riding to the shops, and back, then don't. It's not worth aggravating your immune system more than it already is...


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If you are that ill then use the car, in fact i would suggest should you be going out and spreading your germs elsewhere??????
Can you shop online for once?
If you have to go out then use the car, you will mess up and delay your recovery.
Goodness i have had much longer spells off the bike due to either illness or injury..... except on some of those occasions i could not even use a vehicle (unable to drive due to limb breakages).
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