Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Do you Ride with a Nagging Cough?

OK flew home arrived late - but readyto go for my weekend trip in Claxton. Plan was to go down there do a ride Fri, a 100 Saturday and then return Sunday. Woke up with a long yucky cough...and decided not to go (gave away the hotel room - and decision is made...) as I do not need to push myself to get Pneumonia or something... But did I just wuss out?

ANyway now I am sad without a plan for the weekend. May try and do a ride tomorrow near home - but seriously - I travel a ton for work (on a plane 2x per week) and my rpiority is o be happy :Jump: Stay healthy (or get healthy) and then ride....


Any one can share theier experience. Does riding hurt or help if you have just staretd with a yucky cough??

Advice #1: Don't take health advice from the internet.

*I* ride with chest congestion, but would never ride with a fever.

Depending on the weather I might have done it. I find that exercise kinda clears me out. If the weather was going to be rainy or cold though I'd probably take the opportunity to rest and see if I could hot-chocolate my way to health.

HI,
Many times I will have a nagging cough mostly from Nasal Drip down the throat (#1) cause of Post nasal drip coughing.
If its in the lungs, I would be sure I am getting better, no fever and then ride to bring up the congestion. I ve noticed that I will have coughing fits after getting over Pneumonia when I first start exercising and they will gradually ease off after a week or two.

It depends on the cough.....

If a Bronchitis cough, that can create scarring in the bronchial tubes and develop into pneumonia as well. Probably better to rest, hydrate and get better.

HEEEEEEL YEAH! I rode about a month ago the day after oral surgery. Still had stitches in mouth! My hobbies are for fun, I play no matter!:mad:

I've been on the bike with coughs, fever, flu, day after a migraine headeache (even with but not by choice!), the runs, you name it! I wanna play!:thumb:

If I do have acough, I'll only ride 40'ish miles. Usually feel better and the coughing stop s while on the bike. Sometimes I hate to get off!:p

Miss bumble

Do not take Beanz's advice. He is superhuman and doesn't understand our frailties.

I once went riding when I thought I had recovered from a cough. I felt fine until I hit the one mile mark where there was a slight upward slope (not even a hill) and I felt like a horse was sitting on my chest. I turned around and rolled back down and went home.

Yes. I have found that laying around in your own filth is worse than getting some fresh air. Go and ride!

Miss bumble

Do not take Beanz's advice. He is superhuman and doesn't understand our frailties.



Uhhhh ok! Maybe different for an Athena, but I'm a CLYDE DAMMIT! I HAVE NO FRAILTIES!:mad:

Look Ma! No frailties..no fear!

I love your attitude Beanz. Always cracks me up.

Look Ma! No frailties..no fear!

I love your attitude Beanz. Always cracks me up.


How do they say it in the roadforum? HTFU!!!!!:mad:

Gina said no nipple shots!:p.But still,....................I'm a CLYDE DAMMIT!:mad:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/Clyde.jpg

Oh, I got on a backward baseball cap, no Three Stooges hairdo!:roflmao2:

OK y'alll - NO definitive answer - saw the doctor. He says if it's nice out - 70s go for it! But I think a lesser ride would be in order. I may see some friends who get together on Saturday mornings whom I have not seen in months since I staretd riding. Might be fun to shock them all with my new body... Or on the other hand like Mr Beanz says Iit's awesome to go ride..so we shall see. It's hard when ya travel EVERY week. Nothing worse than being sick away form home - so I will weigh resting up vs sweating it out vs a fun day of riding. there's a group ride I can join that sounds great!!!

The last time I rode with a nagging cough I started coughing up blood while I was riding and ended up with bad case of bronchitis. It took me two weeks to get over it.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Beanz.jpg
How do they say it in the roadforum? HTFU!!!!!:mad:

Gina said no nipple shots!:p.But still,....................I'm a CLYDE DAMMIT!:mad:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/Clyde.jpg

Oh, I got on a backward baseball cap, no Three Stooges hairdo!:roflmao2:

OK flew home arrived late - but readyto go for my weekend trip in Claxton. Plan was to go down there do a ride Fri, a 100 Saturday and then return Sunday. Woke up with a long yucky cough...and decided not to go (gave away the hotel room - and decision is made...) as I do not need to push myself to get Pneumonia or something... But did I just wuss out?

ANyway now I am sad without a plan for the weekend. May try and do a ride tomorrow near home - but seriously - I travel a ton for work (on a plane 2x per week) and my rpiority is o be happy :Jump: Stay healthy (or get healthy) and then ride....


Any one can share theier experience. Does riding hurt or help if you have just staretd with a yucky cough??

There is a reason why being sick makes you feel like a :trainwreck:, it's the bodies way of telling you that you need to let it rest to fight off the infection. So make a nice cup of tea, add some lemon and honey
(some people prefer a nice brandy), then go into hibernation mode. Often if you invest a day or two to get better, you recover much quicker, then if you try to be superman (or superwoman), and the stupid illness hangs on for weeks.

