Flu season kicking anyone else's *ss or just mine?

[Hellgate]

Originally Posted by mastaliu

Got flu + pneumonia! Anyone have experience with pneumonia recovery and riding??

I've had pneumonia three times. First get well. Pneumonia is no joke. Plan for an slower come back to normal training levels to ensure your body is fully recovered and your energy level is back.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by 45K10

No I had the flu, it was confirmed at the doctors office.

It should be noted that influenza tests can have accuracies as low as 50%.

[KidWok]

I'm on week 4. Still have an upper respiratory infection that I thought was a walking pneumonia. Doc says this one is taking most people a month to get over. When I started feeling better in week 2, I got back on the bike and was overdoing it, which prolonged my suffering. Only riding I'm doing now is on my ebike at full power so that I'm not doing much. Even then I still feel winded. Normally I use the lowest power setting for commuting.

Tai

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by Hellgate

I've had pneumonia three times. First get well. Pneumonia is no joke. Plan for an slower come back to normal training levels to ensure your body is fully recovered and your energy level is back.

In HS, I thought my track season was more important than the sinus infection that turned into bronchitis that turned into walking pneumonia. Didn't finish the track season and lost a bit of lung capacity that's never quite recovered in the process.

Take the time your body needs to recover.

[steveoz]

well the boss asked if I could pop in for couple hrs to help schedule the work for the employees, which I did, and I lasted about 2 hrs before I had to go to a walk-in clinic... they actually were really good- better than my "regular care physician" on my plan. They actually tested for flu and strep, something I've never had a dr. do before - so they put me on Tamiflu...we'll see how it goes ...