I work out about 3 hours a day (well, since I became semi-retired --I work part time:applaud:) I started with the dreaded scratchy throat/tickle 9 days ago and AM STILL SICK! Normally, I would try an swm through it (unless I have a fever) but this "virus" has me flattened:bed:. I have NO energy and if I do any type of cardio, I am exhausted afterwards. I've had a barking cough for days, headaches so bad I want to blow my head off, and am very weak. I finally went to the dr. and he gave me antibiotics and a DX of sinus infection. I swam 3000 today, felt pretty good (not 100%) and am pretty tired right now, but that's it. anyone else get this nasty virus? I hear it lasts up to a month!
I'm not on the East Coast, but you're making me feel better. I've had something for weeks also. Just the last few days where it's making me semi-nauseous and weak. Maybe I'll see if the Dr. can give me an RX if this keeps going... I've never had a head cold like this one!
This sounds just like what I had in mid-December. It lasted for weeks. Feel better soon - water water water and a nice cup of herb tea every now and then is just the thing
Yeah, just getting over a miserable cold that kept me out of the pool most of last week. Had to get back in the pool on Saturday because I have a meet this weekend. I am not 100% at practice but I am getting better with every practice.
Yep. I got sick right before my USS Auburn meet (3 days before the meet started.) Had a fever of about 100 2 days before the meet and then the symptoms you described. Lots of the USS kids @ SWAT got it too along with our coach. Lasted about 1.5/ 2 weeks for me. Now I'm just fatigued. But getting better.
I got lucky because my USS meet is this weekend. It could have been alot worse if I got sick this week. Hopefully, I will be strong enough this weekend to hold my own against the 15 to 18 year olds on Saturday.
CreamPuff-good luck with the Auburn this weekend. What, is there a meet there every weekend or something? Also, I saw some of your seed times and man, I would kill to have your 200 fly and 1650 times right now. Are you close to Senior National Cuts by any chance?
Very similar symptoms. Mine started with a slight sinus pain and chest weakness/congestion almost 3 weeks ago. That lead to laryngitis and significant weakness to the point that I began skipping workouts. After even moderate swims, I would leave the pool feeling completely wasted. I normally hold the opinion that it is better to swim through sickness which made me think that I was just being lazy, but the other symptoms made me realize that it wasn't in my head.
I went to the doctor as well. He offered an antibiotic, but I honestly didn't think that would help, so I have chosen to wait this out. In the last few days I have felt my energy returning, but I am still coughing and I still have a very weak voice.
I am surprised and reassured to hear that others have such similar symptoms. T
All 3 of my children currently have these symptoms and the hacking cough. So far, I only have congestion and a sore throat, but I feel like a sitting duck.
VA has been hit heavily by the flu. I got a notice from my son's high school the other days saying the school had been heavily hit and to keep your kids at home. So they can make their parents sick.
At the risk of perhaps seeming a little self promotional, you can watch--in real time--a fellow swimmer slowly disintegrating into the depths of near microbial madness then, ever so slowly, re-emerging over the subsequent weeks into a shell of his former self.
A good place to start this chronicle of woe is with this episode of my video vlog in the blog section of this very web site: forums.usms.org/blog.php
The episode above, entitled, "Soul MRSA or something worse?" picks up my unusual case of cold viruses gone wild on the morning I discovered two prominent and itchy buboes on my finger and abdomen, respectively.
Feel free to follow the whole lengthy recuperation as you find yourself sick MUCH LONGER THAN YOU THINK IS FAIR OR NATURAL!
Thus it has become with today's modern SuperColds.
God have mercy on all of our miserable souls!
--Vlog the Inhaler, your source for complete hypochondriacal and semi-swimming related time-wasting convalescent distractions!
Yep. I got sick right before my USS Auburn meet (3 days before the meet started.) Had a fever of about 100 2 days before the meet and then the symptoms you described. Lots of the USS kids @ SWAT got it too along with our coach. Lasted about 1.5/ 2 weeks for me. Now I'm just fatigued. But getting better.
I got lucky because my USS meet is this weekend. It could have been alot worse if I got sick this week. Hopefully, I will be strong enough this weekend to hold my own against the 15 to 18 year olds on Saturday.
CreamPuff-good luck with the Auburn this weekend. What, is there a meet there every weekend or something? Also, I saw some of your seed times and man, I would kill to have your 200 fly and 1650 times right now. Are you close to Senior National Cuts by any chance?
GOOD LUCK! You'll do great. Keep us posted. :cheerleader::cheerleader:
I'm not going to Auburn Masters meet. I just did one a couple of weeks ago @ Auburn for USS. Ha! I wish! No where near SR cuts.
Very similar symptoms. Mine started with a slight sinus pain and chest weakness/congestion almost 3 weeks ago. That lead to laryngitis and significant weakness to the point that I began skipping workouts. After even moderate swims, I would leave the pool feeling completely wasted. I normally hold the opinion that it is better to swim through sickness which made me think that I was just being lazy, but the other symptoms made me realize that it wasn't in my head.
I went to the doctor as well. He offered an antibiotic, but I honestly didn't think that would help, so I have chosen to wait this out. In the last few days I have felt my energy returning, but I am still coughing and I still have a very weak voice.
I am surprised and reassured to hear that others have such similar symptoms. T