I've known people who firmly believe that if they don't go to work every day, the universe will end, A month later they are still driving everyone nuts with their honking and barking. :notamused:

BTW These are the same people who will walk the 40 miles to work after a blizzard drops a half a metre of snow on the ground, while everyone else takes the day off to let the nice folks at the local snow camp to take their graders and plows and front end loaders to nicely move it out of the way. :winter2:

Hey Bee:
Rest Up,
Had Pneumonia Twice. Take The Best care of yourself
Go Slow if you ride. One day of Rest would be good.
I am riding The November Fest, Hempstead Texas, in the morning

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Beanz.jpg



Gina got a good kick outta that one!:roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:..............................I didn't!:mad:

:p:p:p

Well, I do my Photoshopping to give Gina a grin. ;) What can I say....? :p

I figure a guy as tough as you can handle a little ribbing, though. ;) :D


Gina got a good kick outta that one!:roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:..............................I didn't!:mad:

Well, I do my Photoshopping to give Gina a grin. ;) What can I say....? :p

I figure a guy as tough as you can handle a little ribbing, though. ;) :D

Oh oh oh, that's right! I'm a tough guy, rib away!:p

Start slow. If the cough gets worse, you struggle to breath or you get light headed turn around and limp home.
No harm done. You've asked your body the question and it has said "Take a rest."

If it hinders your breathing, don't ride. If there's a fever, don't ride. Otherwise, ride with care.

Final version. ;)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Beanz2.jpg

I did a bit of FX work on it.
Oh oh oh, that's right! I'm a tough guy, rib away!:p

OK flew home arrived late - but readyto go for my weekend trip in Claxton. Plan was to go down there do a ride Fri, a 100 Saturday and then return Sunday. Woke up with a long yucky cough...and decided not to go (gave away the hotel room - and decision is made...) as I do not need to push myself to get Pneumonia or something... But did I just wuss out?

ANyway now I am sad without a plan for the weekend. May try and do a ride tomorrow near home - but seriously - I travel a ton for work (on a plane 2x per week) and my rpiority is o be happy :Jump: Stay healthy (or get healthy) and then ride....


Any one can share theier experience. Does riding hurt or help if you have just staretd with a yucky cough??

“Poll: Do you ride with a nagging cough?” No, I generally ride with my wife, and thankfully she doesn’t nag, or cough… Haha…ha….…..HA…sorry. :D But, seriously I would consult your Doctor about your cough, and see what he/she thinks… Nagging coughs can be caused by many different things, and thusly treated in many different ways.

My personal experience is, that I get bronchitis every three to five years, and if I go out riding while I’m still coughing, it feels great at the time. I get air flowing, stuff moving in my lungs, and breath so much easier… that is until I stop riding and cool down, and then there is hell to pay:mad:, my chest will tighten up, and I spend the evening on the couch wheezing, and end up taking more medication to calm it down then I would have normally.

So I have learned to go see my Doctor, get the proper treatment for my condition, and as much as it pains me…take it easy until I’m breathing better. With some of the inhalers they have now, you can get a nagging cough under control in less than a week.

Anyway best of luck to you… hope you get to feeling better.

Final version. ;)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Beanz2.jpg

I did a bit of FX work on it.

Hey that's purt good!:thumb:...I look ready for the billboard but we'll think about the movie later cause my acting sucks!:D

Oh oh oh, that's right! I'm a tough guy, rib away!:p

I thought I was the rib guy in this thread. :(

When I was younger, I was invincible just like Beanz. I never took a day off. If I was sick, I just worked through it. To be honest, a lot of times that was the best thing. Then, one winter, I over did it. I was sick, kept working. Got worse, kept working. Next thing I knew my little sore throat and cough turned into a fever and some kind of lung infection. I spent ten days flat on my back. Doctor visit, antibiotics. For a day or two in the middle of it I actualy started getting a little nervouse. I have never been that sick before or since. It took me weeks to be back to normal. Now days, if I am just a little under the weather, I keep going. Working, riding, whatever. If I get a cough that is good and nasty, or I am realy wore out, I stop. Don't ever talk yourself into going too far when your body is telling you to take it easy. We all have limits.

Well - The verdict??? Decided I would go out to a mtg at 9AM - bring my riding clothes and bike - Felt pretty good when I awoke. Well putting the bike on the car was the closest I got to riding. Well actually -being early for my mtg - I tried riding my bike aorund the parking lot with sneakers on to see if I could do it on the clipless pedals.. (I can - who knew? )..Anyway was going to meet a friend (ok ex-boyfriend -we are now friends...) to ride- and ended up meeting him for lunch instead as my cough is now congestion, runny nose...etc. The whole works. Not a pretty sight! Though we did hug - and he could put his arms around me - how cool is that???... and I could him too (He is losing weight as well). Hopefully one day a new man will bealong who I will hug a ton!! And be hugged i nmy new svelte (wok not so much just yet body) anyway I digress....I bought some mucinex D- cold eez...5 movies...and if I feel like this tomorrow I will be calling in sick - which is really staying home most liekly for a week - since there's 2 flights (there and back) i go on to get to work each week.

