Originally Posted by gif4445

On my last 600K, I think I might have had a touch of a bug. It was a year end type deal, where fitness was compromised after spending several days in a combine (I farm for a living). So it was a mixed bag of not so ideal items. But bottomline, after most rides, I do have a cough of some sort. Probably proportional to the length/conditions of the ride. I have had a couple of full blown episodes of exercise induced asthma, hence the inhaler. It was easy to self diagnose these times, but challenging to find some way to manage the times when the respiratory episodes are not so debilitating, but still a big problem.

I will be seeing my Dr. with my bronchial concerns in the next month or so. But I'm wanting to get as much info as possible before. I don't know how all of you look at your doctor's visits, but I feel I need to have my ducks in a row, as I'm talking to a man that has limited time and limited knowledge of our sport. Luckily, I have cycled with his assistant and that is who I run much of my correspondence through. Even then, the assistant is a 20-30 mile a ride guy, so some of the challenges we face, he has not encountered.

I lost a sister a couple years ago (75yo) to COPD. So I wonder about genetics. She practiced a pretty sedentary lifestyle however. I remember my Mom coughing a lot. Probably mostly when she was older, as she was over 40 when I was born.