So perhaps the Bee is going to rest after all.

OH and the poll results so far are pretty close!
OK off to go watch movie number 1.

Thanks Guys for your well wishes and comments as always y'all inspire me! And I was indspired to ride with the cough....or try to...but then the whole thing got worse...so I stayed off the bike - so I guess the no and Yess all got through to me!!

Well - The verdict??? Decided I would go out to a mtg at 9AM - bring my riding clothes and bike - Felt pretty good when I awoke. Well putting the bike on the car was the closest I got to riding. Well actually -being early for my mtg - I tried riding my bike aorund the parking lot with sneakers on to see if I could do it on the clipless pedals.. (I can - who knew? )..Anyway was going to meet a friend (ok ex-boyfriend -we are now friends...) to ride- and ended up meeting him for lunch instead as my cough is now congestion, runny nose...etc. The whole works. Not a pretty sight! Though we did hug - and he could put his arms around me - how cool is that???... and I could him too (He is losing weight as well). Hopefully one day a new man will bealong who I will hug a ton!! And be hugged i nmy new svelte (wok not so much just yet body) anyway I digress....I bought some mucinex D- cold eez...5 movies...and if I feel like this tomorrow I will be calling in sick - which is really staying home most liekly for a week - since there's 2 flights (there and back) i go on to get to work each week.

So perhaps the Bee is going to rest after all.

OH and the poll results so far are pretty close!
OK off to go watch movie number 1.

Thanks Guys for your well wishes and comments as always y'all inspire me! And I was indspired to ride with the cough....or try to...but then the whole thing got worse...so I stayed off the bike - so I guess the no and Yess all got through to me!!

This is the other issue, if your sinuses are plugged, you should not be flying. Even with pressurized aircraft there are pressure changes. Normally the connecting passage between the ear and sinuses allows that pressure to be equalized. If your sinuses are plugged, the pressure can't be equalized, and you can end up with damage to the inner ear.

When I was younger, I was invincible just like Beanz.


Younger?:eek:...I'm 45, that aint no spring chicken but then again, I refuse to grow up! AND, I plan to be this way till I'm 80. Then I'll turn delicate!:p

This is the other issue, if your sinuses are plugged, you should not be flying. Even with pressurized aircraft there are pressure changes. Normally the connecting passage between the ear and sinuses allows that pressure to be equalized. If your sinuses are plugged, the pressure can't be equalized, and you can end up with damage to the inner ear.

Yup - I am most likely staying home fo rthe week and snuggling up with a ton of water/grapefruit juice and the cats! It will be awesome not to travel for the week - too bad I have to be sick too! I do nothinkIwillmiraculously get better tomorrow...and the group I am with - are very germ phobic...so best not to go spread this!

Ah well - Off to have some chicken soup!

Yup - I am most likely staying home fo rthe week and snuggling up with a ton of water/grapefruit juice and the cats! It will be awesome not to travel for the week - too bad I have to be sick too! I do nothinkIwillmiraculously get better tomorrow...and the group I am with - are very germ phobic...so best not to go spread this!

Ah well - Off to have some chicken soup!

It reads as if you made a good decision. Let me suggest a feel-good movie to help you get over the cold... Breaking Away. I saw it for the first time in a quarter-century last weekend, and it's held up well. It helped me that all I remembered of it was that there was a bike race, a lot of Italian, and the theme of becoming your own person. And Indiana too. :)

It reads as if you made a good decision. Let me suggest a feel-good movie to help you get over the cold... Breaking Away. I saw it for the first time in a quarter-century last weekend, and it's held up well. It helped me that all I remembered of it was that there was a bike race, a lot of Italian, and the theme of becoming your own person. And Indiana too. :)

A good sicko movie is the original 1954 Toho Studios production of Godzilla. Really bad special effects, amazingly horrible Japanese acting and the worst dubbing job ever done turn what is supposed to be a horror flick into a comedy. Right afterwards watch the American 2004 remake, it makes the original 1954 movie look good. Yes the special effects are better, the acting though is even worse, and profanity replaced the bad dubbing. IIRC the plot was lost in translation.....

A good sicko movie is the original 1954 Toho Studios production of Godzilla. Really bad special effects, amazingly horrible Japanese acting and the worst dubbing job ever done turn what is supposed to be a horror flick into a comedy. Right afterwards watch the American 2004 remake, it makes the original 1954 movie look good. Yes the special effects are better, the acting though is even worse, and profanity replaced the bad dubbing. IIRC the plot was lost in translation.....

Reminds me of the 'remake' of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, except the original 1936 film is wonderful and the Adam Sandler film was trash.